Arizona State University Bass Team

Only a few more days before 2025 ends and I want to recap some of the memories I had fishing this year. I only added photos where I have scale photos to verify, but I am almost positive this year has produced over 30 fish pushing 9lbs plus for me with 3 over 10 lbs (2 over 13 lbs). I can’t even begin to count the 8’s and 7’s. Very grateful for the luck and time I have had to fish; especially with my dad. Hoping that next year starts just as strong, but my new pb of 13.12 lbs will be hard to beat. Yak > Boats…merry Christmas to y’all and wishing you big fish catches in 2026!

Multiple tournaments wrapping up yesterday. 1 week to put a bag to remember on the leaderboard for the Strike King Big Bass Championship. Currently working 6 12’s and only having 2/9 days to fish I gave it effort of long days and grinding through a hurricane. This lead to a bag weight wise of 42 lbs and length of 113.5”. Sadly weight doesn’t count in the kayak world, as my 3 biggest fish were 9.91, 9.86, 9.56 lbs caught between 2 days 2 different lakes on the glide. Big thanks to and for putting these events on!

Thanks to .atx and for the hook up in shipping the unfindable baits! From TX-AZ!

Well that’s a wrap, 1st place in the National Qualifier Southern Region. 118.75” was my total anchored by a 24.5” 9.8 lb largemouth that also won big fish for the event. Always on my elite rod/hypermag combo and measured on my custom board. Many thanks to the folks at BBD for putting this on and look forward to the championship!

First “official” trip out on the new XTR 130. Hit the local pond with only big baits 9” plus glides courtesy of . Was nice to put some slabs on the 32” board from . Broke my PB total 1 day length coming in at 117.75 and had a big fish at 25.5”. All on my Lews custom pro reel and elite series rod! . as always kept the giants pinned with STX -36X 2/0 treble

Another toad for the leaderboard! On the hypermag!

9.8 LBer on the hypermag/elite ti rod! Summertime giants are always a blast!

My current to date pb kayak fishing bag 114.25” for the boat guys out there this bag was 38.32 lbs not a PB weight. Beat my previous bag in march by 2”. Sag power keeping AZ alive! All these toads measured on the custom board. Great early lead to the Sexy Shad Summer Slam

Some toads for the leaderboard 115.25”
Promised some giants for the new board and officially put some slabs on it! 9.8 lb summertime toad! …..think y’all can hook me up with some gloves?!?!

Sometimes when you think you snagged your swim bait so you lean into it and keep reeling….sometimes you get lucky with a fish! Still convinced that the new Lews Custom Pro and Chris Zaldaingerous swimmers are the best combination! 0 drag to peel into the trees and rocks!