Banks Shaw Wins 2026 Stop 5 Presented by K&N Filters on Lake Eufaula!

Another win in 2026 for red hot Shaw! 

Banks Shaw earned his second win of the season with rally at Eufaula.
Photo by Rob Matsuura.

By Jody White, Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Press Release 

EUFAULA, Okla. – Starting the final day of Stop 5 Presented by K&N Filters in third place, Banks Shaw looked like the odds-on favorite to win. While Cal Lane and Drew Boggs had the edge by weight and place, environmental factors well outside their control didn’t look good. The deluge of rain on Day 2 affected all the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by MillerTech pros, but Lane and Boggs were fishing shallow, well up a creek that rose higher and flowed faster by the minute.

On the main lake and fishing for more stable fish, Shaw didn’t have those same concerns. After sacking up 20 pounds, 6 ounces to jump into contention on Day 2, he followed up with an even 18 pounds on Day 3 for a 52-10 total and the win. Also walloping them on Day 3, Dylan Nutt moved up to finish second with 51-12 for the second event in a row, and Lane and Boggs fell to third and fourth, respectively.

For the win, which was his second Pro Circuit win of the season, Shaw pocketed $100,000. He also moved into the lead for 7 Brew Angler of the Year; and with a 13-point edge over Ryan Lachniet, he’ll look to go back-to-back. The winner of the Invitationals Angler of the Year in 2025, Shaw stands a great chance to close it out when the Pro Circuit regular season finishes up at Lake Champlain in July.

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Berkley Expands Lineup With New PowerBait MaxScent Magnum Hit Worm Colors

Built for precision presentations and pressured fish, the Magnum Hit Worm delivers oversized finesse appeal for today’s most popular bass techniques.

More MaxScent! Berkley is expanding its proven PowerBait MaxScent Magnum Hit Worm lineup with seven new fish-catching colors, giving anglers more options for today’s highly technical finesse fishing techniques. Designed for precision presentations with Neko rigs and other finesse techniques, the Magnum Hit Worm shines when targeting pressured bass and fish in a negative mood. As fishing technology advances and pressure mounts, the Magnum Hit Worm excels at targeting individual fish, isolated cover, and finicky bass in low-activity conditions. When subtle presentations and exact casts alone aren't enough, PowerBait MaxScent helps seal the deal.

 

Engineered with a thick body and bulbous tail, the Magnum Hit Worm balances a finesse presentation with a larger meal profile to help trigger bites from wary fish. Paired with Berkley’s exclusive PowerBait MaxScent technology, which is designed to expand the strike zone and generate more bites, the versatile worm remains a go-to option for anglers looking to maximize success across multiple finesse techniques year-round. 

 

Available in a 7-inch profile with 10 baits per pack, the Magnum Hit Worm now comes in seven new fish-catching colors built for versatility on today’s most pressured fisheries.

Pro J Fishing Tackle 2026 Open House this Sunday!

 

2026 Bass pre-open open house event will be held on Sunday Jun 7th. Thanks to all the vendors who will come support us: Shimano Canada DAIWA Corporation - Canada #tackle1 #bkkhookscanada #nishinelureworks #Xzonelures There will be lots of giveaways, draw prizes all day long, and please don’t forget we also have free BBQ from #eatingwild crews from 12pm to 4pm. Make sure make your calendar down, and wish to see you all on Sunday, cheers!!!!!

The lucky winner giveaway is a $160 Value Pro J Power or Finesse box (winner choice)

Jack Story Wins 2026 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American on Lake Murray

Jack Story got it done despite a high-stress final day. Photo by Rob Matsuura.

By Jody White 

Phoenix Bass Fishing League Press Release 

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Jack Story was supposed to walk across the graduation stage with his high school classmates this weekend. Instead, he left the weigh-in stage at the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American on Lake Murray atop the leaderboard all three days.

After taking the lead with 22 pounds, 11 ounces on Day 1, Story made all the right adjustments to wrap up a wire-to-wire victory. The youngest-ever winner of the annual grassroots championship, surpassing a mark set by Jacob Wheeler 15 years ago on Cross Lake, the 18-year-old earned $100,000 and qualified for REDCREST 2027.

Weighing 17-7 on Day 3 brought Story’s total to 61-8, which proved just enough to hold off Brooks Anderson, who charged up the leaderboard with 22-11 on Day 3 and finished with a 60-14 total. In third, Caz Anderson weighed 59-13, and Tom Frink finished fourth with 59-8 to round out a very compelling race through much of the day on MLFNOW!.

Story raises the bar

Young anglers have been winning the All-American since the beginning. Back in 1984, Shaw Grigsby took the trophy at just 28, and Emil Wagner was 25 when he won a few years ago at Lake Hartwell. But this is the first time the winner skipped high school graduation for Day 1. In doing so, Story set a high-water mark that is going to be very hard to top.

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