Grayson Smith Uses Strike King Lures to Win Co-Angler Title on Logan Martin

by Bob Robertson

Grayson Smith of Clarksville, Tennessee had never seen Alabama's Logan-Martin Lake and because he had just graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin and started a new job, he was unable to make it to the lake during practice for the third BASS Southern Open. He made it to the lake just in time for the Pre-Tournament meeting.

On the first day of competition, Grayson fished with a local angler and managed a limit of 10 lbs. 1 oz. Co-anglers are only allowed 3 fish so 10 pounds plus is a pretty good day. He was fishing a shaky head rigged with a Strike King Finesse Worm.

Day two was not as productive for Smith as he managed to weigh in only 3 lbs. 14 oz., again fishing the shaky head and finesse worm.

David Kilgore’s Game Plan was Poison to his Competition

During the weekend of May 16 - 18, 2013, there were two major tournaments taking place in the state of Alabama. Each was on a different trail, each was on different fishery, and each offered a different prize package. However both had one thing in common. They were both won on a Strike King lure.

The BASS Southern Open on Logan Martin was won by David Kilgore. Not only did David win a handsome prize, but most importantly to him, he also punched his ticket into the 2014 Bassmaster Classic on Lake Guntersville in Alabama.

Editor's note: Grayson Smith of Clarksville TN won the Co-Angler division on Logan Martin fishing Strike King baits as well. We'll recap his win soon!

Fishing Heavy Cover with the Strike King Rodent

By Luke Estel

One of my favorite baits to flip and pitch into heavy cover is the Strike King Rodent. It is bulky, yet designed to get into the thick cover. Another great thing about this bait is that it is very soft, which helps the fish hold on to the bait much longer.

Wild, Wild West Point

Submitted by: Full Limit Outdoor Media

The BASS Elite Series West Point Lake Battle concluded yesterday after 4 days of low weights, lead changes and near misses. After the final weights were tallied Californian Skeet Reese came out on top. He did so by moving up from 7th place on the strength of the day’s only 15 pound bag.

The Strike King team had another tremendous showing as well. In usual fashion we had a couple guys fishing for the trophy on Sunday as well as several others that had an excellent tournament. Here is how the Strike King pros faired in La Grange, GA:

Smallmouth from Lake Amistad

By Debra Hengst, Strike King Pro Staff

I heard a knock on the door from Mr. FedEx and he held a shipment of highly prized Strike King lures that I requested. Stop #4 on the Skeeter Bass Champs Tournament Trail would find me headed West to Lake Amistad out of Del Rio, Texas on the Texas/Mexico border. The derby would be held May 4th and it was time to get busy rigging.

As with most every year, Lake Amistad opens her gates to flow down the Rio Grande into Falcon Lake which then flows south to the valley for irrigation. Because of the terrible drought that still affects West and South Texas, both lakes have suffered a tremendous draw-down since the end of March. I had not been back to Amistad since February of this year and due to time restraints, I had no practice before off limits dates, so seeing the lake when I arrived on Friday at 60 feet low was eye opening. But I must say remembering the lake back in 1998 at 58 foot low brought back some ideas of where I might want to concentrate during the tournament.