ON TOUR
T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE
BFL REGIONAL | KENTUCKY LAKE
GILBERTSVILLE, KY
By Gary Garth
WINNING ANGLER
marty sisk
evansville, Ind.
Winning Weight:
51-10 (15 fish)
details:
oct. 5-7, 2017
presented by evinrude
hosted by Kentucky
Lake Convention &
visitors bureau
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arty Sisk went into
the T-H Marine
FLW Bass Fishing
League Regional tourna-
ment on Kentucky Lake
with a simple plan that he
executed to near perfec-
tion: Target shallow water
near sharp transition
zones with topwater lures.
It’s an approach that is
common on Kentucky Lake
in the fall, and several
other top finishers did the
same. Sisk’s strategy
revolved around a bone-
colored Heddon Super
Spook, a tried-and-true
producer for him. The only
variation in his approach
related to the lure’s size.
Sometimes he threw a 5-
inch Spook, and at other
times he reached for a
smaller model.
He grabbed the early
lead on day one with 22-5,
held on to it on day two
with 15-10 and wrapped
up the championship with
13-11 on day three for 51
pounds, 10 ounces overall.
bFL regional divisions:
hoosier, Illini,
Mountain, ozark
Sisk scoped out about a
dozen productive spots
during practice and worked
them thoroughly for three
days. A single spot pro-
duced most of his big fish,
but all spots surrendered
bass. None of his key places
was particularly distinctive
by sight, but general loca-
tion was critical.
“I fished in the New
Johnsonville [Tenn.] area,”
he says. “But all the spots I
fished were in 2 feet of
water or less. They were all
little shallow points just off
the main river channel.”
WINNING CO-ANGLER
ALL-AMERICAN qUALIFIERS
boaterS Co-angLerS
2. Brent Anderson
Kingston Springs, Tenn. 2. James McWhorter
Hamilton, Ohio
1. Marty Sisk
Evansville, Ind.
3. Roger Fitzpatrick
Eldon, Mo.
4. Edward Gettys
Paris, Tenn.
5. John Devries
Fishers, Ind.
6. Justin Berger
Murray, Ky.
1. Billy French
Hamilton, Ohio Billy french
hamilton, ohio
3. Brian Huber
St. Charles, Mo. Winning Program:
French boated all his
fish using a Strike King
Sexy Dawg (sexy shad)
and a Heddon Zara
Spook (bone). His day-
two catch of 22 pounds,
7 ounces was the
biggest limit of the tour-
nament by either a
boater or co-angler.
4. Jason Papek
Desoto, Mo.
5. Josh Ford
Connersville, Ind.
6. Bobby Revalee
Connersville, Ind.
Winning Weight:
41-15 (12 fish)
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