I fished in the Tuesday TNToad tournament on June 25th from 6-10pm and didn't do so great. We launched from Louisville Point Park and stayed in the mid-lake area. The weather was partly cloudy and in the mid 70s and very humid. There was a chance of thunderstorms early but they all passed by. The water was around 74 F where we fished.
The evening started off good because we had our first keeper in about 15 minutes. We also caught another small fish and I missed one deep while fooling with a bird's nest that formed on my spinning reel! Two hours passed before we caught another keeper. That's what we weighed in... two small keepers weighing 4.4 lb.
On a better note, the fish seem to be starting to school up pretty well. We've been catching several in the same spots instead of one here and one there. They are hitting deep crankbaits now and also plastics on deeper docks and trees.
There were several 4+ lbers weighed in last night but I don't know where or how they were caught. I would guess on jigs or crankbaits. It must have been tough on everyone because I think there was only 1 limit weighed in and 11 lbs won. I think only one smallmouth was weighed in.
At least we didn't get skunked!
