Round Recaps from Superchips Angler, Glenn Browne

05/20/2014

Round Recaps from Superchips Angler, Glenn Browne

05/20/2014

Three weeks ago I traveled to Many, LA and Toledo Bend Reservoir looking to get my season more on an upswing. I actually had a relatively slow practice, but I found a few areas where the fish were spawning in some pockets and a few places where I could catch them around some grass beds in the morning on a jerk bait. I started the first day fishing these grass beds and caught a few keepers then started sight fishing for spawning fish and filled my limit pretty quick. I then ran into a pocket and caught a five pounder and a 3 1/2 pounder and finished the day with 16 pounds. The second day went fairly similar and I ended the day with right at fourteen pounds squeezing into the top 50 cut in 45th place. Then going into the third day I gave up some of my areas to my roommate Jacob Powroznik who eventually went on to win the tournament. I went to a few new areas and fished the heavy grass with a jig and ended up catching the biggest bag of the third day at 21 pounds and ended up in thirteenth place just missing the top 12 cut for the final day. That was a little bit of a bummer but still happy with a decent tournament. I then headed 850 miles home in the Superchips F 250 for six days to take care of some business to just turn around and drive 950 miles to Russellville, AR and Lake Dardanelle.

I started practice in some areas that I had fished about five years ago, when I was there last, and let me tell you they were biting! Everywhere I went that first day I was finding fish, I was thinking I was going to really catch them there. Then of course a big cold front comes and it gets cold and rainy and changes things up a little bit. On the first day of the tournament, I went to my spot and caught a small limit and bounced around the rest of the day and caught a few upgrades. I lost two real good fish at the end of the day and ended up with just over 12 pounds and was in 82nd place. Needless to say I wasn’t a very happy camper that night. The next morning I wake up to a very foggy morning and the takeoff was delayed nearly three hours. I went straight to my starting spot and started catching them right away flipping a big jig on wood, grass, and reeds. I caught them pretty good, but felt like I was going to be just short of the top 50 cut. While waiting for a spot to park my boat, I heard some of the reports and standings and the weights seemed to be way down from the day before. I weighed in nearly sixteen pounds and ended up moving from 82nd to 35th place which I was ecstatic about. On the third day I just never got any better bites and ended the day with just short of 13 pounds and ended the tournament with a 36th place finish. I also moved up to 31st in the points standing inside of the cut for the Bassmaster Classic as long as I can stay there. I just got home and am looking forward to a relaxing Memorial Day weekend out riding around in my Jeep with the family before I start my prep work for Lake Chickamaugua.

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