A unique opportunity will be available during the week of October 5-8, 2010.  Elite Series and FLW Tour pros Terry Butcher, Jason Christie, Sean Hoernke, and Matt Reed have come together to offer a special week of education and fishing on Grand Lake in Oklahoma.

The class will be open to the first 4 one or two man groups that register.  All 4 groups or individuals will rotate each day with the four tour pros and spend the day fishing on Grand Lake.  Only you or your group will be in the boat with the pro for the day The course is designed for all levels of anglers and tournament anglers looking for one on one instruction to help make them better and more successful anglers.  From beginners to advanced tournament fishermen each day students will learn how to locate and catch fish on a large body of water plus different techniques and tricks used on the Tour’s.  Students will also be able to work on and develop certain fishing techniques that they feel they need to improve to become better anglers per their request.  This course is centered on utilizing years of tournament fishing knowledge and delivering it to the student to make them better anglers.  The 4 day course is $2000 for one or two people. For more information email hoernke@hotmail.com

Lake Norman was a little different than what we have seen the past few years on the FLW in the Spring.  It was a new challenge there this time with the fish being a lot more spread out and several different patterns working.  There were fish caught in 40-50 feet of water on the bottom with a drop shot and spoon and there was a shallow largemouth bite around brush and rocks around docks with topwater and worms.  I ended up catching almost all of my fish on topwater early then switching to a dropshot and my Porky's Revenge Shakyhead to catch all my fish this trip.  There is one more event to go till the qualification for the TTBC at Lake Conroe.  The good news is the next event will be at Lake Tawakoni near Dallas.  I'm very excited about this tournament because Tawakoni is one of the first lakes I started fishing when I grew up in Dallas.  My old bass club used to have many events there when I was in High School and I have fished many events there over the years.  I haven't been there in about 8 years and I'm excited about going back.