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Brandon Palaniuk, fishing his fifth consecutive Bassmaster event, coincidentally used the very same drop shot that earned him an Elite Series win at Santee Cooper. Shop for lures on Amazon.com



A top bait for Matt Pangrac was an Academy H20 XPRESS CRS Crankbait, replacing the stock hooks with No. 5 Gamakatsu Aaron Martens TGW Nano Finesse Treble Hooks. He also used a 1/2-ounce Z-Man Chatterbait Jackhammer, with a Big Bite Baits Kamikaze Swim On for a trailer. Buy it now on Amazon: Gamakatsu Aaron Martens TGW Nano Finesse Treble Hooks | Z-Man Chatterbait Jackhammer | Big Bite Baits Kamikaze Swim On




A Berkley Square Bull was a top bait for Keith Poche. So was a Berkley Pit Boss, rigged on a 4/0 Berkley Fusion 19 Heavy Cover Hook, with a 3/8-ounce tungsten weight. Buy it now on Amazon: Berkley Pit Boss

Wyatt Burkhalter used a 1/2-ounce Z-Man Chatterbait Jackhammer with a Gambler Baby Flappnâ Shad for a trailer. Buy it now on Amazon: Z-Man Chatterbait Jackhammer | Gambler Baby Flappnâ Shad

A 1/2-ounce War Eagle Covert Spinnerbait with tandem Indiana blades was a top choice for Jason Christie. So was a 1/2-ounce War Eagle Gold Frame Tandem Indiana Spinnerbait. Shop for lures on Amazon.com







A 5/8-ounce homemade jig with Zoom Super Chunk trailer was a top lure for Derek Hicks. He also used a 1/2-ounce Z-Man Chatterbait Jackhammer, with a Zoom Swimminâ Super Fluke Jr. for a trailer. Buy it now on Amazon: Zoom Super Chunk | Z-Man Chatterbait Jackhammer | Zoom Swimminâ Super Fluke Jr.


A Jackall Mushbob 50MR crankbait was a top choice for Stephen Browning. So was a 1/2-ounce Z-Man Chatterbait Jackhammer, with Z-Man RaZor ShadZ for a trailer. Buy it now on Amazon: Z-Man Chatterbait Jackhammer


A 3/8-ounce Strike King Redeye Special Spinnerbait was the key bait of choice for Matt Robinson. Buy it now on Amazon: Strike King Redeye Special Spinnerbait

Cody Bird needed something different to fool the already wary and lethargic Coosa River bass. He brought out a discontinued crankbait that he said made the difference.
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