Justin Lucas put into the livewell a 3-pounder and pair of 2-pounders to start his day. That’s important for two reasons.
Yesterday for him 2 pounders were hard to come by, although the first keeper of the day is not a harbinger of things to come. It could go either way as for the size of bass caught. Next, he will need every 2 pounder and then some to hold off the challengers behind him.
Today Lucas said he needs 10-12 pounds to win. I say he better keep trying considering the fickle nature this week of this Potomac River.
He’s well on his way considering yesterday. Today is more like Day 1 and 2 when Lucas caught limits weighing 20 and 17 pounds.
Lots has been said about specific areas failing to replenish themselves this time of year. This one is different. Wednesday night a tournament got won here. Then Lucas showed up the next two days and caught big limits. Yesterday the spot was poor and today it shows great potential.
What is different is the unique combination of cover that is highly concentrated in Lucas’ area. Depth is key. That could be a reason why a resident (maybe replenishing) population of largemouth live here.
Grass grows up to the edge of a long pier and that’s a unique combination of the so-called “hard” targets most sought by the anglers and the mixture of aquatic vegetation. That supports the prey fish and crawfish fed upon by the bass.
As a bonus there’s a back channel with a cold-water discharge that cools the water by a few precious degrees.
So it’s all here: current, depth, cover (two types) and baitfish.