The fortunate 51 that are fishing today might benefit from the isolated thunderstorms triggering flash flood warnings on Day 2. At least that is the hope of some of the top leaders.
“Hopefully the water will come up and trigger the bite,” said Kevin VanDam to me this morning.
“Water level is a big key and staying current with where it’s at is my priority,” added Dean Rojas.
“I really want it for my afternoon bite,” chimed in Mark Davis.
Davis is using a lipped lure in the afternoon, making precise casts and retrieving the lure so it tracks directly into a piece of current. That makes the fish hold tight to the cover. Find the cover, make a cast, catch a bass.
VanDam is running a lot of water and using multiple baits to key in on the presence of shad in shallow water. More water brings current, and that stimulates the food chain all around, from shad to bass. So it’s no wonder he wants more water.
Same thing with Rojas. It’s no secret anymore, nor a surprise, that he’s fishing frog. More activity is good for applying his reaction lure.
They also just got their wishes. Heavy rainfall has started at the weigh-in site.