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It was typical East Texas springtime fishing throughout General Tire Heavy Hitters Presented by Bass Pro Shops. Shallow-water fishing dominated on Lake Palestine, and the top anglers used a small handful of baits for bass in all phases of the spawn, with plenty of bedding bass in the mix.

TYLER, Texas – Despite being from Tennessee, something about Texas just ‘fits’ with pro angler Ott DeFoe. DeFoe, of Blaine, Tennessee, boated four scorable bass weighing 16 pounds, 6 ounces to top the final-day Championship Round and win the top prize of $100,000 at the Major League Fishing (MLF) General Tire Heavy Hitters Presented by Bass Pro Shops on Lake Palestine. DeFoe won by a narrow 12-ounce margin over pro Justin Lucas of Guntersville, Alabama, who caught four bass totaling 15-10.

QUITMAN, Texas – While Alton Jones was wrapping up the Group B automatic berth into the Championship Round of Toro Stage Two Presented by Grundéns, Team Toyota pro Kevin VanDam and Berkley pro Justin Lucas were working on tackle and sorting out their game plans for an anticipated cold, blustery

QUITMAN, Texas – The second stop on the 2022 Bass Pro Tour – Toro Stage Two Presented by Grundéns on Lake Fork – was defined by big bass, cold weather, and a nail-biting finish. It was also heavily dominated by forward-facing sonar, which anglers employed both shallow and deep, with a variety of baits. A handful also went “old school” with shallow-water lures like spinnerbaits.

If there’s any smallmouth fishery in the world that’ll test your toughness, it’s Lake Champlain. As one of the roughest lakes on the Bass Pro Tour schedule, it challenged Justin Lucas to stay focused while waves were crashing over the bow. Lucas was up for the challenge: “I want to set the boat down in 4-footers, and let’s go catch ‘em.” Watch the latest episode of “4 to 8 with Justin Lucas” powered by Under Armour Fish now!

August 14, 2020 — Weighing the biggest bag of the day in big wind, Justin Lucas took down Jacob Wheeler by just 1 ounce to win the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Super Tournament on Lake Erie. With 19 pounds, 10 ounces on day four, Lucas totaled 79-2 for the win. Because of the Phoenix FLW BONUS, he took home an additional $35,000 in contingency money for a total paycheck of $160,000.