Great Lakes Bass Fishing Forum

Up and down. Up and down.

Kentucky Lake has been like a rollercoaster this week for the pros fishing the Walmart FLW Tour event presented by Evinrude and hosted by Henry County Alliance.

One day is a whackfest, but the next is a grind. One hour can produce a 20-pound stringer, while the next hour is a zero.

The one pro who seems to have the most solid grasp on how to hang tight through fast, slow, up and down is Tom Redington. The Royse City, Texas, pro extended his lead on the third day of competition with an 18-pound, 13-ounce limit. It was a slower day, but enough to keep him at the top. His three-day total of 65-12 is 1 pound, 2 ounces ahead of pros Skip Johnson and Jason Lambert. And every one of the 10 pros who'll fish the final day is within 4 pounds of the leader.