Thankfully it was not as hot in Grand Rapids as it was down in the Metro.  I got two solid days of practice in, split between the main lake, Jay Gould and the river section.  I felt the bite was very good on Pokegama this past weekend and plenty of quality fish biting.  We caught them deep, shallow and everywhere in between.  The majority of my fish came on Tru-Tungsten jigs or soft plastics.  I also caught quite a few fish on a 9/16oz Chart/White Secret Weapon Spinnerbait with painted blades.  Most of the fish are a mixed bag with the majority being largemouth, but I have some areas where there is potential kicker smallmouth.

My best 5 on Saturday would have been about 16-17 lbs and 19-20 lbs on Sunday.  That was with keeping the boat moving and not beating on fish.  Unless something changes, I feel like it will take Sunday’s type weight to be in contention for the tournament.  I feel like 10-12lbs will be very common and that I should be able to get 14-15 lbs on a couple of my patterns.  The key will be getting a couple big bites to get me into 17-20 lb+ range.  Sorry there is not a ton of details for this practice, running low on blogging time this week.

Rich
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