No, Not a charlIe sheeN INterVIew... the techNIques behINd Ish moNroe’s 2011 seasoN
winningwith
bigfishbaits k
nowing this is where his
strength lies and that his
specialty is big fish baits
regardless of the location he is fishing, Bassmaster elite Series pro ish Monroe found that
walkin’ his Phat Frog and punchin’ a Paycheck rig around the
country was the foundation that led him to pocket over $125,000
from B.a.S.S. events in 2011.
The West Coast pro fished his way into the final field, top-12 cuts in
four of the last six elite Series stops this year and climbed all the way into
the top-4 at West Point, Wheeler and the arkansas river. He topped
that with a short rest at home in Hughson, Calif. followed by a quick, cross-
country drive to New York last month for a season-ending victory at the third
Bass Pro Shops Northern open in Syracuse. From the California delta to NY’s
oneida lake, Monroe has rocked the U.S. waters from coast-to-coast, as a wire-to-
wire winner and credits his winning ways
to always being on the hunt for the big
bass with big fish baits.
He explained, “i throw my frog and
i punch, all year long. Those are big fish
baits and that is what i fish for, even
when i’m at a place where everyone else
is on schools of spots, i am going to get
out my big fish baits and try to get a on a
largemouth pattern.”
The 6-time Classic qualifier continued
with his thoughts, “Fishing to win is fishing
Photo by Jody Only
to be more consistent with big bass,
bigger than average bass and to catch
bigger than average bass you have to use
bigger baits. during a couple of trips on
the water, Monroe showed off his fishing
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