TBA Nights - August 16th - Saguaro Lake

Once again with thunderstorms lurking in the background prior to launch, the anticipation was growing. The moon was supposed to be out all night, which normally means the weights should be high. The wait on the water to blast off seemed to take forever. My partner and I had a game plan to stick to one spot that had produced for 2 months straight and it got better every time out. The spot is a double ledge with a deep water drop off that is covered with grass, with another stretch connected to it with steep drops and ledges that plastics seems to work best on.
Our number was called and we took off on the short run in the main lake, and were first to our area. We knew the bite wasn't going to start until almost dark since the shad didn't push onto the ledges and shore until then. We were throwing Strike King 6XD and 5XD crankbaits in shad patterns dredging the rocks and then ripping through the grass. Our first fish came around 7:30 and it was around 5lbs. After that first fish the bite just turned on. We continued to catch fish after fish on the crankbaits throughout the entire night. We lost some fish that hurt our total for the end but we never had the chance to dwell on it as we would hookup again within a few minutes. Around 10pm the bite started to slow with only a bite every so often so we continued down the bank to allow the area to rest and hopefully reload. We caught a few on small soft plastics that helped cull some smaller fish out. We worked back down toward the ledge and starting throwing the crankbaits again and within a few casts we had another fish close to 5lbs. We made the decision to stick on that spot and fish it from all angles the rest of the night. We had one of the best nights of fishing, with huge numbers of fish and out biggest limit of the series that weighed in at 20.71 lbs anchored by a 5.05 lb big fish. We finished 6th place and finished in the money and had an absolute blast on the water and the storms steered clear with the exception of a few sprinkles and a few gusts of wind off and on. With this being the last night event of the series, I am looking forward to the TBA Championship on Sept. 6th and 7th at Roosevelt Lake.