Been some interesting BigeyeCrappieman tournaments lately. Couple of weeks ago the fog on Jordan was so thick that the moon went dark and one thing I have never--never had happen: the GPS signal barely worked!!! We were the #1 team and had launched by 5:30. We just made it to our fishing spot by 7:00. We had a long run to our spot and most of it was at 10 mph. Any faster and we lost connection with the satellite. We could barely see the length of the boat and with the moon blackened out, I had to use the electronics to run. All of a sudden, the boat symbol started dancing around and I had no idea where I was going. Under 10 mph it would re-connect. We had to travel from the 64 bridge to the Farringrton bridge and you guys know that there is a narrow channel getting between the timber left in the water. That was one of the most harrowing boat trips I have ever been on. Charles has the Humminbird Solix 12 with the 2.0 map, so I don't mind driving in the dark.

Yesterday on Falls was another one of those once-in-a-lifetime event. Fortunately it happened to a number other guys as well. There was so much pollen in the water, that it blacked out our LiveScope. I did not realize it was the pollen and twice I went back and reset the factory defaults. We talked to another team nearby and they were having the same problem. Once back at the weigh-in, found out that all the LiveScope teams lost their signals because of not just pollen on the surface, but throughout the water column.

The championship is this coming Saturday and let's hope for a normal Saturday on the lake!!