1. A Strike King KVD 1.5 squarebill produced on day one, but switching to a 9/16-ounce Punisher jig with a Zoom Chunk was the game-changer for Cory Johnston.

2. Flipping a 1/2-ounce Terminator jig with a Yamamoto Flappin Hog enabled Dave Lefebre to move up to second place.

3. A ChatterBait was Kelly Pratt’s go-to bait for much of the event, but he also caught fish on a green pumpkin/gold Missile Baits D-Bomb and a green pumpkin Zoom Finesse Worm.

4. For local pro Ryan Powroznik, a Rico popper handled most of the day-three work, with a swim jig adding a keeper.

5. Fifth-place pro Troy Morrow caught his fish with a one-two punch of the Spro Little John MD in chrome olive and a green pumpkin Zoom Fluke Stick.

6. Virginia pro Bryan Elrod put a black buzzbait to work and followed it up with a ring worm Texas-rigged on a 4/0 hook with a 3/16-ounce weight.

7. For seventh-place pro Bo Boltz, an XCalibur Zell Pop and a 3/8-ounce Strike King Premier Elite jig with a green pumpkin Zoom Speed Craw produced most of his bites.

8. Despite several letdowns, Clay Lewis stuck with a bone-colored Pop-R and earned a top-10 finish.

9. Florida pro Glenn Browne went with his flipping roots and threw a 3/4-ounce black/blue custom jig with a Zoom Big Salty Chunk trailer.

10. Tenth-place pro Jeffrey Ware combined the topwater presentation of a bone-colored Rico popper with a moccasin blue-colored ring worm he Texas-rigged on a 4/0 hook with a 3/16-ounce weight.