GKF Bass Hopin Tournament Results

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GKF Bass Hopin Tournament Results

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Not sure if anyone on the FCKA side knew about this tournament. I found out about it from a friend in Jacksonville and managed to get in before the 70 slots were all taken. Live Oak Plantation is one of those private hunting/fishing locals. This was the first time the event was held. We pre-fished on Friday and the tournament was held on Saturday.

There were 4 ponds/lakes that the anglers could fish from and you were allowed to move during the tournament. Live Oak provided trucks and trailers to help shuttle folks that wanted to move. I stayed put as I didn't want to move a heavy Pro Angler that much...lol.

Managed to catch 24 bass on pre-fish day and 17 on tournament day. Finished 11th out of 70 entrants. First place got $1,400 and 2nd received $700. They had place prizes through 10th place. (Darn! Missed it by that much!!!)

It was a fun event and pretty amazing that we caught bass on both hot days in lakes with no pads or really any cover along them.

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One of my 17 caught on Saturday.

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Wow Steve! Congratulations on that finish. 11 out of 70 is solid. Sounds like a great tournament. Would've been right up my alley. Let me know when they do another one of these.
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Way to go, Steve!! You caught a lot of bass and put yourself right up there! :A1

That pond hopping reminds me of how the Kayak Bass Fishing Championship was run a couple of years ago in South Carolina.

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Thanks for the kind words. I'll post on the forum when they announce the next one. I found out on short notice and was the last one to get in. I will not be next year!

Still learning the salt side since I've been a bass fisherman all my life. :D Caught 24 bass on the pre-fish day and 17 bass on Saturday. Was amazed the fishing was that good even though the temps were pushing upper 90s both days! I knew I could compete on the freshwater side. :mrgreen:
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Congratulations. 11 of 70 is a pretty good placing and being out there fishing is even better. BTW, whoever thought of the name Pond Hop Bassin' was on the stick.
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