Originally Posted by
TreednNC
I've had it happen twice. Once after a harsh cold front, I weighed 4. I was new to tourny fishing and spent WAY too much time trying to make stubborn fish bite, rather than look for active fish. That said, only two teams weighed 7 fish.
The second time it happened it hurt the most. EASY fishing on MOST of the lake. I gambled and stayed in a small creek where the fish were skiddish, but much larger than anywhere else in the lake. I boated 6 all day, rather than gambling and running back down lake for smaller fish. I knew it couldn't be won anywhere else but where I was, and that's exactly where it was won, by the only other boat in there with me. Member here named Gobbler won it with some great fish. Won by over 2lb if I recall correctly. That said, even for an expert like him, it was still a tough bite. Could've went else where and likely had 7, but it was a haul from this spot to there. I wouldn't have changed anything about that day. I watched him catch good fish right beside me, I just couldn't get them to cooperate.