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Chris Johnson alternated between a crankbait to cover water and a jig for flipping to cover his strike zone.
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Bryan Schmitt rotated between a shaky head rig and a Texas-rigged creature bait.
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Robertson relied on a heavy diet of swimbaits at Grand Lake to secure at Top 25 finish.
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Brandon Paluniuk alternated between a selection of crankbaits to cover the depth and mood of the bass.
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Luke Palmer rotated between a crankbait for reaction strikes and a jig for flipping and pitching.
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Brock Mosley relied on a jig and crankbait for slow and faster presentations.
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Brandon Cobb relied on a spinnerbait to cover water for prespawn largemouth.
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Kyle Welcher ran his pattern with a cranking and flipping program.
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Jason Christie’s top lure was a spinnerbait to cover territory.
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Easton Fothergill relied on a swimbait as his primary lure.
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Matt Arey kept his program simple with a jig.
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Brandon Card fished shallow transitions and banks with a crank for covering water, and a jig for specific targets.
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Bryant Smith relied on a jig for flipping and pitching, and a crankbait to cover water.
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Cooper Gallant kept it simple with a jig at Grand Lake.
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Kyoya Fujita rotated between a spinnerbait and jig.
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Taku Ito rotated through a variety of power fishing baits to secure a top 10 finish at the 2024 Classic.
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Shane LeHew rotated between a spinnerbait and squarebill crankbait.
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Hank Cherry rotated between a jig for pitching at boat docks and a bladed jig for covering water.
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Dragging a jig on the bottom was the primary tactic for Kyle Patrick.
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Cory Johnston covered water for prespawn largemouth with a crankbait.
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Lee Livesay rotated through crankbaits and a jig to cover territory and target different areas.
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Jay Przekurat used a jig for flipping and pitching, along with a jerkbait to cover water.
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A crankbait and jig covered the bite cadence of prespawn largemouth transitioning in shallow water.
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Adam Rasmussen rotated between a jig and spinnerbait to cover his strike zone.
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Justin Hamner used a jerkbait to trigger reaction strikes, and a jig for specific targets.
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