| Tournament | Beaver lake |
| Do you aleady have spots picked out from a previous tournament? | No, I just fished the conditions. |
| What considerations or steps were taken in narrowing down your search to a particular pattern or area of the lake? | I tried to have clear water and stained water areas to fish based upon what weather conditions were going to be. |
| Did what you find in practice work in the tournament. How did you adjust if it didn't? | For the most part it did, I just had to switch patterns as we moved throughout the tourney. |
| What stage are the bass in - pre-spawn, spawn or post spawn? | Pre-spawn |
| Have you fished the lake before? How has it changed since the last time? Water level, grass, etc. | Yes , it seemed like the fish bit alot better this time |
| What was the water temp? | 52-56 |
| How much actual fishing did you do in practice, or was it mostly scouting areas? | Fished from daylight to dark Sunday - Tuesday. |
| Did you fish Deep or Shallow? | Concentrated on 8-10 ft. |
| What was the main bass forage in the lake? | Shad |
| What lures(s) did you use most in practice? In the tournament? | Wiggle Wart crankbait and an umbrella rig |
| Most used rod / technique in practice / tournament? | Shimano Chronarch reel and G Loomis rod |
| Did the weather hold up from practice to the tournament? If not, what adjustments did you make if any? | When the wind didn't blow I fished in colored water. When it was blowing, I fished clear water. |
| What will you take from this event into the next tournament? | Confidence and momentum. |
| Best meal you had? | I cooked duck at the house we were staying at. |
| Best non-fishing memory / moment? | My buddy Ryan Chandler didn't know his new Ranger boat had interior lights in it until I showed him how to turn them on. |
| Anything else to add? | Just pleased with a second place finish an a 35000.00 check! |
