11/13/2026
Let's talk about what I actually do here, because it's the part I like most. When a big final ends, I don't just post who won. I pull the pattern apart — where they started, what they tested, when they moved.
The Heritage Cup final is a good example. Avena and Wheeler won it with 23 bass for 41-5 on Tims Ford, and the whole thing came on a shallow vibrating jig: shaded banks, pockets, isolated wood, covering water fast instead of grinding on the graph. That's the kind of decision that travels to your next tournament.
The Champions final just played out on Old Hickory, Elite guys against Bass Pro Tour guys, and Robertson won it at 20-02 for $1.25 million by going through the lock to fish smallmouth below the dam, on a tailrace spot he found in practice, with a swimbait on a jig head. That's the kind of final I pull apart the same way. Follow along and you'll get the next one when it lands.
