12-3 Martin Dunigan Broken Bow Lake, Oklahoma 1/4-ounce shaky head with craw 1 / 8 11-3 Jason Eilertsen Private lake, Texas Alabama Rig (white) 2 / 8 10-2 Nicholas Fontenot Private pond, Louisiana 6-inch soft plastic stickbait (watermelon green) 3 / 8 13-2 Calvin Hudson Sugar Lake, Mexico Soft plastic craw 4 / 8 12-7 Ed Loughran Lake Toho, Florida 3/8-ounce homemade swim jig 5 / 8 10-8 Jesse Lucas Oak Creek Lake, Texas Bomber Fat A crankbait 6 / 8 10-9 Lucas Miller Toledo Bend Reservoir, Louisiana Finesse worm (plum apple) 7 / 8 6-11 Nick Natale Lake Charlevoix, Michigan 3.5-inch soft plastic tube 8 / 8