Rookie Barron Adams of Mineral Bluff, Ga. weighed a five-bass limit totaling 17-02 to take the early lead after day 1 of the Lake Martin FLW Series in Alabama. Adams holds a 15-ounce lead over Derrick Snaveley of Piney Flats, Tenn., who boxed 16-03.
“I was fishing on the lower end of the lake, trying to sight-fish for most of the day,” said Adams, who finished the season ranked No. 12 in the Southeastern Division of the FLW Series last year. “I caught the big one first thing this morning off a bed. Then I ran around and plucked a few more and tried to find some big ones for tomorrow.”
Adams said he caught his big one – an 8-13 giant – on a Texas-rigged white Gambler Burner Craw, but he also weighed in a few fish on a 3/8-ounce green-pumpkin jig with a green-pumpkin Zoom Fat Albert Twin Tail Grub. His limit that he brought to the scale consisted of four largemouth and one spotted bass.
“I found a 6-pounder and a 4-pounder still on the bed. They wouldn’t bite for me today, but hopefully they will tomorrow,” he said.
“I’m in the last flight tomorrow, and during practice it seemed like I was getting bit a little more later in the evening so hopefully that is a good thing,” Adams went on to say. “First thing in the morning I’m going to run to those bedders and pick a couple of fish off and then I’ll start fishing.
“I can throw a shaky-head around docks and get bit doing that if I have to. Hopefully I can get what I need.”
Here's a look at the initial top 10"
1. Barron Adams: 17-02
2. Derrick Snavely: 16-03
3. Ron Nelson: 14-03
4. (tie) Dylan Hays: 14-00
4. (tie) Tom Redington: 14-00
6. Spencer Shuffield: 13-14
7. (tie) Jon Canada: 13-12
7. (tie) Lendell Martin Jr.: 13-12
9. Matt Becker: 13-10
10. (tie) Jason Vance: 13-08
10. (tie) Randy Allen: 13-08
10. (tie) Dakota Ebare: 13-08
For full standings, click here.
