Okie wins Mega Bass with 9.88-pounder

Lorne Smith, of Ardmore, Oklahoma, took home a Skeeter ZX200 Yamaha boat and trailer, along with
$15,000 for the top hourly prize, for his 9.88-pound largemouth caught in the Classic Arlington Mega Bass
2025 tournament at Lake Fork. A total of eight “overs” were caught on the slot lake, representing bass measuring more than 24 inches. More than 1,300 anglers fished the event.

Hourly winners, each received $15,000:

8 a.m. Ross Moorman-Hahn
Springtown / 7.93 pounds

9 a.m. Brian Millwood
West Monroe, Louisiana / 8.90 pounds

10 a.m. Robert Brooks
Ardmore, Oklahoma / 6.20 pounds

11 a.m. Tony Hill
Glenwood, Arkansas / 9.32 pounds

12 p.m. Jerry Keener
Quitman / 8.54 pounds

1 p.m. Lorne Smith
Ardmore, Oklahoma / 9.88 pounds

2 p.m. Kyle Miers
Malakoff / 8.90 pounds