I'm really enjoying this tournament on my favorite lake.  I always enjoy watching these guys fish my home waters.  Ledges and Carolina rigs are playing big the way they do in my fishing.   I've been watching Drew Gill shake a minnow with his FFS in every tournament this year and I've wondered how he does it.   Turns out he can't do it either on Kentucky Lake.  😆  

 

Jake Lawrence caught enough yesterday that he's apparently not fishing today.  It's his home lake and he should be hard to beat.  Michael Neal is killing it and as always Jacob Wheeler is looking strong.   It's gonna be interesting to see how this one ends.

I think the FFS is almost always hard on the TN river because of all the other fish that show up on it. Like on wheeler lake last year, the ole dragging tactic won it. Gussy and Jacob wheeler on guntersville are the only times I recall somebody running away with the minnow shaking 

Kentucky lake is special for sure. I always do well down there. It would be a great place to live.

 

Water is still a little dirty according to Wheeler. Nonetheless it’s fishing like you’d expect. One of these days I hope to fish Pickwick. 

Quite a few guys have been holding back preserving their schools. Could be some big numbers the next two days if everything lines up 

Great tournament I’m playing fantasy and absolutely getting destroyed just like I do in Bass. One thing Wheeler is the real deal 

Somebody tell these cameramen to wipe off their camera lenses. Sheesh. 

Wheeler struggling a bit, I’m a little surprised. 

Wheeler erases a 20 lb deficit like it was nothing lol.

"Commercial Break In Progress"  

 

 

Im in 3105 place. Tearing it up.My only saving grace was Wheeler is one of my pics 

I think we're entering the Wheeler - Lawrence era.

Can’t believe he came from so far behind , reminds me of the Pacer’s 😁

Kentucky Lake is definitely back minus the big fish.  When all of the 3 and 4 pound fish grow up it will be world class again.  This was classic ledge fishing except for Andy Montgomery who had a good week flipping boat dock.  I enjoyed watching it.  

 

Here are the top 10 best angler periods on the BPT in 2025.   Six of them were in this tournament.  

 

Rank  Tournament   Day   Angler                   Period     FFS        Total Weight    Fish Count
1         Stage 1              2      Justin Cooper           1          Yes          72 - 4               29        
2        Stage 5              1      Justin Lucas              1          No           64 - 1               26        
3        Stage 5              1      Cole Floyd                  2         No            61 - 15            25        
4        Stage 1              3      Drew Gill                     1         Yes           60 - 15            27        
5        Stage 5              1      Jake Lawrence           1         Yes           58 - 9             21        
6        Stage 5              3     Jake Lawrence           1         Yes           56 - 14           20        
7        Stage 5              1     Jacob Wheeler            1         No            56 - 7             25        
8        Stage 5              1     Michael Neal               1         No            56 - 3             20        
9        Stage 1               3    Jake Lawrence            1        Yes           56 - 0             21        
10       Stage 1              2    Jake Lawrence            1        Yes            55 - 11            19     

Did anyone fish Lake Barkley ? 

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

Did anyone fish Lake Barkley ? 

I believe Andy Montgomery did a good bit. He’s the only one in top 10 who was fishing docks and marinas 

And that's a wrap. 9 time champion. Nobody else even close.

 

 

barge and a rain coat, classic TN river . I think Daniels said he was starting on Barkley in the video but I have no idea where this is. He did get a 4/12 LM in that tree top in swift water