​This is the time of year when folks start to put their rods up for bows and rifles leading to smaller crowds at the tournaments. A small crowd of 10 anglers showed up to the Main Street Launch on Bayou Lacombe last Sunday for the Bass Assassins tournament.  The bayou looked great but this fall transition has been a tough one.  The fish have been very finicky.  Out of ten anglers only 12 bass were weighed in.  Eric Ciko brought in 4 bass totaling 6 lbs. 5 oz. which was enough to claim first place. 

The Double Nickel Bass Club fished the East Pearl River that saw sunny and windy conditions. As the 25 anglers who fished the event motored out to their spots they were greeted with good looking water and an incoming tide. In the end it was Ralph Dunn who came out on top by weighing in a 3-fish tournament limit of 7.65 pounds. Guy Stegall won second place with 3 fish that weighed 6.81 pounds. In third place was Jerry Bullock who brought in a limit that weighed 6.33 pounds. Bullock also brought in the big fish of the day; a 4.04-pound bass. 

The Liars and Lunker's held their second Fall/Winter Series tournament of the year on September 25th at Crawford's Landing in Slidell. The thirteen (13) teams that participated found a river that was finally fishable and favorable conditions for catching bass. At the end of the day, eleven (11) of the teams brought back five bass limits, which made for a very competitive weigh in.  The team of Rustin Beaudette and Trevor Truax took the win with 11.84 pounds. Second place went to Mark Mohr and Charles Dauzat with 10.79 pounds.