1st Stop Women's Bassmaster Tournament Trail- AND THE WIND BLEW!!!

I had a personal goal set for myself. I have always wanted to see what it was like fishing in the front of the boat during a tournament. So, when the Women's Bassmaster Tournament Trail had their first stop at Lake Lewisville I thought here is my chance. I signed up to fish as a Professional.

Being from Garland, TX, Lake Lewisville is only about 40 minutes away. Since there are so many great fisheries nearby we don't fish Lewisville very much. It is more of a pleasure lake than a fishing lake. Don't get me wrong, there have been a few "hawgs" caught out of there, but you have to compete with the pleasure cruisers and jet skiers.

I feel like if I can fish Lake Lewisville while the wind was blowing as it did then everything else will be uphill from here.

And the wind did blow. We had 20-30 mph winds. It was difficult holding the boat still while trying to fish certain spots.

On the first day, I was throwing a DD crankbait and I thought I was hung up on something. Maybe a stick or some underwater trash. I kept reeling it in not knowing what it was. It just felt like dead weight. I kept reeling. Then finally she showed herself. Yes, it was a fish and a very nice one. She was at least a 5 1/2-6 pounder. She came up out of the water and threw my crankbait out of her mouth. I am haunted by that moment still and will be for a while. Ten minutes later I was throwing a Carolina rig and landed a 2 lb.14ounce fish.

I struggled on day 2. My front depth finder stopped working around 10:00 a.m. I must have jolted something loose after going across the lake with the high waves crashing. I felt like I was driving blind all day. Amazing how important my Lowrance electronics are. It was 1:15 and I just landed a keeper. I caught 6 fish in this one spot, but only one measured.

All and all it was a great experience. I caught fish both days, fought the wind and proved to myself that I could do it. I felt like a kid again learning something new.

So, off we go in a week to fish Lake Norman in North Carolina for the 3rd stop of the Wal-Mart FLW Tour.

Stay tuned for more fishing adventures.