
All captions: Craig Lamb


To finish 12th Dustin Connell primarily relied on a 1/2-ounce 6th Sense Divine Hybrid Jig with a 3.25-inch NetBait Paca Chunk Senior, Alabama Craw.

To finish 11th Brett Hite used Texas rigged drop shot and Neko rigs. He made that with a 5-inch Yamamoto Senko, No. 2 VMC Ike Approved Neko Hook and 3/32-ounce nail weight. A 1/0 Roboworm Rebarb Hook, 6-inch Roboworm and 1/4-ounce tungsten weight completed the drop shot rig.

To finish 10th Dean Rojas used a 3/16-ounce Gamakatsu Stand Up Alien Head and 3.5-inch Big Bite Baits Dean Rojas Fighting Frog, green pumpkin/watermelon pattern.

To finish ninth Jonathon VanDam used a pair of Strike King crankbaits in the pattern of Rayburn Red. The choices were the Pro Model Series 3 and Pro Model 3XD. VanDam used the latter lure to reach fish in deeper water.

Mark Menendez used crankbaits, a jig and spinnerbaits to finish eighth. He chose Strike King Series 3 Pro Model and Squarebill 1.5 crankaits for covering water. A 3/8-ounce Strike King All Purpose Jig with a Strike King Rage Craw for a trailer was another choice, along with a Strike King Spinnerbait.


To finish seventh Andy Montgomery used a crankbait and jig. That choice was a 1/2-ounce Strike King Tour Grade Skipping Jig with plastic chunk trailer. For improved action in cold water he used a rubber skirt. He also used a Strike King KVD Rattling Square Bill Crankbait, Chili Craw pattern, made exclusively for Bass Pro Shops.

To finish sixth Justin Lucas used a 1/4-ounce shaky head jig with a 5-inch Berkley Powerbait Maxscent The General Worm.

To finish fifth Luke Clausen used a wacky rig and shaky head. He made it with a 5-inch Z-Man Zinkerz and 1/4-ounce Z-Man Shakey Headz. Clausen used a 3/32-ounce nail weight and 1/0 Owner Weedless Wacky Hook with soft stick bait for the wacky rig.

To finish fourth Jared Lintner used a lipless crankbait, square bill crankbait and swim jig. To make it he used a 3/15-ounce ball head with a swimbait.


To finish third Adrian Avena used a Damiki rig for spotted bass in deep water. For flipping for largemouth in isolated cover he used a 3/8-ounce All Terrain Tackle Jig with Berkley Havoc Pit Boss Junior trailer.


Elite Series rookie Roy Hawk finished second using a jig and crankbait. That choice was a Duo Realis Crankbait M62 5A, Scarlet pattern.



Takahiro Omori used a Lucky Craft LC Silent Squarebill 1.5 crankbait, TO Craw pattern. The lure chosen by the winner was ideal for the shallow, dingy water conditions.