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MLF: Big Fish Galore: Raleigh

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MLF: Lake Jordan, Raleigh NC Big Fish Galore

MLF: Lake Jordan, Raleigh NC Big Fish Galore! Wow! Over 82 Pounds in Shotgun Round 1 for Pro Kelly Jordon. KJ shows us just how many big fish are in Lake Jordan, NC.

Jordan reservoir covers 13,940 acres with a shoreline of 180 miles.  

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MLF Pro Kelly Jordon

Prespawn

The fish are in a pre-spawn mode at Lake Jordan, and the pros are finding them in conventional pre-spawn locations.

MLF Pro Kelly Jordon is catching his fish shallow. 1-4ft. Water temps are reported to be 55-60 degrees maybe warmer in the back of the creeks.

Back of Creeks

Targeting creek channels and the edge of creeks with a slight depth change leading to a spawning flat.

Jordon’s tackle: Evergreen Jackhammer bladed jig with a Lake Fork Tackle Live Magic Shad trailer.

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“Anytime you catch 82 pounds in a day of fishing is an awesome day, and I didn’t want to quit fishing,”

Kelly Jordon

Other anglers

Flipping:

Big Jigs: Targeting isolated wood cover on secondary points halfway back in the creeks.

Cranking and Big Spinnerbaits

Flat sided cranks, square bills, chatter baits, and swimbaits.

Fish Orange Colorado blades for muddy water.

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Orange Colorado blades for spinnerbait
orange Colorado blades for spinnerbait

Water temps – 55-60 –

Fish are a few feet from where they want to spawn and the bass are being caught 15 ft off the bank in slightly deeper water.

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