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Fred Roumbanis started the day in 2nd place, but managed just four fish for 6-11.
"I had the bites I needed," he said. "I broke one off on the hookset that was 4-plus that bit a wacky-rigged Senko, then I found the biggest fish I've found since I been here and got it to eat a frog, but I missed it.
"I can't believe it ate that frog in open water. That was a last-ditch effort to get it to bite, and I reacted too soon and pulled it away."
He caught most of his fish this week on dropshots and wacky-rigs.
"I'm not too disappointed. All in all, it was a good tournament." Complete Story |
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2nd: Roumbanis Made Adjustment |
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Roumbanis ran through all of the bed-fish he'd found in practice on day 1, so today he fished blindly as he searched for more and was successful on both fronts.
"I caught all of them today just fishing while I was looking and I found a flat that's got a herd of fish," he said. "I'll start there with (an Ima Lures) Roumba in the morning – there's a good algae bloom going and that's when a wakebait like that really shines in these clear lakes. Complete Story |
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Another angler that had to scrap his sight-fishing pattern was Fred Roumbanis. He was targetting big bass on the main lake, but pollen and boat traffic messed up that bite. Roumbanis had a real shot at winning the tournament, but Day Three saw him weigh in one fish shy of his limit and only 6 pounds, 11 ounces and he fell to 20th. Complete Story |
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VanDam takes lead on Smith Mountain Lake |
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While he has established a slim lead — 14 ounces over Fred Roumbanis of Bixby, Okla., — VanDam said he would search for new water as he had tapped into many of the productive spots he located in practice.
He said he knew that the fish were relating to bottom but couldn't identify exactly what about the bottom the larger bass liked.
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Freddie bags 16 pounds Day one |
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On a day when the majority of the field failed to catch a limit of keepers, Roumbanis did it four times over.
"I had a limit so fast it was unbelievable," he said. "Boats were still coming off of pad.
"I probably caught 20 keepers, and I had one big bite, but I lost it. I had one 4-pounder and everything else was about the same size."
He's in a community area and said most of the anglers he's sharing water with fared better than average.
"There's quite a few boats working the area and that might be a problem, but it seems like there are fish everywhere. It's really hard to get over 16 pounds because there are so many 3-pounders.
"What it's going to come down to is one big bite, and I'm going to need to land that bite." Read More |
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3rd: Roumbanis Rolled Deuces |
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Oklahoma's Fred Roumbanis hit five or six places and a caught a couple of fish off each one. His best bite never made it into the boat, though.
"I had her pinned and instead of pulling up and grabbing her, I tried to flip her over a log and she outran me," he said. "She was a good 6 to 8 pounds.
"I'm not going to lie, it made me nauseous for a few minutes and I wanted to throw up, knowing the magnitude of this tournament. But a lot of times I do better when I've got something like that to go after."
He's focusing on wood along ditch swings in Pool 5 and is looking forward to gloomy skies on day 2.
"Tomorrow I think they'll bite better. I like to fish fast and cover a lot of water, and they should be coming out and roaming." |
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