Outstanding!!!!
Go Big James Biggs!!

Thanks everyone. Here is how it shook out. I�ve been on the TVA system of lakes around 6 times. I had not spent any time on Guntersville. I�m a big believer in a 2 prong approach in a multi day tournament. I look for 2 opposite patterns to give me more consistency. I LOVE bridge fishing so that was an easy choice for 1 pattern. Those spot funnel pre & post spawn fish. I caught them on a spinning rod for numbers, & a xcite shad nasty (smaller swimbait) & a True Bass (bigger swimbait) on the pillars & corners. The True Bass jig head were screw lock and made it a lot easier to keep from tearing up the bait. Part 2.. I looked shallow for bed fish knowing the full moon was coming. I didn�t see anything that I could compete with. I knew then to focus on post spawn. The full moon won�t make them move like a pre spawn fish. I idles several areas in front of spawning bays. I found an area that is about 4 football fields in size. It had scattered grass. Hydrilla & eel grass. Eel grass is a better current block than hydrilla on a river lake. I had 2 big bites in practice on the edge & knew I needed to expand my search. The next day I spent the entire day in that big area. I found 4 sweet spots that had shell in between the grass beds. The flat was 4-7� on top with the river channel within 2 cast away.
Day 1 I had over 20lbs offshore on the Dialed Arm Breaker then ran bridges with the swimbait in the afternoon. I culled up to 25lbs and change. 22lbs was 2nd place.
Day 2 my goal was 22lbs. I had 21lbs again on the TX Rig Dialed Armbreaker & said I need one more cull. I bombed it out on a shell bed & whacked a 7-10. That put me over 25lbs again. My lead was over 16lbs going into the final day.
We had a big rain come in day 2 evening. I was not sure how it would affected the bite.
Day 3 it was slower. I caught them dragging a D bomb. I had close to 20lbs at 8:30. I decided to let my roommate have the spot in hope to get a high finish. I fished bridges on the way back but didn�t cull up. I ended with over 70lbs and my day 2 weight was better that 190 boats 3 day total. It was a very blessed event.

Way to go James

That would be great

Congrats on the win James!

James, you were dragging the arm breaker tx rig on the shell bed around the grass?

Yes, I was dragging it on a Tx rig super slow. Guys with me threw similar baits but didn�t catch as many. I think it�s the baits scent & how slow I fished it. The hard spots on the bottom in between grass beds were critical.

James - How heavy was the weight you were using if you were using one at all if you don't mind me asking.

Congrats!

1/4oz 4/0 hook 18lbs shooter sunline the Arm Breaker has some weight to it as well.

Thats awesome James, Congrats again and thanks for sharing.

Good job.....I like the honest report and you sharing it.