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Matt Arey stuck with one of his greatest strengths during the Classic- a jig.
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In his first Classic, JT Thompkins had a one-two punch with a vibrating jig and a flipping jig.
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Representing the Strike King Bassmaster College Series, Louis Monetti also used a one-two punch with a vibrating jig and a jig.
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Austin Felix applied a combination of finesse and reaction bait tactics for his chosen strike zone.
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Tyler Rivet kept it simple at the Classic with a shallow running crankbait.
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Brock Mosley also had a one-two punch of covering water and slowing down with a jig.
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While Bryan New rotated through a variety of different baits, his main two players were a vibrating jig and a finesse jig.
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Matt Roberson was the king of the big bite at the Tennessee River with a big swimbait.
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Bob Downey covered water with a shallow running crankbait and slowed down with a flipping jig.
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Brandon Card utilized a variety of different baits on the Tennessee River, but a jig played a big part in his success.
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Lee Livesay kept it simple at the Tennessee River with a lipless crankbait.
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Jason Christie used a skirted jig and spinnerbaits to cover isolated shoreline cover.
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Representing B.A.S.S. Nation, Jonathan Dietz utilized a pair of reaction baits.
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Like other Classic competitors, Caleb Kuphall covered water with a reaction bait and slowed down with a flipping jig.
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Cory Johnston’s main lure choice was a jerkbait for triggering reaction strikes.
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Greg Hackney used a pair of swimbaits to finish inside the Top 10 at the Tennessee River.
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Jacob Powroznik targeted Tellico Lake with a simple plastic worm setup.
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Brandon Cobb had a three-pronged approach at making fish react at the Tennessee River.
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Jay Przekurat alternated between a bladed jig for covering water, and a skirted jig for slower presentations.
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Brandon Lester developed a pattern for targeting prespawn largemouth beginning to migrate into spawning areas.
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John Cox did what he does best, plowing through dirty water in search of largemouth staging on isolated cover.
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Drew Benton targeted smallmouth and largemouth as both fish began prespawn movements.
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Scott Canterbury dialed into a pattern designed to cover water to intercept migrating prespawn largemouth.
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Bryan Schmitt targeted prespawn largemouth in key transition areas.
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Gustafson relied on a familiar rig that has served him well on the Tennessee River, featuring a Canadian designed and made swimbait head, paired with a unique soft plastic swimbait.
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