Will Spotted Bass Or Largemouths Win Airport Marine Final Qualifier On Lay Lake Sunday?
What will the winning sack in the Airport Marine EZ Fall Buddy Trail tournament on Lay Lake be this Sunday – spotted bass or largemouths?
“I’ve not been down to Lay Lake lately so I don’t know what the fish are doing down there,” said Flynn Gerald, tournament director for the Fall Buddy Trail. “The water is getting colder and if they run water the spots will have a good chance of winning. The boys who fish for spots will go upriver and fish the tailwaters.”
But, he said, if someone can find the largemouths they could dominate.
“The boys that flip a lot, I’m sure they are going to have a good shot at catching a good bag of fish. This is the time of year to catch the big fish and if you are in the right place you can catch some grown largeheads.”
Gerald said he thinks it will take 16 to 18 pounds to win the tournament, and he is looking for some new boats to enter the trail.
“This is the last chance to qualify for the Classic, so I look for several new boats to enter. This is a pretty unique trail in that you only have to fish one tournament to qualify for the Classic. We do it that way because some much is going on, so we try to make it easy for the fishermen. That’s why we call it the ‘EZ’ Trail.”
Gerald said there are a good many anglers already qualified for the Classic which will be held Jan. 12 at the anglers’ choice of lakes fished during the fall season – Lay Lake, Lake Logan Martin, Lake Jordan or Lake Mitchell.
“We’ve also got a good amount of money in the Classic fund. We will pay back in excess of $4,000,” he said.
He also noted that Airport Marine customers have a good shot at winning major money with some of the manufacturer bonus programs tied to the boat dealer’s tournament trails in 2013.
““We’ve got a sale on boats at Airport Marine and in our tournaments next year if you buy a boat from Airport Marine the least amount of money you can win for first place will be $13,000. Then Evinrude is putting $5,000 more on it,” he said.
“I just got off the phone with a fellow wanting to buy a Triton with an E-Tec. He could win $18,000 in one of our tournaments. That’s a good selling point.”
Airport Marine bonuses for 2013 include : qualifying Triton, up to $18,000; qualifying Stratos, up to $17,000; qualifying Airport Marine Ranger, $11,000, plus the Gilmore Ford bonus of $5,000.
Airport Marine EZ Fall Buddy Trail 2012-2013
Sat, Dec 8, 2012
Lay Lake
Beeswax Creek Boat Ramp
Call Flynn Gerald 205-678-9666
