They were chewing this morning. By the looks of the forecast it gonna be a 1 rod derby

Which rod?

Well, didn't do as good as we would of liked. She caught a couple in slot limit. Had one over for 2.56 lbs. Had a big fish on that got off. It was a 4 or 5 lber. Broke her heart. Big ones seem to always get off. Ugh! She had fun anyways. Learning that fishing isn't easy. After it was over she was asking when the next on is.

Chad

Tell her not to get discouraged - Saturday was tough on Smith! My son and his partner had an awesome day in practice Friday and then struggled on Saturday - the fish just weren't there but that's fishing for you. I'm glad that she had fun and is ready to go again...that's awesome! What tournament is she fishing next?

Next Tournament will be the L&L Marine tournament in Gainesville November the 10th. South of Tuscaloosa. Our school is fishing Airport and L&L trails this year.

Tambo, did y'all weigh in anything? I'm not a big fan of that slot limit. But it didn't have any effect on what we would of had. Just for kids sake, they were frustrated having to throw back what normally are keeper fish.

Chad

They will bust you on that slot as well. We had a club tournament and a guy had 5 slot fish in his weight in bag. Game warden just happened to stop by for the weight in. Lol he kept saying I didn't know.

My son Brody & his partner managed to come in 8th place - they weighed in 10.24. After the way they struggled most of the day, they were tickled to death with 10lbs! By 12:30 they had exhausted all their best spots from practice and had only one fish. They finally switched gears and went looking for new areas. Within 15 minutes they finished their limit. I was proud of them for hanging in there. Sometimes I think a good practice jinxes you on tournament day!