Zenni Stage 6
Jun 18–21, 2026 · Grand Lake, Oklahoma
Reported lures & presentations
Offshore schools on rock and points. Rapala DT20, a ¾-oz football jig, Carolina rig, and jighead minnows including a 5.25-inch CrushCity Freeloader.
Flipped flooded cover. Reported fishing Wolf Creek during the last two days.
Reported schools in Honey Creek, using a Carolina rig and a Yamamoto Hinge Minnow.
Reported fishing areas
Offshore rock and secondary points; other finalists reported Wolf Creek, Honey Creek, and the mid-to-upper lake.
Angler-reported areas; these are not verified GPS waypoints.Conditions at the event
High water and changing levels; rain and current influenced the offshore bite.
Results in context
- Selected angler
- 28 scorable fish
- Top-10 mean
- 16.20 scorable fish
- Comparison group
- 10 anglers · includes selected angler
Only scorable bass from the Championship Round are compared; earlier rounds are excluded. This is an event-specific benchmark, not a historical lake norm.
| Place | Angler | Weight | Scorable fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banks Shaw | 82 lb 15 oz | 28 |
| 2 | Dustin Connell | 74 lb 2 oz | 28 |
| 3 | Zack Birge | 64 lb 5 oz | 21 |
| 4 | Alton Jones Jr. | 55 lb 5 oz | 20 |
| 5 | Bobby Lane | 46 lb 2 oz | 18 |
| 6 | Jake Lawrence | 31 lb 4 oz | 11 |
| 7 | Spencer Shuffield | 28 lb 1 oz | 10 |
| 8 | Ron Nelson | 27 lb 8 oz | 10 |
| 9 | Keith Carson | 24 lb 7 oz | 8 |
| 10 | Brent Ehrler | 20 lb 11 oz | 8 |
Final-round weights reset. These totals cover the championship day, not all four tournament days.