Ocktane
Active Member
I finally had redemption today! I fished the 2010 Mickelson Open on Lake Washington last October and blanked. Then fished the Silver lake open this past March and blanked... Well today I fished the 2011 Mickelson and low and behold my partner and I managed to catch fish! First time I've ever weighed in at a tournament so I was stoked. Total weight was only 6 lbs and 7 oz but I think we made the top ten!! (you eastern boys can get a good chuckled out of that all you want... bassin in western WA is tough!). Winning bag was only like 14 lbs or so. We missed the payout (first 7 places) by three and a half pounds so I was happy!
Also drew 2nd to launch out of the 32 boat field so I had a clean lake to run in the morning. Had a Pheonix with a 250 chase me the entire length of the 32,000 acre lake... never caught me :big grin. Did find out later that there was a bullet and a stroker on the lake with us so contrary to my original thought when looking at the fleet of cookie cutters, I was not the fastest of the field. Talking to them though, (bullet with a 250, stroker with a 225), neither had more than 2 or 3 mph top end on my XTB with a 150! All in all, what I'm trying to say is, Allisons rule!!! Have fun out there everyone, and tight lines!!
Also drew 2nd to launch out of the 32 boat field so I had a clean lake to run in the morning. Had a Pheonix with a 250 chase me the entire length of the 32,000 acre lake... never caught me :big grin. Did find out later that there was a bullet and a stroker on the lake with us so contrary to my original thought when looking at the fleet of cookie cutters, I was not the fastest of the field. Talking to them though, (bullet with a 250, stroker with a 225), neither had more than 2 or 3 mph top end on my XTB with a 150! All in all, what I'm trying to say is, Allisons rule!!! Have fun out there everyone, and tight lines!!
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