![The 2020 Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Opens season came down to the final event on Lake Lewisville. Largemouth were scattered throughout the water column due to the fall transition, making for challenging fishing conditions on the north Texas lake.
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<em>All captions: Craig Lamb</em>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/01-_ac20651-tommy_williams-06.jpg)
All captions: Craig Lamb
![Tommy Williams persevered through it all, catching only three keepers on Championship Saturday, but it was worth it. The Kentucky angler claimed a berth in the 2021 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk. See his winning lures and others used by the top finishers.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/02-5d3_6809.jpg)
![<p><strong>Austin Cranford (12th; 23-6)</strong><br>Austin Cranford used a 1/2-ounce Party Crasher Jig, with a Legendary Nunchuck trailer. For topwater bites he used a Lucky Craft Sammy. <strong>Buy it now on Amazon:</strong> <a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/03_cranford.jpg)
![<p><strong>Keith Combs (11th; 25-9)</strong><br>Keith Combs used a Strike King KVD Sexy Frog, on a Shimano Antares Reel and Shimano Zodias Rod. He also used a Strike King KVD 1.5 Crankbait, on a Shimano Curado DC reel and Shimano Zodias rod. <strong>Buy it now on Amazon:</strong> <a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/04_combs.jpg)
![<p><strong>Billy Cline (10th; 26-6)</strong><br>Billy Cline used an unnamed 1.5-model squarebill, and a Rapala DT Series 6 for reaction bites. <strong>Buy it now on Amazon:</strong> <a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/05_cline.jpg)
![<p>He also used a 1/2-ounce finesse jig with a Missile Baits Craw Father trailer. <strong>Buy it now on Amazon:</strong> <a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/06_cline.jpg)
![<p><strong>Shawn Temple (9th; 26-8)</strong><br>Shawn Temple used a Zoom Z Craw Jr. on a 3/0 Hayabusa FPP Straight Worm Hook, with a 5/16-ounce tungsten weight. He made a shaky head with a Berkley PowerBait Bottom Hopper on a 3/16-ounce Owner Shakey Ultrahead. <strong>Buy it now on Amazon:</strong> <a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/07_temple.jpg)
![He also used a Bradâs Baits 1.5 crankbait.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/08_temple.jpg)
![<b>Ken Iyobe (8th; 27-5)</b><br>
A 5-inch Yamamoto Senko on a 4/0 Hayabusa FPP Straight Worm Hook was a key lure for Ken Iyobe.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/09_iyobi.jpg)
A 5-inch Yamamoto Senko on a 4/0 Hayabusa FPP Straight Worm Hook was a key lure for Ken Iyobe.
![So was a Ten Feet Under Widell More crankbait, and a Shimano Komac crankbait, both made and available in Japan.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/10_iyobi.jpg)
![<p><strong>Blake Whatley (7th; 30-8)</strong><br>Blake Whatley used a 1/2-ounce homemade spinnerbait, and a 3/8-ounce Z-Man ChatterBait with a single tail grub trailer. <strong>Buy it now on Amazon:</strong> <a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/11_whatley.jpg)
![For a follow up bait, he used a Zoom W.E.C. E-1 crankbait.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/12_whatley.jpg)
![<p><strong>Brandon Dillard (6th; 31-9)</strong><br>Brandon Dillard used a 1/2-ounce War Eagle Heavy Finesse Jig with a Berkley PowerBait Pit Boss. He also used a Yum Magnum Finesse Worm, on a 6/0 Trokar Big Nasty Flipping Hook with a 3/8-ounce Wicked Weights Tungsten Weight. <strong>Buy it now on Amazon:</strong> <a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/13_dillard.jpg)
![<p>Another choice was a 1/2-ounce War Eagle Double Willow Spinnerbait, with a Zoom Split Tail Trailer. <strong>Buy it now on Amazon:</strong> <a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/14_dillard.jpg)
![<p><strong>Greg Hackney (5th; 31-11)</strong><br>Greg Hackney used a 3/8-ounce Strike King Hack Attack Fluoro Flipping Jig, with a Strike King Rage Craw trailer. He fished it on a Lewâs Pro TI Speed Spool SLP Series Reel, with 25-pound Gamma Edge Fluorocarbon, with a 7-foot, 6-inch Lewâs Hack Attack Rod. <strong>Buy it now on Amazon:</strong> <a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/15_hackney.jpg)
![<p><strong>Bryan New (4th; 33-5)</strong><br>Bryan New chose a 1/2-ounce Z-Man ChatterBait Jackhammer with a Zoom Super Fluke trailer. He chose an Abu Garcia Revo 6.2:1 reel on a 7-foot, 2-inch Fitzgerald Rods Frog Rod. A 1/2-ounce Greenfish Tackle New Square Rubber Jig was another choice. He fished it on a 6-foot, 9-inch Fitzgerald Skipping Special Rod with an Abu Garcia AL-F Low Profile Reel. <strong>Buy it now on Amazon:</strong> <a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/16_new.jpg)
![<p>New also used a Greenfish Tackle Fat G2 Squarebill on an Abu Garcia Revo Winch with a 7-foot Fitzgerald Square Bill Rod. <span><strong>Buy it now on Amazon:</strong> <a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/17_new.jpg)
![<b>Brian Clark (3rd; 37-11)</b><br>
Brian Clark used a Lucky Craft RC 1.5 Series crankbait for reaction bites.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18_clark.jpg)
Brian Clark used a Lucky Craft RC 1.5 Series crankbait for reaction bites.
![<p>He also used a 5/16-ounce homemade flipping finesse jig with a Berkley PowerBait Pit Boss. Another key bait was a 6-inch Zoom Ultravibe Speed Worm, on a 3/0 Trokar Heavy Duty Worm Hook, with a 5/16-ounce tungsten weight. <strong>Buy it now on Amazon:</strong> <a href=](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19_clark.jpg)
![<b>Brandon Hollingshead (2nd; 40-6)</b><br>
Brandon Hollingshead used a 3/8-ounce homemade ball head finesse jig, fished on a Lewâs Custom Lite SLP Speed Spool Reel with a Power Tackle Rods 04MH Rod.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20_hollingshead.jpg)
Brandon Hollingshead used a 3/8-ounce homemade ball head finesse jig, fished on a Lewâs Custom Lite SLP Speed Spool Reel with a Power Tackle Rods 04MH Rod.
![He also used a Bradâs Baits Crankbait on a Power Tackle Rods PGC170 Rod, with a Lewâs Speed Spool.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/21_hollingshead2.jpg)
![<b>Tommy Williams (1st; 41-15)</b><br>
Tommy Williams used homemade 1/4-ounce spinnerbaits that he called the Tommy Bug, fishing the baits on a 6-foot rod and Bass Pro Shops Pro Qualifier Reel. For windy conditions and murky water, he used a bait with silver and gold Colorado blades. For clearer water he switched to a bait with a silver willowleaf blade. Williams used a chartreuse trailer for the baits.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/22_williams.jpg)
Tommy Williams used homemade 1/4-ounce spinnerbaits that he called the Tommy Bug, fishing the baits on a 6-foot rod and Bass Pro Shops Pro Qualifier Reel. For windy conditions and murky water, he used a bait with silver and gold Colorado blades. For clearer water he switched to a bait with a silver willowleaf blade. Williams used a chartreuse trailer for the baits.