No sun, no go for Kennedy

Steve Kennedy is doing what he likes to do (except use a swimbait), which is flipping and pitching at isolated cover in shallow cover. The only problem is that tactic needs sunshine to position the bass tight to the casting targets.

“I don’t have any confidence in the spot, without the sun,” he said.

Kennedy added that he’d give his starting area north of the Concord Park boat ramp, which is midlake, until 9 a.m., when he’d need to make a decision about what to do next.

That would be to make a very long run to the far end of Tellico Lake, to his other area.

What that calculated risk will do is consume valuable fishing time. However, the risk could easily be worth the trip. In this tournament, just catching a limit is huge.