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Day on the lake with Jamie Horton

Welcome to Bassmaster Magazine's Day on the Lake! This month, it’s Jamie Horton's turn to take on a small lake he’s never seen before; he’ll attempt to catch bass for seven hours while we document his every move.

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For May, Jamie Horton takes <i>Bassmaster</i>’s challenge — the “Day on the Lake” series that puts Elite Series anglers on small lakes they’ve never seen before while giving them seven hours to locate and catch bass. The 46-year-old Centreville, Ala., pro has qualified for two Classics. A project manager for a large construction company, Horton advanced to the Elite Series after winning the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on the Ouachita River in 2011. <br> <br> Here, Horton begins his day on May 14, 2013, battling a bass that hit his swim jig in a laydown tree on Lake B, a small, remote reservoir.
For May, Jamie Horton takes Bassmaster’s challenge — the “Day on the Lake” series that puts Elite Series anglers on small lakes they’ve never seen before while giving them seven hours to locate and catch bass. The 46-year-old Centreville, Ala., pro has qualified for two Classics. A project manager for a large construction company, Horton advanced to the Elite Series after winning the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on the Ouachita River in 2011.
Here, Horton begins his day on May 14, 2013, battling a bass that hit his swim jig in a laydown tree on Lake B, a small, remote reservoir.
7:42 a.m. Horton’s first bass of the day — 1 pound, 8 ounces — whacked his swim jig in a laydown tree.
7:42 a.m. Horton’s first bass of the day — 1 pound, 8 ounces — whacked his swim jig in a laydown tree.
7:49 a.m. Horton cranks a main lake point on Lake B.
7:49 a.m. Horton cranks a main lake point on Lake B.
8:35 a.m. Horton fishes a swim jig on a main lake bank littered with laydown trees.
8:35 a.m. Horton fishes a swim jig on a main lake bank littered with laydown trees.
9:40 a.m. Horton checks the Google Earth display on his iPad as he pauses to down a ham sandwich.
9:40 a.m. Horton checks the Google Earth display on his iPad as he pauses to down a ham sandwich.
9:43 a.m. Horton pitches a swim jig around shoreline laydowns.
9:43 a.m. Horton pitches a swim jig around shoreline laydowns.
10:48 a.m. Horton tries a flipping jig around shoreline wood cover on Lake B and came up with this guy.
10:48 a.m. Horton tries a flipping jig around shoreline wood cover on Lake B and came up with this guy.
11:57 a.m. Horton sticks a big bass that he spotted guarding its fry in a shallow pocket.
11:57 a.m. Horton sticks a big bass that he spotted guarding its fry in a shallow pocket.
12:04 p.m. Horton sets the hook on a bass that ate his swim jig in a laydown tree.
12:04 p.m. Horton sets the hook on a bass that ate his swim jig in a laydown tree.
12:04 p.m. Horton’s fifth bass of the day — 3 pounds, 4 ounces — hit his swim jig in a laydown tree.
12:04 p.m. Horton’s fifth bass of the day — 3 pounds, 4 ounces — hit his swim jig in a laydown tree.

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