Getting out on our first TSA tournament was good. However there were trials and tribulation along the way. I got to the lake house around 1:00 pm on Friday, waiting on my crew to follow and get in a little evening fishing. Around 2:00, my brother called to say he would be late if he got to show up at all. His little girl was and had been, running a fever and my brother needed to stay home with her till her mom got home from work.

Around 4:00, another TSA member called me and said he had broke a spring and blew a tire on 175 almost to may bank and could use some help. Got to him and my buddy, Texasfivegun had already stopped to help too. Tfg measured the spring and headed to R&J trailer in seagoville to get it while we took the broken one off. TFG gets the new one back and fixed it then we all went to eat at Lake Jackson Seafood with my brother and nephew, who had finally been able to leave home after the little girl fever broke.

Now on to my fishing report:

After the captain meeting, we got on the water around 6:45am. It was a little cool but nice compared. I had decided to head up to the spillway point and look around after catching there a few weeks ago. Got up there, set out our spread and worked from spillway to enchanted to spillway hum and worked our way south. (Nothing bu a sand bass)


Water showed 62* and full sun, I was sure we would find our fish. We did!
Started getting fish out front of crappie island and just worked west, northwest and south of there all day. Some on perch colored DD,22's, some on U-rigs in chartreuse or white. Some on #14 Pet spoons with purple feathers.

As the day got warmer, the fished really started turning on and really had us busy.

Our two biggest fish were around 6 1/2 and 5.94 pounds. But we lost a couple that I feel, were much bigger. Always the story, right?

Anyway, we felt happy and at 2:30, headed to the weigh in.

There were 12 teams weighing in. I could be wrong but it seems there was only about 2 pounds separating 12 from 4 th place. We came in 11th. (Drat)

I think team Sea Perch took top honors with team Wahoo and maybe, Striper Sniper, but not quiet sure.

All in all a quality day. We kept 19 hybrids, for my birthday fish fry, threw back many many more. Also had 10 Super Sandy's. above 14".

My nephew puttin the hurt on a hybrid

Texasfivegun with a decent fish:


The haul:

Nice work, Captain John

wow....congrads

I would probably still be sitting on the side of the road if it wasn't for the help from Team Lone Palm. Thanks a million to John and Chad for the help What a blessing it was to be a member of the TSA this weekend!

I notice that Paul doesn't have his hat on when things get serious for him. I'll have to ask him about that next time I see him

Nice work and good to see there are still some great people out there that will drop what there doing and help someone out

Team Family Style coasted in to our headqaurters. Its seems the 6.0 Powerstroke has had a critcal failure.
Oil is not supposed to be in the radiator.

And I thought that broken skeg on your motor stunk!
When it rains it pours

What depth were most of your fish caught in Capt. John