Yak4it Tournament of Champions – Lake Fork

I want to thank Cody Prather and Duc Tran for putting on an amazing tournament. I’m very blessed to have gotten the opportunity to fish the Tournament of Champions, with some of the best anglers in the country.

Day 1 started off pretty good for me. I caught two 12.75″ bass, and I thought “well, at least I’m on the board”, and submitted them. They both got rejected because I forgot that in the T.O.C., the minimum length was 14″. Now I’m back to having no fish. I was getting bit most of the day and ended up brining in around 6, but I didn’t have anything over 14″. I had about 2 hrs left of fishing with 0 bass, so I decided to start chucking my big glide bait. On my 5th cast or so, I got thumped, and I started reeling in like a mad man. As I was reeling, I’m yelling, “THIS IS MY FIRST SWIMBAIT BASS!” I was pretty excited. It ended up being 5.09 lbs. I finished the day with 2 bass, the 2nd being 15.75″.

Day 2 I decided that I wanted to swing for the fences, and try some things that I’ve never tried before. I started off by throwing a fluke and got 2 bites, but I pulled the bait right out of their mouths on the hooksets. I moved to another area and decided to throw some top water. 10 mins in, I get surprised by a bass right by the yak that comes up and slurps it. I set the hook and start reeling in and get the bass in the net. BOOM, my first top water bass ever. Two days and two firsts for me. It ended up being a 19″ bass and my only bass of the day.

I finished in 31st out of 89 anglers. I didn’t show up as well as I hoped or that I felt like I could, but I still enjoyed the opportunity to fish against these talented anglers. I want to thank Mariner Sails for helping me pick out my perfect kayak and get it set up the way I wanted it. They are so nice and the staff is amazing. I want to thank Fun n Sun Boat Sales for helping me get my rods and reels set up to fish this tournament. Be sure to be on the look out for my video of this tournament at Relentless Bass Fishing. #wootungsten, #liquidmayhem, #hoorag

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Relentless Bass Fishing: Equipment I use

Kayaks:

2017 Hobie Outback, Camo
-Lowrance Elite 5ti
-Installed 21” H-Rails (cut down to 18”)
-Rectangle Hatch
-H-Crate
-Tackle Storage Bin
-Bass Pro Shops Net

2018 Hobie Pro Angler 14
-Lowrance elite 7ti
-Boonedox Landing gear
-H-crate

Rod and Reel Combos:

Baitcaster:

G. Loomis IMX Pro 853C JWR 7’1” Med-Heavy
Shimano Aldebaran 51HG 7.4:1
-12lb Seaguar Tatsu Flourocarbon

G. Loomis GLX 855C JWR 7’1” Ex-Heavy
Shimano Metanium MGL 151XG 8.5:1
-50lb Power Pro Braid

G. Loomis E6X 884C SWB 7’4” Heavy
Shimano Calcutta 201D 5.7:1
-10lb Seaguar AbrazX Flourocarbon

G. Loomis IMX 956C SWB 7’11” Heavy
Shimano TranX 301AHG 7.6:1
-17lb Seaguar AbrazX Flourocarbon

Spinning:

G. Loomis E6X 822S DSR 6’10” Mag-Medium
Shimano Stradic Ci4+ 3000 6.0:1
-15lb Power Pro Braid

Camera Equipment:

GoPro Hero 5 Black
GoPro Hero 5 Session
-Vidpro PG-6 6000mAh Battery Hand Grip
-Sabrent flexible tripod
-CableCreation, USB Type C Cable