Yui Aoki Wins Bassmaster Open at Kentucky Lake
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A DSTYLE Virola Tail Swimbait 145 was a top choice for Aoki. He also found success with a DSTYLE Virola 4 or 5 rigged with a 3.5-gram jig head.
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Bassmaster Open Kentucky Lake - Top 10
2nd Place - Ethan Fields - 63lb - 5oz - $20,122
Leading off the lineup was a Jackall Rerange 110 jerkbait. Alternatively, Fields switched to a 3/16-ounce Keitech jig head with a Deps Sakamata Shad. Fields also used a 1/8-ounce Jenko Hair Jig.
3rd Place - Matt Robertson - 56lb - 3oz - $15,092
The Berkley Jack lipless crankbait was a top choice for Robertson. He also found success with the 6-inch Berkley PowerBait Cull Shad.
4th Place - Clint Knight - 56lb - 0oz - $14,086
For a slower presentation Clint used a swimbait on a jig head. Another primary lure for him was a Strike King Chick Magnet flat side crankbait. He also picked a Z-Man ChatterBait with a locally made minnow bait for a trailer. Knight also used a homemade 3/16-ounce jig head with a variety of soft plastics.
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5th Place - Jordan Hartman - 55lb - 9oz - $13,079
Jordan had sucess with a Z-Man ChatterBait with a minnow-style soft plastic trailer. Hartman also used a Strike King 3X Z-Too soft jerkbait or Deps Sakamata Shad on 3/16- and 1/4-ounce minnow-style jig heads.
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6th Place - Sam Hanggi - 53lb - 5oz - $12,073
A 5-inch Deps Sakamata Shad rigged on a 3/16-ounce Owner Range Roller jig head was Sam's pick for slower presentations. For reaction bites he favored a Megabass Ito Vision 110+1 jerkbait.
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7th Place - Laker Howell - 52lb - 1oz - $11,067
Howell's primary lure was a swimbait. He made the rig with a Buckeye Lures Shocker Swimbait Head and Keitech FAT Swing Impact 4.3.
8th Place - Ty Faber - 49lb - 6oz - $10,061
Ty favored a Z-Man ChatterBait JackHammer, with a Hog Farmer Spunk Shad Pintail Swimbait 5.5 for a trailer. He also used a 1/8-ounce Dirty Jigs Guppy Head with a variety of soft plastic minnows. Those included the Deps Sakamata Shad, CrushCity Freeloader and others.
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9th Place - Tanner Hadden - 48lb - 9oz - $10,061
A 1/2-ounce Greenfish Tackle Bad Little Shad with a Zoom Super Fluke was a top choice for Tanner. He also used a Megabass Ito Vision 110 jerkbait.
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10th Place - Miles Burghoff - 43lb - 0oz - $10,061
Depending on bite conditions Miles used this Berkley Frittside or an Evergreen Flat Force 4 crankbait. For both lures he switched to Hayabusa TBL930 treble hooks, depending on desired action and depth.