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“A lot of times I would throw it in the bed first, just to see how the fish were going to behave and the big females would eat it immediately. “For some reason, the big females wanted that big worm,” Nelson said. Most of his bigger fish came on a 10-inch 13 Fishing Big Squirm with a 5/16-ounce weight tied to 18-pound test Sunline Sniper FC. On Day 2, he weighed in a big catch for 27-7. Ron Nelson mostly sight fished his way across the Harris Chain.

He also used a 6-inch soft stick bait in junebug with a ½-ounce weight to catch a few weigh fish as well.Ĥ. On the third day, they were biting so good, it didn’t seem to matter.” “If it was sunny, I’d go with the golden shiner and if it got cloudy, I go more to the black and blue. “I used the different colors to try to match the conditions,” Lintner said. All ChatterBaits were tied to 20-pound test Sunline Sniper FC fluorocarbon line. He matched the ChatterBaits with 3.8-inch Jackall Rhythm Wave and Keitech swimbaits. His key lures were a trio of 1/2-ounce Z-Man Evergreen ChatterBait JackHammers in black and blue, golden shiner and white. Jared Lintner caught the biggest limit on the final day weighing 27-7, rocketing him from 10 th place to third. Moore Hydrilla Gear flipping stick threaded with 65-pound test P-Line braid.ģ. He couldn’t see the bass on beds due to the water color in Apopka, but he knew they were there and he had to blind pitch to them.Īs for lure selection, he also kept things simple with a black and blue Yamamoto Senko on a 4/0 Strike King Heavy Cover Flipping Hook, pegged to a ½-ounce tungsten weight. Panzironi locked into Apopka each day and keyed in on a couple of stretches where big bass were spawning around reeds. A closing-round effort of 11-13 left him in the runner-up spot after Day 3. Eric Panzironi led the tournament for two days after sacking the biggest limit of the tournament on Day 1 weighing 28 pounds, 1 ounce. The power end of the business was done with a 7-foot, 6-inch Fitzgerald All-Purpose rod with a Fitzgerald Stunner reel.Ģ. His primary lure was a 6-inch Yamamoto Senko on a 1/2-ounce weight, tied to 65-pound-test Fitzgerald Vursa Braid. He couldn’t see the bass, so he had to pick the vegetation apart slowly, basically blind fishing for them, making repetitive pitches where he knew a bed should be. Each day he made the trip to Apopka to fish a small stretch of haygrass and reeds that were loaded up with big, spawning bass.

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Tournament winner Kennie Steverson was the only pro in the event that kept his daily limits above the 20-pound mark, which propelled him to victory lane with a three-day total of 71-13. Here’s a closer look at the lures that the Top 10 pros tied on at the Harris Chain:ġ.

The usual Florida suspects did most of the work: Senkos, ChatterBaits, beaver-style plastics, big worms and jerkbaits. However, the Harris Chain still showed out with numerous limitless over 20 pounds and five bags over 25 pounds. Anglers were concerned that the sheer amount of fishing pressure from previous events, plus the event’s 260-boat field, would curb the bite.

The event started under slugfest conditions, which included warming water temperatures and a growing moon.

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– The Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats Southern Division season-opener at the Harris Chain of Lakes didn’t disappoint.

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