Hank Cherry's Pattern, Baits & Gear
Jerkbait gear: 7' medium-heavy Denali Rosewood casting rod, Abu Garcia Revo MGX casting reel (7.0:1 gear ration), 15-pound Seaguar InvizX fluorocarbon line, Livingston Lures Stick Master (beauty shad). He'd throw the Livingston Lures jerkbait when fishing shallow, switch to a Megabass Ito Vision 110 when fishing deeper water and throw a Lucky Craft Pointer when working over shoals. All had a pearl blue/chartreuse shad color pattern.
Jig gear: 7'4" Denali Ray Scheide Signature Series flipping rod, Abu Garcia Revo MGX casting reel (7.9:1 gear ratio), 20-pound Seaguar InvizX fluorocarbon line, 9/16-ounce E.R. Lures jig (white/pearl blue skirt), 4" Damiki Air Craw trailer (white silver flake). He also trimmed his jig with a Zoom Super Chunk, but threw the Air Craw trailer around bushes.
Main factor: "Not taking the temptation to go to the bank and staying out and doing what I know I how do."
Performance edge: "I really think that HydroWave played a big part in catching fish. On the second morning, I had it off for the first hour and the fishing was slow. I went back through those places with bait in it and cranked it up and it made a big difference."
West Point Lake Patterns 2-5 Bassfan 5/7/13 (Todd Ceisner)
