Apache Lake has been producing some great fish and monster limits and having the championship there was a great idea. My prefish went well as I had a decent limit over 14lbs with big fish at 4 lbs. I knew would take more but that weight would keep us in it needing a kicker fish or two.
Day 1 was a little bit of a struggle since the bite changed over previous days. We managed to catch out limit fairly early on a dropshot and the proceeded to try to cull up. We fished ledges and points that were wind blown and proceeded to have a steady day. We finished out the day near the ramp and culled twice in the last 30 minutes throwing carolina-rigged worms on a long sloping point. We weighed 11.3lbs and were sitting in 15th place.
Day 2 made Day 1 look great. The water rose significantly and the bite slowed way down. We fished as hard as we could all day and finally managed our limit about 12pm with a mix of carolina-rigs and dropshots. We hit the same sloping reef to end the day and managed to cull again but could only manage 9.35lbs for our limit.
The weather and rising water played a vital role in how we finished. The 5-10mph predicted winds were way off as we constantly had 15-30mph winds for the 2 days. Also the rising water from Roosevelt Dam being opened flooded the areas and we didn't make the correct adjustments. We lost some key fish on deep crankbaits but kept working hard throughout the day covering water in the wind trying for that big bite. Thank you to all my sponsors, without your help I wouldn't be able to be competitive on the water. I can't wait until next season!
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