Jay Przekurat Wins Bassmaster Open on Lake St. Clair

Bruce used the following baits to fish open water areas. First up was the CrushCity The Mooch Minnow rigged on a 1/4-ounce BT Smeltinator Custom Redline Jighead. The CrushCity Freeloader on a 1/8-ounce prototype BT Rocker Jig was another top contender. He also did some damage with the CrushCity The Jerk on a 1/4-ounce BT Smeltinator Custom Redline Jighead.

McKinney had a dream tournament, catching most of his fish from an area featuring sandy, hard bottom at a depth of 10 to 12 feet with growths of cabbage. Trevor relied heavly on the CrushCity The Mayor Swimbait, using it to catch most of his fish. He rigged it on a 1/4-ounce VMC Redline Series Tungsten Swimbait Jig.

Schroeder switched between finesse rigs and a spybait for his offshore bite. A Great Lakes Finesse Drop Minnow rigged on a 1/8-ounce Tackle Max Pure Tungsten Mullet Jig armed with a No. 1 hook was a favorite for Trey. He also used a Berkley PowerBait MaxScent Flat Worm rigged on a No. 1 Gamakatsu G-Finesse Hook with a 3/8-ounce weight. For reaction bites, Schroeder wielded a Duo Realis Spinbait 90.

Ito continued his hot streak snagging a second consecutive Top 10 finish just two weeks after winning the Whataburger Bassmaster Elite at Smith Lake. He relied on a drop shot made with this 3-inch Nories Rock Craw on a No. 1 Ryugi Talisman TG Delta Hook with a 1/4-ounce weight. Ito also used a Nories Wrapping Minnow Spy Bait with No. 7 Ryugi Pierce Treble Hooks, a lure he also used at Smith Lake. A 4-inch Deps Sakamata Shad on a 1/8-ounce jighead with a Ryugi prototype was also a favorite of Taku.

Smith selected a lure lineup for targeting smallmouth feasting on gobie and shad. He put together a drop shot using a Yamamoto Shad Shape Worm rigged on a 1/0 hook with a 1/2-ounce Flat Out Tungsten Weight. He also rigged up a Yamamoto Shad Shape Worm on a 1/4-ounce Buckeye Lures Scope Head.

York chose a lineup to target smallmouth holding on the bottom or suspended. His primary choice was this 6th Sense Party Minnow rigged on a No. 1 6th Sense Drop Shot Hook with a 3/8-ounce 6th Sense Tungsten weight.

Kimura's lure lineup allowed him to cover a variety of strike zone depths between 3 and 30 feet where he targeted smallmouth holding on subtle dropoffs covered in vegetation. His top choice was this Berkley MaxScent Pulse Tail 4.2 rigged on a No. 1 Ryugi Talisman Wacky/Neko Hook. Kimura also favored a Megabass Spark Shad rigged on a 1/4-ounce jighead.

Cannon rotated through baits suitable for scoping smallmouth roaming and feeding on a variety of bait. A top choice was this Berkely PowerBait MaxScent Flat Worm, rigged on a No. 2 Gamakatsu G-Finesse Hook, with a 1/4-ounce weight. Alternatively, he used a Googan Saucy Swimmer on a 1/4-ounce jighead. Cannon also fished this 1/4-ounce Megabass Dark Sleeper Swimbait as well as a Googan Rattlin' Ned on a 1/4-ounce Googan Rattlin' Ned Head.