He and his girlfriend/partner in crime, parapsychologist Dr. Hopefully then the bite picks up."Columbo Goes to the Guillotine" is the first episode of the eighth season of Columbo.Įlliott Blake (Anthony Andrews) is a phony psychic. I think it will be a little bit of a slow start in the morning but hopefully we get some sun and warmer weather. “Hopefully those fish will adapt to it a little bit. “I think this cold front slowed things down this afternoon,” said Curry. I also believe they’re moving up to prespawn and spawn.”Ĭurry’s feels that replicating his bag on Day 2 is a tall order, especially as a Strike King co-angler, but he feels he has a good handle on the weather and conditions prior to getting to work for another day on Dale Hollow. I think the wind pushed some of those fish into to pockets. “(Today) was all moving baits, there wasn’t a whole lot of shad we were seeing. “I never really was consistent in practice, things were pretty spread out, so it never really was a factor today. “Everything I did in practice was kind of a wash regarding what we did today,” Curry added. “I had one smallmouth that made my five, and I was able to cull that with a good 3-pound largemouth,” he said.Ĭurry found it necessary to adapt and change from his tactics he tried practice, noting that he never got onto something he could believe in coming into the event. Summing up his Day 1 was a critical cull towards the end of his day that put him at his over 16-pound bag. Mid-morning was when the bite was best for us,” Curry said.
This afternoon we didn’t have a whole lot of bites, they were few and far between. “First thing this morning the bite was pretty good, then after that front came in around 11:30 it got a little bit tougher. His bag of 16 pounds 2 ounces gives him a 1-12 lead over second place Robert Wade. The largest of which was owned by Cody Curry of Ashley, Illinois. Top 10 ProsĬomplete Results Curry Out Front in Strike King Co-angler Raceĭale Hollow was more than challenging for the field of 290 Strike King Co-Anglers, as only 16 limits graced the scales on Day 1. With 6 bags reaching 20 pound or better today, and 16-8 locking down the final cut spot of 25 th place, Gay’s assessment is as good as any. While Gay is hopeful that he can repeat his success from Day 1, he’s not the only one dialed in to what the Dale Hollow bass are doing this week. I caught them all today off one spot, but I’ve got a bunch of spots that I just went and checked to make sure they’re still there.” “The fish I’ve been catching in practice have been that size, I could have and caught a 6 and upgraded and had 22 or 23 (today), but it wasn’t worth it,” Gay said. He feels he has far from exhausted his primary area and notes several reserve areas also sit in his back pocket. Gay expressed his belief that this pattern will continue to hold up heading into Day 2. They were relating to a ditch but the was bait was the key.”Īn important key to Gay was utilization of a smaller profile bait to make his presentation match the pods of baitfish in his primary areas. “They were moving back towards a spawning pocket, but the bait is really what was holding them. “I was just fishing a swimbait under the baitfish, LiveScoping,” he said. He was able to load the boat early chasing baitfish.
I left about noon and drove up there and got back about 12 (midnight).”įortunately for Gay, the 12-hour round trip was worth his while as the fish he found with his limited pre-tournament practice were still chewing on Day 1. They got me a new and they rigged it in one day. “Yesterday my boat broke down and I had to drive four hours north. “I wouldn’t have been able to fish today if it wasn’t for Weida’s Marine,” added Gay.
The Union, Kentucky, pro elected to take a last-minute road trip to get some assistance from home. After a major boat issue almost derailed his tournament entirely on the final day of practice, Gay was able to make the most of the situation. The continued scouting is a necessity according to Gay. I figured I’ll save them and go catch them tomorrow. “I caught those five big ones and figured I was around 20. “I went and practiced half the day and I caught them all before 9 o’clock,” said Gay.
However, it won’t be easy sledding for Gay to try and claim his first MLF win as he’s got plenty of pros hot on his heels and under 4 pounds separating 10 th from first. With six bags over 20 pounds on Day 1, Bailey Gay bested them all with a limit worth 21 pounds, 13 ounces. Central Division, but the lake showed out by the end of the weigh-in.
– The fishing may have been slow to start on Dale Hollow Lake for the second stop of the Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E.