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Out of the 36 teams that
showed up — that’s about 10
teams short of what we nor-
mally have — only 20 teams
actually attempted to fish in
the ever-increasing winds.
The others paid their entry
fee to get their 10 points for
entering and to help qualify
for our rich postseason.
Herman and I put in on
a private landing where
the wind was not a factor.
When we finally called it
quits, the wind had shifted
and strengthened, blowing
directly into the launching
area that we had used before
sunup to get on the water.
We barely made it off the
lake without incident. I mean
that as soon as we pulled the
boat out of the water, 3-foot
rollers started pounding the
concrete ramp.
We caught three fish, which
turned out to be good enough
for eighth-place money. Only
two teams caught the tourna-
ment limit of seven fish.
At the weigh-in, it began to
rain — again.
Pat Jeffcoats, who is almost
as old as I am and has been
in the crappie club almost as
long as I have, asked me at the
Lake Washington weigh-in if
“this is the windiest tourna-
ment we’ve ever held?”
I thought for a moment,
scratching my chin, trying to
recall.
“Paul, you don’t even have
to think about it,” Pat said. “I
can tell you this was the worst
e v e r .”
Upon reflection, I’d have to
agree that the conditions at
Lake Washington — espe-
cially the wind — were the
worst ever.
Hey, I’ve never had the wind
blow a minnow pole out of
my trolling racks before,
and that happened at Lake
Washington.
I do recall a really scary windas Big as
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