Bobby Lane Jr. is doing what he does best. That is fishing the long rod in shallow water, power fishing baits aimed at bass holding tight to cover.
Yesterday it worked. Lane charged into sixth place with a limit weighing 20 pounds, 7 ounces.
“I haven’t had a good first day in a long time and everything just clicked,” he told me yesterday. “Execution. It was perfect.”
Well, how long ago that first good day was before yesterday is a question. He probably meant in Elite Series competition. Last January, Lane staged a wire-to-wire victory on Lake Kissimmee at the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open. Of course, he won the tournament pitching a flipping.
Same thing here with an exception.
“Yesterday there was a brief moment of sunshine and that’s what I need the most,” he said this morning.
Rain is forecast all day and the sun certainly won’t shine.
“I also need more water in the bushes,” he added.
That could be the silver lining in the otherwise rainy outlook. Whether or not the water comes up at all is unknown. What is known is the sun will come out tomorrow.
“All I can do is just keep grinding it out, try and make it to the 50 cut.”
The outlook for doing just that is better, considering where Lane is in the current BASSTrakk standings.
If he can stay on the top side of the 50 cut then Lane stands a good chance of having all his needs falling into place. That, and the fact that Lane is still riding off the confidence boost of the win early in the season.