





Matt Arey stuck with one of his greatest strengths during the Classic- a jig.


In his first Classic, JT Thompkins had a one-two punch with a vibrating jig and a flipping jig.



Representing the Strike King Bassmaster College Series, Louis Monetti also used a one-two punch with a vibrating jig and a jig.



Austin Felix applied a combination of finesse and reaction bait tactics for his chosen strike zone.




Tyler Rivet kept it simple at the Classic with a shallow running crankbait.


Brock Mosley also had a one-two punch of covering water and slowing down with a jig.



While Bryan New rotated through a variety of different baits, his main two players were a vibrating jig and a finesse jig.



Matt Roberson was the king of the big bite at the Tennessee River with a big swimbait.


Bob Downey covered water with a shallow running crankbait and slowed down with a flipping jig.



Brandon Card utilized a variety of different baits on the Tennessee River, but a jig played a big part in his success.


Lee Livesay kept it simple at the Tennessee River with a lipless crankbait.


Jason Christie used a skirted jig and spinnerbaits to cover isolated shoreline cover.




Representing B.A.S.S. Nation, Jonathan Dietz utilized a pair of reaction baits.



Like other Classic competitors, Caleb Kuphall covered water with a reaction bait and slowed down with a flipping jig.



Cory Johnston’s main lure choice was a jerkbait for triggering reaction strikes.


Greg Hackney used a pair of swimbaits to finish inside the Top 10 at the Tennessee River.


Jacob Powroznik targeted Tellico Lake with a simple plastic worm setup.


Brandon Cobb had a three-pronged approach at making fish react at the Tennessee River.




Jay Przekurat alternated between a bladed jig for covering water, and a skirted jig for slower presentations.




Brandon Lester developed a pattern for targeting prespawn largemouth beginning to migrate into spawning areas.




John Cox did what he does best, plowing through dirty water in search of largemouth staging on isolated cover.



Drew Benton targeted smallmouth and largemouth as both fish began prespawn movements.






Scott Canterbury dialed into a pattern designed to cover water to intercept migrating prespawn largemouth.





Bryan Schmitt targeted prespawn largemouth in key transition areas.





Gustafson relied on a familiar rig that has served him well on the Tennessee River, featuring a Canadian designed and made swimbait head, paired with a unique soft plastic swimbait.



