mike rousseau Posted July 28, 2014 Report Posted July 28, 2014 (edited) Good morning... So yesterday was the annual 1 bass 1 walleye tournament put on by the Cornwall Lunker Club... This is by far the most challenging tournament I do because you have to devide your time between 2 species... And if you have a decent one of each in the well, what one do you try to upgrade? So it started out rough with a nasty thunderstorm rolling through around 5am.... I thought they were gunna cancel the event... but luckily it rolled through before the 7am start... but some damage was done... A lot of boats that register the morning of had backed out due to weather... Anyways... 7am we all go... PLAN A- hit some big shallow water smallies that are usually pretty consistent... NOTHING So now... PLAN B- we run 15 miles to try for a big walleye... Hit some of our best spots... NOTHING but a few small bass... So now... PLAN C- otherwise known as "we just might be screwed so let's just try to get some fish and have fun" plan... We hit a handful of spots that have been producing good walleye lately and caught NOTHING.... We are now at like 1pm and weigh in is 3pm... Then for some reason I decided to stop at a spot I haven't fished in years... To be honest I can't remember if I've ever caught a walleye there... Then it happened... 4 trolls produced a 4lb walleye... 6lb walleye... 6lb15oz walleye... And a 3lb3oz bass... We went from 3-4 little bass to a limit that had potential to win... The mood on the boat changed and we started heading back up river to try the smallies in shallow water again... We get to the spot around 220 and We managed 2 bites before we had to head in but no upgrade... We were nervous because our bass wasn't very big... We weren't sure if everyone else struggled or not... We ended up finishing 1st with 10lb2oz combined weight and also got the lunker prize for our 6lb15oz walleye 2nd was my cousins boat with 9lb11oz combined weight and also got the lunker prize for his 4lb15oz smallie 3rd was my brothers boat with 9lb8oz It was very close for the top 3 and a very exciting weigh in... Here's a few pics Releasing our big walleye Edited July 28, 2014 by Mike Rousseau
AKRISONER Posted July 28, 2014 Report Posted July 28, 2014 awesome you guys put the big pickerels back! Catching walley at 1pm this saturday? Crazy! Congrats!
Musky or Specks Posted July 28, 2014 Report Posted July 28, 2014 Awesome.Luck sometimes is the best thing in the tackle box
Walleye72 Posted July 28, 2014 Report Posted July 28, 2014 Very nicely done Mike! Congrats. Who was your fishing partner for the tournament?
mike rousseau Posted July 28, 2014 Author Report Posted July 28, 2014 (edited) Very nicely done Mike! Congrats. Who was your fishing partner for the tournament? My buddy Zack Burtenshaw... Edited July 28, 2014 by Mike Rousseau
outllaw Posted July 28, 2014 Report Posted July 28, 2014 sweet. if ya put out muskie baits you woulda slaughtered walleyes and bass eh. good going
Joeytier Posted July 28, 2014 Report Posted July 28, 2014 So I guess your family runs the show on the Larry! Good job man
solopaddler Posted July 28, 2014 Report Posted July 28, 2014 Congrat's, that's pretty amazing! Your buddy looks like a hobbit standing next to you, are you that big?
fishindevil Posted July 28, 2014 Report Posted July 28, 2014 Right on mike !!!! Congrats to you guys !!! Some really nice fish !!!! Cheers
mike rousseau Posted July 28, 2014 Author Report Posted July 28, 2014 6'4" and 280lbs.... He's kind of a little fella too... That's why I don't post many pics of me holding fish... Never does them justice...
misfish Posted July 28, 2014 Report Posted July 28, 2014 Well done Mike. Your buddy looks like a hobbit standing next to you, That was sooooooo mean,,but sooooo funny. LOL I thought it was Pete Bowman standing at the bow.
Rod Caster Posted July 29, 2014 Report Posted July 29, 2014 Down to the wire man. Not to take away from your 1st place, but it must have been a tough day on the water for the rest of the field.
mike rousseau Posted July 29, 2014 Author Report Posted July 29, 2014 Down to the wire man. Not to take away from your 1st place, but it must have been a tough day on the water for the rest of the field. What do you mean?
Rod Caster Posted July 29, 2014 Report Posted July 29, 2014 Based on some of your reports from the larry, I would have expected bigger fish to have been caught...if not by others than by you! just sounded like a bit of a tough day
mike rousseau Posted July 29, 2014 Author Report Posted July 29, 2014 Ahhh Yeah really tough... But you gotta remember most bass guys aren't great at walleye... And most walleye guys aren't great with bass.... Last year it was 9.5 total weight that won...
RangerGuy Posted July 29, 2014 Report Posted July 29, 2014 Nice!!! Congratulations, now that's a tourney nail biter!
lew Posted July 29, 2014 Report Posted July 29, 2014 Well done Mike, that's the way to win a tourney , waiting right till the end LOL
JoshS Posted July 29, 2014 Report Posted July 29, 2014 Nice work!!! Does sound like quite the nail biter.. Way to pull out a win with Plan C! and congrats on the family finish.
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