January 20, 2008
Lake Travis – Austin, TX

The ATX Bassmasters fished a very cold Lake Travis on January 20th. The air temp was in the mid 20s as 21 competitors took to the water. Anglers had to deal with ice in their rod guides and a lack of feeling in their fingers. The weather warmed as the fog and cloud cover diminished, but not much. The bite as a whole was tough as only three limits came to the scale.

Ed Matthews fished a brown jig to put together a winning limit weighing 13.69 pounds. Ed caught most of his fish in 5 to 15 feet of water near deep breaks. He picked up one other weigher on a drop shot on similar structure. With a 3.53 pound bass that missed "big bass" by .01 pounds, Matthews had a sack of solid keepers. The bite was very light and Seaguar flourocarbon helped detect the most subtle fish pressure and movement.

Dan Taylor came in a close second, weighing a limit going 11.01 pounds. Dan also got jiggy with it, picking up all of his limit on a jig. He also reported using Seaguar Invizx to help feel the light bites.

Henry Meyer came in third place. Henry's limit weighed in at 8.85 pounds. We don't have info on Henry's pattern, but there is a good chance it either involved tubes or crank baits.

Michael Waldrop took fourth place with a four bass 8.27 pound bag. Michael reported catching his fish with a Texas rigged brush hog. Michael also took big bass honors with a monster weighing in at 3.54 pounds!

Mark Peevey came in third place with a four fish bag tipping the scales at 7.85 pounds. Mark caught three blacks on a Bandit Chartreuse Shad crankbait. His spottie was caught on a watermelon Oldham's jig. Mark caught all of his fish on Daiwa rods and reels. His Fish Hedz really came in handy today due to the extreme cold weather.

Jack Waldrop Jr. rounded out the top 6 with a four fish bag weighing 5.58 pounds. Jack caught some of his fish on a rattle trap and finessed the others with a drop shot.

ATX Bassmasters next tournament is on Canyon Lake on Saturday 2/16. The club meets the first Tuesday of each month at Threadgils restaurant downtown on Riverside.