Michigan Center Lake was stop #2 on last years tournament trail. The mid-June event came only a week after Center hosted the SCMBC spring open where double digit limits were the norm. The club event figured to be another shoot out but as usual, things changed and only two limits exceeding ten pounds came to the scales. I managed to weigh in a 10.78 limit but Bill Mauer sacked 11.49 to win his first event since his Burt Lake victory in June of 07'.
Bill did not start in Center but ran to Moon and Dollar Lakes instead to dodge some of the fishing traffic. "I started with topwaters and thought they'd be on em' but never got bit. I caught a few on a senko and never threw anything else the rest of the day." He caught three keepers early running and gunning with the stick worm but finally moved into Center around noon and quickly finished out his limit. He wasn't targeting anything specific but covered lots of water and presented the weightless worm to as many fish as possible. "I didn't catch a ton of fish which was suprising but I got one good one." The good one was a 4.12 oz sow that bit as he set his rod under his arm to light a cigarette near Dreyeas Point. "The line took off and I picked up the rod and set the hook." It culled a 14" fish and sealed the win for the Michigan Center resident.
Gear Notes: 5" Yamamoto Senko (watermelon/gold flake) and 4/0 Eagle Claw hook.
Maurer used 30lb Power Pro braid fished on a 7' quantam rod and Shimano Stradic spinning reel
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