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“We were able to tell how big the fish were, how many there were and if they were set up right. “I think our understanding of Garmin LiveScope made a big difference for us today,” Easter said. Knowing that the bass are in the process of making their summer offshore move, the anglers employed a mix of flipping and dragging techniques. That happened after we reached our first spot and we got it fixed on the water.”Įaster said he and Tanner caught fish shallow and deep. “Also, we had a 20-minute setback when the spring on our Hot Foot (throttle control) came off. “We started off pretty slow there wasn’t any current in the morning and our fish were (not active),” he said. “We had our limit by about 10 and we made our last cull at 2:20.”ĭespite their success, Easter said their day presented early challenges. “We hit 30 spots and we made a lot of culls today,” Easter said. Theirs was an active day that required multiple moves to assemble their weight. Kayden Tanner and Trevor Easter of Tarleton State University are in third place with 15-8. Tomorrow, I’ll start there and once I run out of fish, I’ll go looking for new water again.” “In this new spot, I found a brushpile and made one cull on a reaction bait. “I found a new spot just around the bend of the river - 10 minutes on the dot from my starting spot. “I ran out of areas to fish and said, ‘I’m going to find a new area,’” Russo said. Exhausting his options, he struck out with a bold plan. Russo said he caught the majority of his bass, including his largest, in one creek. “I had to change my presentations from how I was fishing it in the morning to get bit later in the day.” “There were hungry fish in there, but I had to make them react to my bait,” he said. “I slowed down, worked the conditions and picked apart my area,” Russo said.Įssential to his productivity, Russo had to adjust his presentations throughout the day.

Starting in a midlake creek, he began by fishing shallow cover. We’ll just play our ballgame.”įishing solo, Russo adjusted to his team partner’s absence by taking a persistent approach that delivered a limit of 15-14. “We won’t get spun out with what’s going on around us. “I think we’ll just put our heads down and fish the way we like to fish,” he said. Recounting a day of typically tough summer fishing in which slow, soaking presentations proved most effective, Mackey said he and Hammond feel confident with their Day 2 game plan. It was just cycling through different baits to show the fish different looks.” “We had a limit by about 10:15 and we made our last cull at 12:30. “Midday was best for us, from about 10:30-11:30. “We were on a rotation of some spots that we thought might reload and there were some that we thought would hold fish at different times of the day,” Mackey said. All set up about the same, but the anglers employed strategic planning. Mackey said he and Hammond hit 30 to 40 spots. “We had a couple different (soft plastics) and some were specifically for targeting big fish,” Mackey said.

Hammond and Mackey caught their bass on a mix of jigs and Texas-rigged plastics. Some of the cover was partially out of the water, some was submerged. We just tried to not do anything stupid.”įishing the mid- to lower-lake regions, the leaders focused on timber in 6 to 15 feet of water. “When that big fish bit, we tried to get her in the boat as quickly as we could. We just got lucky and made the right flip. “It was just keeping our heads down and culling up by ounces,” said Mackey, who caught his team’s kicker.

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After enduring a slow start, patience rewarded William Hammond and Cabe Mackey of Catawba Valley Community College with a Day 1 limit of 16 pounds, 14 ounces that leads the Strike King Bassmaster College Series Wild Card at Lay Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops.Īnchoring their bag with a 6-5 kicker, Hammond and Mackey head into Championship Saturday with a 1-pound lead over Giancarlo Russo of Florida Gateway College. William Hammond and Cabe Mackey of Catawba Valley Community College are leading after Day 1 of the Strike King Bassmaster College Wild Card at Lay Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops with 16 pounds, 14 ounces.Ĭatawba Valley’s Hammond and Mackey ride kicker largemouth to Bassmaster College Wild Card lead at Lay Lake

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