Day on the Lake: Justin Lucas

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<i>Bassmaster</i>’s reality series puts top B.A.S.S. pros on small lakes they’ve never seen before, then gives them seven hours to locate and catch bass while we record their every move. Elite Series pro Justin Lucas of Alabama takes on the challenge this month. Here’s what happened when Lucas took on Lake J. <br><br><b>7:08 a.m.</b> Coffee in hand, Lucas ponders how he’ll begin his day on Lake J.
Bassmaster’s reality series puts top B.A.S.S. pros on small lakes they’ve never seen before, then gives them seven hours to locate and catch bass while we record their every move. Elite Series pro Justin Lucas of Alabama takes on the challenge this month. Here’s what happened when Lucas took on Lake J.
7:08 a.m. Coffee in hand, Lucas ponders how he’ll begin his day on Lake J.
<b>7:17 a.m.</b> Lucas makes his first casts of the day to a point with a bladed jig.
7:17 a.m. Lucas makes his first casts of the day to a point with a bladed jig.
<b>7:21 a.m.</b> Lucas fishes a sloping bank on Lake J.
7:21 a.m. Lucas fishes a sloping bank on Lake J.
<b>7:28 a.m.</b> Lucas bags a short fish from 6 inches of water on a bladed jig.
7:28 a.m. Lucas bags a short fish from 6 inches of water on a bladed jig.
<b>7:34 a.m.</b> Lucas fishes a series of blowdown trees on Lake J.
7:34 a.m. Lucas fishes a series of blowdown trees on Lake J.
<b>7:45 a.m.</b> Lucas fishes a dock on Lake J.
7:45 a.m. Lucas fishes a dock on Lake J.
<b>8:21 a.m.</b> Lucas tries a crankbait in a shallow tributary arm on Lake J.
8:21 a.m. Lucas tries a crankbait in a shallow tributary arm on Lake J.
<b>8:24 a.m.</b> Lucas retrieves a crankbait parallel to a dock on Lake J.
8:24 a.m. Lucas retrieves a crankbait parallel to a dock on Lake J.
<b>9:06 a.m.</b> Lucas combs a shallow flat on Lake J with a bladed jig.
9:06 a.m. Lucas combs a shallow flat on Lake J with a bladed jig.
<b>9:21 a.m.</b> Lucas returns to a point he fished earlier to try a crankbait.
9:21 a.m. Lucas returns to a point he fished earlier to try a crankbait.
<b>9:44 a.m.</b> Lucas retrieves a bladed jig around boat docks.
9:44 a.m. Lucas retrieves a bladed jig around boat docks.
<b>10:22 a.m.</b> Lucas bags a 2-pound largemouth off a rockpile on a bladed jig.
10:22 a.m. Lucas bags a 2-pound largemouth off a rockpile on a bladed jig.
<b>10:46 a.m.</b> Lucas fishes a boathouse on Lake J.
10:46 a.m. Lucas fishes a boathouse on Lake J.
<b>10:49 a.m.</b> Lucas tries a buzzbait. “Maybe this’ll wake ‘em up!”
10:49 a.m. Lucas tries a buzzbait. “Maybe this’ll wake ‘em up!”
<b>12:10 p.m. </b> Lucas hangs a big bass on a crankbait.
12:10 p.m. Lucas hangs a big bass on a crankbait.
<b>12:10 p.m.</b> Lucas battles a lunker bass that slammed his crankbait on Lake J’s dam.
12:10 p.m. Lucas battles a lunker bass that slammed his crankbait on Lake J’s dam.
<b>1:28 p.m.</b> Lucas has spotted a huge bass cruising a shallow flat on Lake J.
1:28 p.m. Lucas has spotted a huge bass cruising a shallow flat on Lake J.
<b>1:43 p.m.</b> With mere minutes remaining, Lucas tries to entice a big bass he spotted cruising in a shallow canal to bite his surface frog.
1:43 p.m. With mere minutes remaining, Lucas tries to entice a big bass he spotted cruising in a shallow canal to bite his surface frog.