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Monster bass of Sam Rayburn Open

See the jaw-dropping catches caught during a prespawn lunker extravaganza.

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Photography by
Andy Crawford
Photography by
Chase Sansom
West Virginia
Captions by
Craig Lamb
The big girls were on the move at the 2026 Turtlebox Bassmaster Open at Sam Rayburn Reservoir presented by Battery Tender. Pake South led the charge with a winning weight of 96 pounds, 15 ounces. And he didn’t even take Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors, despite catching this 10-pounder.
That honor went to Andrew Behnke and Riley Harris, both of whom caught largemouth weighing 11-14. See the insane, jaw-dropping catches that came during prime prespawn fishing on one of the state’s top impoundments for producing Toyota ShareLunker entries.
Brock Bila
Brock Bila
Kollin Crawford
Cameron Mattison
Dylan Fogerty
Laker Howell
Harmon Marien
Joe Wieberg
Pake South
Andrew Behnke
Brock Bila
Dakota Bare
Laker Howell
Chad Pipkens
Brady Robison

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