Casey Ashley on His Homemade Spinnerbaits
Alan McGuckin
2015 Bassmaster Classic champion Casey Ashley has an affinity for homemade bass fishing baits. At the 2016 Lake Wheeler Elite Series event, he’s using a custom-made spinnerbait to start the tournament.
The shad are spawning at Lake Wheeler. So a lot of Bassmaster Elite Series pros have a baitfish-impersonating willow leaf spinnerbait tied on; most of them provided by sponsors.
But no surprise, just like the underspin horsehead lure he used to win the 2015 Bassmaster Classic, the spinnerbait Casey Ashley has tied on is one he and his dad Danny make themselves.
“The art of spinnerbait fishing has gone away,” said Ashley who slapped 19 pounds on the scales to sit in second place on day one at Wheeler, including the biggest bass of the day, a 6-pound, 14-ounce beast.
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