
All captions: Craig Lamb


To finish 12th Keith Poche fished a backwater lake using a variety of lures, including a key crankbait. That choice was a Luck E Strike Rick Clunn Squarebill Series 4.

Larry Puckett finished 11th fishing rocky shorelines with a drop shot rig. He made it with a 6.5-inch Zoom Trick Worm with 3/0 Owner Hook and 3/16-ounce weight.

To finish 10th Gary Clouse rotated through this bait lineup.



To finish ninth Brad Whatley used a jig and crankbaits.



An early morning topwater bite and cranking pattern later on paid off with an eighth-place finish for Sam George. His topwater choice was a Salmo Fury Pop, featuring a white tail feather for enticing strikes.



To finish seventh Zack Birge relied primarily on a Norman Deep Baby N Crankbait

To finish sixth Chad Wiley rotated through a trio of baits.




To finish fifth Toby Hartsell primarily relied on two baits. This crankbait was a top choice. So was a 6.5-inch Zoom Trick Worm, 3/0 wide gap worm hook and 1/8-ounce tungsten weight.

Kenta Kimura used a trick worm and square bill to finish fourth.



To finish third Marvin Ettredge used a buzzbait, creature bait, bladed jig and crankbait.



To finish second Drew Cook fished through lily pads with a swim jig, and flipped matted vegetation with a soft plastic rig.



Winner Patrick Walters used soft plastics and crankbaits.
