HEAVY HITTERS
$3k Guaranteed
No Entry Fee Event
Tournament Date: TBD 2026
Tournament Location: Lake Mead
How to qualify for $0.00 Entry fee
- Level 1: Have the event big fish in any one of the (8) M2 Events. (NV ABA, Desert Dash, Pat Donoho Memorial)
- Level 2: Fish all 6 NV ABA events and weigh 5.00 lb. or bigger bass in any of the six events
Other methods to qualify:
- Level 3: Fish all 6 NV ABA Events and either the Desert Dash or Pat Donoho Memorial (or both), and weigh a bass 4.50 lb. or greater and pay a $100 Entry
- Level 4: Fish 5 NV ABA Events and either the Desert Dash, or Pat Donoho Memorial (or both), and weigh a bass 4.75 lb. or greater and pay a $150 Entry
- Level 5: Fish 4 NV ABA Events and either the Desert Dash, or Pat Donoho Memorial (or both), and weigh a bass 5.00 lb. or greater and pay a $200 Entry
All entry fee money will be added to the overall payout.
Rules:
- A team that qualifies has to fish the Heavy Hitter event with the same team members or can fish by themselves if one team member can’t fish Heavy Hitter event.
- Bass must be alive for it to qualify.
- Ties in Heavy Hitter tournament will be split by respective teams.
- Heavy Hitter tournament will be just a one-fish event.
4 ABA event(s) have occurred so far in 2026.
LEVEL 1 — AUTO QUALIFIED
Event Big Fish Winner (any event). Already qualified.
| # | Team | ABA Events | DD Events | Max Big (ABA) | Max Big (ABA/DD) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roy Hawk - Mark White | 3 | 1 | 4.45 | 7.22 | AUTO |
| 2 | Ryland Ogle - Asa Stephenson | 4 | 0 | 6.83 | 6.83 | AUTO |
| 3 | Daniel Nehrer - Geoff Pierce | 4 | 1 | 6.78 | 6.78 | AUTO |
| 4 | Ian Boehm - Micheal Grisham | 4 | 1 | 5.75 | 5.75 | AUTO |
LEVEL 2 — AUTO QUALIFIED (SO FAR)
Fished all ABA events so far + has 5.00+ in ABA.
| # | Team | ABA Events | ABA Total So Far | Max Big (ABA) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ron Raynor - Matt Raynor | 4 | 4 | 5.67 | AUTO (SO FAR) |
| 2 | Ty Sandefer - Mike Wood | 4 | 4 | 5.62 | AUTO (SO FAR) |
| 3 | Jeff Baird - Todd Calico | 4 | 4 | 5.34 | AUTO (SO FAR) |
| 4 | Mike Steckel - Cody Steckel | 4 | 4 | 5.27 | AUTO (SO FAR) |
| 5 | John Morrow - Helen Morrow | 4 | 4 | 5.21 | AUTO (SO FAR) |
| 6 | Dean Yamagata - Ryan Yamagata | 4 | 4 | 5.18 | AUTO (SO FAR) |
| 7 | Brent Becker - Dan Barnson | 4 | 4 | 5.12 | AUTO (SO FAR) |
| 8 | Kevin Duncan - Mark Chadeayne | 4 | 4 | 5.09 | AUTO (SO FAR) |
PAID QUALIFIERS (LEVELS 3–5)
Based on ABA events so far + DD + fish threshold.
| # | Team | Level | Entry Cost | ABA Events | ABA Total So Far | DD Events | Max Big (ABA/DD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Durham - Adam Swang | PAID - Level 3 (All ABA so far + DD + 4.50+) | $100.00 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4.88 |
| 2 | Joe Cole - Bubba O'Neal | PAID - Level 3 (All ABA so far + DD + 4.50+) | $100.00 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4.84 |
| 3 | Jason Fox - David Oyler | PAID - Level 3 (All ABA so far + DD + 4.50+) | $100.00 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4.64 |
| 4 | Daylon Smith - Ty Faulconer | PAID - Level 3 (All ABA so far + DD + 4.50+) | $100.00 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4.60 |