Vexus® pro Jacob Wall grew up in Southern Oregon, and fished collegiately for the Oregon Ducks before turning full-time angler and moving to Lake Guntersville, AL. He’s a deep thinker, a good soul, and a proud new daddy to young daughter, Macie.

We caught up with him on the eve of the Major League Fishing event that begins Thursday on Oklahoma’s Grand Lake to talk high muddy water, food, family, lures and more.

 

Q: What’s going to be your biggest challenge this week on Grand Lake?

Wall: Adverse conditions. We don’t see this kind of high, muddy, debris filled water on Guntersville very often.

 

Q: What excites you most about this week?

Wall: I’d say the fact that I feel like I’m a pretty good summer largemouth angler. I feel like I understand how to catch ‘em at this time of year pretty well.

 

Q: What’s the best thing you’ve had to eat since arriving at Grand Lake?

Wall: Probably this cold, left over, chicken I’m holding that Alan McGuckin from Vexus® grilled and shared with me. I mean, in another day it’s probably gonna be too dry, but right now, it’s really good. (laughs)

 

Q: What three lures can fans expect you to lean on most this week?

Wall: A deep-diving Strike King 6XD crankbait, the crazy popular, new urchin style bait, and a ChatterBait.

 

Q: How does an accomplished forward-facing sonar angler like you use that technology in water that’s this high and muddy?

Wall: I don’t use it when it’s this dirty, because you mostly see debris, gar, carp and whatever, but finding groups of bass with it in these conditions is pretty tough.