Another look at Tenkiller: 2018 College Championship

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“You have three distinct populations that will all be in play, so that may change the pattern and location that the next guy pulls up to and how he fishes, depending on what he’s fishing for,” veteran angler Mark Menendez said. “The smart play will be the mixed bag because that’s going to cost-average things. You’re going to see some trifecta bags this week.”
“You have three distinct populations that will all be in play, so that may change the pattern and location that the next guy pulls up to and how he fishes, depending on what he’s fishing for,” veteran angler Mark Menendez said. “The smart play will be the mixed bag because that’s going to cost-average things. You’re going to see some trifecta bags this week.”
There will still be anglers scrambling around on Tenkiller. Only 20 points separate Clark Wendlandt, the last man in the current Classic cut at 42nd with 475 points, and Tyler Rivet, 50th and the last position to advance to St. Clair. There are eight anglers behind Rivet within 28 points.
There will still be anglers scrambling around on Tenkiller. Only 20 points separate Clark Wendlandt, the last man in the current Classic cut at 42nd with 475 points, and Tyler Rivet, 50th and the last position to advance to St. Clair. There are eight anglers behind Rivet within 28 points.
Also, the lake level has been falling, so Menendez sees a good opportunity for anglers who can adjust to the changes. “The water color will be clean enough that it won’t be like the absolute flood we would have been heading into on Fort Gibson,” he said. “We may have to deal with some suspending bass, but I don’t think it will be that big of a problem.
Also, the lake level has been falling, so Menendez sees a good opportunity for anglers who can adjust to the changes. “The water color will be clean enough that it won’t be like the absolute flood we would have been heading into on Fort Gibson,” he said. “We may have to deal with some suspending bass, but I don’t think it will be that big of a problem.”
“You have a lot of bluffy areas, you have river channels running against the bank, you have several creeks and a river section,” Menendez said. “So, you can kind of break it down into a lower, mid- and upper lake — you just won’t have to run as far from one end to the other.”
“You have a lot of bluffy areas, you have river channels running against the bank, you have several creeks and a river section,” Menendez said. “So, you can kind of break it down into a lower, mid- and upper lake — you just won’t have to run as far from one end to the other.”