Drew Gill won with 82-04 and $125,000 in organizer-reported winnings.
Bass Pro Tour catch-weigh-immediate-release; Championship Round totals shown below.
Cut: Official Bass Pro Tour qualifying and knockout rounds determined the 10-angler Championship Round.
Named event sponsors: B&W Trailer Hitches · Mercury
| Place | Angler | Weight | Fish | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Drew Gill | 82-04 | 28 | $125,000 |
| #2 | Jacob Walker | 80-15 | 20 | $47,000 |
| #3 | Jacob Wheeler | 75-04 | 22 | $35,000 |
| #4 | Zack Birge | 65-12 | 19 | $30,000 |
| #5 | Banks Shaw | 63-14 | 21 | $26,000 |
| #6 | Justin Cooper | 49-12 | 18 | — |
| #7 | Wesley Strader | 48-08 | 17 | — |
| #8 | Mark Daniels Jr. | 44-01 | 17 | — |
| #9 | Chris Lane | 37-10 | 12 | — |
| #10 | Keith Carson | 36-14 | 11 | — |
Gill used forward-facing sonar around a bridge/causeway current seam, then protected the win with shallow grass and river-bar power fishing.
Bait, color, and location claims are editorial summaries of the linked organizer reporting—not guesses derived from the standings.
Event coverage/photo credit: Rob Matsuura / Major League Fishing. Images remain with the credited publisher.
Every bait, color, cover and condition note below comes from the organizer's published top-lures reporting. Unknown details stay marked as unverified so this record can be safely combined with weather, water and future tournament evidence.
| Place | Angler | Baits & colors | Location & pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Drew Gill | Big Bite Baits Spotlight Minnow · jerkbait · shallow crankbaitblue gizzard · pro blue · craw | bridge/causeway current seam, 10–14 feet · vegetated main-river bars around 4 feetcurrent concentrated bait |
| #2 | Jacob Walker | Deps Sakamata Shad · Z-Man JackHammer with Rapala Freeloadersilver shiner · fire craw | hydrilla, milfoil, eelgrass and lily-pad transitionsgrass transitions were the key target |
| #3 | Jacob Wheeler | Rapala Snare · Z-Man JackHammer with Rapala Freeloader · jighead minnowclassic craw · green pumpkin · fire craw | Goose Pond grass edges, ditches and drains · offshore smallmouth targetsmixed shallow power fishing and offshore sonar work |
| #4 | Zack Birge | Yo-Zuri 3DB Vibephantom red | flat points and hydrilla/eelgrass edgeslipless crankbait over winter grass |
| #5 | Banks Shaw | Rapala Mooch Minnow · lipless crankbaitgreen shad · translucent shad | grass, bluffs, seawalls and bridges · eelgrass bars in 3–5 feetfollowed baitfish movement |
| #6 | Justin Cooper | XPS Rock'n Shad · lipless crankbait · XPS Chatterbomb with Super ShadTennessee shad · flamin pumpkin · fire pumpkin | drains and depressions in submerged grassworked subtle depth changes in grass |
| #7 | Wesley Strader | lipless crankbait · Z-Man JackHammer with Zoom Z-Crawred · fire craw · tilapia magic | main-channel grass/current-break edge · backwater grasscurrent break positioned fish |
| #8 | Mark Daniels Jr. | Bill Lewis Mini Hammer TrapRayburn red craw · fire craw | healthy eelgrass flats under 3 feet near Goose Pondshallow eelgrass bite |
| #9 | Chris Lane | XPS Chatterbomb with Rock'n Shad · XPS Staredown jerkbaitgreen pumpkin · shad | shallow grass and hard spots around 4 feetchanged color with the forage and water look |
| #10 | Keith Carson | jighead minnow · Berkley Jack jerkbait · Berkley Stunna 112firetail green craw · stone cold | old creek-channel bait funnel · upriver channel swing and grasschannel geometry funneled bait |
