Welcome to Kentucky Lake

Well, I had one of those special afternoons after work yesterday. I’m pretty sure I bruised a rib coming back across the lake, and got wet down to my drawers, but it’s worth it when you end up with 18 1/2 pounds of bass for your best 5 and catch 20 keepers on 2-pound line and Trout Magnet on the new Tungsten Eye Hole jig. Probably the most fun I’ve had bass fishing in a long time.

I don’t hardly ever ultralight fish for big fish, but after what I learned this evening about this setup, I will do it way more now. Multiple 4-pound smallmouth on 2-pound SOS and my new favorite do-it all rod, the B’n’M Leland’s TCB, will teach you a lot about your gear and your fish.

And the afternoon was special because in the last few weeks I have been adding pieces to the puzzle for locating prespawn and spawn locations for crappie, red ear, bluegills and now smallmouths.

I have had a dang ball the last month exploring. Sure striking out on spots and areas sucks. But when you find something like I did and then run both sides of a giant lake and it works everywhere you go, you know you are dialing in on everything. One of the best feelings in fishing.

It’s also why I will never give people “spots”. Knowing a good spot is fleeting at best. Knowing how to find your own good spots with a system is 10x greater to be given. So that is my focus going forward with my platforms.

The Toyota Series is gonna be a fun one given I caught my weight in 2 spots and found 6 others loaded.

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