After the morning bite settled off which had provided Buddy Gross with a comfortable 13-14 pounds of Guntersville bass, the Elite Series Pro indicated that once he felt comfortable that he’d be able to fish on Saturday, he’d move out and try to locate some offshore fish.
The Bassmaster Classic Qualifier came up empty on his first few stops but found some fish staging on his most recent stop which landed him this bass that will go nearly five pounds.
I’m guessing Gross has enough weight to warrant getting up early on Saturday morning so the question now becomes whether you spend some time this afternoon setting up your game plan for Saturday. I’m not 100% sure that Gross can fish that way.
I don’t mean that in a disrespectful manner but watching the Georgia native set the hook on these bass today, I get the impression he’s trying to rip the lips out everything swimming here today.
Gross has worked a swimbait for the majority of the day, a lipless crankbait presentation, a jig and most recently a big crankbait. You can tell he has a wealth of experience on this Tennessee River fishery because he’s been dialed in all day and admits he had a solid practice.
On a personal note, I’ve been blessed enough to be at this Marshal thing about three seasons now and this opportunity today will rank among the best! I’ve been a Buddy Gross fan since he came on the Elites and today’s ride has only made me like him more!