chickenhawk Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Congrats to Steve Rowbotham for being the Barrie 2008 Bassmaster Angler of the year! Excellent feat! Hawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 wow nice going you should be dang proud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tibbs Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Congrats Steve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 That's excellent news! Way to go Steve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motv8tr Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Awesome!!! Congrats Steve!!!! Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsbassman Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Fantastic news Steve! I'm not all that surprised after seeing all the HAWGS you've posted on here. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smbhunter Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Congratulations Steve! Just do me a favor and stay away from the big smallies on the 15th Good job buddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone_fishin Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 atta boy! you still going to school in Lindsay? if so we should hit scugog a few times this winter! i've got couple good spots GPS'd, and i'm picking up a 2-man portable hut this year too! let me know bud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverowbotham Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 (edited) Thanks guys, I didnt realize I had a fan base ... LOL It was a pretty awesome year, I was about to post a report, but I guess I'll do it here. Our club has a 4 fish limit, which is different from most clubs (most have 5). We have 4 per person, which makes a team limit of 8 fish. We fish 6 qualifying tournaments and take our top 4 for Angler of the Year standings. Our membership stands at 58 members. Here are my best 4 from the season... July 9, 2008 Lake Simcoe - Afternoon Tournament It was a really tough day, it was windy as could be, and I had already weighed in early from a completely seperate tournament to make it on time for this one. With 6 footers out on the lake, our best bet was to find shelter. I was lucky enough to be paired with my dad by random draw. We started off fishing some marinas for largemouth and my dad managed to boat a limit of small largies, but I wasnt having much luck (the difference between braid and fluoro). I ended up seeking shelter in a bay near Roches Point that had done well for me in the past. There were some giant smallies taking advantage of the rock bass spawn, but I lost my first 3 fish on a jerkbait. I finally switched to a spinnerbait, knowing I wouldnt get as many bites, but I'd land the vast majority of them. I landed 5 fish and weighed my biggest 4 at 9.50 pounds to take 5th place on a very tough day!!! August 13, 2008 Lake Couchiching - Afternoon Tournament I was paired with a new member today and my gameplan was different than most days. I used to do a lot of dock fishing on Cooch, but they have started to receive a lot of pressure and now hold a lot of smaller fish. My new plan involved deep weedlines. Both of us caught plenty of fish today dunking a 10 inch powerworm in deep milfoil beds, and throwing flukes over the more scattered weeds. I weighed my biggest 4 fish for 13.55 pounds for a first place finish, also had BIG FISH with a 4.40 pound largie. August 17, 2008 Six Mile Lake - Full day tournament This is one of my favourite lakes to fish, there are a ton of fish and they are scrappy as can be. I spent WAY too much time fishing shallow today, and although I had a quick limit, they were not big fish by any means. Finally in the last 2 hours I found better fish in 15 feet of water, dunking a 5" craw in deep weeds. I landed a better fish, then broke my 6 foot rod. I quickly changed my reel over to a 7 foot rod and lost 5 FISH IN A ROW!!!!!! That damn rod. I was dissapointed with my day coming into weigh-in, but it was a tough day for all and I managed 7th place with 7.85 pounds. September 21, 2008 Lake Muskoka - Full day tournament I worked until 2:30am in Lindsay, and I just drove right through to Lake Muskoka on no sleep. I had a fall plan and only managed to catch small fish, so I went to a back up plan that gave me a 3rd place finish here last year. I was in 6th place for AOY going into this final tournament and needed 3rd or better, and the guy in #1 needed 6th or worse for me to win. My backup plan worked .... I was throwing flukes over rockpiles in 8-10 feet of water and landed two beauties over 4 pounds, 1 was almost 5. My others were 2.5 ish. I came into weigh-in knowing I'd done my part. Winning weight here for our clubbies is usually 10-11 pounds (remember its only 4 fish) and I knew I had at least 13. Our leader had about 8 pounds and I knew it was going to be CLOSE!!!! He finished 8th, and I finished first with 13.85 pounds giving me the tournament and AOY win!!! On a side note for excitement, my dad weighed in a 6.15 pound largemouth out of Muskoka!!! He took big fish for the year, and qualified for our classic!!! my dad's PIG!!! A couple of my winning fish! Edited September 24, 2008 by steverowbotham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverowbotham Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 I'm pumped !!! haha, got the official confirmation today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Congrats Steve, way to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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