What stage of the spawn will the fish be in when BASS arrives?
Hengst: There will still be a few spawning, but for the most part they’ll be post-spawn. In my opinion, we have two spawns, sometimes three, each year. Those fish have acclimated themselves to the rising and falling of the water and where there’s a will, there’s a way. I’ve caught fish with bloody tails and fish with eggs in them in October. BZ: What kind of weight will it take to win over four days of competition? Hengst: In the post-spawn period, it will definitely take at least 25 to 28 pounds a day. BZ: How much will it take to make the top 50 cut after two days? Hengst: So much can change between now and then, but it could take as much as 55 pounds. Just to give you some idea, for about 14 years now we’ve had what they call the OPEC tournament, which is a charity event for Falcon State Park. In 1994, they fished a 10 fish limit and it took 55 pounds to win. By 1996, they changed to six fish total, three on Saturday and three on Sunday and it took 34 pounds. In 2001, it took six fi
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