Whitaker’s shallow Day 2

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After searching for Jake Whitaker, we find him sitting on top of a shallow water stump field; and he is already hooked up as we approach. He has a decent limit weighing around 11 1/2 pounds at this point,
After searching for Jake Whitaker, we find him sitting on top of a shallow water stump field; and he is already hooked up as we approach. He has a decent limit weighing around 11 1/2 pounds at this point,
Whitaker is casting a bone colored suspending jerkbait to targets that he is seeing on his forward facing sonar.
Whitaker is casting a bone colored suspending jerkbait to targets that he is seeing on his forward facing sonar.
Jake is now culling for the third time.
Jake is now culling for the third time.
Whitaker is casting a bone colored suspending jerkbait to targets that he is seeing on his forward facing sonar. The fish seem to be relating to the shady side of the many pieces of standing timber.
Whitaker is casting a bone colored suspending jerkbait to targets that he is seeing on his forward facing sonar. The fish seem to be relating to the shady side of the many pieces of standing timber.
One of the small problems with this pattern is the amount of times you get hung up. There are stumps literally everywhere just under the surface that you don’t spot until you get right on top of them or run into one with your jerkbait, and sometimes your trolling motor.
One of the small problems with this pattern is the amount of times you get hung up.
There are stumps literally everywhere just under the surface that you don’t spot until you get right on top of them or run into one with your jerkbait, and sometimes your trolling motor.
Jake said that he is doing what a lot of other anglers are doing to catch decent fish; but there is a lot of pressure from other BASS anglers, locals and even the resident bald eagles and ospreys are getting into the shallow water action.
Jake said that he is doing what a lot of other anglers are doing to catch decent fish; but there is a lot of pressure from other BASS anglers, locals and even the resident bald eagles and ospreys are getting into the shallow water action.