Guys… if you haven’t heard the name Pake South yet — you will.
This 21-year-old rookie from Winnsboro, Texas just set a RECORD at Sam Rayburn with a 96-pound 15-ounce total… then turned around weeks later and won AGAIN at Lake Eufaula. Back to back Bassmaster Open wins. Records shattered. And one bait at the center of it all.
The Urchin Bait.
On this week’s Ike’s Bytes, Mike sits down with Pake South to go DEEP on the bait that’s taking over bass fishing in 2026 — and the guy who’s been using it to break records and turn heads at the highest level of the sport.
Here’s what we’re breaking down:
Exactly how Pake rigs and fishes the urchin bait at the tournament level
Why this bait triggers strikes when NOTHING else will — especially on pressured fish
How he combines it with forward-facing sonar to target suspended bass
The inside story on his record-breaking Open wins and what the urchin bait had to do with it
When to throw it, how to work it, and why most anglers are still sleeping on it
What the future of finesse fishing looks like from one of the sport’s brightest young stars
No fluff. No spin. Just straight fishing knowledge from a 21-year-old who’s already figured something out that most pros are still trying to catch up to.
This is Ike’s Bytes — and this one is a MUST WATCH. Let’s go.
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