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Classic 2026: First cast baits

See what baits the Classic anglers are planning to cast first at the 2026 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Under Armour!

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Photography by
Kyle Jessie
Arkansas
Photography by
Chase Sansom
West Virginia
Caleb Hudson
Hideup Coike
Kyle Norsetter
Z-Man Evergreen Jackhammer Chatterbait
Trey McKinney
6th Sense Provoke Jerkbait
Trey Schroeder
TackleMax Minnow
Pat Schlapper
Megabass Vision 110 Jerkbait (Scheels exclusive color)
Andrew Loberg
Lucky Craft Pointer 112 Jerkbait
Casey Scanlon
Bass Pro Shops Flippin’ Tube
Bryant Smith
Strike King KVD 300 Deep Jerkbait
Patrick Walters
Pulse Fish Lures HD All Purpose Jig
KJ Queen
Queen Tackle Tungsten Flippin’ Jig
Cory Johnston
6th Sense Jigsaw vibrating jig
Tyler Williams
Greenfish Tackle Little Rubber Jig paired with a Yamamoto Flappin’ Hog
Bill Lowen
1/2- ounce spinnerbait
Nick Trim
Yo-Zuri Pro Series Jerkbait
Shane LeHew
Berkley Frittside Crankbait
Tucker Smith
Yamamoto Shibo Swimmer
Chris Johnston
Engine Like Five
Noah Winslow
6.75 inch Beast Coast Seduce Minnow
Bryan Schmitt
Spro RkCrawler Crankbait
Chase Clarke
Greenfish Sinewy Jig paired with a Big Bite Baits Chunk
Austin Felix
Tree Shaker Tackle Austin Felix Dream Stroller
Justin Atkins
Berkley Frittside Crankbait
Chris Miller
Berkley Frittside Crankbait
JT Thompkins
Megabass Vision 110 Jerkbait
Bob Downey
Rapala Snare Lipless Crankbait
Jordan Lee
Berkley Frittside Crankbait
Dakota Ebare
Strike King Rage Scoune Bug
Wesley Gore
Megabass Vision 110+1
Alex Redwine
Strike King Chick Magnet
Brandon Lester
LiveTarget Golden Shiner Lipless Crankbait
Kyle Welcher
Rapala CrushCity Mooch Minnow 4.5″
John Cox
Berkley Cullshad
Wes Logan
3/8-ounce Chatterbait paired with Zoom Z Craw Jr
Dylan Nutt
Berkley Prototype Minnow
Caleb Kuphall
3/8-ounce ZMan Evo Tungsten Chatterbait paired with NetBait BaitFuel Whip Tail Shad
Tripp Berlinsky
Rapala Freeloader 6.25-inch
Brandon Palaniuk
Megabass Vision 110 SR Jerkbait
Taku Ito
Nories HulaChat Snagless Bladed Jig
Laker Howell
Yamamoto Hinge Minnow
Emil Wagner
Berkley Cullshad or Berkley Stunna
Logan Parks
Berkley Stunna 100
Cody Meyer
Evergreen Flat Force 4 Crankbait
Paul Marks
SPRO RkCrawler 55
Justin Hamner
Flipping jig paired with a NetBait Rascal
Easton Fothergill
Strike King 5-inch ZToo
Yui Aoki
DStyle Geelacanth 4-inch
Kyoya Fujita
Jackall TN60
Will Davis Jr.
Davis Baits Urchin
John Crews
Spro Lil John
Brock Mosley
Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap
Bryan New
DStyle Geelacanth 4-inch or Nories HulaChat Snagless Bladed Jig or Greenfish Bad Little Blade
Drew Cook
Spro Aruku Shad
Cooper Gallant
Booyah Suspending FP Jerkbait
Dillon Falardeau
Copper Reds 1/2-ounce Snatchin’ Shad
Lee Livesay
6th Sense Duke
Fisher Anaya
Rapala 5.25-inch CrushCity Freeloader
Seth Feider
3/8-ounce Bassman Spinnerbait

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