Crappie Masters

09/13/2026

Congratulations to our entire field on a great weekend, and especially to the TOP 12 teams who earned their share of the $25,000 GUARANTEED PURSE! 💰

🥇 A HUGE congratulations to Eric Miller & Brian Abner for getting it done on Championship Sunday, taking home the TOP SPOT and a $10,000 CHECK! 💵🏆

One final THANK YOU to Mafia Rods for presenting this event and the Rend Lake Area Tourism Council for hosting us and helping make this weekend possible!

09/13/2026

09/13/2026

Eric Miller sticks another Rend Lake crappie while Brian Abner is already culling! 🎣💪

It’s coming down to the wire, and right now IT’S ANYONE’S GAME! 🏆

📺 Be right here around 3:00 PM CT as we go LIVE for the Championship Sunday weigh-in!

🎣 Hosted by Mafia Rods
📍 Presented by the Rend Lake Area Tourism Council

09/13/2026

The Top 20 rolled out this morning with spirits high and anticipation even higher. Now it all comes down to what hits the scales.

🏆 Championship Sunday. Zeroed weights. One shot.

⚖️ It all gets thrown down at 3:00 PM!

09/13/2026

The Top 20 have punched their ticket!

Tomorrow, all weights reset to ZERO — 5 fish, one-day shootout

$25,000 GUARANTEED

09/12/2026

🔥 IT’S CUT DAY AT REND LAKE! 🔥

Jared Fyock & Blake Pell are out battling on Day 2 of the Crappie Masters Bracket Showdown! 🎣🏆

Everything is on the line today as we find out which TOP 20 TEAMS punch their ticket to Championship Sunday!

⚖️ Day 2 Weigh-In — 3:00 PM
📍 Dam West Recreation Area
📲 STREAMING LIVE RIGHT HERE!

Who’s making the cut?! 👀🔥

09/12/2026

Jojo Baker & Josh Heltsley are putting in WORK on Day 2 of the Crappie Masters Bracket Showdown! 🎣

Who’s got Baker & Heltsley making a run today?! 👀🔥

09/11/2026

🎣 DAY 1 IS IN THE BOOKS! | 2026 CRAPPIE MASTERS BRACKET SHOWDOWN

What a first day of action! The brackets are set, and we’re ready for a BIG Day 2 as our advancing teams battle head-to-head for a spot on Championship Sunday! 🔥🏆

Here are your Day 2 Winners Bracket matchups: ( All Weights Listed Below are from Day 1 of Competition and all weights will be reset to zero tomorrow in both sides of the bracket)

⚔️ Alex Cochran & Kenneth Burgess — 7.21 lbs
🆚 Jared Fyock & Blake Pell — 7.03 lbs

⚔️ Steven Wright & Andrew Wright — 7.02 lbs
🆚 Zach Minnix & Bill Hunt — 7.30 lbs

⚔️ Jason Miles & Craig Miles — 5.84 lbs
🆚 Kevin & Jessica Hicks — 7.01 lbs

⚔️ Eric Miller & Brian Abner — 7.97 lbs
🆚 Trey Davis & Jeremy McGowan — 6.01 lbs

⚔️ Mike Giger — 7.35 lbs
🆚 Noah & Mason Swarens — 7.21 lbs

⚔️ Derick Trout & Mitchell Budds — 7.33 lbs
🆚 Jim Garrett & Greg Kaiser — 6.90 lbs

⚔️ Dave Johnson & Terry Richard — 6.24 lbs
🆚 Devin Nanny & Chase Rhodes — 6.30 lbs

⚔️ Mike Valentine & Matt Beckman — 6.75 lbs
🆚 Jason Dudley & Larry Page — 6.95 lbs

⚔️ Amos & John Livingston — 7.27 lbs
🆚 John & JT Strain — 6.41 lbs

👏 Congratulations to all of our teams advancing into the Winners Bracket!

But for the teams that came up short today — IT’S NOT OVER! Tomorrow, they’ll battle it out against the rest of the Day 1 losing teams, with the TOP 5 earning their way back into Championship Sunday!

🔥 In the Winners Bracket, every head-to-head winner will automatically advance to Championship Sunday, along with the TOP 6 losing weights from those matchups.

That means every single ounce matters tomorrow!

🎣 Day 2 is set. The pressure goes up. Championship Sunday is on the line.

Good luck to all of our anglers — we’ll see you on the water!