Open Bass tourney for human powered kayaks. Purtis Creek State Park 14225 Farm to Market 316, Eustace, TX 75124.

Tournament entry is $30 with optional $10 big bass. Pays back 100% divided 60/25/15 between 1st/2nd/3rd. 100% big bass pot to big bass winner and a $25 certificate from Papa's Baits for the first person out of the money.

***Registration*** will be at the Kidd Jones C-Store 206 Hwy 175W Eustace Tx. 75124.

Registration is from 5-6am with captains meeting at 6am. You'll then be released to go to the state park with lines in the water at 7am. Fishing is from 7-3. Weigh in information will be given at the captains meeting.


It will be your best 5 bass CPR'd with a 12" minimum. I prefer a hawg trough or equivalent. *Smart phones* or digital cameras can be used. I have a card reader but please bring you camera cords if using a digital camera.

I'm planning on making this one! May have a couple more with me. Really looking forward to meeting some new folks that fish out of Kayaks!!

If the boss allows I will be there!

Lookin forward to it Todd... thanks again for putting this on... I think June is gonna be a good time to be hitting that lake...

Fingers crossed, I might make this one!

Will be there!

I've marked it on the calendar!

Thanks guys! I'm looking forward to it.

I checked last night and they still have campsites available if anybody is interested.

I'm Planning on camping!

Well practicing since I haven't bass fished in about 7 years lol! Caught 1 nice fish this afternoon and had all kinds of fun putting her on the hag trough! Need more practice! Hard to take a pic with everything just right and getting fish released. Had to hold her for a while to get her going! Any suggestions for me? Never fished a tournament, but am looking forward to it!

Nice fish! When it comes to learning things about fishing I say practice, practice, practice .

When you do the tournament take several pictures to make sure you get a good one. At the captains meeting I'll explain how to keep track of that. It does take practice and I usually will leave the hook in unless it keeps the mouth from hitting the top of the board. That way you probably won't loose the fish if it flops out. I used to try to strap the fish down but stopped. One it is bad for the fish and second you spend more time doing that than it takes to make sure you get a good one just holding the fish on the board. The faster you get the fish in (which you want to do in a tourney) the feistier they will be. If you catch them out a way and fight them in the are nicer on the board. That place looks good you're fishing. Just keep practicing

Yeah, sadly the pic on the hawg trough would not get you a score as it doesn't show the mouth against the end of the board. That will make you cry at weigh in (do't ask me how I know).

I Kind of figured that Pic wouldn't count! Going to have to work on my picture taking lol! At least it was a nice fish for my first on the hog trough! The lake is one of a couple here in Ennis! No wake lake!

JT wet the board before you lay the fish on it really seems to help especially when the weather gets hotter

Keep catching fish like that and you'll only have to worry about 2 things.....where are you going to spend the money, and me following you around the lake.....:)Looking forward to fishing with you!