DSU EPBTT H L E S
Story
BY SEAN OSTRUSZKA
Photos FLW
Ledge fishing used to be a power-fishing deal. Not anymore!
A
re you using a spinning rod?!” While
covering the first day of the 2016 FLW
Tour event on Pickwick Lake, I pulled up on
Jason Lambert to get an update and take photos, as the Pickwick Dam, Tenn., native was one
of the favorites to win. But as we got closer I noticed
something about the way he was standing and fishing
looked off. Then I realized why it looked funny – he
wasn’t using a casting setup; his right hand held a
spinning rod. Thus, my confused question.
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“It’s the only way I can get bit,” Lambert la- mented.
It was strange enough to see one of the best Tennessee River offshore anglers holding something usually reserved for Beaver Lake or a spotted bass fishery, but what was a one-off occurrence quickly became a trend.
Throughout the next four days, I noticed a large contingent of anglers holding spinning rods, and even more a month later at Kentucky Lake. And, it’s not
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