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- Mar 13, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
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- Mar 15, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Dylan Nutt Wins the 2026 Bassmaster Classic in Knoxville
- Dylan Nutt, a 22-year-old University of North Alabama student from Nashville, won the 2026 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic on the Tennessee River at Knoxville with 66 pounds 13 ounces[1]
- His daily limits were 19-5, a tournament-best 26-11 and 20-13; he won by 9 pounds 5 ounces over Trey McKinney and took the $300,000 first prize[1]
- He is the second B.A.S.S. Nation qualifier ever to win the Classic, after Bryan Kerchal in 1994, the ninth to win on his first appearance and the third-youngest champion[1]
- He fished Fort Loudoun Reservoir with a soft-plastic minnow on a 3/16-ounce jighead, found with forward-facing sonar, after a month of pre-practice[1]
- Drew Cook's 7-5 was the Mercury Big Bass of the event; the field of 58 held a record 23 anglers in their 20s[3]
- The Classic week ran 12-15 March in Knoxville with free weigh-ins and the Classic Expo[2]
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- [1]90%bassmaster.com/bassmaster-classic/news/dylan-nutt-dominates-to-claim-2026-bassmaster-classic-titlebassmaster.com· Posted Sep 27, 2026· Starts Mar 13, 2026 ✓· Ends Mar 15, 2026 ✓· 33% of score
B.A.S.S.'s story of 15 March 2026 reports Nutt 'caught a Day 3 limit of 20 pounds, 13 ounces for a three-day total of 66-13', and its tournament page says the Classic ran in Knoxville 'from March 12-15' (competition Friday 13 to Sunday 15).
- [2]85%2026 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Under Armourbassmaster.com· Added Sep 27, 2026· 33% of score
B.A.S.S.'s event page: 'The 2026 Bassmaster[1][3] Classic is returning to Knoxville, Tennessee, from March 12-15', with free weigh-ins and the Expo.
- [3]80%Big bass of 2026 Classicbassmaster.com· Added Sep 27, 2026· 33% of score
B.A.S.S. day-by-day recap: Nutt's 26-11 on Day 2 (a 6-11 and a 6-3) for 46-0 going into Championship Sunday, Drew Cook's 7-5 as the Mercury Big Bass of the event, 58 anglers with a record 23 in their 20s.[1]
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