McClelland’s weapon

We just caught up with Mike McClelland, who is just 2 ounces ahead of Gerald Swindle in their respective match. McClelland is using his namesake Spro Mike McClelland RkCrawler 55 Crankbait, which he designed with a wide-wobbling, hunting and grinding action of classic crankbaits. What else is unique about the lure is it’s deflection properties. “It’s like what I grew up using on Table Rock, Bull Shoals, Grand Lake and Beaver Lake,” he noted.

McClelland is fishing the lure parallel down sloping clay banks where they intersect with secondary points in a creek.

Coincidentally, the lure was in the winning lineup for Jared Lintner, who won the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Championship last week on Table Rock.