1st Place - Dylan Nutt - 66lbs 13oz - $300K
Dylan Nutt makes history! Shop his Bassmaster Classic Winning Baits.
Nutt used a variety of baits, including a soon-to-launch Lab Series line of soft baits from Berkley. The strike zone extended from 18 inches to 8 feet, where he targeted the prespawn staging areas.
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Dylan Nutt makes history! Shop his Bassmaster Classic Winning Baits. Nutt used a variety of baits, including a soon-to-launch Lab Series line of soft baits from Berkley. The strike zone extended from 18 inches to 8 feet, where he targeted the prespawn staging areas.
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McKinney is collaborating with 6th Sense Fishing on an all-purpose jig that is nearing release. He posted daily limits of 16-10, 18-13 and 22-1 by targeting fish in groups and clusters on hard clay or sand breaks along current-swept main-lake banks. McKinney also used a 6th Sense Divine swimbait.
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A creature bait and jighead minnow were top producers for Aoki. A 4-inch SPRO DStyle Geelacanth was a top choice. As well as a 4-inch SPRO DStyle Virola on 1.8-gram jighead.
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A Carolina rig and jighead minnow were top producers for Fothergill. He made a Carolina rig with this 7-inch Strike King 3X Z-Too Soft Jerkbait on 4/0 Ryugi The Standard EWG Offset Worm Hook with 3/4-ounce Ryugi Beets TG Weight. For livescoping he used a 7-inch Strike King 3X Z-Too Soft Jerkbait on 3/16-ounce Keitech Rumblade Jig.
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Thompkins covered water for his livescoping tactics with a jerkbait and jig. A Megabass Vision 110 jerkbait was a top choice for him. A 1/4-ounce Outkast Tackle Radar Love Jig with Deps Sakamata Shad was also a favorite for JT.
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A crankbait and jerkbait covered varying strike zones for Atkins. A Berkley Frittside was a top choice. So was a Berkley Stunna 112.