FLW Series #4
Clarks Hill Lake
Water Temp: 72

Sorry I didn't post sooner. We're staying at a cabin that's supposed to have wireless internet, but it hasn't been working. We complained and they came and fixed it today. I'll start with my day off waiting for Dusty. I got up around 8am and watched TV until 10. I packed up my stuff and broughht it down to the truck and proceeded to tear it all apart.

I got everything I needed from the boat since I was leaving it in Virginia at the Mare marine Ranger dealership. It was a pain to say the least! After about an hour and a half I had everythinhg organized. I finished up and headed out to get gas. I was meeting my Aunt who lives in DC for lunch and started over that way. I went around a corner and heard a bad noise. Nothing looked out of place so I pulled out and started down the road when I noticed that my right front tire was about sideways and smoke was pouring out of the wheel well. I limped about a 1/4 mile down the road and pulled into a gas station.

The station happened to have a repair shop and they took my tire off for me. I was now running on 3 wheels. I met my Aunt for luch and then we went to see Dusty weigh in. We left as soons as Dusty weighed in and headed straight for the Ranger dealership. It took about 40 minutes to get there. The one tire held up fine and we arrived without incident. I decided after we dropped the boat off that I would drive until we got to the cabin. It was about an 8 hour drive and we arived at about 2am. Dusty decided he was going to take the day off; I had to be up at 6:30 to meet Sam to practice. The fishing was pretty tough and I ended up catching maybe 5 keepers for 8lbs. Sam caught 10 or 12 for probably 10lbs. Most people were going down the grass edges throwing reaction baits. It will be tough for the co-anglers that have to fish this way. Most guys are moving too fast to throw a slow bait and too close to the weed edge to throw what they're throwing. Dusty ended up not having anyone to practice with so he sat on the couch watching TV and napping for 3 days. He did go fishing from shore for about 30 minutes and catch 3 shorts and a small keeper. I'm not sure what to expect fromt this tournament. Dusty and I both drew locals, so anything could happen. Dusty's partner said he's on the fish to win the tournament. Dusty said his draws make no difference, he just fishes hard and doesn't even take time to eat a sandwich, only Snickers.