Lets dust off the secret word..........

[CCGinMN]

On Saturday I won the Battle Tested Fall Classic on Maple Lake with just over 16 lbs. This lake typically kicks my a_s. Our total inches (of fish, lol) were nowhere near some of the previous posters. Anyways here is the pic.

[Hester]

Way to go ccg, looks like you had a good time.

My league was done the first week in September and I really miss the weekly competition.

[bustumup]

CCG, Nice going on the tournament! What was big fish of the day? I keep telling myself there has to be some real big bass in there but haven't got anything over 4 1/2 lbs the last 5 times out there.

[bustumup]

Hester, Check out classic bass, I've been fishing "singles til ice up" the last two years and is pretty fun, even though I get my tail handed to me all the time. This sunday is Rice lake & next sunday is waverly and then sylvia, if it doesn't freeze they start over with the list again on horseshoe. Check it out.

[Hester]

Whats the word for this week RRR.

I might get to sneak out for an hour or two tomorrow.

It will be my only chance all week.

[CCGinMN]

CCG, Nice going on the tournament! What was big fish of the day? I keep telling myself there has to be some real big bass in there but haven't got anything over 4 1/2 lbs the last 5 times out there.

The big fish of the day was 3.91 pounds. Maple is definately not the lake if you're big fish hunting. I've been out there almost a dozen times this year and the largest I've seen was just over four. The pic below of the tournament board will give you an idea of what size was caught. Lots of threes but nothing over four.

Not to hyjack this thread, but Maple is my favorite lake to take a kid fishing. Wait until mid/late July after a few days of 90 degree weather. This pushes the northerns down to 22 feet, just outside the weedline. I troll with leadcore and an orange crankbait (anything that rattles, usually use walleye divers). Anyways, I've had many days that you only get about 100 yards befrore BAMB, they almost take the rod out of your hands. Nothing over two pounds, but still lots of fun!!

[RuddyDuck]

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