That was really the only reason I could catch them like that."Ĭombs' day-1 bag was 4 pounds better than anyone else in the 100-angler field could manage, and he pushed his advantage to nearly 7 1/2 pounds the following day. Having that history, I knew where the exact waypoints were where I'd smashed them before. Where I ended up fishing (in the tournament), though, were some of the best community holes - the places that look good on a map chip. You can find spots out there where you can sit there every day and catch them."I drove around a lot and checked some of the long-shot spots and the more isolated stuff that people probably wouldn't find. "When we got there everybody was trying to fish ledges and the first day I passed right by six or seven spots because I didn't want to pull in and catch a fish in front of somebody.
The standard 2 1/2 days that Elite competitors are permitted for practice were basically useless for Combs."That tournament, I'd have been okay going into it without practice," he said. It gained him an early berth in next year's Bassmaster Classic at Guntersville. His lead over a hard-charging Rick Clunn had dwindled to just a pound going into the wind-delayed final day, but he caught a 28-02 sack to prevail by nearly 6 pounds with a 111-05 aggregate.It was his third significant triumph in his home state in the past several years, following a PAA Tournament Series victory at Tawakoni and a Toyota Texas Bass Classic win at Conroe. But I made the decision to start there the first day, and it was on."The 37-year-old achieved his initial Elite Series victory in wire-to-wire fashion and broke the century mark with more than 11 pounds to spare. The place where I caught the bulk of my big fish I hit three different times in practice and caught one fish. "Say if I went to Guntersville, which I've been to a few times, and pulled up on a ledge and fished it three to five times without catching anything, I'm going to scratch that ledge off my hit list."At Falcon, there's 10 to 15 really good holes that I knew I had to have patience with - I knew the fish had to eventually show up. How big of a role did Keith Combs' vast experience on Falcon Lake play in his Bassmaster Elite Series victory there? It almost can't be overstated."It was probably the only reason I was able to catch them the way I did," said the Huntington, Texas resident who spends much of the winter season guiding on the border impoundment.
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