“Someone came up to me (Thursday) and said, ‘Do you realize this was the day when you caught that record bass three years ago?” Lemon said. “I hadn’t thought about, but it was on March 3.”
Lemon, who lives in Sand Springs, Okla., had some interesting observations about what’s going on at Grand Lake during the Classic this week.
“This lake is notorious every year for having a week like this, when the bass are in transition and the bite gets really tough,” Lemon said. “Almost every year, there will be guys who have great practices for the first Nichols (Marine) or BFL tournament, then when the tournament starts, they’ll go, ‘What happened to them?'”
That explains exactly what has happened during this Classic. Lemon’s ears perked when watching “Bassmaster Live” this morning upon hearing that Bill Lowen was beginning to throw a buzzbait.
“When it gets in the mid 50s and above, when bass get in that shallow mode, if you’ve got enough confidence to throw it all day, you can catch 18 to 25 pounds on this lake with a buzzbait,” said Lemon, who noted that Lowen chose the right color too – black.
Lowen tied on the buzzbait after putting a 5-bass limit in the boat, and noted that if he catches anything on that lure, it’s going to be a good one.
“He’s exactly right,” Lemon said.
By the way, Lemon’s 12.3-pound lake record came on a Yum Yumbrella Flash Mob Jr. rigged with Gene Larew Sweet Swimmer soft plastic swimbaits.