Grass Getting Right Just In Time For Snag Proof Open On Lake Guntersville
The grass is getting greener in Lake Guntersville just in time for the 10th annual Snag Proof Open out of Goose Pond Colony.
“A couple of weeks ago we had a cold front, but now we are back to summertime,” said Jamie Shay at The Bait, Tackle & Grill at Goose Pond, headquarters for the Snag Proof tournament Saturday. “The grass is topping off. The last two weeks it has changed drastically and it’s looking good now.”
As the grass grows on one of the best frog lakes in the country the fishing, especially topwater frog fishing, keeps getting better and better, Shay said.
“We’ve already had a frog tournament, an inaugural team frog tournament some guys started up, two weeks ago with a 50-boat turnout. That was a little early for a frog tournament, but the fishing was pretty good, and there have been some guys cashing checks frog fishing in tournaments, too.”
Shay said the Snag Proof tournament features a $10,000 first place prize if 150 boats are entered – and he believes Saturday’s tournament will reach that mark or better.
“We’ve averaged about 150 boats every year of the tournament here. We had 168 boats last year so we think it will be pretty close to that again.”
The $180 entry fee includes big fish and there will be multiple big fish payouts. The tournament will pay back to 20 percent of the field.
Registration will be held 3 to 6 p.m. Friday at The Bait, Tackle & Grill at Goose Pond, with a short meeting to follow at 6 p.m., Shay said.
“If anglers can’t make it to the Friday registration, we will be taking registrations Saturday morning before the tournament,” he said.
Only Snag Proof Frogs will be allowed in the tournament and they must be fished topwater. Modifications by adding rattles or bbs, trimming skirts, painting and changing hooks are permitted. No trailers of any kind will be allowed.
Winners will be determined by the heaviest three fish.
Snag Proof Open Guntersville
Sat, Aug 9, 2014
Lake Guntersville
Goose Pond Colony
Call Jamie Shay 256-599-0132
Email: [email protected]
