Micah Frazier [PRESPAWN]
Date: March 1, 2018
Venue: Lake G, a small, flatland reservoir
Water: 58 degrees, high, murky to muddy
Weather: 57 degrees, rain, approaching cold front
Pro: Micah Frazier, 30, Newnan, Ga. Frazier has fished the Elite Series for four years and has qualified for two Classics
Boat: Ranger Z520L with 250-horsepower Mercury Optimax outboard, Minn Kota trolling motor, Lowrance electronics with Bass Boat Technologies mounts and twin Power-Pole shallow-water anchors
BY THE TIME the first of March rolls around, many bass anglers are so eager to hit the lake after a long, cold winter that they vow to go fishing “come hell or high water!” But early season deluges can create a high-water hell when the lake level jumps up overnight, flooding shorelines, coves and creek arms with cold, chocolate-colored runoff. What’s a bassin’ man to do? To get some answers, put on your rainsuit and hop aboard Elite Series pro Micah Frazier’s boat as he attempts to overcome some of bass fishing’s toughest conditions.
It’s chilly and raining as Frazier and I arrive at Lake G. The launch ramp’s courtesy dock is completely under water. “They’ve had flooding in this region, and the cold
