Day on the Lake: Britt Myers

A Day on the Lake with Britt Myers turns into a clinic on catching bass.

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This month, it’s Britt Myers’ turn for Day on a Lake. The 39-year-old Lake Wylie, S.C., pro has fished the Elite Series for seven years and placed second in two events during the 2012 tour. He owns CS Motorsports, an automotive customization center (see his wild <a href=
This month, it’s Britt Myers’ turn for Day on a Lake. The 39-year-old Lake Wylie, S.C., pro has fished the Elite Series for seven years and placed second in two events during the 2012 tour. He owns CS Motorsports, an automotive customization center (see his wild custom Toyota fishing truck). With its weather extremes, lake level fluctuations and pronounced baitfish movements, the late fall period can prove frustrating for bass anglers. But within his first 30 minutes on Lake L, Myers had two giant bass swipe at his spinnerbait, so he clearly starts of his day seriously pumped!
8:10 a.m. Myers swings aboard a bass that ate his Zoom Super Fluke on a channel bank.
8:10 a.m. Myers swings aboard a bass that ate his Zoom Super Fluke on a channel bank.
8:10 a.m. Myers’ first fish of the day, a 1 1/2-pound largemouth, hit a Zoom Super Fluke on a channel bank.
8:10 a.m. Myers’ first fish of the day, a 1 1/2-pound largemouth, hit a Zoom Super Fluke on a channel bank.
8:15 a.m. Hunting for suspending bass, Myers backs his boat farther off the bank and casts a Zoom Super Fluke.
8:15 a.m. Hunting for suspending bass, Myers backs his boat farther off the bank and casts a Zoom Super Fluke.
8:18 a.m. Myers fishes a retaining wall on Lake L.
8:18 a.m. Myers fishes a retaining wall on Lake L.
8:44 a.m. Myers pitches a jig to a submerged tree on Lake L.
8:44 a.m. Myers pitches a jig to a submerged tree on Lake L.
8:59 a.m. Myers probes the back of a shallow cove on Lake L.
8:59 a.m. Myers probes the back of a shallow cove on Lake L.
9:50 a.m. Myers sticks a good fish on a jig.
9:50 a.m. Myers sticks a good fish on a jig.
9:50 a.m. Myers’ second keeper of the day, 3 pounds, 1 ounce, hit his War Eagle jig near a boathouse.
9:50 a.m. Myers’ second keeper of the day, 3 pounds, 1 ounce, hit his War Eagle jig near a boathouse.
10:25 a.m. Switching gears, Myers heads across the lake to fish shoreline wood cover.
10:25 a.m. Switching gears, Myers heads across the lake to fish shoreline wood cover.
10:35 a.m. Hang-ups happen, even when you’re an Elite Series pro. Myers retrieves his jig from the branch of a shoreline pine tree.
10:35 a.m. Hang-ups happen, even when you’re an Elite Series pro. Myers retrieves his jig from the branch of a shoreline pine tree.
10:45 a.m. Intent on probing shoreline wood cover, Myers ties on a fresh War Eagle jig.
10:45 a.m. Intent on probing shoreline wood cover, Myers ties on a fresh War Eagle jig.
12:11 p.m. Myers ties on a homemade three-blade spinnerbait.
12:11 p.m. Myers ties on a homemade three-blade spinnerbait.
1:04 p.m. Myers bags a 1 1/2-pound bass, his fifth keeper of the day, on a jerkbait.
1:04 p.m. Myers bags a 1 1/2-pound bass, his fifth keeper of the day, on a jerkbait.
1:43 p.m. “Check this one out, dude!” Myers is stoked after whacking this spectacular 6-14 largemouth.
1:43 p.m. “Check this one out, dude!” Myers is stoked after whacking this spectacular 6-14 largemouth.
1:43 p.m. Myers caught the 6-14 largemouth on a jerkbait.
1:43 p.m. Myers caught the 6-14 largemouth on a jerkbait.
1:50 p.m. Myers prepares to swing aboard another keeper bass that hit his jerkbait.
1:50 p.m. Myers prepares to swing aboard another keeper bass that hit his jerkbait.
1:50 p.m. Myers’ seventh keeper of the day, 2 pounds, 4 ounces, hit a Lucky Craft jerkbait.
1:50 p.m. Myers’ seventh keeper of the day, 2 pounds, 4 ounces, hit a Lucky Craft jerkbait.
Myers’ two biggest bass of the day weighed 3-1 and 6-14 and his five-fish limit totals 15 pounds, 3 ounces. “I fished a lot of different places today, shallow and deep, and my best fish were in or very close to deep water,” Myers told Bassmaster. “Frankly, I was shocked at the size of the two fish I had chase after my spinnerbait early in the morning, and this kept my adrenaline pumping all day, even when the bite was slow. Most of the fish I caught weren’t on cover but were suspending, which is really more of a winter pattern. In fact, I was a bit reluctant to spend a lot of time throwing a jerkbait because I usually fish them in colder water. But I’m glad I did, because it sure fooled that beautiful 6-14!” Read more in the <a href=
Myers’ two biggest bass of the day weighed 3-1 and 6-14 and his five-fish limit totals 15 pounds, 3 ounces. “I fished a lot of different places today, shallow and deep, and my best fish were in or very close to deep water,” Myers told Bassmaster. “Frankly, I was shocked at the size of the two fish I had chase after my spinnerbait early in the morning, and this kept my adrenaline pumping all day, even when the bite was slow. Most of the fish I caught weren’t on cover but were suspending, which is really more of a winter pattern. In fact, I was a bit reluctant to spend a lot of time throwing a jerkbait because I usually fish them in colder water. But I’m glad I did, because it sure fooled that beautiful 6-14!”
Read more in the digital version of Bassmaster Magazine.