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Blair Erickson and Jackson Pontius of the University of Montevallo (Ala.) have taken the lead on Day 1 of the 2024 Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Kentucky Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops with five bass for a total of 22 pounds, 8 ounces.
Photo by Tyler Bridges/B.A.S.S.
April 17, 2024
Montevallo’s Erickson and Pontius take lead in Bassmaster College Series event on Kentucky Lake
PARIS, Tenn. — Kentucky Lake looked very much like one of the nation’s legendary fisheries on Day 1 of the Strike King Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops.
Blair Erickson and Jackson Pontius of the University of Montevallo (Ala.) caught the heaviest bag on Wednesday, weighing five bass for a total of 22 pounds, 8 ounces. That was one of 145 limits caught by 216 teams entered in this two-day derby — a sure sign that Kentucky Lake has rebounded after enduring a few lean years due mainly to an influx of the invasive Asian carp.
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