> What: Western FLW Series
> Where: Lake Havasu (Ariz.)
> When: Thursday through Saturday (Feb. 8-10)
> At stake: Top prize (including Ranger/Evinrude boat package) could reach $85,000
> Expected field size: 150 boats
> What they’re saying: “The fish are staging right now and getting ready to move into prespawn mode,” said Joe Uribe Jr., of Surprise, Ariz. “We’ve had a full moon (last) week and warm air temperatures during the day – in the low 80s. As the water temperatures continue to rise fish will really be triggered to make a move. Most guys are going to be finesse fishing, which is fairly typical this time of year. Finesse tactics will be more of a player for smallmouth than for the largemouth, and will involve small hair jigs, drop-shot rigs and little swimbaits. Largemouth will be orientated out deep near man-made structure including cages and brush piles. Look for crankbaits, jigs and umbrella rigs to do well in those areas.”
> Last FLW Series at Havasu: Feb. 9-11, 2017
> Winner: Joe Uribe, Jr. (51-13)
> Click here to read about Uribe's Winning Pattern.
Some of the information above was taken from an FLW press release.
