Monticello angler lands 10.22-pound legacy lunker

Monticello angler lands 10.22-pound legacy lunker

What started as a tip from a friend turned into a trophy catch for Benton angler Rod Martinez on Saturday at Lake Monticello. Martinez said a fellow bass angler told him late last week the fish were biting well, so he made the trip hoping to land something big. “I thought I might go catch a big fish,” Martinez said. Despite a late start, Martinez quickly found success. Fishing with a jig, he caught five bass on five consecutive casts and decided…

Benton angler takes advantage of hot bite at Monticello for a Lunker

MONTICELLO, Ark. — A bass angling friend told Rod Martinez late last week that the fish were biting really well at Lake Monticello, so he headed that way Saturday, anxious to see what he might land. “I thought I might go catch a big fish,” he said. Despite a late start from his hometown of […] The post Benton angler takes advantage of hot bite at Monticello for a Lunker appeared first on Stuttgart Daily Leader.

Benton angler takes advantage of hot bite at Monticello for a Lunker • Arkansas Game & Fish Commission

MONTICELLO — A bass angling friend told Rod Martinez late last week that the fish were biting really well at Lake Monticello, so he headed that way Saturday, anxious to see what he might land. “I thought I might go catch a big fish,” he said.  Despite a late start from his hometown of Benton, Martinez indeed found the bass biting — maybe not quite as well as his friend, Jimi Easterling, had hinted two days earlier, but good nonetheless. He caugh…