Dylan Bailey wins CATT BassKings on Smith Mountain Lake with 21.14

Dylan Bailey won the CATT BassKings tournament on Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia. The Bass Cast posted the results the evening of Oct. 18. Bailey weighed five bass for 21.14 and also had the event’s big largemouth, a 6.09.

The finish was close. Billy Kohls was second at 20.97, and his five fish included a 5.09 largemouth and a 4.07 smallmouth. Mike Nichols was third at 20.93 and took big smallmouth with a 4.34, plus a 5.11 largemouth. Tyler Trent was fourth at 19.63 with a 5.67 largemouth. Matt Atkins was fifth at 18.33. Cutler Wooten weighed 17.33 and Joey Dawson 13.78, and both of them had five-fish limits too.

The results sheet lists 16 anglers, and nine of them have no weight next to their names. The weights above are copied exactly as the sheet prints them. The Bass Cast uses the same figures in its headline.

Photo: The Bass Cast (from the CATT BassKings results post).

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Source: The Bass Cast — Dylan Bailey Wins CATT Basskings on Smith Mountain Lake with 21.14lbs (Brian Carter, Oct. 18, 2026).