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4th Place - Bryan Thrift's Pattern, Baits & Gear Bryan Thrift is known for his run-and-gun style of fishing and he didn’t surprise anyone at Wheeler Lake – not with his coverage of the water nor his high finish at this year’s Cup. Still, he had a bittersweet taste in his mouth to mull over on...

2nd Place - Michael Neal's Pattern, Baits & Gear Michael Neal hails from Dayton, Tenn. on Lake Chickamauga and is always a threat to win on the Tennessee River chain. Wheeler Lake proved no less vulnerable to his talents, though it wasn’t the deep-ledge bite that Neal excels at that carried him...

John Cox's Pattern, Baits & Gear John Cox knew he was onto something good when he ran his Crestliner aluminum boat way up Cotaco Creek during practice for the Forrest Wood Cup at Alabama's Wheeler Lake. A small, jungle-like stretch with a substantial amount of duckweed harbored a good...

4th Place - Jamie Horton's Pattern, Baits & Gear Jamie Horton couldn’t have scripted a better first year on the FLW Tour so far. He’s collected two top-5 finishes and is a legitimate contender for Angler of the Year with two tournaments to go. His confidence is growing, thanks to averaging more...

2nd Place - Michael Neal's Pattern, Baits & Gear Michael Neal was the only top-5 finisher to bag a limit each day of the tournament, but it wasn’t enough to cash in his first career FLW Tour win. Losing more than a quarter of his day to a mechanical breakdown on Friday hurt his chances, for...

Buddy Gross's Pattern, Baits & Gear The sign Buddy Gross was looking for came just before dusk last Monday. That’s when he saw one blade – a single blade – of eelgrass floating in the water. He initially thought it may have just drifted out from shore. It’s not a prevalent species of vegetation...

Scott Canterbury's Pattern, Baits & Gear Scott Canterbury didn't join in on the whack-fest that occurred at Beaver Lake on April 10 when practice for the annual FLW Tour event in Arkansas got under way. "Everybody was talking about how good it was that Sunday," he said. "I heard of people...