Every evening after a Day 3 weigh-in you’ll hear and read “that’s a stacked Top 10” or “did you see who made the Final Day?”
It is often true that the Top 10 can be highly decorated, but looking at this week’s Final 10 you can list the accomplishments simply from recent memory. All 10 are champions throughout the Bassmaster competition ladder.
Brandon Lester | 2022 Bassmaster Open Champion at Kissimmee Chain |
Cody Huff | 2018 College National Champion 2019 College Classic Bracket Winner |
Jacob Foutz | 2017 College National Champion Classic Bracket Winner |
Bryan Schmitt | 2021 Bassmaster Elite Champion 2016 Bassmaster Open at Lake Champlain |
John Cox | 2017 Bassmaster Open Champion at Lake Chickamauga 2019 Bassmaster Open Champion at Lake Chickamauga |
Chris Zaldain | 2015 Bassmaster AOY event Champion |
Brandon Palaniuk | 2017 Bassmaster Angler of the Year 6-time Bassmaster winner (5 Elite wins, 1 Open win) Former B.A.S.S. Nation Champion |
Matt Robertson | 2020 Bassmaster Open Champion at Cherokee Lake 2018 Bassmaster Team Champion Classic Bracket winner |
Kenta Kimura | 2022 Bassmaster Open Champion at the James River |
Justin Atkins | 2018 Bassmaster Open Champion at Logan Martin Lake |
What an incredible Top 10 that is full of recent Bassmaster winners and even a few in the thick of the 2022 Progressive Angler of the Year race.