I don't ever remember a year when there have been more "blowout" wins at our club events. Matt Morgan did it at Ovid, Scott Rice at Cadillac and Randy Peck dominated at St. Clair. It was pretty much the same at the club championship this past Sunday at Gillettts lake when Jim Rice caught a limit and culled a few times while the next closest competitor brought three fish to the scales.
I talked to Jimbo afterward and although the water temps were around 55 degrees, he caught most of his fish throwing crankbaits. A shallow running Manns Baby-1 minus did the damage early and later in the day when the fish were deeper he switched to a Strike King Red Eye Shad lipless crank. Rice commented that most of the fish he caught literally swallowed the bait and he needed pliers to remove the hooks.
The early bite was up shallow and that's when the 1-Minus shines, diving to only a foot or so. When the fish moved deeper the better bite was out on the flats close to deep water and that's where I saw Jim spend the majority of the day. Rice also caught about 20-25 short fish, an incredible statistic considering the bite was so tough. Mark Dereadt managed to finish second and also bring in the big fish of the day, a 3 1/2 pound largemouth. Although there are smallies present at Gilletts, none were brought to the scales on this cold windy day.
Great job everyone who made the Classic and don't forget about the meeting this coming Thursday when we elect new board members and turn in our banquet forms.
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