Colley, Bain Hope Home-Lake Advantage Helps Them Move Up In Alabama Bass Trail Points On Logan Martin
The Alabama Bass Trail North Division tournament on Logan Martin Lake Saturday is going to be a fun tournament to fish, said ABT angler Kris Colley of Ragland, Ala., a short 10-minute drive from the lake’s edge.
“The water is coming up and I think there will be a lot of fish caught. I’m guessing it will take 21-22 pounds to win it and there will be quite a few weights in the 15- to 16-pound range.”
Whoever wins Saturday will probably have a sack of all largemouths, Colley said, although spotted bass likely will dominate the weigh-in.
“There will be mostly spots weighed in and it’s not uncommon to catch 3 1/2-pound spots, but I think whoever wins probably will have all largemouths. You can throw a Carolina rig or a Shakey Head off the points and catch all the spots you want, but it will be a matter of finding those 3 1/2- to 4-pound spots to have a chance.”
Some anglers will go up to the headwaters of the lake and some will go down towards the dam, and both should find plenty of fish, he said.
“The way Logan Martin fishes you are liable to catch them anywhere. There are really no certain places better than the others. It’s a great fishing lake and the tournament can be won off the bottom end or off the top end of the lake.”
While there are plenty of spotted bass and largemouths holding off the points, Colley said he and teammate Adam Bain of nearby Talladega will fish a largemouth pattern, concentrating on grass and docks. He said most of the bass have spawned, although there may be a few up shallow guarding fry. But, with the water coming up he expects the largemouths to move up with it.
He and Bain hope to improve greatly on the 9 1/2 pounds they weigh in at last year’s Logan Martin tournament. They are ranked 10th in the points this year after an up and down year so far. The finished 69th to start the season on Guntersville in February, but rebounded strongly with a 9th place finish on Neely Henry in late March and followed that with 34th place finish on Lewis Smith Lake three weeks ago.
“If we are going to make a move on the points race, I think Logan Martin is the place to do it,” Colley said.
Alabama Bass Trail – North Division
Sat, May 9, 2015
Logan Martin Lake
Lakeside Landing
Call Kay Donaldson 855-934-7425
