A Top 10 of Champions

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.