Century Marine - New Sponsor

This was hard to keep under wraps while was in the works. I am proud to announce that I have partnered with Century Marine.
Century Marine's service is second to none, and has taken care of my family and friends on the water. They have a full service shop, detail, proshop, and more. I can't thank them enough for the opportunity they have given me and I look forward to the future with this great company.

Century Marine was opened in 1979 by Bruce and Janet Bosley who have helped shape the path of wakeboarding, skiing and boating in Arizona. Bruce still runs the business and is on site everyday. Century Marine has been keeping Arizona families boating ever since with Centurion Boats, Supreme Boats, Sea Ray, Regal Boats, Bass Cat Boats, and Harris Flote Bote! We currently offer a large selection of Pre-Owned boats.
Our Service department can help you with any questions you may have about your boat. We service ALL brands as well as do fiberglass repair, all trailer work and stock a large selection of boat care products.
Century Marine features a fully stocked Proshop and Parts Department with everything you need to make the most of the boating experience.
Our Proshop carries all the biggest brands in Waterskiing, Wakeboarding, Wakeskating and Surfing with a knowledgeable staff who personally demo all the gear we sell.

Century Marine LTD

3302 E Main St 

Mesa, AZ, USA 85213  

480-835-9134

 

 

 

Bass Junkyz Teams - Feb. 3rd - Alamo Lake

My partner went to prefish on Thursday and had a 25-30lb pound bad, so we went with his game plan. The weather was cool in the morning and warmed up during the day with a breeze picking up later in the afternoon. The tournament drew 88 boats, which was incredible for Alamo.
We made a run to the are he wanted in the morning, but the size was horrible. We had a few shorts and one small keeper. We made some moves and the fish were eating a swimjig just couldn't get the right size. We finally caught one close to 3lbs on a deep crank, so we kept mixing it in. We struggled most the day and got on an area that was full of fish and were catching them on the cranks as well as Texas rigged creature baits. It was a grind for use all day and we only ended up with a small limit for 8.09lbs. We finished 77th out of 88 boats and still to this day aren't sure how our bite was just gone. The next one for us in the circuit is the finale at Lake Pleasant, April 6th.

JML Outdoors Weekend Warriors Bass Series - Jan. 27th - Bartlett Lake

I fished this one alone, as my partner got stuck having to work. It was a windy morning but I stuck to what worked well the last few months. It paid off quick with one nice fish, and two small keepers on a deep crank. After those bites it just stopped, so made a move up lake. I switched it up from cranks to dropshots and video game fished a few keepers. I didn't like the option so moved to an old area that is rarely under water, and it really paid off. The first 4 casts were all solid keepers on a Carolina rig including one at 2.72lbs. Then once again the bite shut down. So I figured they were moving in and out of areas for pre-spawn so I kept moving around the lake. I caught a few more fish throughout the day and weighed a limit of 8.55lbs and finished 29th out of 59 boats. An extra rod in the water would have been nice but at least stuck with my instincts and battled it out to keep up is the championship at the end of April.

Bass Junkyz Teams - Jan. 6th - Bartlett Lake

This was the first number capped tournament at Bartlett Lake, 100 boats! We pre-signed just to make sure were able to get in the tournament, and glad we did, they were turning people away at the entrance. My partner and I had been on such a good crankbait and chatterbait bite for 2 weeks that we were stoked to get out there.
With 100 boats we were still able to start in our area. We could see the fish and bait on the graph but within a few minutes my partner got spun out from the slow bite, we unfortunately abandoned our area without trying different baits. The guy that fished the area all day finished 3rd. We moved all around the lake and our bite flat disappeared. Later in the afternoon we found a solid dropshot bite and proceeded to catch over 50 fish but not the right size. We finished the day with 8.11lbs and finished 50th place. Lesson learned here is to slow down and try something finesse when needed, those fish had been hammered all week and needed to see something less intrusive.

Fish Monkey Gloves - New Sponsor

I had been in the market for some fishing gloves after this last summer. I was thankfully aving a great summer and caught tons of fish and my hands were always sore afterwards and still had work and other obligations to do as well. I did my research and the best gloves on the market are hands down the Fish Monkey Gloves. I ordered the "Half Finger Guide Glove" and the "Stubby" for summer time and the "Backcountry II Insulated Half Finger Glove" for the winter time her in AZ. The gloves are lightweight, have a second skin type feel, along with a gripping palm which has saved my hands some pain and wear from cranking all day. I am happy to be able to promote such a great company and product, which I will be using daily on the water!

 

 

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JML Outdoors Weekend Warriors Bass Series - Dec. 9th - Bartlett Lake

Last time had fished Bartlett was 6 weeks prior and the water was 18 feet higher then. Usually this time of year the tournaments are won at the entrance to the river so being boat 4, that was where we were headed.
We got to our area first and within a few casts has a couple keepers, nothing of good size though. We fished the area for awhile and kept catching fish but none were keepers. We decided to run to main lake areas with some rock piles. They produced another keeper and a few smaller fish. After bouncing around to few areas, we went back to starting area to flip the bigger trees. It produced a few more small keepers and shorts. There was a point that stuck out so decided to throw out deeper with 6XD and first cast produced a 3.05 largemouth, our biggest keeper. We decided to run that bite the rest of the day but the time and areas were limited. We finished the day with 7.39lbs and finished 42nd place out of 53. It was a rough size day for us but new boat should be in soon, so some extra prefish should help figure them out.

Bass Junkyz Teams - Dec. 2nd - Roosevelt Lake

This was the third outing for the Bass Junkyz Team Series, and it drew another 92 boats! Its amazing to see such great turnouts. The weather and lack of prefish was the difference in this tournament for us. We went off of a few week prior pattern and with the massive cold front, wind, and clouds, our fish moved completely.
We started our day in the same area near the dam, and it produced two keepers early and a ton of small fish. Once we made a move the cold set in and so did the wind. We fought both for the next few hours and only caught one more keeper on a carolina-rig. We moved around all day, hitting some great spots and even spooned up a crappie, but could only manage 4 small fish. We made a move late and figured out where we went wrong but was way too late.
We weight 4 fish for 5.43 with a 2.18bf and finished in 58th spot. Most guys caught their fish in the river side in the dirtier water and had a good late bite as well. Lessons learned and looking forward to the next one at Bartlett.