LA GRANGE, Calif. – Both Day One leaders of the BAM Super 60 at Lake Don Pedro were unseated and a new pair of frontrunners surged ahead of the top-10 field cut for Championship Sunday. Mark Cobey of Woodland took the lead by weight with 33.63, and Christian Ostrander of Turlock took topspot by keeper count with a two-day total of 50 scorable bass.
Each of the California pros will blast off for the fourth and final stop of the 2026 season with the remaining top-10 qualifiers as all weights are reset to zero and the anglers compete in a one-day shootout. The pro with the biggest five-fish limit will claim a $50,000 top prize at the three-day event presented by the Don Pedro Recreation Agency, Tackle Warehouse and conservation sponsor Fisherman’s Warehouse.
Cobey Conquers Spoon Fish
Over the first two days on Pedro, Cobey was the only to break the 20-pound mark either day. With a 5.87 kicker, Cobey sacked up 20.60 on Day Two to add to his Day One 13.03 to earn his place on the leaderboard.
Among a field that claimed a tough bite, Cobey made it sound easy.
“It was all a spoon,” he said. “I was looking for mega schools, really. You’ll catch two-pounders in these schools and you’ll catch five pounders. You just got to keep em fired up.”
Side-scanning for fish, Cobey put his Lowrance to work.
“I was picking up a lot of towering schools. Even if you don’t see fish in the schools, there’s usually fish with it, if the bait is towering like that.”
Cobey fished areas off the main channel and had the bulk of his weight by 11 am.
“After the morning, it gets really slow for me,” he recalled. “It’s a transition from summer to fall so I was looking anywhere there was a large amount of bait.”
The Duh Humpback Spoon and the Jackall Counter Back spoon were his lures of choice.
“I had the Stealth Stixx Booty with the 1¼-ounce Humpback spoon, which Nichols now makes,” said Cobey. “It was Blade Runner. Rick Tietz designed it. I am running that on 14-pound Sufix, and the Flutter Spoon I’m running is Jackall’s. I am running that on a Pillager Stealth Stixx rod also. It’s on 20-pound fluoro.”
Cobey found the fish were striking on the wind-away and had modified some of his hooks by tying his own tinsel onto them. His history on Pedro has given him confidence and he is feeling good about the final day on the water.
“Twenty pounds is doable tomorrow,” he said. “I found some stuff, if they eat, we’ll have a bag. But like I said they’re finicky. We’ll see if we can roll on something good.”
Ostrander Owns The Keeper Count
Although he would rather hunt bigs, Ostrander was all over the quantity side of catching scorable bass with 23 on Day One and 27 on Day Two.
“I knew where a bunch of fish were from the pro-am, and gambled on if they were gonna be there,” he said. “I started on it yesterday and there was a million fish. There’s a bunch of shad and a bunch of largemouth.”
He credited a shad-colored four-inch Sakamata minnow on a VMC minnow head for all of them. He threw it on an NRX Ned Rig rod with a Vanquish 3000 reel.
With keeper count no longer a factor, Ostrander will shift his focus to quality over quantity for Day Three.
“I got some sneaky stuff, and the water level should be right,” he said. “I’m going to go run around. I can get ten pounds, or I can go catch 16. I’m pumped I made it to the final day. I’m going throw a couple different baits and run around some big fish holes. We will one-thousand percent be around some big ones tomorrow. I just got to get ‘em to eat. I’m ready. I’m ready to go now.”
Fishing fans can follow along live for scorable bass count at the BAM website.
Note: BAM Super 60 Pro Tour anglers are ranked in Pro Tour events by both the heaviest five fish limit (Weight) and numbers of scorable bass caught (Keepers).
First place is held by the angler with the five heaviest bass, and second place is the highest keeper count. The standings then continue to alternate by weight/keepers.
Anglers add to both of their Day One rankings on Day Two as an accumulated two-day total. Once both days are tallied, the field is cut to the top-10, all results are zero-ed out and the final 10 anglers fish for the five heaviest bass on Day Three to determine the champion.
Event Overview
Seventy of the West’s top professional bass anglers converge on Lake Don Pedro for the final stop of the 2026 of the Bass Boast Technologies BAM Trail Super 60 Pro Tour. Presented by the Don Pedro Recreation Agency and Tackle Warehouse, this premier televised bass fishing event promises three days of intense competition as anglers battle fall conditions for a shot at the BAM Classic Championship and share of one of the richest payouts in Western bass fishing.
Launching from Fleming Meadows, this three-day event will showcase the west’s best anglers delivering extensive media exposure through the BAM Trail television series, live tournament broadcasts, social media, podcasts, websites, and Bass Angler Magazine’s print and digital platforms.
Hosted in partnership with Don Pedro Recreation Agency the event is expected to bring anglers and their families from across the Western United States to the Motherlode area, generating tourism and economic impact for local businesses.”
Local hosts for this event include Chicken Ranch Casino Resort and Don Pedro Recreation Agency
Watch the anglers live throughout the event at www.bamtrail.com
Media representatives are welcome to attend to report, film, interview anglers, or cover the event. Media requests contact: Mark Lassagne 925-787-3474 mark@bassmag.com
Tournament Schedule:
BAM will host a Free Kids Fishing event Sunday Oct 18th – Free Rods / Reels while supplies last
Go to www.fourtofourever.org for more info and sign up
The lake has been off-limits and no Information to all contestants since September 21st with no practice days
Daily weigh-ins will take place at Fleming Meadows and are open to the public.
Day One Friday Oct 16: Live weigh in starting at 3:00 pm
Cut Day Saturday Oct 17: Live weigh-in starting at 3:00 pm
Field is cut to the Top Ten
Championship Sunday Oct 18: Live weigh-in starting 3:00 pm
Top Ten Pro’s compete for the championship $50,000 check
Complete Rules and Event Information is Available at www.bamtrail.com
About BAM Tournament Trail
The Bass Angler Magazine Tournament Trail (BAM Trail) is the West Coast’s premier pro-level bass fishing circuit — built to showcase top anglers and connect brands directly with the fishing community.
Powered by Bass Angler Magazine’s nationwide print and digital reach, BAM offers unmatched marketing opportunities through its tournament trail, magazine, email campaigns, podcasts, social media, YouTube, and TV series — creating year-round exposure for anglers and sponsors alike.
BAM Super 60 title sponsor – Bass Boat Technologies presented by – Tackle Warehouse.
BAM Pro-Am title sponsor – Vexus Boats presented by Tackle Warehouse.
BAM Trail is honored to be associated with its host of amazing partners, Bass Boat Technologies, and presenting sponsor, Tackle Warehouse. The trail is also supported by StorQuest, Chicken Ranch Resort, Vexus Boats, Ford Fairfield, Power Pole, Mercury Outboards, Boardman Community Development, Black Bear Diner, Bridgford Foods, Bob’s Machine, Okuma Fishing USA and our conservation sponsor Fisherman’s Warehouse.
BAM TT tourism partners: Lake Don Pedro, City of Oakley, Grant County WA, City of Huntington OR, Anderson Auto Group and the City of Kennewick.
Tournament events include BAM Super 60 Pro Tour, Pro-Am, Scholastic and a Kayak Tours with an end of the year Championship. See the TV show and live weigh ins on YouTube.
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