Larry Stoafer and Chad Foster both stretched Kentucky Lake to the limits, running way south past New Johnsonville and fishing past the US-412 bridge in Linden, Tenn. Stoafer limited each of the first two days, but could only manage one fish on the final day for a 34-13 total.

Essentially fishing the Tennessee River, Stoafer tossed a bone-colored Reaction Innovations Vixen when it was windy and swapped to a Keitech 3.8 Swing Impact Fat swimbait in sexy shad rigged on a 1/4-ounce Buckeye Lures J-Will jighead when it was calm. He targeted shallow bars and the mouths of creeks that came off the main river, running 15 or more spots each day to catch his fish. > Read More

Larry Stoafer’s primary bait en route to his first Costa FLW Series top 10 was a bone-colored Reaction Innovations Vixen. He also caught three quality fish on a Keitech 3.8 Swing Impact Fat swimbait in sexy shad rigged on a 1/4-ounce Buckeye Lures J-Will jighead. - Read More