Saturday flyover of tactics

It’s Saturday morning on Lake Chaplain, and the sun finally came out for the final two days of competition at the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain.
It’s Saturday morning on Lake Chaplain, and the sun finally came out for the final two days of competition at the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain.
Today is a game changer. The largemouth and smallmouth will reposition after the first two days were fished under cloudy skies.
Today is a game changer. The largemouth and smallmouth will reposition after the first two days were fished under cloudy skies.
This aerial flyover will show you where the anglers are focusing during the morning. Many started shallow, choosing to key on near-shoreline habitat.
This aerial flyover will show you where the anglers are focusing during the morning. Many started shallow, choosing to key on near-shoreline habitat.
Justin Hammer is doing just that, fishing here at The Gut.
Justin Hammer is doing just that, fishing here at The Gut.
Nearby was Taku Ito, watching his forward facing sonar while fishing structural habitat around this bridge.
Nearby was Taku Ito, watching his forward facing sonar while fishing structural habitat around this bridge.
Ito
Ito
Ito
Ito
Ito
Ito
Ito
Ito
Ito
Ito
On the other side was Patrick Walters, keying on eelgrass near the bridge.
On the other side was Patrick Walters, keying on eelgrass near the bridge.
Walters
Walters
Walters
Walters
Buddy Gross was fishing an offshore flat with scattered eelgrass.
Buddy Gross was fishing an offshore flat with scattered eelgrass.
Gross
Gross
Gross
Gross
Not far away was Brandon Palaniuk, keying on the edge of a shallow flat located near deeper water.
Not far away was Brandon Palaniuk, keying on the edge of a shallow flat located near deeper water.
Palaniuk
Palaniuk
Seth Feider was fishing a grassline near the shoreline.
Seth Feider was fishing a grassline near the shoreline.
Feider
Feider
Feider
Feider
Feider
Feider
Feider
Feider
Feider
Feider
Feider
Feider
Feider
Feider
Carl Jocumsen was fishing another shallow flat, featuring scattered to dense eelgrass.
Carl Jocumsen was fishing another shallow flat, featuring scattered to dense eelgrass.
By 10:30 a.m., much of the field had gravitated to similar areas, choosing to probe the vegetation on the ledges and flats near deeper water.
By 10:30 a.m., much of the field had gravitated to similar areas, choosing to probe the vegetation on the ledges and flats near deeper water.
Jocumsen
Jocumsen
Jocumsen
Jocumsen