The day started off with the pre-tournament meeting. Teams drew numbers to find out what order they would launch in then reviewed the rules and other tournament details. As the boats took off, each team was met by a beautiful sunrise over a flat glass lake. The anglers enjoyed fishing without the high winds that had been prevalent since the beginning of the year.

Many of the teams fished shallow, looking for fish on beds or pre-spawn fish looking to move up. Almost all the fish were caught in less than 4′ of water. East Lake is known for its clearer water and with the sunny skies and calm wind; visibility was at its peak.

As the boats came back in for weigh-in, all had stories of short fish, tough fishing and the one that got away. It was awesome to see that no team came back with an empty livewell though. Every team brought something to the scales.

This event would not have been possible without the help of the following sponsors: East Lake Fish Camp and Florida Bass Networks. Thank you so much for your support.

Till next time tight lines and good fishing….
From Staff Writer BASSonline – fishing@bassonline.com
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April 2, 2010

I took out Josh Chon from Wyoming . Josh is a fly fishing guide where he lives,  watching this guy fly fish was a real treat for me. Josh did things with a fly that I have only seen done on tv. Josh Trully is an artist with a fly rod and it was awesome to experience the Everglades with him.

I look forward to fishing with you in the future!

Till next time tight lines and good fishing….
From Staff Writer Capt Tony Masiello (tonym@bassonline.com)
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Brett, belated thanks for the guided trip last month-my son Pen, my friend Tom, and I all had a great time, despite the brief squall of rain.  If we make it down to Florida next spring, we’ll look you up
again.

I attach the picture in case you need to prove to anyone that Tom really did pull a pickerel out of the water that afternoon.

Yours,

Frank Grady

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Thanks Frank,

It was a rainy Florida Everglades day, but the fishing was great!

Look forward to fishing with you.

Till next time tight lines and good fishing….
From Staff Writer Capt Brett Isackson (bretti@bassonline.com)
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April 1 , 2010 had the honor of taking out Steve Ranzman and his three best buds on two boat trip in the Everglades.

These guys love to fishing and are locals from Delray Beach. The guys boated a good number of bass in a 6 hour super half day with us.

A great group of guys that really like to fish and we enjoy as much taking.

We look forward to fishing with you in the future!

Till next time tight lines and good fishing….
From Staff Writer Capt Tony Masiello (tonym@bassonline.com)
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Dear BassOnline – What an amazing and fun time I had fishing the Everglades with Capt Dave.  It was a beautiful March day and the weather was just perfect for catching bass.  Cast after cast I was reeling the bass in, Capt Dave knew just where to go to find them.

I’m looking forward to getting back to Florida and getting out with Capt Dave again.  See you in June!

Tina Storm

The Lone Lady Fisherman

Thanks Tina, I look forward to fishing with you!

Till next time tight lines and good fishing….
From Staff Writer Capt Dave Manack  (davem@bassonline.com)
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