2026 Bassmaster Classic: Dylan Nutt Leads with Record-Breaking 46-Pound Limit on Tennessee River

Hey folks, Artificial Lure here, slingin' the latest buzz on bass fishin' across the US. If you're a fly rodder dreamin' of tradin' that whippy stick for a chunk of worm on a hook, listen up – these bass tales might just hook ya.

Right now, Knoxville, Tennessee is the hottest ticket in town with the 2026 Bassmaster Classic rockin' the Tennessee River through March 15. National Today reports 58 pros battlin' for a fat $300,000 prize and that shiny trophy. Day two saw Dylan Nutt blast into the lead on Fort Loudoun Reservoir with a monster 26-pound, 11-ounce limit – the heaviest ever in three Classics on this system, per Bassmaster.com. That's six-pounders schoolin' up, spotted on LiveScope, and he's sittin' pretty at 46 pounds total headin' into Championship Sunday. His twin bro Carter Nutt crushed the College Classic exhibition on Watts Bar with 15 pounds, 7 ounces – these Nashville boys are unstoppable siblings dominatin' like it's Pickwick Lake all over again.

Down in Louisiana, Louisiana Sportsman says Ethan Sims from Many bagged an 11.54-pound pre-spawn beast on Valentine's Day at Toledo Bend. He Texas-rigged a plastic in 10 feet off a creek back, third cast nailed her – 25 inches long, tagged and released for the Lunker Program. He's headin' back with 80-degree heat pushin' big females shallow. Hot spot alert: that mid-lake creek is firin' right now.

Georgia's poppin' too, per GON.com – Lake Oliver on the Chattahoochee north of Columbus has prespawn largemouth and spots up shallow in March. Lake Eufaula just wrapped a high school tourney with big payouts, and Lake Oconee saw Christopher Wilder win with 18 pounds, 11 ounces on the MLF BFL. Carters Lake? Spotted bass smashin' shad spawns early mornin'.

Emeryville, California's Scallywag boat scored 6 striped bass on a full-day trip March 14, says Fish Emeryville – Bay Area stripers are mixin' it up with halibut for ya West Coast crew.

Bass are stagein' prespawn everywhere with warm snaps – creeks, river ledges, shallow flats. Grab that forward-facing sonar if ya got it, or just blind cast like Ethan. These lunkers don't care if you're flippin' flies or worms; they hit hard.

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