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 Re: HS tournament on PK
[Re: Barrett]
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04/21/24 02:11 AM
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Douglas J
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Looks like they are about to get hammered. I wonder why they didn't reschedule.... Barrett the "defenders" will be along shortly to drag you. Those high school bass fishing peeps are always #1 with safety, 
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Re: HS tournament on PK
[Re: Barrett]
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04/21/24 02:13 AM
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avid_basser
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We had a Media event on Eagle Mtn today. It was ugly in the morning and really didn't clear up at all. 2 of our boats witnessed lightning hit a sailboat mast which caused sparks to fly. It was dicey and not a good day to be out. The weather online and radar apps were way off. I base decisions off severe weather notices and not one was put out for their area. This week it said thunderstorms in the morning no later than 8 AM, yeah right. I'm not too proud to say, I should have called it and moved it to another day.
Bonus of the day it took 30+ lbs to get a check. 37.48 won the event and big bass was 11.23. So there's that, but still it made me worried about everyone on the water.
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Re: HS tournament on PK
[Re: Barrett]
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04/21/24 02:30 AM
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nfhbass
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Wow, that many kids in a thunderstorm. Automatic TD firing. Seriously. The most experienced bass fishermen in the world wouldn’t have been allowed to fish in those conditions yet you have 255 captains some seasoned some not even close and 300 plus kids prob most not in proper gear fishing in rain, wind and lightening. I guess we are teaching the future generation that we are invincible And then they wonder why there are accidents with the college kids that are now driving the 250hp bass boat. Crazy.
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Re: HS tournament on PK
[Re: Barrett]
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04/21/24 02:34 AM
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grandbassslayer
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Even if it isn’t called , each captain is responsible for his boat, I’d bail if lightning was in the area.
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Re: HS tournament on PK
[Re: grandbassslayer]
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04/21/24 02:48 AM
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nfhbass
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Even if it isn’t called , each captain is responsible for his boat, I’d bail if lightning was in the area. Competition affects people in weird ways, a TD should have pulled the plug on this from the way it sounds, to keep everyone safe.
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Re: HS tournament on PK
[Re: avid_basser]
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04/21/24 02:57 AM
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Lone_Wolf
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We had a Media event on Eagle Mtn today. It was ugly in the morning and really didn't clear up at all. 2 of our boats witnessed lightning hit a sailboat mast which caused sparks to fly. It was dicey and not a good day to be out. The weather online and radar apps were way off. I base decisions off severe weather notices and not one was put out for their area. This week it said thunderstorms in the morning no later than 8 AM, yeah right. I'm not too proud to say, I should have called it and moved it to another day.
Bonus of the day it took 30+ lbs to get a check. 37.48 won the event and big bass was 11.23. So there's that, but still it made me worried about everyone on the water. I bet they were caught on a Donald Harper stormy weather spinnerbait!
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Re: HS tournament on PK
[Re: nfhbass]
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04/21/24 03:05 AM
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Donegonefishin
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Even if it isn’t called , each captain is responsible for his boat, I’d bail if lightning was in the area. Competition affects people in weird ways, a TD should have pulled the plug on this from the way it sounds, to keep everyone safe. Exactly. If you leave it up to the captains, then they are going to run it through their own ethics filter. Me personally, I will take far more risk with my own well being. Give me the responsibility of the well being of someone else’s child, then my risk factors drop exponentially. You can’t just punt the ball and say we will leave it up to your best judgement. This especially rings true with people who are inexperienced with extreme weather conditions on our lakes. Which is more detrimental to a TD, being on the safe side or rolling the dice? They both probably boil down to a monetary decision but the wrong one will get you sued for negligence.
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Re: HS tournament on PK
[Re: Lone_Wolf]
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04/21/24 01:05 PM
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Jaredk
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We had a Media event on Eagle Mtn today. It was ugly in the morning and really didn't clear up at all. 2 of our boats witnessed lightning hit a sailboat mast which caused sparks to fly. It was dicey and not a good day to be out. The weather online and radar apps were way off. I base decisions off severe weather notices and not one was put out for their area. This week it said thunderstorms in the morning no later than 8 AM, yeah right. I'm not too proud to say, I should have called it and moved it to another day.
Bonus of the day it took 30+ lbs to get a check. 37.48 won the event and big bass was 11.23. So there's that, but still it made me worried about everyone on the water. I bet they were caught on a Donald Harper stormy weather spinnerbait! Yep. 13 of the top 15 were using a custom Halloween spinnerbait folllowing the 20’ contours using a shallow-deep-shallow presentation.the other two teams were utilizing the dying quiver spook method (the spooks were soaked overnight in my special buttercream and eel sauce potion that once caught 27 bass in Mexico) Contact me for info. Thanks MrQuang and Chongo for the orders
Last edited by Jaredk; 04/21/24 01:07 PM.
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Re: HS tournament on PK
[Re: Lone_Wolf]
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04/21/24 01:08 PM
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Donald Harper
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We had a Media event on Eagle Mtn today. It was ugly in the morning and really didn't clear up at all. 2 of our boats witnessed lightning hit a sailboat mast which caused sparks to fly. It was dicey and not a good day to be out. The weather online and radar apps were way off. I base decisions off severe weather notices and not one was put out for their area. This week it said thunderstorms in the morning no later than 8 AM, yeah right. I'm not too proud to say, I should have called it and moved it to another day.
Bonus of the day it took 30+ lbs to get a check. 37.48 won the event and big bass was 11.23. So there's that, but still it made me worried about everyone on the water. I bet they were caught on a Donald Harper stormy weather spinnerbait! ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2024/04/full-28031-221882-lighting_boat.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2024/04/full-28031-221883-halloween_sb._package.jpg)
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Re: HS tournament on PK
[Re: Barrett]
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04/21/24 01:28 PM
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hopalong
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those of you that want a good weather app, download this and spend the 20.00 for premium (yrly subscription) it is the most accurate I have found for radar, has multiple features that are great on the water but the best is the lightning strikes are lit up so you know proximity. https://www.windyty.comradar with lightning https://www.windy.com/-Weather-radar-radar
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Re: HS tournament on PK
[Re: Barrett]
#15053142
04/21/24 06:07 PM
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Houston Basscat
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Weights were way up. Lots of sore losers on this one. It wasn’t that bad.
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Re: HS tournament on PK
[Re: Houston Basscat]
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04/21/24 06:10 PM
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JackMason
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Weights were way up. Lots of sore losers on this one. It wasn’t that bad. What made them upset?
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Re: HS tournament on PK
[Re: Houston Basscat]
#15053146
04/21/24 06:10 PM
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nfhbass
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Weights were way up. Lots of sore losers on this one. It wasn’t that bad. So it was safe, no lightning? What does it wasn’t that bad look like? Nobody was killed?
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Re: HS tournament on PK
[Re: Houston Basscat]
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04/21/24 07:37 PM
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Wylie bass man
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Weights were way up. Lots of sore losers on this one. It wasn’t that bad. This is always the answer unless somebody was seriously hurt or worse! There are families without loved ones today because they thought it wasn't that bad.
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Re: HS tournament on PK
[Re: Houston Basscat]
#15053284
04/21/24 08:57 PM
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fishnfireman
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Weights were way up. Lots of sore losers on this one. It wasn’t that bad. Any place to see results ?
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