smallieking

Clarion

I've fished it a few times. It's a beautiful lake full of standing timber and is home to some real trophy size largemouth. But august until October is a tough time of the year there. Fish will suspended in the trees and they are very hard to locate. I've lean to main lake on the resort side of the lake. Try small fitness jigs and shakyhead. My go to on that lake in that time of the year is a 4 inch senko rigged on a shaky head. Also balsa flat side crankbaits work around the deeper edges of any grass that is present

Only one trailer ever needed. Zoom split tail.

If u like the baby brush hog check out the missile baby d stroyer. It's a great flipping bait as well as a great carolina rig bait. But if you wanna try something new rig it on a drop shot with a short leader. Definitely gives the fish something they are not used to seeing.

On a speed trap which I usually throw early spring I throw bright red. On rto I throw either threadfin shad or bluegill depending on primary forage in the lake.

Luhr Jensen speed trap and lucky craft RTO 1.5

I've been crushing a ton of smallies in the river where I live. The water temp is 38-41 degrees. I caught 44 this past Saturday. I'm targeting rocky bottom 20-25 feet deep. Two baits that have been getting me a lot of action is a 1/10 ned rig dead sticked in these holes and a 1/4 ounce binsky blade bait.

Spinnerbait trap DBomb for punching missile craw

to fish a bassmaster open you will need a boater link because by now the field is filled. In addition, since you are just starting out you might prefer a cheaper tournament series. There is also a bfl on Oneida and a great tournament curcuit for new co anglers is the American bass anglers ram open series. They have a series in upstate New York and usually get a good number of boats

Seaguar invizx

The guys on the bassmaster elite tour are used to no practice prior to the start of the tournament. Each event On the elite series has an off limits time period and they are usually 4 weeks. I'm not sure how long the off limits for the classic is.

Skills- casting, skipping and spending money strengths- pattern fishing, flipping, jigs weakness- committing to a spot/ spot fishing

Hollow body frog whopper plopper

the lower lake is pretty clear with good visibly. Above the causeway the water has much color in it.

Early June the lake will be on fire. Causeway should hold plenty of post spawn bass. Breast of dam and old road bed are good areas as well in June