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JASON LAMBERT | 27 LB 15 OZ (15)
GIVING THEM A
CHANGEUP
To make his drop-shot
more appealing when fishing
pressure had taken its toll on
day two, Lambert made a
very simple, yet effective
switch with his bait.
“There was a lot of pres-
sure on those schools, so
instead of having my worm
rigged straight like I did on
day one, I rigged it wacky.
When fish get educated and
hard to catch, making an easy
adjustment like that can
make the difference.”
Fall 2018 I FlWFISHING.COm
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By Kyle Wood
PHOTO BY ANDY HAGEDON
veryone knows how good Lambert is at fishing offshore, and for his sec-
ond Cup appearance the Tennessee pro utilized his ledge-fishing
prowess and a secondary shallow pattern to make the top 10.
Lambert spent the majority of his practice idling and graphing, eventually
settling on the upper reaches of the South Fork.
“I idled a lot and only found three schools I thought I could catch,” Lambert
says. “They were on the river channel ledge with brush nearby.”
Despite catching fish on swimbaits and crankbaits in practice, Lambert had
to slow down with a drop-shot in the tournament. He used a 6-inch
Roboworm Straight Tail Worm (morning dawn color) with a 1/4-ounce weight
to catch the majority of his fish.
Lambert’s three biggest bites came running shallow cedar trees on the
main lake with a River2Sea Whopper Plopper – a pattern that produced fewer
bites, but better quality.
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