Photo by Josh Gassmann
By Rob Newell – March 1, 2019
Boyd Duckett stood at the water’s edge of Great Pond, studying minnows roaming the shallows while a warm, cloudy morning dawned over day three of the Elimination Round of the Major League Fishing 2019 Summit Cup.
“I don’t remember this lake,” Duckett said, looking into the water. “I don’t think I fished it the last time we were here. But I like the looks of it. It’s not a fast dropping lake right off the bank; it looks shallow and flat here at the ramp. I see lots of shallow vegetation and pads back there, so it’s probably got some largemouth. And it’s got all kinds of life in it. Even right here at the boat ramp I see minnows, bream and little perch cruising around; it looks pretty healthy to me.”
