2009 BASS Slam: Shoal

Launching in a small tributary off the Flint River, shoal bass are on the agenda.

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David Jones is the first to find success, catching a 15 3/4-inch shoalie on a bladed jig in a deep hole.

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Its love for hanging in fast running shoals is how the shoal bass earned its name. Fishing craws and spinnerbaits through the rapids are good techniques.

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James Hall caught this 14 1/2-inch shoal bass by drifting a craw through shoals into a small eddy.

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The tributary featured this waterfall just below the eddies. Chris Horton parked the kayak and fished the lower portion without luck.

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With the shoal bass checked off the BASS Slam list, kayaks were lowered down the falls and loaded for the next leg of the adventure.

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