In the past, Lake Champlain has been a body of water that anglers can take their pick between fishing for largemouth or smallmouth bass and have a chance to compete. However, the Dakota Lithium Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain was absolutely dominated by smallmouth bass and forward-facing sonar.
Let’s get into the best and worst Rapala Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing picks.
BUCKET A: FUJITA
Kyoya Fujita – 355 points/6.3%
Second best selection: Jay Przekurat – 320 points/11.2%
Lowest scoring angler: Steve Kennedy – 93 points/0.6%
BUCKET B: ROBERTSON
Matt Robertson – 260 points/3.5%
Second best selection: Luke Palmer – 251 points/1.9%
Lowest scoring angler: Derek Hudnall –99 points/0.1%
BUCKET C: HUFF
Cody Huff – 295 points/0.5%
Second best selection: Austin Felix – 264 points/17.2%
Lowest scoring angler: Ray Hanselman – 77 points/0.2%
BUCKET D: ATKINS
Justin Atkins – 295 points/0.7%
Second best selection: Alex Redwine – 276 points/2.6%%
Lowest scoring angler: Brad Whatley – 71 points/0.1%
BUCKET E: FOUTZ
Jacob Foutz – 268 points/14.1%
Second best selection: Gary Clouse – 201 points/0.7%
Lowest scoring angler: Josh Douglas – 73 points/16.1%
