A day on the lake with Larry Nixon: prespawn

One of the top money winners in professional fishing accepts BASSMASTER's challenge to find and catch bass on an unfamiliar lake

By Don Wirth
Bassmaster, March 2003

Updated: March 31, 2005, 11:16 AM ET

BASS tournaments are major events held on huge bodies of water. Pro anglers spend days determining fish catching patterns before the actual competition, and the tournament itself may span the better part of a week.

But did you ever wonder how a BASS pro would fish your home lake, that obscure body of water down the road where you and your buddies fish for bass? And suppose that same pro knew absolutely nothing about the lake until he arrived at the launch ramp — how would he go about locating and catching bass?

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