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Posted by HugeFish4 on 09-21-2003 09:35 PM:

9/21 - Lake Welch

Andrew Bornn and I hit Welch this afternoon from 1:30 til dusk. The day started off pretty slow with neither of us doing much of anything. When we got to the Boat House, Andrew had a good fish on, but it dogged him under the boat and came unbuttoned as he went to shut off the trolling motor. You SPAZ! LOL! We then headed over to the beach flat and concentrated on cranking the dropoffs. I got on a roll and banged out 4 largies over there and Andrew got a small bronzeback. Here is a pic of one of my largies:

We then tried the Boat House again to no avail, and finally we ventured to the long point off the beach side of the Island. Immediately he and I connected for a double header. Both were small largies. I then got another largie. Surface activity started up and I got two bronze dinks on a Spit n Image Jr. Enough of that. Bornn then connected with this Smallie:

We worked over to the east side of the "Saddle Area" and Andrew got another smallie about the size of the one pictured. About that time he announced that the battery was shot and we limped our way back to the boat launch. I couldn't resist working the Wiggle Wart a little more just off the launch. I was rewarded with this long and lean 3.5lber.

A nice way to end the day. Always a pleasure to fish with Andrew. Oh yeah, Andrew mentioned that he saw One Under coming off the lake as well. Sorry I missed ya Kevin!!

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Posted by Northbass on 09-21-2003 09:37 PM:

Nice day boys!! Is Andrew a Nascar driver or something??

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Posted by joe p on 09-21-2003 09:53 PM:

niiiiceee

Damn, John...you've been hammering the big boys all season....

Supposedly, those black Warts are killers lures at Candy....

Joe

Posted by HugeFish4 on 09-21-2003 10:06 PM:

Joe...thanks. That wart is actually more of a silver w/ a black back. Does look all black in the picture though.

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Posted by JOHN G on 09-22-2003 07:37 AM:

your season has gone beyone amazing......

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Posted by Bass Rat on 09-22-2003 07:43 AM:

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your season has gone beyone amazing......

I agree. And I definitly see a pattern. Last year with PatX and this year with Huge. The pattern is No Job = Great fishing. LMAO

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Posted by HugeFish4 on 09-22-2003 09:13 AM:

Nick, hopefully after this week my unemployment run will end. I have second interviews with two separate companies. Hopefully, at least one of them will pan out! Wish me luck...I need a break from all this fishing! LOL!

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Posted by One Under on 09-22-2003 09:16 AM:

John, sorry I missd you, but it sounds and looks like you had a good day. My day was below average with a few LM dinks, nothing to speak of.

It was real nice to run into Andrew, he is a very nice guy and spent a few minutes giving me a Welch 101 - which I appreciated a lot. He confirmed a lot of what I have been thinking about Welch, its spots and tactics....but now I need to deliver! I don't think crankbaiting in the open is my strong suit and I am not as confident employing that tactic as other more traditional shallow water fishing. I'll going to work on that, give it some time and hopefully start picking up the slack.

Again, great report, pics and a pleasure meeting Andrew and congrats on the tourney win this weekend!

Would love to hook up on Welch in the near future for an outing.

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Posted by MikeM on 09-22-2003 09:27 AM:

Huge,
Good fish as usual ! I hope you you cleaned the slime and fish formula off your resume before you submitted it !
Best of luck buddy.
MikeM

Posted by One Under on 09-22-2003 03:43 PM:

Top Zone View of Welch

I just looked up Lake Welch on topozone.com. The north end of the lake has a different look than how the lake is shaped right now? I guess the topographical map on the site predates some "remodeling" of the shoreline - perhaps when they "installed" the beach?

Not sure, anybody know? Regardless it gives me a little insight into the topograpghy of the lake bottom.

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Posted by HugeFish4 on 09-22-2003 04:50 PM:

One Under, I have seen that map. What a joke! It must be ancient. To your point, it has the now disconnected Beaver Pond as part of the lake!!!! LOL!

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Posted by 5bass on 09-22-2003 05:37 PM:

huge

Good luck to you with the interviews even though you dont need luck because good people always come out ahead. those are some nice lake welch fish . do you guys ever go under the bridge and flip the weeds you know me and my weeds I love the green stuff. 5bass

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Posted by HugeFish4 on 09-22-2003 06:03 PM:

5Bass, didn't go under the bridge this time, but often do. Never flipped the weeds, but have had some very good success with spinnerbaits and topwater back there. Oh yeah, I'll take some luck with job hunt...everybody could use a little luck!

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Posted by Woody on 09-22-2003 07:28 PM:

Huge....I wish you all the best

On your interviews....
You enjoyed your season and I just think that everyone is JEALOUS...
Hopefully the next sabbatical from work will be when you retire !!!
Great Job on Welch and all the lakes you fished.
Can you give us any stats on the Larger fish you caught this year?
I think your answers will blow away some of the folks here....Including me
Tight Lines and Good Luck,
Woody

Posted by HugeFish4 on 09-22-2003 07:51 PM:

Woody...thanks! I have caught some decent fish this year, however, I am sure my "stats" won't be too impressive for many of the Great Lakes fisherman and some off the other big fish catchers on this board. I am pretty happy with the fish I have caught this year, however, I just cannot seem to break the 6lb barrier. I have been tracking my 4lb+ fish. To date, I have caught 21 fish over 4lbs. I actually believe the number to be possible higher by 5-10 fish, because my digital scale consistently underestimates weights. For example, at this weekend's Rockland Lake tourney, my scale said 3.4-3.5lbs, while the official weight was 3.84lbs. To date, I have also caught over 850 bass (not all keepers). This is due to the sheer number of local pond stints and full day affairs I have gone on. Quite honestly, I can say that I have only had about 3 or 4 outings with 20+ fish being landed. When the season is done, I will post the techniques and lakes where the big girls were landed. Right now the vast majority of big fish have come from Rockland Lake. The genetics are astounding over there!

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Posted by Theole34 on 09-22-2003 07:52 PM:

don't forget your resume john...

this is only august - september 2003.

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Posted by HugeFish4 on 09-22-2003 07:55 PM:

Rob, thanks for the memories! LOL!

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Posted by Gregg on 09-22-2003 08:24 PM:

Huge how many fishing trips did it take to reach that plato.

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Posted by TVal on 09-22-2003 08:47 PM:

Huge
Hope the job pans out. The bass in your area should take up a collection and pay someone to hire you.
Best of luck.
By the way, is it true your going to work for Gary? LOL
Tim

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Posted by HugeFish4 on 09-22-2003 11:24 PM:

Gregg, it took a lot of "trips", but many of the jaunts were 1/2 to hour stints where maybe 1-3 fish were caught. The average # of fish per trip is probably not that high. I will calculate it around the December timeframe if I have time.

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Posted by Bass Rat on 09-23-2003 07:12 AM:

Huge, Good luck with the job prospect. I have thoroughly enjoyed all your reports and especially the photos. And yes, I am jealous, very. But in some weird way i felt like I did more fishing this year by reading your reports. Great job. You're a good sport about all the GQ ribbing.

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