Entry 48-4
Mark Davis on Strike King Baits
More on The Strike King Series 1XS Crankbait
Editor's Note: Mark Davis, of Mount Ida, Arkansas, is ranked third by www.bassfan.com. He won the Angler-of-the-Year title in 1995, 1998 and 2001 and the 1995 BASS Masters Classic.
Question: Tell us more about the Series 1XS crankbait.
Davis: This little 1XS crankbait has saved the day for me in many tournaments, for instance, the B.A.S.S. tournament on the Potomac River two years ago. I had located a school of fish with Strike King's Spit-N-King. When the bass quit hitting the Spit-N-King, I started using the buzzbait, the spinner bait and the floating worm, but I couldn't get the bass to bite any of these other lures.
Finally, I decided to try the 1XS. Not only did I catch a lot of bass, I caught numbers of big bass, which helped me finish in the top 10. I don't know why I didn't use the 1XS earlier because the conditions were right for it. I was fishing over the top of submerged milfoil, which is the perfect cover to fish the 1XS crankbait. On that day, the Strike King 1XS not only saved the day but also saved the tournament for me.
