![Big Bass. Big Stage. Big Dreams. Itâs all possible on the Bassmaster Elite Series. The entire 2020 schedule complete, it went out with a bang at Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefitting Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. <strong><a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1w4a6295_0.jpg)
All captions: Craig Lamb
![The derby at Lake Fork had two winners. Texas Parks and Wildlife, for providing opportunities to catch bucket list largemouth; and Patrick Walters, who joined the exclusive ranks of the Bassmaster Century Club with a winning weight of 104 pounds, 12 ounces. Check out his winning baits and those of the top finishers. <strong><a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/5d3_0866_0.jpg)
![<b>Skylar Hamilton (10th; 54-4)</b><br>
A Strike King Sexy Dawg and Jackall Iobee Frog were the top baits for Skylar Hamilton. <strong><a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/skylar_hamilton_1_of_1.jpg)
A Strike King Sexy Dawg and Jackall Iobee Frog were the top baits for Skylar Hamilton. Shop for lures on Amazon.com
![<p><strong>Stetson Blaylock (9th; 60-4)</strong><br> Stetson Blaylock used a Norman Lures NXS Crankbait, on a H20 XPRESS Tac-40 rod, with a H20 XPRESS Tac 40 reel and 12-pound Seaguar InvizX Fluorocarbon Line. <strong>Buy it now on Amazon:</strong> <a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/stetson_blaylock_1_of_1.jpg)
![<b>Brock Mosley (8th; 61-9)</b><br>
Brock Mosley rotated through a bladed jig and squarebill crankbait. <strong><a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ac24675-brock_mosley-06_0.jpg)
Brock Mosley rotated through a bladed jig and squarebill crankbait. Shop for lures on Amazon.com
![<p>He used a 1/2-ounce Z-Man ChatterBait Jackhammer, with a NetBait Big Spanky trailer. Mosley also used a Bill Lewis SB-57 Squarebill Crankbait. <strong>Buy it now on Amazon:</strong> <a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/brock_mosley_1_of_2.jpg)
![He also used a 1/2-ounce Angler Assets Jig, with a NetBait Dagger trailer. <strong><a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/brock_mosley_2_of_2.jpg)
![<b>Lee Livesay (7th; 64-3)</b><br>
Crankbaits and worms were the top choices for Lee Livesay. <strong><a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sd_livesay-129_0.jpg)
Crankbaits and worms were the top choices for Lee Livesay. Shop for lures on Amazon.com
![He used deep, medium and shallow squarebill crankbaits to cover the water column. <strong><a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/lee_livesay_1_of_2.jpg)
![<p>Livesay also used a 15-inch NetBait C-Mac Worm, rigged on a 4/0 hook with 1/4-ounce weight. <strong>Buy it now on Amazon:</strong> <a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/lee_livesay_2_of_2.jpg)
![<b>Ed Loughran (6th; 66-13)</b><br>
Ed Loughran used a bladed jig and drop shot. <strong><a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sd_loughran-136_0.jpg)
Ed Loughran used a bladed jig and drop shot. Shop for lures on Amazon.com
![<p>He made it using a Missile Baits Fuse 4.4 or a Missile Baits Quiver, rigged on a 3/0 Gamakatsu G-Finesse Hybrid Worm Hook, with a 1/8-ounce weight. He fished the drop shot rig on a Shimano Stradic Ci4 Plus 4000 with 15-pound Power Pro Super Slick 8 line, and a Shimano Expride spinning rod. Loughran also used a 3/8-ounce Z-Man ChatterBait with a Missile Baits Shockwave Swimbait. He fished it on a Shimano Chronarch MGL Casting Reel with 17-pound fluorocarbon line and a Shimano Expride rod. <strong>Buy it now on Amazon:</strong> <a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ed_loughran_1_of_1.jpg)
![<b>Brad Whatley (5th; 68-9)</b><br>
A prototype bladed jig and prototype crankbait were the baits of choice for Brad Whatley. <strong><a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dsc_5007-brad_whatley-03_0.jpg)
A prototype bladed jig and prototype crankbait were the baits of choice for Brad Whatley. Shop for lures on Amazon.com
![<p>The squarebill is by A Band of Anglers. It features a metal bill with a sharply tapered back design that produces a very wide wobble. He fished it on a Castaway Taranis Rod with a Daiwa reel. He also used a 1/2-ounce bladed jig and a swimbait trailer. He used a Castaway Rods Nano rod with a Lewâs reel. <strong>Buy it now on Amazon:</strong> <a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/brad_whatley_1_of_1.jpg)
![<p><strong>Brandon Palaniuk (4th; 69-5)</strong><br> A Rapala DT 14 or Rapala DT 16 produced crankbait bites for Brandon Palaniuk. He fished the baits on a Daiwa Steez A 6.3:1 casting reel, with 12-pound Seaguar InvizX Fluorocarbon Line, and an Alpha Angler Mag-Rebound Rod. <strong>Buy it now on Amazon:</strong> <a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/brandon_palaniuk_1_of_2.jpg)
![<p>Palaniuk also used an X Zone Pro Series Mega Swammer, rigged on a 3/4-ounce swimbait head. He fished it on a Daiwa Tatula Elite baitcast reel with 15-pound Seaguar Tatsu line and an Alpha Hitter Rod. <strong>Buy it now on Amazon:</strong> <a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/brandon_palaniuk_2_of_2.jpg)
![<b>Jay Yelas (3rd; 69-14)</b><br>
Jay Yelas focused on isolated wood in the backs of creeks and boat docks, where he used a spinnerbait and bladed jig. <strong><a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sd_clouse_yelas-117_0.jpg)
Jay Yelas focused on isolated wood in the backs of creeks and boat docks, where he used a spinnerbait and bladed jig. Shop for lures on Amazon.com
![<p>He used a 1/2-ounce MGC Spinnerbait with tandem silver and gold Colorado blades, and a 3/8-ounce Z-Man ChatterBait with a Yamamoto Zako trailer. He fished both baits on a Lewâs Custom Pro Rod, and a Lewâs HyperMag Speed Spool Reel, and 20-pound Strike King Tour Grade Fluorocarbon Line. <strong>Buy it now on Amazon:</strong> <a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/jay_yelas_1_of_1.jpg)
![<b>Keith Combs (2nd; 75-2)</b><br>
Keith Combs did what he does best, and that was cast a deep-diving crankbait around flooded timber. <strong><a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ac24925-keith_combs-17_0.jpg)
Keith Combs did what he does best, and that was cast a deep-diving crankbait around flooded timber. Shop for lures on Amazon.com
![<p>Combsâ primary bait was a Strike King Pro Model 6XD Crankbait. He fished it on a Shimano Curado DC baitcast reel with 15-pound Seaguar InvizX Fluorocarbon Line, and a Shimano Zodias Cranking Rod. He replaced the stock hooks with No. 1 Owner STY35 Treble Hooks. <strong>Buy it now on Amazon: </strong><a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/keith_combs.jpg)
![<b>Patrick Walters (1st; 104-12)</b><br>Walters focused on largemouth suspended in timber. During the feeding window when they fed on baitfish, he mimicked the forage using jerkbaits. <strong><a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dst_1362_0.jpg)
![<p>Key baits were a Rapala Shad Rap Deep and a Megabass Ito Vision 110+1 Jerkbait. He fished both baits on a Daiwa Steez CT SV baitcast reel with 12- or 14-pound Suffix Advanced Fluorocarbon and a Daiwa Tatula Bass Rod. <strong>Buy it now on Amazon:</strong> <a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/patrick_walters_1_of_1.jpg)