It's all about Timing for Rob Frye's win at the final 2007 Bubba Midweek

It's all about Timing for Rob Frye's win at the final 2007 Bubba Midweek on Winnipesaukee.

Story by Mike McNamara

We had a cool start for our 38 players for our Halloween Midweek, the last official midweek of the 2007 season. (Yes I did say official, more to come later). It was a nice day, no wind, plenty of sun and just a wonderful day to be fishing.

First to weigh in, who is known to be Mr. Sand Bagger himself, Rob Frye with 14.67 lbs. Rob had fished the prior Sunday during the Team Bubba T.O.C. and didn't get a bite all day. He decided to fish the midweek in hopes of redeeming himself. By 11:00 Rob still didn't have a bite all day. He then decided it was time to give up on the non-existent silver buddy bite and head for largemouth. He was almost ready to give-up around 12:30 and pack it up and head home. A little luck came from a little phone call from his wife reminding him to be home in time to take the kids out trick-or-treating. He was ready to earn some wifey-points and head home early but timing is everything. It was only a matter of being at the right place at the right time. Wheeling his black/blue and purple jig he finally started getting bit. Between 1:00 PM and 3:05 he was able to muster up 12 good keeper largie bites including a 4.81 largemouth. He wheeled to a fine win on a tough day for catching largemouth. Rob won this tourney out of his trusty Skeeter, working stealth fully through some thick stuff fishing 2 to 6 feet deep just out from the banks. Sad Frye missed the largemouth lunker by just a mere .65 lbs. Wow, what fun at the scales. Beating him for the lunker largemouth was Randy Smith. Randy’s lone fish came on a black jitter bug. Good job.

Second place goes to Bruce Acox with 13.46. Wow he says, what a day, three limits by 10am and his lunker smallmouth which by the way he caught on his hitchhikers spot. Bruce don’t forget to tip the guide!. Bruce was also a wonderful good Samaritan. Jim Peake’s ride was not happy on one cold fall day. Things always work out though when you are a Bubba. Thanks goes out to all that helped Jim, Greg and Mike Day. Sweet. Bruce talks to catching and catching. He thinks maybe 30 fish – and two or three he is still dreaming about as they pulled and double pulled on his silver buddies and then doubled over his rod. Can’t ask for a better time than that to win $$$. Guess it paid to let Jim hitch a ride today.

Mike McNary – no stranger to our winning circle, took third place with 12.55. He had his limit by 1pm using drop shot rig and black and blue and gold Senkos along with a sweet beaver (brown). Josh Lance with a very nice bag of smallmouth came in sixth place with 11.87. Josh had his limit by 10am on silver buddies and watermelon spider grubs in 20m feet of water. He caught around 20 fish all day.

Fifth place winner, Mike Keane caught just 5 fish all day, but they were the right one’s. He caught his limit by high noon totaling 12.15 using spider grubs, green pumpkin. Sad Mike leaves states landing after the weigh in and something breaks in his motor. Good thing that our First Loser, Ed Rivera was there. Thanks for the call Mike and checking on that last truck left at Lee’s Mills. I told Mike that it was that old guy trying to figure out what Frye found out back in the Bassin. We have to much fun guys!!

Sixth place went to Jim Peake with 11.87 who caught his limit by 10 am also. All of his fish came on a silver buddy in 30 – 36 feet of water. Jim talks to catching numbers all day, just none being a lunker kicker. Good to see you Jim at our Midweek.

Our coveted First Loser’s spot went to Ed Rivera with 11.69. Good job. Again thanks for watching our for our friends (Mike Keane).

There will be one more “Iron Man Tournament” on November 14th for those brave and daring enough to come out and play (I told you there would be more later. )

And last but surely not least our sponsor giveaways, the last ones for 2007. The Applebees gift certificate went to Eric Kuehne. The Action Paint Ball gift certificate went to Richard Ouelette, the Berkley baits went to Tom Lamb. Alan Denise took home a bottle of Bass Boat Saver and Josh Lane was the recipient of the baits from Jim’s Quick Stop Custom Pro Tackle Shop. Mike Day was the lucky recipient of the leatherman super tool from Hutch’s Tent Rental. Again thank you to all our sponsor’s and remember to continue to patronize them. We hope to see them all again next year for our 2008 season.

Quit Wishin, Go Fishing!!!