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Yeah appears he saved his bacon lol. Not to mention look at those likes, about 10x more than the ones on BASS's FB feed lol. He's great for fishing through his faults and accomplishments.

Oh snap, Pat's rocking that gucci gopro.......can't wait for some footage! Beautiful fish as always.

Ole Benny Mills might just drop a 40lb as well, can't believe he hasn't done it yet. Sounds like he's got rather lucky over the last two days with crucial catches at the very end of the days. Shame he's not on cam more as he's so polished and knows what the viewers want to hear. Matty Wong did a great job of this, and a few others get it like Zaldain.

@Catt Agreed, and there are a dozen smaller lakes that pump them out like this as well in E. Texas. The real winner of this event is TWP, Sharelunker, and incredible management of Texas lakes. It's mind blowing how many big Bass are in these lakes. Cpl. monsters caught on TB while this event has been going on as well.

Modern society lulls us into thinking mother nature and her elements aren't as harsh as they really are. Great job, story just as easily could have had a devastating ending.

You can cut the tension with a knife at these weigh ins between the old guard hammers and the young wizards on the scope. All the guys who don't catch them on the scope are so quick to point that fact out. Zaldain...."went out there to the middle to play Fortnite with the boys" 🤣 It's exciting to see such a youthful infusion into the sport, but I can't help but feel bad for all those older guys who all but say "we can't compete anymore". Crazy how a single piece of equipment completely changed the sport. One of these days I'll stop being shocked by it.

Quiet now Pat, I can't take both scoping and drop shotting 🤣

Way, way slower today than the past two days.

I throw that exact bait on 20lb Sniper FC You could go down to 17lb if you're fish are really line shine.

Dwight "I only post big girls" Hottle 😎

Not really a fan of Lee based on the way he turned away from BASS, but I've already been proven wrong on his first two Elite Series derbies, he's going to dominate going forward like he always has. Matty Wong's glide Doomrider - Green Gizzard – 86 Baits

Yeah he did everything right for the most part, the commentators don't realize that the number rule upon hookup of a big swimbait fish is to wrench as fast as you can with the rod towards the water. ETA: He clearly screwed up the 6+ on the jerkbait and figure 8 earlier though.

Yeah I just heard that, it could really go down if Milliken gets around a big bait bite window which it looks like Matty is on. This is the most exciting derby I've seen since getting back into the sport a cpl. years back. Just incredible stuff.

Compare that with how Milliken catches them, night and day difference. Matty will learn from this deal. He'll get her next time.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.........man I feel bad for Matty, wow wow wow eta: That's quintessential big glide bait fishing, you'll lose one for everyone you catch. Nature of the game, happens to Ben all the time on his channel.

Never had this problem with Gama red hooks, but the coating flakes off pretty quickly and ultimately you're left with a gold colored hook.

$140 is pretty reasonable for the top end glides. The price is really the least of the problems when trying to score a bait from the handful of true premium proven big swimbaits like from KGB, Bucca, Phoneyfrog, etc. No doubt Milliken is throwing a Hinkle Shad at least some today, a bait that costs $500 if you're lucky.

Milliken reported in with 3 - 13lbs........quite surprising seeing a big swimbait bite going on with Matty Wong.

His Going to Japan series on his channel was some of the best content I've watched in awhile. He's got a fantastic channel, not just a Bass fishing channel.

His podcast has grown my love for the sport more than anything outside of the actual events themselves. The way he showcases how great and personal the anglers are on his podcast is fantastic. I get it though, half the fans hate Milliken. Some people are more polarizing than others.

Imagine having to fish a lake not in Texas 😢 This is a derby where you literally start making plans to either move or take a trip to Fork. The pressure on Fork was already pegged, but after this it's going to be insane. The amount of 6-9lb fish in this place is insane.

Dave Mercer is the MVP of BASS......dude makes me enjoy the events so much more.

They must have a time machine, says the fish is caught an hour from now 😆

Sucks we can't get real time coverage or Basstrakk of Milliken. These should be his two best derbies of the year.

Every fish I've seen caught this morning has been scoped