EverStart Series Central Division, April 30-May 3
Paducah, Ky., pro Terry Bolton says Kentucky Lake is once again producing large bass and heavy limits, so anglers who want to finish in the money need to target those bigger fish. Contestants can actually run through the canal that joins Kentucky and Barkley lakes, and Bolton says a cold winter can turn Barkley’s big prespawn females on first.
?There are some really big smallmouths also, but I have yet to see a tournament won with nothing but smallmouths, so anglers who want to win need to include some big largemouths in their limits,? Bolton said. ?There might even be some bass on beds.?
Flooded bushes will give the upper hand to anglers who are adept at pitching and flipping, but anybody could win if the water level remains at normal levels.
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Pre-tournament press release