​Early in the morning this past Sunday we had a big crowd show up to fish the Bass Assassins out of Foggy Waters Marina.  Fourty-six anglers showed up to do battle.  Trucks filled up the parking lot and boats lined the bank on each side of the bay that the launch is in.  As the sun started to shine in the morning sky we started to call out the boats.  One by one the anglers headed out to their first spots with big hopes and dreams for the day.  With that many anglers fishing and the time of year it is I figured that there would be some big bags brought in to the scales.  I was wrong.  The front that came through the Friday before had the fish shut down.  John Seghers was able to figure out the tough conditions to bring in a 7.66 lbs. limit to take home first place and a 3.49 lbs. big fish to win the big fish of the day as well. In second we find Jimmy Dorris with 4 fish totaling 6.06 lbs.  Josh Enman ended up in third with a four fish bag weighing 5.67 lbs. In fourth we had a tie between Eric Ciko and John Cahill who both had a limit totaling 5.39 lbs.  Eric's big fish was larger than John's so he ended up fourth and John ended up in fifth.

The Double Nickel Bass Club fished the East Pearl River on Tuesday. Despite the weather forecast of high winds, 26 boats showed up to fish. As the morning wore on the strong winds felt like hurricane winds. Everyone hung in there until the end and as the boats waited to pick up they resembled bobbing corks in the river.  In the end it was Barry Lee who took first place with 6.84 pounds.  Bill Dorris came in second with a 3-fish bag that weighed 6.32 pounds. Bob Perry came in third place with a 3-fish bag weighing 4.92 pounds. In the big bass division, there was another tie.  Johnny Ceflu and Barry Lee both caught the big fish that weighed 2.90 pounds.     ​

Signs of warmer weather must have anglers ready to hit the water as the Liars and Lunkers Spring/Summer series started strong with 22 teams showing up at the East Pearl on February 25th, 2024 for the first event of the season. Anglers were greeted with a brisk morning in the low 40s, making that early boat ride a chilly one, but it warmed up quickly turning into a beautiful day. Of the 22 teams, many struggled with the adversities that the Pearl River system delivered on tournament day with that being high muddy river water, mixed with extremely low tides in the marsh. However, some extremely impressive weights were brought back to the scales at the noon weigh-in. Taking home 1st place honors with a whopping 18.97 pounds was Skip Rayborn and Wade Strahan. They also took big bass honors with a 5.24 stud!