WINNING ANGLER |
PHOTO BY KYLE WOOD |
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jason Lambert Michie , Tenn .
Winning Weight : 101-09 ( 20 fish )
details : May 17-20 , 2018
Presented by Costa Sunglasses
Hosted by Kentucky Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau
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jason Lambert left little doubt about who ’ s the best ledge fisherman in the business when he pounded out a four-day tournament weight of 101 pounds , 9 ounces to win the FLW Tour event on Kentucky Lake . Lambert ’ s performance set a few major FLW Tour records : heaviest fourday winning weight on Kentucky Lake , heaviest single-day stringer on Kentucky Lake ( 30-8 on day three ) and largest margin of victory ( 28 pounds ). |
Lambert made it look relatively easy , but the outcome was never certain , according to him . For one thing , Asian carp have proliferated in the fishery , and though the exact dynamic of their coexistence with bass is still being determined , the two species definitely compete for space on ledges . Carp seem to be taking over the neighborhood . In practice , Lambert found more carp on his best waypoints than he found bass . Where he did |
find bass , the schools were small , or they weren ’ t staying put .
What seemed to be the bigger factor in the tournament , however , was the fact that Kentucky Lake ’ s bass were behind schedule in their transition from spawning flats to postpsawn ledges . The water temperature on the lake was in the mid-60s just a few weeks before the tournament . A scorching-hot practice period resulted in a substantial jump in water temperature ,
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