Stoney Lake's Winning Pattern
By Luigi De Rose |
| Duane and Mike are all smiles after the win! (Photo: CSFL) |
The 2018
CSFL Classic returned to the rugged shores of Stoney Lake in North Kawartha,
Ontario on September 8 to 10th. The dynamic duo from Curve Lake,
Mike Williams and Duane Jacobs were crowned champions again one year after
their first Classic win. Williams and Jacobs bested the 78 team field with a
three day total of 40-85lbs. Father and son team Stuart and Jesse Evans missed
the win by a razor’s edge with 40-4lbs. Third was captured by Cesare Ruscio and
Mike Quesnelle who sacked 39-7lbs.
IBASSIN.com
chatted with the newly crowned champs for a rundown on how they secured
back-to-back Classic wins on Stoney Lake.
Pre-fishing
“We never
practice on Stony Lake!” insists Duane Jacobs. “We have a ton of experience on that
lake but most importantly we have experience during this time of year.” Early
September is a tricky time of year for bass. Cool mornings and warm afternoons
confuse bass and frustrate tournament anglers even more. “The conditions were
fairly similar to last year when we won but this year we focused on largemouth
and skipped trying for smallmouth until the last day were we landed two.”
Tournament
Friday, the
first day of competition, was lack luster at best with a limit of only
12.3lbs. Saturday’s 15.6lbs limit was a
big improvement. That propelled them
into 4th place and qualified them to fish on championship Sunday as
part of “Top 12”. “The trick to
succeeding on Stoney Lake is to stay consistent. The guys who have a big bass
will have a great day but if you don’t get that big one you’ll likely only have
a 6 or 7 pound limit.” Assures Jacobs. “Over the first two days, we discovered
that our largemouth spots were producing much better in the afternoon so we
targeted our best spots during that prime time period.” Sunday had Mike and Duane tried to
