Tucker Smith Wins Bassmaster Elite Lake Fork

Marks targeted his strike zone with a fluke-style bait. His favored bait was this 7.5-inch Zoom Winged Fluke, rigged on a 1/4-ounce Green Fish Tackle protype jig head.

McKinney used a minnow style bait on a ball head jig, which produced a strike-appealing rolling action. The 6th Sense Fishing protype features a long, slender tail that is unique to the category. McKinney rigged it on a 3/16-ounce ball head jig.

Fujita rotated through a swimbait and other unique Japanese soft plastic lures. A top choice was this Jackall Driftfry 4.0. He also used this Jackall Vividus soft swimbait. Another top choice was this all-new Jackall Drift Crab 45 that he also modified for improved strike appeal. The bait was designed for crab-eating largemouth, although it's unique design and action make it ideal for giving the bass a different look in a bait

Thompkins alternated between a deep-diving crankbait and soft jerkbait. That choice was a Strike King 3X Baby Z-Too Soft Jerkbait. Thompkins rigged it on a 3/16-ounce Outkast Tackle Radar Love Jig Head that features a realistic eyeball and rolling head design. For deeper strike zones, Thompkins used this Strike King Pro Model 8XD.

Williams target largemouth in heavy cover with a jig. His choice was this 3/4-ounce Green Fish Tackle Little Rubber Jig with a Yamamoto Flappin' Hog for a trailer.

Gore used a white swim jig for low light and then switched to a darker pattern for brighter conditions. A crankbait proved productive for locating bass. His primary baits were these 3/8-ounce Nomad Design Badlands Swim Jig Heavy Cover for low light conditions. He used the same bait package in a darker pattern for brighter conditions. Alternatively, Gore used this Strike King Pro Model 6XD.

Fothergill's hunt-and-catch bait proved productive in locating and catching bass in timber. The top bait was this Strike King Model 8XD.

Przekurat used crankbaits to catch his bass suspended in standing timber and other wood structure. For deeper strikes zones he used a Strike King Pro Model 8XD. For shallower zones, he used a Strike King Pro Model 6XD.

Feider used a swim jig early during the shad spawn and then switched to a Texas rig for catching spawning largemouth. A top bait was this 3/8-ounce Black Sheep Tackle prototype swim jig with a Z-Man Hella CrawZ for a trailer. When the shad spawn subsided, Feider switched to this Z-Man Hella CrawZ, rigged on a 4/0 VMC Ringed Heavy Duty Wide Gap Hook, with a 3/16-ounce WOO! Tungsten Flipping Weight.