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Sporting Goods, Bait and Tackle Hunting Stories and Information Fishing
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Before we even get started, I would just like to
say thanks to Mr. Barga (pronounced bar-gee) for his interview. He truly
made it easy and from my experience seemed to be not only a good
fisherman, but a good person as well and an asset to the sport of bass
fishing. Mr. Barga is from Gilbertsville, Kentucky and his partner is from nearby Madisonville, Kentucky. They are located near the Kentucky Lake damn, so they know a little bit about fishing Kentucky Lake. These two have only fished 2 or 3 tournaments together, but have done well. I always wonder about the guys who win with blind luck. Well, that's not the case here. Mr. Barga has been fishing tournaments for 26 years and fishes 12-15 tourneys per year. He has been fishing the Red Man Trail for 22 years. Fishing with another partner, he won a truck and boat in a previous tournament. Individually he has won $12,000.00 twice, both times on the Arkansas River. So, by knowing all of this, it seems that luck was not a major factor in this win. There winning strategy unfolded like this: Mike came fishing a week before the tournament and found a few fish holding on a chunk rock flat right off the main channel. He had fished this spot before and he knew that they could probably catch a couple of fish here, but just planned on fishing it for a few minutes and moving on. Well, on tournament day they went directly to this spot and had 4 Smallmouth in the boat in 5 minutes. They ended up catching 9 fish on that spot, in an area about the size of a bass boat. What they thought to be a pretty good spot, turned out to be a $10,000 fishing hole. They were fishing 6-9 feet deep and catching most of their fish on a Lucky Craft Jerkbait. They worked the bait very slowly, due to the 50-52 degree water temperature. They may actually let the bait lie motionless for 10 seconds at a time and get the strike while it's still or as soon as it's moved. These guys know what they are doing and by finding these types of places, you can get into some Bronzebacks too. One thing to remember is the water temperature was 50-52 degrees. Since then we have had unseasonably warm weather, so these methods probably won't work exactly the same now. But, when next year rolls around and the water temp hits 50+, keep these methods in mind and maybe you'll win $10,000, or at least catch a few more fish. Good Fishing,
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I had an opportunity to sit down and talk to one of the winners of
the Froggy Bass Tournament, Ray Barga, and pick his brain for tips and a
little insight into his fishing experience and techniques. What better
place to learn than from the best, and two weeks ago Ray and his partner
Mike Saleeba were the best, as they brought in over $10,000.00 dollars
in prize money for their first place finish.