Sometimes lady luck steps in and lends a hand even when it starts off looking like bad luck. We hit Perth Andover this weekend for our sixth tournament of the year. We woke up to 30 k winds blowing straight up the river against the current. Then we drew takeoff number 36 which put us way back in the field. We headed up the river in Phil’s big jet boat and smacked a rock at full throttle which fortunately didn’t cause any damage. Our first two spots yielded only small fish. Our plan was to fish here for a while a then move up through the rapids but three boats were already working there way up so we decided to go as well. About a hundred yards into the rapids we bottomed out the jet boat and we were stuck. We let the current push us back down but we had no power. The motor would rev but no movement at all. We decided to let the boat drift while we dragged the anchor and steered with the Minn Kota.
My partner, Philip, was fishing a big topwater and I alternated between a big Strike King spinnerbait and a Jackall Squad Minnow jerk bait. Both of us were using 15 lb Power Pro which really helped us with hook sets in the high wind / current situation.
We picked away at the fish all day and our bad luck start turned into a great day as we put together an almost sixteen pound limit to take first place. Sometimes it is just your turn and lady luck guides you along.
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