By MLF Communications Staff

The air was thick with suspense on Saturday as Kyle Hall of Granbury, Texas pulled out his final fish onstage at the Toyota Series Championship at Lake Guntersville in Alabama. The rain-soaked crowd clamored with applause as the young pro produced a 5-pound kicker, bringing his five-bass limit to 20 pounds, 8 ounces.

Hall’s winning bag – the biggest of the day – brought his three-day total to 59-01, giving him a 5-pound, 13-ounce margin-of-victory over 19-year-old Marshall Robinson of Landrum, S.C., earning Hall the top prize of $235,000. Robinson’s five-bass limit of 19 pounds even gave him a three-day total of 53-04, good for second place and $50,000.

A regular atop the leaderboard, Hall has padded his career résumé with four Top 10s, a 2018 Toyota Series win at 1000 Islands, Rookie of the Year (ROY) in 2020 and a Pro Circuit win at Lake Champlain earlier this year. With over half a million dollars in earnings in his young career – more than $425,000 this season alone – the Texas pro’s determination and consistency on the water across the country makes him a force to be reckoned with.

“This was such a special week,” said Hall. “I knew it was possible for me to get the win, but I just didn’t think I’d be able to get them to bite, especially consistently over all three days. The first day I probably caught 30 keepers, but the bite really slowed down the last two days. I caught about 7 or 8 fish yesterday and 8 or 9 today, but they were the right ones.

“The difference maker was the big one on the very last cast today,” Hall continued. “With only a few minutes to go, I said I needed a 5-pounder and I reeled in a 5-pounder on the next cast. It was 2:51 p.m. and we had to check in at 3 – it was unbelievable.”

Hall said he got one key bite in practice that clued him in on where the fish were and that he was around some big ones.

“I was fishing in 20 feet of water and the bass were suspended about 10 to 12 feet down,” said Hall. “I was pretty much just chasing bait, but I wouldn’t catch them when they were actually going after the bait. I mainly targeted the single fish around the bait.

“I think the number one thing that has kept me consistent is my Garmin LiveScope. I started depending on that a lot and when I can see the fish, I have a lot of fun trying to catch them. It hurts my back a little bit when I do it all day, but I’ll deal with that if it means a win.”

Hall said he threw a variety of baits throughout the event, but caught most of his fish on a Shane’s Baits umbrella rig with 6th Sense Divine Swimbaits and a 1/4-ounce Damiki Vault blade bait.

Jason Sandidge of Centerton, Ark., weighed in five bass totaling 16-02 on Saturday to win the top co-angler prize of a new Phoenix 518 pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury outboard engine, with a three-day total of 14 bass weighing 40-06. Second place went to Jason Swanson of Waterloo, Iowa , who weighed in a three-day total of 12 bass for 33-01, good for $12,500.

Day 3 (Final) Standings

1. Kyle Hall -- 20-00 (5) -- 18-09 (5) -- 20-08 (5) -- 59-01 (15) -- $237,500

2. Marshall Robinson -- 15-01 (5) -- 19-03 (5) -- 19-00 (5) -- 53-04 (15) -- $50,000

3. Drew Gill -- 13-06 (5) -- 19-09 (5) -- 19-07 (5) -- 52-06 (15) -- $40,000

4. Matt Wieteha -- 19-00 (5) -- 17-11 (5) -- 11-14 (5) -- 48-09 (15) -- $35,000

5. Scout Echols -- 20-09 (5) -- 16-14 (5) -- 9-13 (4) -- 47-04 (14) -- $20,000

6. Matt Becker -- 14-11 (5) -- 19-06 (5) -- 13-00 (5) -- 47-01 (15) -- $14,000

7. Cole Breeden -- 17-08 (5) -- 16-00 (5) -- 12-14 (5) -- 46-06 (15) -- $13,000

8. Todd Castledine -- 21-03 (5) -- 17-01 (5) -- 3-08 (2) -- 41-12 (12) -- $22,000

9. Donny Bass -- 18-08 (5) -- 15-00 (5) -- 6-01 (3) -- 39-09 (13) -- $11,000

10. Seth Davis -- 18-00 (5) -- 14-06 (5) -- 0-00 (0) -- 32-06 (10) -- $20,000