FLW Tour Pro, Ricky D. Scott was introduced
to the sport of Tournament Bass Fishing at an early age. Before Ricky entered his teen years, he and his father competed
in buddy tournaments. Later, his mother was the Women's National Fishing Champion. Ricky entered his first B.A.S.S.
affiliated club tournament two days after his 16th birthday. He won that event and has been drawn to the sport ever
since. Ricky has earned over $330,000.00 in tournament winnings. He has garnered press in FLW Outdoors Magazine,
BASSMASTER Magazine, B.A.S.S. Times, Central Pro-Am Association's Fishin' Magazine, Angler's Choice Magazine, FLW Outdoors.com, BassFan.com, Fishing World .com, and
numerous newspaper and internet
articles. He has also had television appearances on FLW Outdoors
on FSN, The BASSMASTER'S on TNN, Central Pro-Am Association's Fishin'
Magazine Television Series, 5 Outdoors and has also been a guest on Don Berry's Radio Show, and BassBuckandDuck.com Radio
Show. Ricky is sponsored byCASTAWAY Rods,Barling Boat Sales, and Hamby's Protector Beaching Bumpers. Clickhere for info on how to put Ricky to work, advertising for you. (email).
Well, the first Tour event of the year is in the books. Not the start that I
wanted! I had a tough practice. I never got on much. The final day of practice, I found an area where I
could at least catch a limit. I focused on that area during the tournament and managed to catch a limit each day.
Unfortunately, the fish I caught were small. No kickers. I started the tournament with a jerkbait. However,
after my co-angler caught a 4-pounder and a 5-pounder on a jig head worm, I put my jerkbait down! I used a Berkley Finesse
Power worm on a 1/4 oz jig head to catch a small limit. On day 2, I used the Berkley Finesse Worm to catch a limit.
Then I threw the jerkbait along grasslines to cull several times. Day two was fun. I caught over 40 fish.
However, they were again small and my two day, 10 bass total was only 20 pounds, 6 ounces. Not a good start to the season.
David Fritts won the event. He is on a roll and fishing really well.
Today was day one of the FLW Tour on Lake Guntersville. I managed to catch a limit,
but they were all small. My limit weighed 8-10 and I'm down in the triple digits (113). The wind didn't
blow and my jerkbait bite died. My co-angler caught fish on a shakey head. So, I started throwing one and caught
my small limit. I weighed in four spotted bass and one largemouth. I need to catch about 30 pounds tomorrow!!
I really dug a hole for myself today. I'll go catch all I can tomorrow and try to salvage a few points.
My practice so far has been really tough. It is frustrating, because I know it will take
huge weights to well in this event. The water is from 44 to 47 degrees with about one foot of visibility. I never
had a keeper on my first day of practice. Today wasn't much better. I had one keeper on a jerkbait and one
on a Berkley Gripper jig. It has been getting a little warmer each day. That will help the bite. The
fish are grouped up right now and hard to find. If you can find the right area, you can get well in a hurry! I'm
still looking...................
It's getting cold again tonight. The Lake Guntersville FLW Tour event is
almost here. I bet the water temperature will be low. The lake is full of big bass though. I'm ready
to do some fishing! Here's Don Berry's Fishing Radio Show link: http://www.fishingradioshow.com/ You can listen live between 4 and 5PM on www.jock987.net
I will be on Don Berry's Fishing Radio Show on Wednesdy, Dec 4. The show
will run from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm and features a live call-in segment, where you can ask your questions. If you
are not in the Springfield, MO area, you can listen live on the web at www.jock987.net.
