Matt Robertson Wins $1.25 Million at World Bass Enterprises' First 'The Champions' on Old Hickory

Kuttawa, Kentucky, angler Matt Robertson won the first World Bass Enterprises (WBE) "The Champions" tournament on Tennessee's Old Hickory Lake, taking home a record $1.25 million first-place check.

Robertson sealed it on Championship Saturday with five bass weighing 20 pounds, 2 ounces. The event, run out of Sanders Ferry Park, carried a total purse of $3.25 million.

The rest of the top five finished well back: South with 13-07 ($500,000), Strader with 11-02 ($300,000), McKinney with 11-00 ($200,000) and Neal with 10-10 ($100,000). In the event's team format, Team Stars won the Champions Cup.

Photo: Matt Robertson at The Champions on Old Hickory Lake. Image via Getty Images/World Bass Enterprises (PR Newswire).

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Source: World Bass Enterprises via PR Newswire: Matt Robertson Wins Record $1.25M in Inaugural World Bass Enterprises The Champions Tournament (Oct. 31, 2026).