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A Day on the Lake with John Murray

Spend "A Day on the Lake" with John Murray on a lake he's never seen in this Bassmaster Magazine photo gallery.

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<p> <em>Bassmaster</em>’s “Day on the Lake” series is a window into the real world of bass fishing. Top B.A.S.S. pros travel to small lakes they’ve never seen before, then spend seven hours locating and catching bass while <em>Bassmaster </em>logs their every move. This month it’s John Murray’s turn to reel in the lunkers. You can read all about his day in <em>Bassmaster </em>Magazine this month but here's a look at how he tackled lakes C and E.</p>
Bassmaster’s “Day on the Lake” series is a window into the real world of bass fishing. Top B.A.S.S. pros travel to small lakes they’ve never seen before, then spend seven hours locating and catching bass while Bassmaster logs their every move. This month it’s John Murray’s turn to reel in the lunkers. You can read all about his day in Bassmaster Magazine this month but here’s a look at how he tackled lakes C and E.
<p> 6:50 a.m. Shortly after launching, Elite Series pro John Murray idles around Lake C, checking his graph for likely smallmouth structure</p>
6:50 a.m. Shortly after launching, Elite Series pro John Murray idles around Lake C, checking his graph for likely smallmouth structure
<p>  </p> <p> 7:06 a.m. Murray battles a smallmouth that hit his football jig on a weedy dropoff.</p>
 

7:06 a.m. Murray battles a smallmouth that hit his football jig on a weedy dropoff.

<p> 7:06 a.m. Murray’s first keeper of the day, a 1-pound, 1-ounce smallmouth, hit his football jig on a weedy dropoff. </p>
7:06 a.m. Murray’s first keeper of the day, a 1-pound, 1-ounce smallmouth, hit his football jig on a weedy dropoff. 
<p>  </p> <p> 7:29 a.m. Murray sprays his tube bait with chartreuse dye.</p>
 

7:29 a.m. Murray sprays his tube bait with chartreuse dye.

<p>  </p> <p> 7:47 a.m. Murray catches a northern pike on a spinnerbait.</p>
 

7:47 a.m. Murray catches a northern pike on a spinnerbait.

<p>  </p> <p> 9:17 a.m. Murray’s graph shows a school of fish suspending around a deep dropoff on Lake E. But are they smallmouth?</p>
 

9:17 a.m. Murray’s graph shows a school of fish suspending around a deep dropoff on Lake E. But are they smallmouth?

<p>  </p> <p> 9:45 a.m. Murray prepares to swing aboard a smallmouth he hooked on a deep patch of rocks in Lake E.</p>
 

9:45 a.m. Murray prepares to swing aboard a smallmouth he hooked on a deep patch of rocks in Lake E.

<p>  </p> <p> 9:45 a.m. Murray’s third keeper smallmouth of the day, 2 pounds, 2 ounces, hit a reaper fished on a drop shot rig in Lake E. </p>
 

9:45 a.m. Murray’s third keeper smallmouth of the day, 2 pounds, 2 ounces, hit a reaper fished on a drop shot rig in Lake E. 

<p> 10:40 a.m. Murray is all smiles as he boats his fourth keeper, a 1-pound, 11-ounce smallmouth, from 35 feet of water on Lake E.</p>
10:40 a.m. Murray is all smiles as he boats his fourth keeper, a 1-pound, 11-ounce smallmouth, from 35 feet of water on Lake E.
<p> 11:40 a.m. Murray’s fifth keeper smallie, 1 pound, 7 ounces, hit a goby on a deep drop off.</p>
11:40 a.m. Murray’s fifth keeper smallie, 1 pound, 7 ounces, hit a goby on a deep drop off.
<p>  </p> <p> Noon The wind has come up on Lake E as Murray shakes his drop shot rig across a deep ridgeline.</p>
 

Noon The wind has come up on Lake E as Murray shakes his drop shot rig across a deep ridgeline.

<p>  </p> <p> 12:36 p.m. Murray’s sixth keeper smallie of the day, 1 pound, 12 ounces, came off a point 40 feet deep – a new depth record for this series!</p>
 

12:36 p.m. Murray’s sixth keeper smallie of the day, 1 pound, 12 ounces, came off a point 40 feet deep – a new depth record for this series!

<p>  </p> <p> 12:36 p.m. Murray’s sixth keeper spit up this perch as he was reeling it in.</p>
 

12:36 p.m. Murray’s sixth keeper spit up this perch as he was reeling it in.

<p> 1:30 p.m. Murray’s seventh keeper smallie, 1-10, hit a leech 38 feet deep on Lake E.</p> <p>  </p> <p> As the day ends, Murray has put together a five-bass limit. His total weight for the day: 8 pounds, 10 ounces. <em>B.A.S.S. Members can read the entire September/October issue of</em> Bassmaster <em>Magazine online via</em> <em><a href=
1:30 p.m. Murray’s seventh keeper smallie, 1-10, hit a leech 38 feet deep on Lake E.

 

As the day ends, Murray has put together a five-bass limit. His total weight for the day: 8 pounds, 10 ounces. B.A.S.S. Members can read the entire September/October issue of Bassmaster Magazine online via Digital Bassmaster.

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