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Lake Cumberland

April 19, 2017 by Clark Wendlandt

I recently returned from the FLW Tour event on Lake Cumberland, Kentucky.This lake is nestled in the hills of South central Kentucky, and it’s truly one of the most beautiful lakes I’ve seen. It looks like Beaver Lake on steroids – clear water, small water falls everywhere, turkey gobbling, three species of bass and great people.The tournament is a really unique one because of the different size limits on the different species. Spotted bass are 12 inches, largemouth 15 inches and small mouth, 18 inches. I’ve always liked catching smallmouth, especially those in the pre-spawn, so I targeted smallmouth. The unique thing was that all I needed was 5 keepers a day to win the tournament. An 18” smallmouth there weighed nearly 3.5 pounds. The math is clear – with 5 keepers, it’s 17pounds – a good sack on a clear water impoundment. I fished a really good tournament there for three days. I caught most of my fish leading up to the last day on a jerk bait and a small crank bait and had some good patterns going for all three species. I had a nearly four pound lead going in to the last day, but the fickle smallmouth snake-bit me the last day. I caught a lot of good keeper smallmouth late in the day Saturday and made a decision to play offense on Sunday.  But between Saturday and Sunday, I believe those fish started spawning and would not chase anymore. I did catch several smallmouth during the day on Sunday, but none of them kept, and I ended up not weighing in a keeper bass the final day for a 9th place finish. It was still a great week, but I definitely left something on the table. I head to Beaver Lake this weekend, and will be looking for FOUR great days there!

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This was a fun event - and close! The show turned out great. Check it out Fishing & Hunting Texas Bass Pro Shops Cabela's # #teamoutdoors #truetimber #teamtruetimber #strikekinglurecompany #sunline #turkeyseason #rangerboats #garminfishhunt #GarminPro #yamahaoutboards #yamahasponsoredangler ... See more

In the newest episode of Fishing & Hunting Texas, Clark Wendlandt and Garmin's Brandon Brinkman compete in the annual Yamaha Turkey Bass Smash! Don't miss it!

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Closed out my turkey season with an amazing gobbler! Shot it at 15 yards in full strut. It was a really fun hunt! #truetimber #cabelas #bassproshops #bassproclub #teamoutdoors #turkeyhunting #turkeyseason #gobbler TrueTimber Bass Pro Shops Cabela's ... See more

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What does Clark Wendlandt say about being effiecent on the water? #fishgarmin #thmarine #bassfishing #rangerboats #bassproshops

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Turkey down! Called this one in, and he came on a dead run. To me, there’s honestly nothing better than turkey hunting. Bass Pro Shops Cabela's TrueTimber #teamoutdoors #bassproshops #cabelas #truetimber #turkeyhunting ... See more

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When it comes to throwing a crankbait, you’ve got several line options, but Sunline Sniper is my go-to! #sunline #sunlinepro #strikeking #ownerhooks #teamoutdoors #bassfishing #fishingandhuntingtexas Fishing & Hunting Texas ... See more

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That was a rough tournament. Fork is a Great Lake but you have to be exactly on the right deal to compete. Day 2 just snowballed on me and I failed to catch ‘em. I’m moving past it and looking forward to Neely Henry. #teamoutdoors #basselite ... See more

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Derby starts tomorrow. Hopefully I can find a few Lake Fork giants! #teamoutdoors #rangerboats

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I went fishing today on a small lake in East Texas and caught this 8 pounder on a Strike King Ocho. Can’t wait to get on Fork! Strike King Lure Company #strikeking #sunline #ownerhooks #teamoutdoors #bassproclub #cabelasclub ... See more

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Fishing & Hunting Texas

A look back at Clarks 2020 Bassmaster Angler of the Year title #bassmaster #bassfishing #yamahaoutboards #rangerboats #bassproshops

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I called in this turkey for my cousin this morning. It was a great bird with almost a 10 inch beard! #turkeyhunting #turkeyseaaon #truetimber #bassproshops #cabelas

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