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LAY LAKE REPORT MAY 2008

LAKE IS FULL TO THE TOP! THE WATER TEMP IS PRIME FOR THIS WEEKENDS LAY LAKE OPEN. MANY OF THE PROS ARE TAKING THIS YEARS TOURNAMENT A LITTLE DIFFERENT. THEY ARE PRE FISHING THE EVENT STARTING ON MONDAY. AFTER THE LAST FEW YEARS OF GETTING BEAT BY THE LOCALS I GUESS THEY ARE WORKING ON THIER GAME. THE LITTLE INFO WE COULD GET LOOKS GOOD. EVERYONE OF THE GUYS WENT UPRIVER JUST BELOW HWY 280 AND SOME EVEN RAN TO THE LOGAN MARTIN DAM. THE BEST FISH CAME ON A JACKALL FLICK WORM IN COLA COLOR,CAMO AND PUMPKIN PEPPER IN 0 TO 5' OF WATER. THE FISH WERE IN THE CREEKS AND ON THE MAIN POINTS. THE BITE SEEMED SLOW ON THE MAIN RIVER ALL DAY. SOME BIG FISH CAME MID DAY ON LUCKY CRAFT POINTER 78 IN NAT. PERCH AND SHAD PATTERNS. FROM THE DOWN RIVER BUNCH THE LARGEMOUTH BASS WERE GOOD ON TWO BAIT MOST OF THE DAY, WAR EAGLE SPINNERBAITS IN THE GRASS IN PEARL BLUE AND A NEW COLOR PURE WHITE WITH ALL COPPER BLADES AND WIRE- THIS BAIT LOOKS SUPER COOL COMING THRU THE GRASS AND MOST HAD A SPLIT TAIL GRUB ON THE BACK. NO SHORT HITS SO LEAVE THE SECOND HOOK OFF. KEEP A NETSHAD ON A SPINNING REEL FOR THE BLOWUPS, MOST OF THE GOOD FISH CAN BE CAUGHT AFTER THE FIRST MISS STRIKE ON THIS LURE. CAST THE NETSHAD OUT AND LET IT DIE IN THE AREA, MOST FISH WILL COME BACK AND KILL THE BAIT. THE PATTERNS MAY CHANGE AFTER THURSDAYS RAIN. WE WILL CHECK EVERYDAY TO KEEP YOU UPDATED. THE TOURNAMENT WILL HAVE 3 HOURS OF LIVE BROADCAST THIS SAT. ON THE ANGLER CHANNEL, THIS SHOULD BE REALLY COOL. SEE YOU ON THE RIVER!!!