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Day 4 Recap

From Bassfan.com

4th: Bohannan Made Switch to Smallmouth

> Day 4: 5, 16-00 (20, 65-09)

With his first top-5 finish since a runner-up showing at Lake Okeechobee in 2014, Bohannan jumped 39 spots in AOY points to 28th as he continues to recover from a 155th-place finish at Okeechobee in the season opener.

“I’m excited about a top 5 especially after my start at Okeechobee – it puts me back in good shape,” he said. “Cumberland is a fun lake. It’s an Ozark style lake.”

After catching nearly 19 pounds worth of largemouth in the backs of pockets on Saturday, he had to tweak his game plan today to adjust to the new water flowing into the lake.

“We got a bunch of rain and it blew a lot of those pockets out,” he said. “I caught a small limit doing that and about 11, I scrapped that and went smallmouth fishing. I’m glad I did, but I wish I’d done it earlier.”

Bohannan was 27th after day 1 when he didn’t catch a keeper until noon. He said had he been able to get off to a better start, he might’ve been able to gain some ground on Davis, Boyd and Thrift.

“I started behind the 8 ball,” he said. “I wish I’d gotten keyed in on the shallow stuff in the backs of pockets sooner.”

Day 3 Recap

Excerpt From FLW

4. Greg Bohannan – Bentonville, Ark. – 49-9

We’re not in the Ozarks, but don’t tell that to Greg Bohannan. All week long he’s approached Lake Cumberland the exact same way he’d approach many of the Ozark reservoirs that he frequents back home this time of year.

He weighed in five largemouths today, though he did test the smallmouth bite just to make sure he wasn’t missing an opportunity.

“I thought this weather would make the smallmouths bite good, so I smallmouth fished for about an hour and caught one little spotted bass. Then I switched to largemouths, and it was really good. I caught most of my fish by 10:45. I culled up a couple times and left my best area around noon.”

Bohannan spent the rest of the day trying to apply his pattern in other areas but wasn’t able to add any waypoints that he thinks are really right.

“It seems like on this lake some areas have them really good, and some don’t, but I’m trying not to go over the same spot twice,” he says.

Bohannan is focused on two creeks in Cumberland’s lower end. He’s fishing a jerkbait, spinnerbait and square-bill crankbait.

As for tomorrow’s weather forecast, which is calling for lower temperatures and more rain, Bohannan isn’t worried.

“I think these fish are kind of like Ozark bass: If it’s overcast and there’s a little wind, this time of year they don’t pay much attention to the temperature.”

Excerpt From Bassfan

4th: Switch to Largemouth Paid Off for Bohannan

> Day 3: 5, 18-11 (15, 49-09)

Bohannan spent the first couple hours today chasing smallmouth, but called an audible and went shallow to target largemouth and came out with his best day of the tournament.

“I’m just running new water each day and trying to run a pattern,” he said. “Today, I was fortunate to have three quality bites.”

Prior to the tournament, he figured 13 to 16 pounds a day was possible as he was getting 10 bites a day on a spinnerbait and jerkbait. He didn’t envision having a shot at the win.

“The largemouth are farther along and coming on strong and that’s helped me,” he said. “If I have another day like today and get another big one, I’ll give myself a shot.”

He chasing down the likes of Thrift and Morgan would add another layer of excitement to it.

“I’ve had seconds and thirds before so it’d be cool to have to beat the best up there,” he added.

Pringles Partners with Bohannan

A familiar snack food brand will return to the bass fishing world in 2018.

Pringles has announced a partnership with Arkansas pro and veteran FLW Tour angler Greg Bohannan for the upcoming season. Bohannan and Pringles will conduct meet and greet events throughout the season (30 such events are planned so far) and the brand will be featured on his boat and truck.

Pringles and parent company Kellogg’s have had sponsorship ties to FLW over the years through FLW’s partnership with Walmart and Bohannan fished out of a Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts boat under that deal.

Bohannan couldn’t be happier to bring the non-endemic brand back into the bass fishing fold.

“I’m extremely thrilled to get to work for the Kellogg’s bunch again,” he said. “I’m working for some of same people again, so they know what they’re getting out of me and I know what to expect from them so it makes for an easy transition.

“They said they had some opportunities and some new marketing plans with Pringles and thought it would be a good fit.”

Bohannan signs with CreekKooler

Arkansas pro Greg Bohannan, who’s competing this week at the Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Murray in Columbia, S.C., recently reached a sponsorship agreement with CreekKooler, which manufactures floating, towable coolers designed for various watersports. Creek smallmouth anglers in the Ozarks region where Bohannan lives will find the CreekKooler especially handy on sweltering

“I am extremely excited to represent this new product,” says Bohannan. “My family has found numerous uses for the CreekKooler. It can be towed behind your kayak, taken to the dock or the beach, or you can throw it in your pool to keep all of your drinks cold. They are lightweight, keep your drinks cold for days and are very affordable.”

CreekKooler also released an official statement about the partnership: “Our team at CreekKooler is excited to partner with Greg Bohannan. Greg is a high-character individual with values that we at CreekKooler share. We are thrilled to partner with Greg as a respected, professional fisherman, but also as a man with a passion for community service, helping youth enjoy the outdoors and being respectful of our neighbors – all values that are important to us. Greg is in a unique position to help us spread the word about our new product, CreekKooler, and its many uses for fishermen and outdoors enthusiasts.”

The CreeKooler will be on display at the Forrest Wood Cup Expo Friday-Sunday, Aug. 11-13 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. For more information, visit KanoolerProducts.com.