We launched and decided to make a run toward the river to fish a reef near the channel edge. We planned to throw crankbaits and topwater but after about 30 minutes that plan changed. We made an adjustment to go smaller which instantly produced 3 fish, all caught on dropshots of the drop. We did keep mixing it up and finally caught the 4th keeper on a crankbait. Once the action slowed we made the move back to areas we had previously fished but none produced any keepers. We decided to run to the main lake to hit same stretch hoping to catch another big fish. Within minutes we caught our fifth keeper and over the next hour we kept culling up but couldn't get the big bite. With about an hour left we made a run back to the river to see if could get the big bite we were looking for. We caught one in a few casts but didn't help us any. We had about 30 minutes left and were going to return to our main area and crank through it but on the ride back, had boat issues - one that I feared was worse than it was - had a sensor going out and my alarms were just warning me of it. We weren't sure what it was at the time so we idled and trolled back which caused us to be late, therefore a DQ. We didn't have enough to win the tournament but we had between 13 and 14lbs, which would have been 13th place.
The season finale was bittersweet, it was the last tournament in my 2004 Ranger, and it was only time never made it back to weigh-in on time. I am going to miss that boat when it sells but the new Ranger and its warranty will allow me to fish a little more stress-free. I can't wait for the season finale and the new season to start.
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