Grubs & chatter baits working in the dirtiest water: Fished a 100 boat tournament this weekend. Fishing is tough after the big bass bash here with 3k boats on the water all at once.

Eyecrosser Loc: Camdenton Mo. Lake of Ozarks.

Fished a 100 boat tournament this weekend. Fishing is tough after the big bass bash here with 3k boats on the water all at once. Ran way up the lake in the cool and wet temperatures. A zoom clear/black grub on a 1/4 oz ball jig head, a 5/8 oz big bladed chatter bait (white) with a 4.25” berkley power bait stinger (pearl) and a 2.5 square bill in natural shad (on any wood) did the trick. We finished 6th, actually tied for fifth but their big fish was a couple ounces bigger than ours. NOTE: These baits were thrown in dirty water.

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

Eyecrosser wrote:

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Gmorn EC congratulations my friend.
You sure look happy n good for you 😊😊.

I can't even comprehend 3,000 boats plus all that wasn't fishing.

How have you been doing lately?
Have a great day stay safe 👍🎣

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

Man, 3000 boats. I'm with Griz on that one.

kandydisbar Loc: West Orange, NJ

First, congrats on no collisions and second that's pretty cool coming in 6th with all those others. Nice smile and nice fish!!

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Eyecrosser wrote:

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Nice Job Rich! A 100 boat tournament would be the biggest one ever here, except for one Bassmasters on the CT. River.
Like the other guys, I can't even comprehend 3,000 boats competing at once. Thanks for sharing and for the report my friend.

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

Congrats!

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

Eyecrosser wrote:

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Congratulations EC. Nice looking fish.

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

I'm just sitting here trying to visualize 3000 boats al gunning their engines at once. It had to be deafening.

Eyecrosser Loc: Camdenton Mo. Lake of Ozarks.

Grizzly 17 wrote:

Gmorn EC congratulations my friend.
You sure look happy n good for you 😊😊.

I can't even comprehend 3,000 boats plus all that wasn't fishing.

How have you been doing lately?
Have a great day stay safe 👍🎣

They have two of those big bash tournaments every year. They draw huge crowds with their $100,000 pay out for the biggest bass. One spring one fall. It really messes up the fishing for a few weeks. That’s why we ran 55 miles to find fish that had not been bothered.

Eyecrosser Loc: Camdenton Mo. Lake of Ozarks.

Fredfish wrote:

Nice Job Rich! A 100 boat tournament would be the biggest one ever here, except for one Bassmasters on the CT. River.
Like the other guys, I can't even comprehend 3,000 boats competing at once. Thanks for sharing and for the report my friend.

Guys cannot find a place to fish anywhere on the lake. You take off from where ever you want. They pay the biggest fish weighed every hour and then the grand prize of the biggest fish overall. It’s a two day event. Craws fisherman/women/children from all over US.
There are a lot of “discussions” going on on the water all day long. This year a 6.77 lbr won the grand prize. I don’t fish it; too dangerous for me. I also believe there is a lot of cheating going in.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Eyecrosser wrote:

Guys cannot find a place to fish anywhere on the lake. You take off from where ever you want. They pay the biggest fish weighed every hour and then the grand prize of the biggest fish overall. It’s a two day event. Craws fisherman/women/children from all over US.
There are a lot of “discussions” going on on the water all day long. This year a 6.77 lbr won the grand prize. I don’t fish it; too dangerous for me. I also believe there is a lot of cheating going in.

With that many people, it wouldn't surprise me at all that some are cheating. Wise of you to avoid it.

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

Eyecrosser wrote:

They have two of those big bash tournaments every year. They draw huge crowds with their $100,000 pay out for the biggest bass. One spring one fall. It really messes up the fishing for a few weeks. That’s why we ran 55 miles to find fish that had not been bothered.

Wow that's a long boat ride brother 👍.
That has to leave alot of sore mouth fish behind.

Does that tournament being the area big bucks.
I'd think game commission would limit the number some 👍

DVTracker Loc: Harrisburg, PA.

Eyecrosser wrote:

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Nice fish and congrats on your tournament placing. Thanks for sharing.

Eyecrosser Loc: Camdenton Mo. Lake of Ozarks.

Griz. Not clear on what you mean by the big bucks question?

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

Eyecrosser wrote:

Griz. Not clear on what you mean by the big bucks question?

Big money to the area businesses n such👍