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Casey Ashley’s BASSfest strategy

Elite Series pro Casey Ashley came in 7th and won $17,000 at BASSfest on Chickamauga. Find out how he did it.

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Casey Ashley is having a fantastic year. He’s already notched two Top 10s in Elite Series competition this year, including this past weekend at BASSfest on Chickamauga where he was 7th and won $17,000.
Casey Ashley is having a fantastic year. He’s already notched two Top 10s in Elite Series competition this year, including this past weekend at BASSfest on Chickamauga where he was 7th and won $17,000.
The 30-year-old South Carolina pro is a shallow water jig fisherman at heart, and while most pros looked for monster limits on deep ledges, he followed his heart and did well by skipping jigs under overhanging tree limbs along the shallow shoreline.
The 30-year-old South Carolina pro is a shallow water jig fisherman at heart, and while most pros looked for monster limits on deep ledges, he followed his heart and did well by skipping jigs under overhanging tree limbs along the shallow shoreline.
His primary lure at BASSfest was a 3/8-ounce Shooter Lures jig with a green pumpkin Zoom Creepy Crawler trailer threaded on the hook.
His primary lure at BASSfest was a 3/8-ounce Shooter Lures jig with a green pumpkin Zoom Creepy Crawler trailer threaded on the hook.
He tied the jig to 15-pound Hi-Seas fluorocarbon line.
He tied the jig to 15-pound Hi-Seas fluorocarbon line.
He skipped and pitched the jig with a Quantum model #EXC726XF EXO rod and a 6.6:1 EXO reel.
He skipped and pitched the jig with a Quantum model #EXC726XF EXO rod and a 6.6:1 EXO reel.
His longtime primary sponsor is Costa Del Mar and he wears their glasses pretty much every day of his life – including at BASSfest where he wore their Fathom model frame with ‘sunrise’ colored lenses.
His longtime primary sponsor is Costa Del Mar and he wears their glasses pretty much every day of his life – including at BASSfest where he wore their Fathom model frame with ‘sunrise’ colored lenses.

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