
All captions: Craig Lamb



K.J. Queen did whatever he had to do to access gnarly cover in a backwater bayou.




Lee Livesay used a topwater frog and a Texas-rigged craw in the backwaters to catch his fish.



Kyle Welcher alternated between a frog and Texas-rigged worm.



Caleb Sumrall used a creature bait and duo of spinnerbaits to do his damage.




A compact spinnerbait did the trick for Seth Feider.


Drew Cook rotated through a crankbait, spinnerbait and worm.




A topwater frog and a duo of Texas-rigged soft plastics were key baits for Chris Johnston.




A most unique rig was a headliner bait for Taku Ito.




The two-hour, one-way run to Houston was worth the trip for Brock Mosley, who used a bladed jig to catch his fish.


A 1/2-ounce BOOYAH Covert Spinnerbait with tandem Colorado blades, with a YUM Swimân Dinger was a top lure for Jason Christie.
