Day on the Lake: Chad Morgenthaler

<i>Bassmaster</i>âs reality series puts top B.A.S.S. pros on small lakes theyâve never seen before, then gives them seven hours to locate and catch bass while we record their every move. Bassmaster Elite angler Chad Morgenthaler takes on the challenge this month. Hereâs what happened when Morgenthaler took on Lake J.
<br><br><b>7:18 a.m.</b> Morgenthaler starts his day on Lake J by scouting a tributary arm for bass spawning beds while chunking a buzzbait.

Bassmasterâs reality series puts top B.A.S.S. pros on small lakes theyâve never seen before, then gives them seven hours to locate and catch bass while we record their every move. Bassmaster Elite angler Chad Morgenthaler takes on the challenge this month. Hereâs what happened when Morgenthaler took on Lake J.
7:18 a.m. Morgenthaler starts his day on Lake J by scouting a tributary arm for bass spawning beds while chunking a buzzbait.

<b>7:30 a.m.</b> Morgenthaler fights a good bass that hit his finesse jig by a boat dock.

7:30 a.m. Morgenthaler fights a good bass that hit his finesse jig by a boat dock.

<b>7:30 a.m.</b> Morgenthalerâs first bass of the day, 3 pounds, 1 ounce, hit a finesse jig on a boat dock.

7:30 a.m. Morgenthalerâs first bass of the day, 3 pounds, 1 ounce, hit a finesse jig on a boat dock.

<b>8:03 a.m.</b> Morgenthaler tries a spinnerbait in a sheltered cove on Lake J.

8:03 a.m. Morgenthaler tries a spinnerbait in a sheltered cove on Lake J.

<b>8:08 a.m.</b> Morgenthaler fishes a seawall on Lake J.

8:08 a.m. Morgenthaler fishes a seawall on Lake J.

<b>8:54 a.m.</b> The sky has cleared as Morgenthaler fishes a jig around a submerged tree.

8:54 a.m. The sky has cleared as Morgenthaler fishes a jig around a submerged tree.

<b>9:09 a.m.</b> Morgenthalerâs second keeper bass of the day, a 4 1/2-pound male largemouth, hit his flipping jig in shallow wood cover.

9:09 a.m. Morgenthalerâs second keeper bass of the day, a 4 1/2-pound male largemouth, hit his flipping jig in shallow wood cover.

<b>9:26 a.m.</b> Morgenthaler fishes a jig on a shallow mud point.

9:26 a.m. Morgenthaler fishes a jig on a shallow mud point.

<b>10:18 a.m.</b> Morgenthaler bags a 1-pound, 3-ounce bass on a jig

10:18 a.m. Morgenthaler bags a 1-pound, 3-ounce bass on a jig

<b>10:47 a.m.</b> Morgenthaler bags a keeper bass on a finesse jig.

10:47 a.m. Morgenthaler bags a keeper bass on a finesse jig.

<b>10:47 a.m.</b> Morgenthaler fishes a finesse jig on a retaining wall.

10:47 a.m. Morgenthaler fishes a finesse jig on a retaining wall.

<b>11:02 a.m.</b> Morgenthaler pitches a jig to wood cover in Lake Jâs upper end.

11:02 a.m. Morgenthaler pitches a jig to wood cover in Lake Jâs upper end.

<b>11:13 a.m.</b> Morgenthaler fishes a jig in the upper end of Lake J.

11:13 a.m. Morgenthaler fishes a jig in the upper end of Lake J.

<b>11:50 a.m.</b> Morgenthaler probes a riprap bank with a jig.

11:50 a.m. Morgenthaler probes a riprap bank with a jig.

<b>12:05 p.m.</b> Itâs clearing off again as Morgenthaler fishes scattered lily pads on Lake J.

12:05 p.m. Itâs clearing off again as Morgenthaler fishes scattered lily pads on Lake J.

<b>12:28 p.m.</b> Morgenthaler returns to the bank where he had his two biggest bites to hit wood cover with a jig.

12:28 p.m. Morgenthaler returns to the bank where he had his two biggest bites to hit wood cover with a jig.

<b>1:49 p.m.</b> As a thunderstorm blows across Lake J, Morgenthaler fishes a main-lake bank.

1:49 p.m. As a thunderstorm blows across Lake J, Morgenthaler fishes a main-lake bank.

<b>2:09 p.m.</b> With mere minutes remaining in his day on Lake J, Morgenthaler hangs a lunker bass on a rockpile.

2:09 p.m. With mere minutes remaining in his day on Lake J, Morgenthaler hangs a lunker bass on a rockpile.

<b>2:09 p.m.</b> Last-minute lunker! Morgenthalerâs biggest bass of the day, a 5-2 largemouth, smacked his finesse jig on an offshore rockpile.

2:09 p.m. Last-minute lunker! Morgenthalerâs biggest bass of the day, a 5-2 largemouth, smacked his finesse jig on an offshore rockpile.

Morgenthalerâs two biggest bass of the day, 5-2 and 4-8, were caught on jigs.