Reed's Perfect Plan

BASS Communications BUFFALO, N.Y. — Matt Reed executed the perfect game plan for Lake Erie's wavy waters on Thursday's opener of the Bassmaster Elite Series Empire Chase presented by Farmer's Insurance. That game plan was as follows: 1.) catch five bass weighing a Berkley Heavyweight Bag of 23 pounds, 3 ounces; 2.) catch only five bass, then head for "the house"; 3.) include a 5-pound, 10-ounce smallmouth Purolator Big Bass in your limit. The Madisonville, Texas, pro was able to do exactly that Thursday morning, then spent the rest of his day fishing around the NFTA Boat Harbor launch site, while the rest of the 106 Elite Series anglers took a pounding from Lake Erie's increasingly higher swells throughout the day. Read More

 

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