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David on Ultimate Match Fishing |
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Check out David as he tries to win the 2009 Ultimate Match Fishing on the Outdoor Channel
Episode 4: Money – it’s what professional anglers fish for. And in the last few years, no one has won more of it than 2008 FLW Angler of the Year David Dudley. In episode 4, he’ll bring everything he has against Elite Series pro, and fellow Virginian, John Crews, in what shapes up to be a turf war for Blue Ridge bragging rights. Click here for more info |
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Castrol pro David Dudley of Lynchburg, Va., finished third with a two-day total of 34 pounds, 11 ounces worth $45,000.
Dudley spent the week fishing out on the main river channel, targeting a mixture of rock and grass.
He used a ½-ounce rattling lipless crankbait in a “baby bass” color and fished the lure on 17-pound-test Berkley 100% Fluorocarbon line with an Elite Tech Riggin’ Stik.
“This type of fishing is all about covering miles of water and finding the little sweet spots by feeling what your bait is doing,” Dudley explained. “That Berkley fluorocarbon allowed me to feel the difference between rock and grass, and that’s so critical. You can cover miles of pure grass and then feel just a rock or two in there, and that’s where you’re going to get bit. But if you never feel that difference in what your bait is hitting, you’ll never know that sweet spot is there.” Read More |
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Dudley the closer: Part 2 |
For the first part of his career, Dudley prided himself on being a “junk fisherman,” meaning his favorite fishing technique was to run down a lake and fish anything that grabbed his intuitive attention.
“Junk-fishing is one of the best ways to hone pure instincts,” Dudley explained. “I love riding down a lake in a tournament and waiting for that gut feeling that says, ‘Pull over and fish that.’ It might be a lay-down, a dock, a point of vegetation, a current break, a piece of riprap – whatever. To me, that’s one of the purest forms of instinctual fishing, having no real direction or plan – just a deck full of rods and endless opportunities to cast at anything, catching a fish here and a fish there. Read More |
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Dudley the closer: Part 1 |
Anyone who has been around the sport of professional fishing for a long time probably has a “Dudley story.”
A Dudley story is any tale that involves well-known pro David Dudley of Lynchburg, Va., and the very peculiar ways he goes about his professional fishing career.
Perhaps one of the best examples of a Dudley story comes from legendary pro Rick Clunn, who happened upon a young and stranded David Dudley while practicing for a tournament on the James River many years ago.
“David had run out of gas in the middle of the river,” Clunn recalled. “I offered to take him to a nearby marina (about four or five miles away), but he insisted that I just tow him over to the bank. There was a big farm up on the bank, and someone was running some kind of machinery up there.” Read More |
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AOY Latest Addition to Dudley’s Long List of Achievements |
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He’s only 32 years old, so David Dudley thinks it’s “kind of crazy” to even consider where he might rank among his peers when the bass fishing history books are written.
“I haven’t reached the average age of the professional anglers (on tour),” he said. “I’m still a little baby as far as being a professional angler.” Read More
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