Pro Bass Tips for Fishing a New Lake
By: Dr. Todd A. Kuhn
Learning to fish a new lake can be a daunting task for any angler. (Ryan Kirby Illustration)
Learn how to fish a new lake with these tips from Major League Fishing pros
Fishing a new lake can be a daunting task. There’s so much water, and without any reliable information, it is nearly impossible to get on fish quickly.
We asked three of the top Major League Fishing pros to give us their strategies for fishing our mystery lake in April. Here’s what each of them would do.
ANDY MONTGOMERY
Hometown: Blacksburg, South Carolina
Bio: The thinking man’s angler, Montgomery started angling seriously while earning his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Clemson University in 2004. While in college, Montgomery fished weekend tournaments while still maintaining a rigorous school schedule. He began fishing FLW BFL’s and moved on to the FLW Tour for five years. In 2010, Andy qualified for the BASS Elite Series through the Southern Opens. In 2014, he began fishing MLF. Montgomery won two BASS Opens (Smith Lake in 2010; Lake Norman, 2014), has seven Elite Top 12’s and has earned “around a million” but “spent at least that much making it.”
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