Over the weekend, the professional anglers who have qualified for the 2012 Bassmaster Classic decended on the Red River this weekend for some official practice.
The pros are of course playing their results pretty close to the vest, but their are a few things we as fans can take away.
First off, the river (as rivers tend to do) is completely different from the last time most of the pros fished the system. KVD said the last time he was on the river, it was calm and clear.
Right now, things are running hard, and the water is extremely dirty.
What this means, is that the river will be fishing very small. It will be difficult to pin-point large schools of fish, so it will be a matter of running and gunning—finding a few fish, catching them, and moving on to the next stop.
The next point to take away is that the water is pretty cold right now, but there will be a distinct warming trend coming up really soon.
The competitors will be looking for fish that are searching for warm water. As the trend continues, the fishing will improve for the anglers that are able to find those fish.
This is only the first official weekend of practice, so being a river system, this will surely continue to evolve and strategies will change.
We will keep an eye on it and keep coming out with updates as they are available.
See ya on the water…