By : Dynamic Sponsorships - Advanced Angler
Going into Day 1, did the two of you game plan a lot, some, or very little?
Jordan: Some. We talked a lot about our practice, but practice only goes so far. I really didn’t find them very well in practice. Most of what I caught today was by adjusting and fishing in the moment.
Matt: We tell each other everything about our practice. But we’re not in the same area during the tournament.
Did you see each other at all on Day 1?
Jordan: Nope, we never saw each other.
Matt: Nope, I don’t have a clue where Jordan fished, or where he caught ‘em.
What did you eat to fuel this great start to the final regular season Elite Series event of 2016?
Jordan: Before launch, I had a Monster and muffins. And while I was on the water, I had these energy balls that my girlfriend Kristen made me. They have oats, honey, cacao, chia seeds, flax, and peanut butter.
Matt: Not a whole lot. I ate a pack of peanut butter crackers. I adjust my insulin pump on tournament days to compensate for the sweat and lack of food. (Note: At age 22, Matt, a former Alabama High School State Baseball Champion was surprisingly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. He now wears an insulin pump manufactured by Animas that provides him the perfect dose of Novo Nordisk insulin around the clock.)
Name 4 lures you’d advise every hardcore basshead to pack for La Crosse?
Jordan: Sexy Frog, 4” Strike King Rodent, square bill crankbait, and a drop shot.
Matt: Sexy Frog, shallow crankbait, a Texas-rigged soft plastic like a Strike King Rodent with at least a 1-ounce or heavier weight for ‘punching’ vegetation, and a shaky head.
School is back in session. What’s the one thing you wish you’d have done better or different during your days as a Carhartt Bassmaster College Series angler at Auburn?
Jordan: Those are the best times in life, and I wish I could spend more time with my buddies, like we had back then.
Matt: I live life with no regrets, and honestly, I loved every bit of it, especially my time with my buddies.
