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Thompson dealt heartbreaking defeat |
With seven FLW Outdoors top-10 finishes to his credit, Zack Thompson of Orinda, Calif., came into the Lake Havasu event looking for his first win. And after fishing nearly flawlessly throughout the week, he thought this might finally be his time. But alas, it was not to be. Falling a painful 2 ounces short of victory, Thompson ultimately had to settle for second place.
However, despite the heartbreak, Thompson took his best-ever finish in the FLW Series circuit in stride.
“This week I’ve been really blessed,” said Thompson, who walked away with over $44,000 in winnings. “I had a perfect week until today. Today was the first day I lost a fish. And that’s why you have to fish perfectly, because if you don’t, you’re not going to beat these guys.”
Thompson said that he targeted docks with “miscellaneous” plastic baits and drop-shotted a hand-poured Berkley purple worm when seeking out bedding fish.
“I was sight-fishing whenever I could,” said Thompson. “In the end, it just didn’t work out. But it’s been a great tournament and a great week.”
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Thompson ready for finals |
On the strength of a three-day catch weighing in at 43 pounds, 15 ounces, Zack Thompson of Orinda, Calif., leapfrogged from fifth to second place overall heading into tomorrow’s finals.
“It’s been kind of a tough tournament,” said Thompson. “But I’ve been having a pretty good week. I’ve also got some things figured out, and I feel really good where I’m at. We’ll just have to see how it goes tomorrow.”
Thompson, who used a combination of sight-fishing techniques and reaction baits to land the majority of his catch, narrowly avoided a catastrophe today when he ran into some significant problems with his equipment.
“My boat broke down at about 11 a.m., but luckily I was able to wave down a pleasure boater,” said Thompson. “He towed me about seven miles, and I was able to fish just outside the marina a little longer until somebody brought me (the rest of the way). I had four fish in the boat before I broke down, but I was able to catch a limit when I got back around the marina.” Read More
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Thompson up to second finishes 6th |
In second place, Orinda, Calif., pro Zack Thompson moved up three notches with a limit weighing 24-4 and a total of 51-11. Hinging his success on a particular tactical feature borne of local knowledge, Thompson was mum on lure specifics, but said he was fishing reaction baits and down baits.
He said water movement was central to his strategy: “It’s tide-related, so I just try to get on one of my spots when the tide is working in the right direction, catch a few and then wait until I can get to another spot where the fish are biting again. It’s just a matter of waiting for some water to move and being in the right place at the right time.”
Thompson said that during slack tide, he targets various turn breaks where lag times between tide schedules finds water moving around points. “If you keep moving around, you can find moving water.” Complete Story |
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