Well after this weekend, we will be half way through the club season and our seeding for the Match Tournament will be finalized.  I feel pretty good about these lakes, I have been on both many times before, so I feel once I get a feel for what the fish are doing I can react accordingly.  I will be starting on deeper spots on both lakes in the morning.  I may try a topwater, but probably will start out with a crankbait or carolina rig if the topwater does not get any action within 5 minutes.  I think the winning weight will be 12-13lbs if tough bite or if the bite is on at all it may take 17+ lbs on either or both Crystal & Marion.  These are big fish lakes!  I will be somewhat disappointed if I do not crack 15lbs on these two lakes, but hey that is why we fish the tournaments. 

Crystal I am likely to do a little more run & gun approach, especially if I can get some solid 3 lbs fish in the boat early, I have a lot of small areas that have potential for kicker fish.  It will probably a mixture of deep & shallow structure and cover.  The Bronzeye Frog could be a solid way to get a kicker fish on Crystal.  If the guys in club see me running around on Marion, I am either really struggling (junk fishing to fill a limit) or really slaying them (hunting for a kicker).  I may just sneak out on Marion for a couple hours this evening to check a couple deep spots that I did not get to on my one prefishing day.  I may get a blog in tonight, if there is any breaking news from my mini-practice session.

Check back Monday for Results!

Rich
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