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Our 2012 season opener kicks off Wednesday, March 14. This is not your ordinary working man's tournament...this is a unified social movement against the bureaucracy that is competitive bass fishing.

Limited rules and complete debauchery on the best Big Bass lake in Central TX...what more can you ask for? 2012 kick off party at Ski Shores starting around 5 pm, think I may take a cab down to 360 and see if I can best my 65 tequila shot bar tab from a couple weeks ago!

More info here: TTZ Lake Austin Wed Night Tournament Rules

 
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29 days and counting. Starting today I'll be posting pics from the past Wed Nighters to give new anglers some insight to the tournament and how it became the BEST value in tournament fishing. I challenge anyone to find somewhere you can spend $40 (excluding two lap dances from a stripper you happen to be dating) and have this much fun!

Aug 6, 2008 - Dale and Jake Read - 28.04 lbs

This was the biggest Wed Night sack we weighed since we started the tournaments in 2007...look at that baby fat on Jake's face!



This was also the first Wed Nighter we had three 20 lb sacks weighed in. Larry and I came in second with 21 lbs and had 16 lbs in the livewell within the first 20 minutes; I lost an easy 8-9 lber with 10 minutes left to go that might have given Dale and Jake a run for their money. Larry looked like a fat kid in front of a cup cake while I was still crying over spilled milk.



The Waldrops came in third with just over 20 lbs; I think Jr won enough money to get his hair cut the next day.




28 more days of Lake Austin fish porn before the Big Dance arrives.
 
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I am so tired of being in bed before 1 am on Wednesday nights. This will be an interesting year, expecting bigger turnouts than ever and I have a feeling that the Wednesday night BB record will go down this season. Competition will be tougher than ever, as more and more people are fishing LA regularly with Travis and Georgetown being the way they are.

Hope to fish with some more people this year. Had a blast last season fishing with different partners (7) and cutting a few checks. Also, I did manage to avoid a DWI last year, despite being pulled over on my way home TWICE. Hope to keep that streak going.

Really just hoping for my first tackle pack...
 
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I apologize for not posting yesterday; a good buddy of mine just found out his wife has been cheating on him so I've been by his side helping him through this difficult time. I'm a bit hungover and still smell like Bath & Body Works lotion.


Anyway, I've been helping my mom clean her house and stumbled upon some old photo albums...thought this would be a good oppurtunity to keep this thread going with a "Get to Know Your Tournament Directors" post. So for those that haven't met me, here's a quick snapshot of how I became such a douchebag.


I was born September 1, 1973 in Saigon, Vietnam. I was always told I come from a good pedigree of names; my grandfather was the equivalent to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court back in Vietnam and later served as an advisor to the President before Ho Chi Minh and the communist took over the country. My parents were always in the political limelight so paraded me around town fully dressed in traditional **** garments. Here's a pic of me at 18 months





Even back then I always carried a gangsta wad and made it rain everywhere I went. We were evacuated to Thailand shortly before all hell broke loose from the Vietnam War and eventually moved to Hawaii when I was 2 yrs old. Nobody in my family fishes or can even comprehend the sport, so I always wondered where my attraction to fishing came from. Dad told me when I was two years old he sat me down on a bench next to a koi pond and not seconds later I jumped into the water trying to grab the first fish that swam by...and it was all downhill from there.


Since my dad was in the oil and gas business we eventually moved to Houston in 1978. He tried to get me involved in other sports like soccer and tennis, but I always found my way to the water. I found this early pic dated 1980 - I was 7 yrs old and bank fishing like a true brokedick.





As I grew older, I remember getting more excited looking at a new Bass Pro Shops catalog than my dad's Playboys; and if I brought home good grades all I wanted was for my dad to take me fishing. Trip after trip he'd wake up at dark thirty with me already sitting in the living room couch with my pole and tackle box eagerly ready to go. I fished with a Zebco 202 forever until I finally saved up enough money to buy my first real combo; it was an All Star WR1 with a Quantum reel. I think the rod was $90 and the reel was $60...back in 1988 that was a lot of money for a combo, but since I was sure I'd make it to the Bassmaster Classic one day it was money well spent. I thought twice about posting this pic, but if you can't make fun of yourself who can you make fun of? Circa 1988 @ 15 yrs old...Justin Bieber ain't got crap on me.





Check out all the delicious basses on the floor and the pimpin' All Star Rods cap...made in Houston and 97% IM6 graphite baby! And yes, those shorts are hot pink. But Ocean Pacific ho shorts were cool and the gayness was offset by the OG trophy hunter shirt complete with sponsor patches. Unfortunately, a couple months later I got my first taste of a titty and ended up with a stinky finger so quit bass fishing altogether until I eventually made it to Austin in 2005. If only I would've stayed with it you guys might be watching me weigh in next weekend at the Classic!


So there you have it, a cool story brah and the Hong edition of "Get to Know Your Tournament Directors".


27 days and counting.
 
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I came to a harsh realization last night - I am getting OLD! Started my weekend off yesterday evening at 5:30 the usual way with a shot of Jameson and a Bud Light chaser. Four shots and eight beers later we headed to another spot and I could barely finish my second Maker's before calling it a night. I better get some practice in before the season kicks off, blacking out at Ski Shores is probably not a good thing.




Speaking of ho shorts, fishing Lake Austin at night with exposed knees is hazardous to your health but may lead to a monster sack! Our overnight tournament has earned its place in TTZ history as 10 out of 15 teams weighed in over 20 lbs.

Lance and I weighed in 36.02 lbs and won Big Bass with a 10.29 lber. This was the first time we had ever fished together and it was a blast, Lance is one heck of a stick! After that tournament I tried to find my gym shorts from middle school so Lance and I could form Team Daisy Dukes.



Jason Patureau and Louie Mallernee came in second with 27.60 lbs; can you imagine not winning a tournament in Central Texas with 27.60 lbs?



Dale and Jake Read finished a very close third with 27.56 lbs and also weighed a 10.14 lb fish. Third place with twenty-seven and a half pounds and not winning Big Bass with a 10 lber...gotta love Lake Austin!




Here are the remaining bags over 20 lbs:

Mike Katzer and Bennett Cowan - 25.49 lbs



Gail and Larry Pederzani - 24.42 lbs



Robby and Keith Crabb - 23.65 lbs



Matt Barnett and Chris Roberts - 22.99 lbs



Phillip Doubek and Jared Parker - 21.74 lbs



Tim McNeal and David Bueche - 21.26 lbs



Eddy and Ronny Maynard - 21.18 lbs




Are y'all getting antsy yet? 25 days and counting.
 
#24 ·
Andy, have you ever gone back to Vietnam? and fished?

Not sure what the fishing there is like but I've seen loads of monster snakehead videos from Thailand. On my bucketlist for sure
 
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