Date: March 22, 2021
Venue: Lake Q, a flatland reservoir
Water: Murky to clear, 58 degrees
Weather: Partly cloudy, gusty, high of 72
Pro: Bernie Schultz, 67, Gainesville, Fla. Schultz has fished B.A.S.S. events for 35 years and has qualified for nine Classics. He’s a talented illustrator and writer and an avid collector of antique fishing lures. (See his collection at bernieschultzfishing.com.)
Boat: Caymas CX 21 with a 250-horsepower Mercury outboard, MotorGuide trolling motor, Garmin electronics and twin Power-Pole shallow-water anchors
“THERE IS NOTHING new under the sun!” King Solomon first said it around 950 B.C., and veteran pro Bernie Schultz, a passionate collector of antique lures, knows that where bass baits are concerned, Solomon’s statement still rings true today. “Today’s lure manufacturers constantly strive to come up with something…