A Day on the Lake with Bradley Roy

Spend "A Day on the Lake" with Bradley Roy on a lake he's never seen in this Bassmaster Magazine photo gallery.

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<p> <em>Bassmaster</em>’s “Day on the Lake” series is a window into the real world of bass fishing. Top B.A.S.S. pros travel to small lakes they’ve never seen before, then spend seven hours locating and catching bass while <em>Bassmaster </em>logs their every move. This month it’s Bradley Roy’s turn at bat. You can read all about his day in<em> Bassmaster </em>Magazine this month but here's a look at how he tackled Lake B.</p>
Bassmaster’s “Day on the Lake” series is a window into the real world of bass fishing. Top B.A.S.S. pros travel to small lakes they’ve never seen before, then spend seven hours locating and catching bass while Bassmaster logs their every move. This month it’s Bradley Roy’s turn at bat. You can read all about his day in Bassmaster Magazine this month but here’s a look at how he tackled Lake B.
<p> <strong>6:54 a.m. </strong>Elite Series pro Bradley Roy, of Kentucky, starts his day on Lake B by running uplake to check out a main lake point.</p>
6:54 a.m. Elite Series pro Bradley Roy, of Kentucky, starts his day on Lake B by running uplake to check out a main lake point.
<p> <strong>6:57 a.m. </strong>Roy drags a Carolina rigged creature across a main lake point, his first stop on Lake B.</p>
6:57 a.m. Roy drags a Carolina rigged creature across a main lake point, his first stop on Lake B.
<p> <strong>7:25 a.m. </strong>A big bass slams Roy’s worm on a main lake point.</p>
7:25 a.m. A big bass slams Roy’s worm on a main lake point.
<p> <strong>7:25 a.m. </strong>Roy works hard, battling a big fish that slammed his worm.</p>
7:25 a.m. Roy works hard, battling a big fish that slammed his worm.
<p> <strong>7:25 a.m</strong>. Roy has the bass in his sight now, struggling to bring it to the boat.</p>
7:25 a.m. Roy has the bass in his sight now, struggling to bring it to the boat.
<p> <strong>7:25 a.m. </strong>Roy grabs hold of the bass.</p>
7:25 a.m. Roy grabs hold of the bass.
<p> <strong>7:25 a.m.</strong> Off to a good start! Roy bags his first bass of the day, a 4-pound, 2-ounce largemouth.</p>
7:25 a.m. Off to a good start! Roy bags his first bass of the day, a 4-pound, 2-ounce largemouth.
<p> <strong>8:17 a.m.</strong> Roy moves into a shallow, stump-filled cove to try a surface popper.</p>
8:17 a.m. Roy moves into a shallow, stump-filled cove to try a surface popper.
<p> <strong>8:23 a.m.</strong> Roy moves back out to the main lake to fish a ledge.</p>
8:23 a.m. Roy moves back out to the main lake to fish a ledge.
<p> <strong>9:02 a.m. </strong>Roy battles a good bass that bit his worm on an offshore hump.</p>
9:02 a.m. Roy battles a good bass that bit his worm on an offshore hump.
<p> <strong>9:02 a.m. </strong>Roy’s second keeper of the day, 3 pounds even, hit a 10-inch worm on an offshore hump.</p>
9:02 a.m. Roy’s second keeper of the day, 3 pounds even, hit a 10-inch worm on an offshore hump.
<p> <strong>10:28 a.m. </strong>Roy fishes a submerged ridge on Lake B.</p>
10:28 a.m. Roy fishes a submerged ridge on Lake B.
<p> <strong>10:28 a.m. </strong>Still fishing the submerged ridge, Roy hopes for another big bite.</p>
10:28 a.m. Still fishing the submerged ridge, Roy hopes for another big bite.
<p> <strong>11:27 a.m.</strong> Roy’s third keeper, 1 pound, 7 ounces, struck a crankbait on a windblown channel bank.</p>
11:27 a.m. Roy’s third keeper, 1 pound, 7 ounces, struck a crankbait on a windblown channel bank.
<p> <strong>11:49 a.m.</strong> Roy cranks a rock bank under blue skies and puffy clouds.</p>
11:49 a.m. Roy cranks a rock bank under blue skies and puffy clouds.
<p> <strong>12:25 p.m. </strong>While retrieving a big crankbait parallel to the edge of a main lake point, Roy hangs a lunker bass.</p>
12:25 p.m. While retrieving a big crankbait parallel to the edge of a main lake point, Roy hangs a lunker bass.
<p> <strong>12:25 p.m. </strong>Roy's prize, a huge bass and his fourth keeper, is almost within his reach.</p>
12:25 p.m. Roy’s prize, a huge bass and his fourth keeper, is almost within his reach.
<p> <strong>12:25 p.m.</strong> Roy continues to battle the big lunker.</p>
12:25 p.m. Roy continues to battle the big lunker.
<strong>12:25 p.m. </strong>Bradley Roy’s fourth keeper of the day, a hulking 7-2 largemouth, creamed his crankbait on the side of a main lake point.
12:25 p.m. Bradley Roy’s fourth keeper of the day, a hulking 7-2 largemouth, creamed his crankbait on the side of a main lake point.
<p> <strong>1 p.m. </strong>“I got my limit!” Roy’s fifth keeper, 1 pound even, hit a big diving crankbait on a steep channel bank.</p>
1 p.m. “I got my limit!” Roy’s fifth keeper, 1 pound even, hit a big diving crankbait on a steep channel bank.
<p> <strong>1:06 p.m. </strong>The wind has picked up to 30 mph as Roy tries to score another big fish off the point where he caught a 4-2 and 7-2 earlier.</p>
1:06 p.m. The wind has picked up to 30 mph as Roy tries to score another big fish off the point where he caught a 4-2 and 7-2 earlier.
<p> As the day ends, Roy has put together an impressive five-bass limit that includes two big fish. His total weight for the day: 16 pounds, 11 ounces. <em>B.A.S.S. Members can read the entire July/August issue of </em>Bassmaster <em>Magazine online via <a href=
As the day ends, Roy has put together an impressive five-bass limit that includes two big fish. His total weight for the day: 16 pounds, 11 ounces. B.A.S.S. Members can read the entire July/August issue of Bassmaster Magazine online via Digital Bassmaster.