Actually, the money isn't even a factor in my mind. I fished this tournament just like I would have fished if a bunch of guys had thrown $5 into a pot. I fish the same way no matter what. |
Everything I did worked. I couldn't do no wrong. I was catching some awesome fish. |
Everything went right for me today. Everywhere I went I caught fish. |
For two days I've been on bedding fish, and I went back this morning and caught a 6-pounder on my third cast. I had visions of grandeur, but that was my last good fish of the day. |
I had a lot of confidence in the area. |
I had to fish slow on the bottom, keeping my rod-tip near the surface. If I raised the rod even a little, the 40-mph wind became troublesome. |
I just had a good day. I could go out tomorrow and maybe catch 10 pounds. I'm not sure if I can catch five fish. But I'll got back to the some of the areas that I got bit in today and try to milk them for what they're worth. |
I just wasn't able to catch them. My third cast was a 6-pounder. Things went downhill after that. They were just not biting as well as Friday. |
I probably had the strongest area of the lake and I understood it better than the other guys. That was why I won. |
I think I had the strongest area on the lake. |
I was pretty disappointed today. I spent all of my time in the area where I caught my fish Friday because I thought it had more fish. |
I was relaxed the whole time. I'm never nervous when I'm tournament fishing. To me it's fun and relaxing. I didn't get a little nervous (Sunday) until I got up on the stage with the other five finalists. |
I'm going to change and fish some new areas tomorrow. All I can do is go catch as many fish as I can. We'll see what happens. |
It didn't affect me, though. I yanked him out of the water, got him back on the boat and went right on fishing. |
It hasn't really sunk in yet. It's like you're in the middle of a dream. |