Today I have my destiny in my own hands.  I did not head over to my marina to check if it is open but headed right to a main lake point that I have picked up a few fish on so far.  I worked a long section of the bank and docks but nothing so I headed to Rawhide and while working a wolfpack came by with around 20 fish in it all good ones. I through my CCL trigger Shad in front of them and the co-angler tossed over me and he picked up a nice 3 pounder.

I then moved to some docks and picked up my first keeper and then missed a fish under a dock.  I had him on and coming to the boat and he just came unbuttoned.

I picked up another one on the shakey head and then lost another fish from a wolfpack that was almost to the boat.

Today the tourny was short and we had to be in at 1:45.  I made it to the marina at 150 and quickly broke off a good fish in the junk pile.  I finally put my last fish in the boat and went to the weigh in.

I knew I had let it slip through my fingers and this was the most disappointing event I have ever fished.  My three fish only weighed 4-02 after the dead fish penalty and I let Robert take over the SC Lead and secure the boaters spot at the Championship.

I could tell the wife was disappointed along with me and that we had really figured that I was going to win it for SC and be the boater for the National Championship.  We kind of planned on it a little too much and as David Simmons said to me "This one really stings".

I am still qualified to go to the TBF National Championship in Branson MO. next year so I am happy about that, I guess I will have to do a back to back title defense. 

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