Late Wednesday afternoon, Curt McGuire was a little frustrated. The pro of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., typically does well fishing Kentucky Lake events. In fact, he’s finished second in two American Fishing Series events here (formerly called the Stren Series) since 2005. He’d had good practice sessions and felt confident prior to both of those events. But this week was different. By 2:30 Wednesday, with the tournament slated to begin shortly after daylight Thursday morning, he’d yet to find the fish he believed he needed to be competitive.
GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. – Curt McGuire wasn’t trying to be rude at the weigh-in on day two of the American Fishing Series Central Division event on Kentucky and Barkley lakes. McGuire, the day one leader from Lawrenceburg, Tenn., sacked another five-bass limit today weighing 22 pounds, 9 ounces and secured a near 7-pound lead heading into the final day of competition.
McGuire, who often fishes Tennessee waters, was gearing up for a long run. “We’ve probably got 45 miles to our first stop,” he said. “And then after that, we’ll be hitting a lot of different stuff. I’ve never been the type to just camp out on a single area; I run from place to place all day. I’ve found fish in this tournament in areas stretching from Kenlake all the way down to New Johnsonville.
GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. - It’s no secret that Kentucky Lake is a phenomenal bass fishery. It’s particularly good this time of year most years, as good numbers of big female bass are likely to be holding in shallow bushes guarding freshly hatched fry.