Photo by Moore - SPRING CITY, Tenn. – Being on the Toro Cut Line is one of the most stressful situations in a Bass Pro Tour event. Every decision makes a difference between going home or going big. Fortunately for Mississippi pro Paul Elias, he made the right choices at General Tire Stage Five Presented by Covercraft on Monday and landed above the cut line when it was time for lines out.
Elias moved to the upper section of Watts Bar Lake to fish some underwater vegetation and quickly posted three catches in Period 3. That one change in location gave Elias the edge he needed to qualify for the Knockout Round alongside Mark Daniels Jr., Gary Klein and Takahiro Omori.
Paul, Wanted to drop you a line and again thank you for the great time Lance and I had. The time spent with you on the electronics was amazing,but the real deal was when we put that knowledge and applied it out on the water on Friday.We guessed our best 5 would of been in the 42 lb range, with both of us catching our personal best fish of our lifes.We had 2 over 10 and 1 around 9 from your lake. We are getting ready to start into the Everstart series this year and your class will definitely help us out.
Just a quick email to let you know how much I enjoyed my trip to Pachuta. As an avid angler I found In-Depth Fishing to be a master's level course in the sport of bass fishing. I learned a great deal and it was fun to apply the lessons while catching lunker bass (see photos). Lake Eddins is an extraordinary fishery!