Tournament Recap

Date:

7/21/2002

Tournament Loc:

Knife

Lake Information

City

Mora

Acreage:

1266

acres

Source:

Minnesota DNR

County

Kanabec

Maximum Depth:

15

feet

Source

9/5/1995

State:

Minnesota

Water Clarity:

3

feet

DOW number:

33-0028

Tournament

Launch

5:45:00 AM

Distance

79 miles

*distance & time estimates are from

Weigh-InTime

2:00:00 PM

Estimated

1 hour 43 minutes

Bloomington

(by www.mapquest.com)

Launch

Highway 65

Directions:

35W North; MN-65 (exit 30)

Ramp

Single - Concrete

Accomodation Information

Lure Type

Lure Type

Count

Total Wt

Avg Wt

Big Bass

?

10

20.58

2.06

3.15

Brush Hog

7

16.63

2.38

3.20

Buzzbait

3

5.40

1.80

1.95

French Fry

2

2.92

1.46

1.60

Hard Jerkbait

2

5.17

2.59

3.86

Jig

20

35.86

1.79

3.92

Soft Jerkbait

17

33.42

1.97

3.47

Spider Grub

5

8.04

1.61

2.70

Topwater

3

7.49

2.50

3.73

Tube

14

27.66

1.98

3.33

Weedless Topwater

3

5.18

1.73

2.80

Totals

86

168.35

1.96

Top Six Finishers

Big Bass

1

.

Smith, Jeff

12.93

Smith, Jeff

3.92

Stanley Jig Black/Blue

2

.

Olson, Andy

12.83

3

.

Strom, Craig

11.03

4

.

Richardson, Dale

10.95

5

.

Becka, Paul

10.52

6

.

Amos, Rob

10.06

Tournament Pattern

Winning Pattern:

Senkos tight to shoreline structure.

Secondary Patterns:

Jig & pig and tubes to shoreline cover. Scum frogs over emergent vegetation.

Weather Conditions:

Prior week weather was hot and humid.

Wind: calm

Sky: partly cloudy after the thunderstorms passed

Air temperature started around 70 and a thunderstorm hit the area around mid day.

Water Conditions:

Water Clarity: 1-1.5'

Water Temp: 81 (main lake) and 73 (river)

Prefishing Patterns:

Jigs and plastics on wood, river, scum frogs, Rogues, crankbaits

Miscellaneous Notes:

Unsuccessful patterns were docks, non-shoreline cover, Rat L Traps, spinnerbaits, jig worms, and

Carolina rigs. Also, scum frogs were not as good as expected.

Persistance was the key. The cooler water in the river seemed to make a difference and the fish seemed

to replenish themselves. Also, fish were more active during the thunderstorms and rain.

Moon Phase: Full

Peak Activity: 6-9 am