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BASS BOUNCING BACK ON
KENTUCKY LAKE?
by
Steve McCadams
www.stevemccadams.com
If a few recent bass
tournaments held in the Paris Landing area are any indication, the bass
population could be headed back in the right direction.
Anglers are asking themselves if the fish are making a comeback? While
the jury is still out on the overall population and catch rate per hour
increase, recent reports offer a positive sign.
Last weekend's Froggy Buddy Bass Tournament held on Kentucky Lake out
of Paris Landing State Park has some hefty stringers taken. And the
smallmouth were raising some eyebrows too as bass fishing legend Roland
Martin was on hand to emcee the weigh-in, courtesy of Triton boats.
Taking top honors were the team of Scott Medlin and Eric Hensley of
New Johnsonville, TN., for their 5-fish limit weighing 22.18 pounds. The
catch earned them $10,300. Not bad for a day's catch!
Paris anglers Roger Buffington and Mike Foster were only eight
hundredths of a pound out of the top spot, as their 5-fish limit weighed
22.10 pounds. The impressive catch earned them $3,000.
Rounding out the top five were Phillip and Larry Harris of Union City
with 20.77 pounds, followed by Marshall Russell of McKenzie and Ronnie
Watts of Wingo, KY., with 20.41 pounds. Fifth place went to Roger Pickard
and Bobby Styers of Auora, KY., with 20-pounds even.
It took a 20-pound stringer to make the top five places. Big fish of
the event was an 8.06-pound largemouth but a 7.38-pound smallmouth was
second big fish.
Overall, some good stringers of bass have been taken this year.
Whether or not the trend holds up remains to be seen but anglers are sure
enjoying it while it lasts.
Steve McCadams
is a professional hunting and fishing guide here in the Paris Landing
area and host of The Outdoor Channel's television series IN-PURSUIT. |
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