
All captions: Craig Lamb


To finish 12th Tyler Rivet relied primarily on this Evergreen Shower Blows, a chugger-style pencil bait.

To finish 11th Justin Atkins used a swimbait, spinnerbait and topwater. The choices were a Berkley J Walker, 5/8-ounce Zorro Baits Wesley Strader Bango Blade, and swimbait on a 3/8-ounce jighead.

To finish 10th Mark Rose used a jig, structure spoon and swimbait. That choice was a Strike King Rage Swimmer on a 3/8-ounce jighead. Rose also used a 5.5-inch Strike King Sexy Spoon with Mustad KVD Elite 1X Strong Triple Grip Treble Hook. A 1/2-ounce Strike King Tour Grade Football Jig with Strike King Rage Craw trailer was another choice.

To finish ninth Caleb Sumrall alternated between a buzzbait and spinnerbait. That choice was a 1/2-ounce Cajun Boss spinnerbait with double willowleaf blades. He also used an Accent Jacob Wheeler Game Changer Buzzbait with a Zoom Horny Toad trailer.

To finish eighth Luke Palmer alternated between a Lucky Craft SKT MR crankbait and 1/2-ounce Hart Tackle Justice Jig with a 2-inch Zoom Super Chunk.

To finish seventh Stephen Browning used a bladed jig and shaky head jig. That choice was a 7.25-inch Z-Man Mag FattyZ worm on a 5/16-ounce Jewel Bait Magnum Shakey Head. He also used a 3/8-ounce Z-Man/Evergreen Chatterbait Jack Hammer.

To finish sixth Carl Jocumsen relied on a glide bait, jig and crankbait. That choice was a Molix Sculpo DR. A 1/2-ounce Molix MF Jig was another choice. Jocumsen also used a glide given to him by Brandon Palaniuk.

To finish fifth Scott Suggs used a on a 3.8-inch Berkley Powerbait Power Swimmer on a 7/16-ounce jighead.

To finish fourth Bobby Lane Jr. used a buzzbait and drop shot rig. He made that with a 3.5-inch Berkley Powerbait Maxscent Flat Worm on a No. 1 Lazer Trokar Hook and 3/8-ounce Flat Out Tungsten Drop Shot Weight. He also used a 3/8-ounce buzzbait with a 4.5-inch Berkley Powerbait Rib Toad.

To finish third Derek Hudnall used a 3/8-ounce Cool Baits Lure Co. The Down Under underspin jig with a 2.8-inch Keitech Swing Impact FAT. He also used a 1/2-ounce Missile Baits Ike’s Mini Flip Flipping Jig with Missile Baits D Bomb Creature Bait. Another pick was a Spro Mike McClelland RkCrawler MD 55 Crankbait, featuring a custom paint job by 5 Alive and Trapper Tackle Trebles.

To finish second Brandon Lester used a 3.75-inch X Zone Lures Shiver Shad on a 1/8-ounce jighead.

Lintner used a Spro Mike McClelland RkCrawler 55 Crankbait, and a Jackall MC/60. He also used a 3/4-ounce jig with a Strike King Rage Bug.