Day On The Lake: Randy Sullivan
DOTL Challenge: Put a Bassmaster pro on a small lake he’s never seen before. Give him seven hours to locate and catch bass while we log his every move.
Date: May 21, 2019
Venue: Lake X, a small, flatland reservoir
Water: Low 80s, stained
Weather: Clear, windy, high of 90 degrees
Pro: Randy Sullivan, 26, of Breckenridge, Texas. Sullivan grew up in a bass fishing family and qualified for the Elite Series in 2018 via the Bassmaster Central Opens.
Boat: Triton 21 TrX with 250-hp Mercury outboard, Minn Kota trolling motor, Lowrance electronics on Bass Boat Technologies mounts and twin Power-Pole shallow-water anchors
I see a bad moon a-rising
I see trouble on the way
I see earthquakes and lightnin’
I see bad times today
Don’t go ‘round tonight
It’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise
— Creedence Clearwater Revival
one topic that both songwriters and fishermen find fascinating. How many moon tunes can you name? The list is endless. Likewise, anglers have pondered the mysterious influence of the moon on fish for centuries. Today, many fishermen steadfastly believe that since the moon’s gravitational pull is powerful enough to influence ocean tides, it stands to reason that a moon exerts a superpowerful mojo on fish that makes them bite like crazy. But is this the cold, hard truth or mere lunar lunacy? Elite Series pro Randy Sullivan accepted
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