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Day on the Lake with Miyazaki

Welcome to Bassmaster Magazine's Day on the Lake! This month, it’s Yusuke Miyazaki's turn to take on a small lake he’s never seen before; he’ll attempt to catch bass for seven hours while we document his every move.

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Bassmaster’s reality series puts B.A.S.S. Elite Series pros on small lakes they’ve never seen before, then gives them seven hours to locate and catch bass while we log their every move. This month Yusuke Miyazaki takes the challenge. Here’s what happened Sept. 10, 2013, when we put Miyazaki on Lake J, a small reservoir. <br><b>6:49 a.m.</b> Shortly after launching, Miyazaki makes a high-speed run toward Lake J’s dam.
Bassmaster’s reality series puts B.A.S.S. Elite Series pros on small lakes they’ve never seen before, then gives them seven hours to locate and catch bass while we log their every move. This month Yusuke Miyazaki takes the challenge. Here’s what happened Sept. 10, 2013, when we put Miyazaki on Lake J, a small reservoir.
6:49 a.m. Shortly after launching, Miyazaki makes a high-speed run toward Lake J’s dam.
<b>6:55 a.m.</b> Miyazaki catches a nonkeeper off Lake J’s dam on a square bill crankbait.
6:55 a.m. Miyazaki catches a nonkeeper off Lake J’s dam on a square bill crankbait.
<b>7:03 a.m.</b> Miyazaki probes shoreline wood cover with a square bill crankbait. “They have recently lowered this lake. I need to find places with deeper water close to shore.”
7:03 a.m. Miyazaki probes shoreline wood cover with a square bill crankbait. “They have recently lowered this lake. I need to find places with deeper water close to shore.”
<b>7:09 a.m.</b> Miyazaki probes laydown trees on Lake J.
7:09 a.m. Miyazaki probes laydown trees on Lake J.
<b>7:40 a.m.<b> Miyazaki decides to abandon shallow water and fish a main-lake point.
7:40 a.m. Miyazaki decides to abandon shallow water and fish a main-lake point.


<b>7:54 a.m.</b> Miyazaki ties up a Carolina rig for probing deep structures on Lake J.
7:54 a.m. Miyazaki ties up a Carolina rig for probing deep structures on Lake J.

<b>8:50 a.m.</b> Miyazaki’s first keeper bass of the day, 1 pound, 6 ounces, hit a Carolina-rigged Yamamoto Senko on a main-lake ledge.” width=”533″ height=”800″><figcaption><b>8:50 a.m.</b> Miyazaki’s first keeper bass of the day, 1 pound, 6 ounces, hit a Carolina-rigged Yamamoto Senko on a main-lake ledge.</figcaption></figure> <figure><img decoding=

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