Adrian Avena going for spots, largemouth

At Lake Martin numerous anglers caught fish that bit right beside the boat. A good lesson during the year when fish are feeding heavily (prespawn, shad spawn, topwater, fall) is to fish your bait all the way to the boat before calling it quits.

Luke Clausen explained how catching one spotted bass out of a school can ignite the school and you can catch multiple. He describes what they look like on the graph in this short fish catch video.

Lake Martin displayed its versatility when the Elite Series field came to town. Along with shallow fishing there was a deep bite too. Here are some keys used by Adrian Avena and Luke Clausen, which helped them notch Top 5's offshore.