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[uptonfish]

Looks like some good coverage from Bassmaster.

[Bill Babler]

I came across the Long Creek bridge on 86 and there were wrapped tournament boats fishing the piers, this was before the storm, so it had nothing to do with it. Came back by an hour later and they were all gone.

They were throwing at the piers, not the rip-rap on either side, but working the piers.

This was about 9 AM and they were gone just after 10.

Have no idea why elite pro's are fishing bridge piers with the shallow bite we have going on.

[Sprint21fter]

Brushy Creek is getting alot of action. Just a few big fish have been posted but they are all in the stained water. I would say several are up long creek somewhere. Chris Lane has got a few of the big ones as well as his brother bobby. Tommorrow will be interesting in the stained water but alot of the mid lake feeder creeks can get on fire as well. Alot of crankbaits being thrown but the big females that have been shown look like they are being caught on the jig up shallow. I would imagine that some of the good jerkbait throwers may have some good ones to but havn't been posted yet. Will see when weigh-in approaches.

[dtrs5kprs]

I came across the Long Creek bridge on 86 and there were wrapped tournament boats fishing the piers, this was before the storm, so it had nothing to do with it. Came back by an hour later and they were all gone.

They were throwing at the piers, not the rip-rap on either side, but working the piers.

This was about 9 AM and they were gone just after 10.

Have no idea why elite pro's are fishing bridge piers with the shallow bite we have going on.

Drop shot guys? Desperate? No clue. Maybe there is something going there.

Would have been a hard day to sell myself on a deep bite, especially with the weather coming in. Should have been able to catch them from 25' and in.

[Leitsout]

Does anybody know if this tournament will be televised?

[moguy1973]

Does anybody know if this tournament will be televised?

ESPN2 usually airs BASS events 2 weekends after they happen, usually early on Sunday morning.

[rainbow]

Here's the tv schedule. http://www.bassmaster.com/tv-schedule

[Bill Babler]

Drop shot guys? Desperate? No clue. Maybe there is something going there.

Would have been a hard day to sell myself on a deep bite, especially with the weather coming in. Should have been able to catch them from 25' and in.

At times we will throw big swimbaits at the piers. These guys were casting big baits back off the piers, either stickbaits or swimmers. Beck said it is possible for some big fish to stage on the piers that can be caught with either of these baits, but you would have to think there are better places. Guess not as it was crowded with pro's that are suspose to know what they are doing. We did not have enough rain here to muddy anyting. Maybe a quarter of an inch. Fast and mean, but not anything to measure. Temp did drop 10 degree from 81 to 71

[dtrs5kprs]

At times we will throw big swimbaits at the piers. These guys were casting big baits back off the piers, either stickbaits or swimmers. Beck said it is possible for some big fish to stage on the piers that can be caught with either of these baits, but you would have to think there are better places. Guess not as it was crowded with pro's that are suspose to know what they are doing. We did not have enough rain here to muddy anyting. Maybe a quarter of an inch. Fast and mean, but not anything to measure. Temp did drop 10 degree from 81 to 71

Sort of makes sense. Maybe mixing a-rig and swimbait concepts. Have caught a bunch off 13, just not in the spring.

Sure looks like Lane is fishing shallower stuff, ala the FLW from 2012. Water he was floating on was already brown. Guessed Long Creek before seeing the pic of him ducking the storm at the marina. Had some nice ones.

[J-Doc]

(Speaking of pros at weigh in)

Bunch of winey girls. "I can't catch any keepers. Lake is full of small fish.......waaaaah!"

Lol

I know it can be tough but come on guys, you know darn well there are big bass in that lake and plenty of them. You just have to grind it out and figure out a pattern. A-Mart just proved that with an 8 pounder.