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Contributed by John Carey
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Thursday, 13 August 2009 |
 Five Alive fished Carnegie Lake this past Sunday. It was hot and humid with rain on and off for much of the day. The water was it's usual chocolate color and reached temperatures in the mid to upper seventies. It was a descent day on the lake with 7 of 18 anglers catching their limit. As weigh in time was approaching the air was thick with rumors of monsters that had been caught that day. It was heard that Tommy had a 6 pounder. It took a mere whisper in Bruce's ear to have the news clear across the club, end to end on Lake Carnegie. Also heard was that Joe Kraft nailed a 5 to 6 pound monster right off the bat early in the morning within the first hour of the tounament. Andy Konka was also said to have a hog in his live well which slowly grew amongst the whispers from 4 plus to 6 plus pounds!! What excitement. Hearts raced as the boats pulled in to the shore and weigh bags distributed. Our anticipations were deflated quickly as the reality of the day was revealed. Tommy's 6 pounder was actually 4 fish adding up to 6 pounds total. Joe Kraft revealed his fish was just a rumor caused by guys overhearing he and Bruce joking around saying "I got 5 pounda" with Asian accents. Makes ya wonder what these guys were smokin huh? But what about Andy's monster? We went to the scales. Third place went to Tim Dafick, a familiar name in the winners circle this year, with 5 bass going8.98 pounds. Third wasn't enough to help him in his quest to catch Chris Press in the Angler of the year race. Chris furthered his lead by taking second place with 5 fish weighing 9.47 pounds. Nice job Chris. Chris started off the day by blowing chunks boatside after a hearty night of partying. Despite his queeziness, lethal beer farts, and burps Chris still did well. I can not say the same for some of the geese that wondered within range of the toxic fumes dispersing from Chris' rain suit. I saw a flock of 50 geese going his way but only 3 made it back. Maybe we will see a few hundred pounds less of the goose crap that builds up on Carnegie's dock! First place went to Andy "the Senko King" Konka with 5 fish totaling 11.94 pounds! Andy actually did have a monster! anchoring his bag was the lunker of the day, a 5.07 pound beauty. Andy was happy to take his very first, first place win with Five Alive. Nice job Andy. In addition to the day's first place and lunker winnings, Andy will receive his sponsorship check from Yamamoto bait company this week. It was a good day. See you in 2 weeks at Deal Lake. Tight lines and stay outta my hole!
John Carey
Five Alive President |
