Tami Curtis (Tami on Tour) got her five bass as a co-angler in the FLW Stren Series event at Lake Oroville, but hopes this tournament won’t be a story of what could have been.
“I’m thrilled with the weight (7-pounds, 15 ounces)” she said this evening when I called before FLW posted the first day scores. “And Chris (Ricci) is excited too,” she added. His 9 pounds, 1 ounce put him in second place among co-anglers, and that puts him in excellent position to make the final top 10 fishing on Saturday.
But Tami’s tournament may have been settled on her first cast of the day. When she set the hook, her circle hook was true, but the fish barely moved on her 6-pound–then suddenly, the line parted. “I must have had the drag too tight, or maybe there was a nick in the line,” she said.
But worse than merely losing a fish, (she caught 20 on the day) was the size of this one in this oh-so-tight competition. “I saw it roll,” she said. “I saw the white (of its underside). The white part was as big as a football!”
In decent position on the day (tied for 18th, see Tami “Jennings”), we’ll see how she fares tomorrow.