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1st tournament tip of the week After a long winter of waiting, having the first day of tournament season cancelled because of the cold and wind was a bit anti-climatic. Day 2 was better but still adverse conditions. The minnows froze in the air in 5-10 minutes, the guides were thick with ice, compartments were frozen, and the water cooling outlets on my Verado was plugged with ice. I let it idle and warm up to 120 degrees and used a bottom bouncer to open the outlet. Bob Propst Sr. (a walleye fishing legend) had his shifter stuck in forward until the afternoon. Something was frozen. The Tip of the Week is to be patient when everything is frozen. Chill out. Let the motor warm up until the alarm goes off and then let the engine heat thaw the ice and restart it after 15 minutes. I learned this from Eddy at the Chamberlain marina, as they work under these conditions often. Despite these conditions,
I have been to Chamberlain many times and I have never done well. During
the explorations of pre-fishing, there is always something biting at
the dam and Crow Creek, but I haven’t learned my lesson by learning
the area. It happened again this year. I never go to the dam because
I don’t think I can win when I am fishing the same pattern as
most of the tournament field. Well, they got bit and I got bit in the
ass. Jig presentation
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