Day on the Lake: Brandon Lester

<b>6:33 a.m.</b> Lester retrieves a topwater stickbait parallel to Lake L’s dam.
6:33 a.m. Lester retrieves a topwater stickbait parallel to Lake L’s dam.
<b>6:34 a.m.</b> Off to a good start! Lester bags his first keeper of the day, a 1-pound, 3-ounce largemouth, on a topwater lure.
6:34 a.m. Off to a good start! Lester bags his first keeper of the day, a 1-pound, 3-ounce largemouth, on a topwater lure.
<b>6:41 a.m.</b> Lester fishes a wacky worm near Lake L’s dam.
6:41 a.m. Lester fishes a wacky worm near Lake L’s dam.
<b>6:44 a.m.</b> Lester’s third keeper, 1 pound, 8 ounces, nailed a wacky worm fished through a school of shad near Lake L’s dam.
6:44 a.m. Lester’s third keeper, 1 pound, 8 ounces, nailed a wacky worm fished through a school of shad near Lake L’s dam.
<b>6:49 a.m.</b> Lester hits a grassy point at the entrance of a cove with a swim jig.
6:49 a.m. Lester hits a grassy point at the entrance of a cove with a swim jig.
<b>7:34 a.m.</b> Lester’s fourth keeper, 1 pound, 12 ounces, hit a swim jig near a patch of lily pads.
7:34 a.m. Lester’s fourth keeper, 1 pound, 12 ounces, hit a swim jig near a patch of lily pads.
When fishing lily pads, Lester targets areas where two different sizes of pads occur close together.
When fishing lily pads, Lester targets areas where two different sizes of pads occur close together.
<b>7:49 a.m.</b> Lester retrieves a swim jig through thick pad cover.
7:49 a.m. Lester retrieves a swim jig through thick pad cover.
<b>8:06 a.m.</b> Lester catches a 1-pound bass from the pads on a punch jig.
8:06 a.m. Lester catches a 1-pound bass from the pads on a punch jig.
<b>8:39 a.m.</b> Lester catches a 1-7 largemouth off a laydown on a swim jig.
8:39 a.m. Lester catches a 1-7 largemouth off a laydown on a swim jig.
<b>9:36 a.m.</b> Gunning for a big fish, Lester probes a rocky bank with a swim jig.
9:36 a.m. Gunning for a big fish, Lester probes a rocky bank with a swim jig.
<b>10:12 a.m.</b> Lester fishes a laydown tree.
10:12 a.m. Lester fishes a laydown tree.
<b>11:18 a.m.</b> After moving back uplake to fish lily pads, Lester bags another small keeper on a punch bait.
11:18 a.m. After moving back uplake to fish lily pads, Lester bags another small keeper on a punch bait.
<b>11:26 a.m.</b> Lester hangs a big fish on a punch bait in thick pad cover.
11:26 a.m. Lester hangs a big fish on a punch bait in thick pad cover.
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<b>12:55 p.m.</b> Lester bags a 1-pound, 15-ounce bass off Lake L’s dam on a square bill crankbait.
12:55 p.m. Lester bags a 1-pound, 15-ounce bass off Lake L’s dam on a square bill crankbait.