SPRING FISHING
'08
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LAPRBASS
Potomac Series Tournament II
Leesylvania, VA 6/8/08 Mark
Burchick
6/8/08
LAPRBASS Potomac Series
Tournament -
Part 2
Leesylvania,
VA
Steve had
professional
shirts made for
the team. Way
cool, we are
playing with the
big dogs now!
Sponsors, yes
sir ree, and
before you know
it Steve may be
getting a boat
and truck wrap.
I think it
should be the
Washington
Capitals, and
Steve should
negotiate this
into his next
year's contract,
along with a
jersey signed by
Alex Ovechkin
for Mr.
Burchick.
The ecotone
edge (where
differing
habitats
interface)
of grass and
open water
can be very
productive.
I'm melting
. . . about
this time in
the
afternoon, I
was
seriously
thinking
about going
for a swim,
especially
as we
watched
occasional
recreational
boaters with
tow-behind
tubes,
jet-ski's
and sun
bathers on
small
beaches.
Put a tag on
her and
stick her in
the
live-well.
This heron
got mad
after I
caught the
fish, as we
were
obviously
working his
stretch of
water.
I've never
been to a
weigh-in.
Way cool.
We saw a
goodly
number
of monster
five thru
eight pound
bass. I
think
today's
winner had a
bag weighing
nearly
20-pounds
with each of
his five
fish coming
in at around
4-pounds
each!
You bring
your fish in
a bag, rest
them in
aerated,
cool water
in tubs, and
they get dry
weighed on
scales,
which is
then
recorded.
You are
allowed to
bring your
five
largest,
largemouth
bass. They
must be
alive and
after
weigh-in, we
are
responsible
to walk them
to the dock
and release
them back
into the
Potomac
River.
The five
highest
weight bags
take home
checks that
exceed
$6,000 and
the
cumulative
boat weights
apply
toward a
season
finale, big
pay-off that
considers series
numbers and
Champion
play-off
totals.
Steve,
thanks for a
great day on
the water
and exposure
to
tournament
fishing. I
look forward
to my one or
two other
tournament
days
through the
course of
this summer.
