Contest for the winning bait for the classic

[old_and_balding]

Roboworm

[t-bone]

Strikeking Crankbait

[Fishmael]

Spinnerbait.  No one else has picked it and it catches big fish.  They'll run it over the ledges and catch a bunch of 6 lb'ers.

[MSURoss]

Topwater

[LAPORTE]

Contest Closed

[djkimmel]

Rapala crankbait and Livingston crankbait.

[LAPORTE]

His Classic lure arsenal included a Livingston Lures model being developed within the Pro Series. Not yet available to the public, it's a medium diver in a crawfish color. He also used a Rapala DT6 crankbait in the "demon" crawfish color

the first person to say crankbait was Mike S then Dan said a deep diving crank then tbone said Strike King so all three will be getting an Rapala DT6 crankbait in the "demon" crawfish color as soon as I can find them ...lol

just Pm me your address please

[djkimmel]

Do they still make the DT6?

I'm betting those Livingston crankbaits become available real soon...

[dartag]

Got to.admire  guy that will admit using a lure he is not sponsored by   I watched the video he caught most of.his fish by a bridge with a huge crowd watching

[djkimmel]

I saw some other anglers catch a big ole bass by a bridge during the final practice day. I have no idea which bridge it was though. There's a number of them around the lake. When you get up at 2:45am, they all look alike.

[Manxfishing]

Well so close
He was throwing a Yamamoto Chatter bait. But it wasn't the winning bait
I've heard he was after a crank in a red craw and the DT-6 just happened to be the one in the color that he had.
And then to think it's a Ikes ink color to boot.
I can see red working in the stained water, plus it's a great spring color
But the action of a DT-6 is more of a warmer water bait. But in stained water I can see how it worked
It moved more water then a tight action square bill that most were more then likely throwing.