Todd Faircloth’s St Clair winning area and baits

Todd Faircloth won this weekend’s Bassmaster Elite Series tournament on Lake St. Clair, and here in brief is how he did it.

He fished a pattern

Spot, spot, spot. In the GPS era of fishing, that’s all some peeps can think about. But not Todd. He won fishing a pattern in an area – Bell’s Hump, on the Canadian side of St. Clair. Here’s what he texted me:

> 15-18 feet, big grass flat — key areas had clean spots, sand, where fish were.

> Just making short pitches around, blind-casting and casting to waypoints.

> Dropshotted a Strike King Dream Shot (KVD Magic), 1/4-oz Strike King Tour Grade Tungsten Drop Shot Weight, and a Strike King Z Too (Arkansas shiner) with a 3/8-oz Strike King weight.

Here’s a pic of the actual baits he used: