McGuire secures near 7-pound lead heading into final day
By Will Brantley - 14.May.2010

Curt McGuire has a solid lead heading into the final day of the AFS event on Kentucky Lake. (Photo by Will Brantley)

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. It’s no surprise that folks wanted to shake his hand, but McGuire simply couldn’t do that (despite being a heck of a nice guy). His palm was bruised, bleeding and

A closer look at Curt McGuire's bass-unhooking hand. (Photo by Will Brantley)

too sore from two days of unhooking big bass to shake anyone’s hand. 

Though much of the field has been fishing the readily available shallow cover in the high water the last two days, McGuire has been moving out and hitting a variety of offshore targets with a variety of lures. “I’m catching them on a little bit of everything,” the pro said. “Spinnerbaits, crankbaits, jigs—they’re hitting everything. Today, I was done at 9 a.m. in my primary spots. I had a 5-pounder and a 15-incher on the same cast. That cast was my last one before I picked up and went looking for back-up areas the rest of the day.”