1. KEVIN HAWK
summer
lower end from Browns Bridge to the dam
brush on vertical drop-offs
22 ' - 32 '
CLARITY
5 '
TEMP
89 - 93°F
Hawk hit nearly 50 brush piles per day. With a 3/8-ounce drop-shot weight, he would see a fish on his graph and immediately drop it down - causing a reaction strike.
2. CODY MEYER
summer
southwest side of Lake Lanier Islands and Three Sister Islands
brush on vertical drop-offs
25 ' - 35 '
CLARITY
5 '
TEMP
89 - 93°F
During the weekend, the spotted bass were holding tight to the brush so he used a No. 2 ReBarb hook and worked the bait weedless.
3. LARRY NIXON
summer
Six Mile Creek and Young Deer Creek
brush on vertical drop-offs
27 ' - 30 '
CLARITY
4 '
TEMP
91 - 94°F
Nixon knew he couldn't run 50 places a day, so he avoided the main lake and had water completely to himself - a rarity in a tournament dominated by hopping and rotating.
4. BRENT EHRLER
summer
Aqualand Marina area and Browns Bridge to Lake Lanier Islands
brush on vertical drop-offs
15 ' - 25 '
CLARITY
5 '
TEMP
89 - 93°F
Ehrler's fish were relating to the brush, but weren't directly on it. Instead, they would be about 15 or 20 feet off the brush.
