Down by more than four pounds going into the final round, Byron Velvick of Henderson weighed in a heavy limit to capture the $50,000 top prize, with a 35.30 pound total, to edge out John Murray’s 34.67 pounds. Walter Apple of San Jose took the big bass prize of a fully-rigged Ranger boat with a 5.51-pound largemouth. It was the second $50,000 win for Velvick, who won the Western Outdoors Open here in 1990.
| Event Details | Results |
|---|---|
| Circuit | Won Bass |
| Location | Lake Mead |
| Event Date | 1996-07-26 |
| Entries: | 100 |
| Total Paid Out: | $70,000.00 |
| Place | Pro Angler | Fish | Weight | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byron Velvick | 0 | 35.30 | $50,000.00 |
| 2 | John Murray | 0 | 34.67 | $20,000.00 |
| 3 | Trent Huckaby | 0 | 33.63 | $0.00 |
| 4 | Rich Tauber | 0 | 31.77 | $0.00 |
| 5 | Art Berry | 0 | 31.19 | $0.00 |
| 6 | Aaron Martens | 0 | 30.20 | $0.00 |
| 7 | Chuck English | 0 | 29.87 | $0.00 |
| 8 | Andre Moore | 0 | 29.36 | $0.00 |
| 9 | Marc Knudsen | 0 | 29.35 | $0.00 |
| 10 | Patrick S Donoho | 0 | 29.34 | $0.00 |
| 11 | Fred Ward | 0 | 29.29 | $0.00 |
| 12 | Greg Hines | 0 | 29.28 | $0.00 |
| 13 | Jay Hock | 0 | 29.25 | $0.00 |
| 14 | Bill Craig | 0 | 28.42 | $0.00 |
| 15 | Larry Hopper | 0 | 27.97 | $0.00 |
| 16 | John Morrow | 0 | 27.96 | $0.00 |
| 17 | Bob Palashewski | 0 | 27.72 | $0.00 |
| 18 | Buck Bauernfiend | 0 | 27.70 | $0.00 |
| 19 | Mike Knight | 0 | 27.59 | $0.00 |
| 20 | Dean Rojas | 0 | 27.39 | $0.00 |
| 21 | Bob Coulter | 0 | 26.72 | $0.00 |
| 22 | Tony DiGiovanna | 0 | 26.31 | $0.00 |
| 23 | Cory Rogers | 0 | 25.94 | $0.00 |
| 24 | Mike Gonzales | 0 | 25.79 | $0.00 |
| 25 | Larry Brower | 0 | 25.59 | $0.00 |
| 26 | Wayne Carey | 0 | 25.56 | $0.00 |
| 27 | Ron Williams | 0 | 25.17 | $0.00 |
| 28 | Chris Dello, Sr | 0 | 24.61 | $0.00 |
| 29 | Neil Campbell | 0 | 24.23 | $0.00 |
| 30 | Don Waggoner | 0 | 24.19 | $0.00 |
| 31 | Steve Klein | 0 | 24.16 | $0.00 |
| 31 | Boris Antolos | 0 | 24.16 | $0.00 |
| 33 | RA Watson | 0 | 24.07 | $0.00 |
| 34 | Dave Mitchell | 0 | 24.05 | $0.00 |
| 35 | John M Johnson, Jr | 0 | 23.84 | $0.00 |
| 36 | John Suzow | 0 | 23.64 | $0.00 |
| 37 | Don Iovino | 0 | 23.36 | $0.00 |
| 38 | Larry Helin | 0 | 23.24 | $0.00 |
| 39 | Mark Rizk | 0 | 23.20 | $0.00 |
| 40 | Mike Baldwin | 0 | 22.75 | $0.00 |
| 41 | Make Kile | 0 | 22.48 | $0.00 |
| 42 | Dwayne Watson | 0 | 22.44 | $0.00 |
| 43 | Donny Johnson | 0 | 22.37 | $0.00 |
| 44 | Ed Takesuye | 0 | 22.32 | $0.00 |
| 45 | Mike Hawkes | 0 | 22.29 | $0.00 |
| 46 | Rob Sanford | 0 | 22.25 | $0.00 |
| 47 | Ray Thurston | 0 | 21.93 | $0.00 |
| 48 | Chuck Rizuto | 0 | 21.83 | $0.00 |
| 49 | Taylor Hutchings | 0 | 21.77 | $0.00 |
| 50 | Russ Barger | 0 | 21.62 | $0.00 |
| 51 | Jim Jared | 0 | 21.02 | $0.00 |
| 52 | Steve Oliver | 0 | 20.98 | $0.00 |
| 53 | Gerald Harbour | 0 | 20.95 | $0.00 |
| 54 | Roland Martin | 0 | 20.88 | $0.00 |
| 55 | Kirk Prouse | 0 | 20.70 | $0.00 |
| 56 | Jeff Boyer | 0 | 20.59 | $0.00 |
| 57 | Tim Ludwig | 0 | 20.55 | $0.00 |
| 58 | Donovan Sparrow | 0 | 20.41 | $0.00 |
| 59 | Dub La Shot | 0 | 19.75 | $0.00 |
| 60 | Gary Yamamoto | 0 | 19.44 | $0.00 |
| 61 | John Ed Wilder | 0 | 19.34 | $0.00 |
| 62 | Miles Etchart | 0 | 19.21 | $0.00 |
| 63 | Seiji Kato | 0 | 18.95 | $0.00 |
| 64 | Jack A Gadlage | 0 | 18.92 | $0.00 |
| 65 | Charlie Weyer | 0 | 18.73 | $0.00 |
| 66 | Jerry Huff | 0 | 18.68 | $0.00 |
| 67 | Doug Chessmore | 0 | 18.23 | $0.00 |
| 67 | Marcus Clouse | 0 | 18.23 | $0.00 |
| 69 | Gary Robson | 0 | 17.82 | $0.00 |
| 70 | Mike Folkestad | 0 | 17.46 | $0.00 |
| 71 | Bob Porter | 0 | 17.19 | $0.00 |
| 72 | Bob Roster | 0 | 17.00 | $0.00 |
| 72 | Jim Sleight | 0 | 17.00 | $0.00 |
| 74 | Randy Best | 0 | 16.44 | $0.00 |
| 75 | Andrew Jackson | 0 | 16.41 | $0.00 |
| 76 | Rob Wenning | 0 | 16.37 | $0.00 |
| 77 | Don Payne | 0 | 16.35 | $0.00 |
| 78 | Tom Rubidoux | 0 | 16.13 | $0.00 |
| 79 | Keith Niswonger | 0 | 16.11 | $0.00 |
| 80 | Bob Simmons | 0 | 15.95 | $0.00 |
| 81 | John H Rosser | 0 | 15.51 | $0.00 |
| 82 | Lee H. Thomas | 0 | 15.25 | $0.00 |
| 83 | Tim Klinger | 0 | 14.92 | $0.00 |
| 84 | Ken Mercurio | 0 | 14.69 | $0.00 |
| 85 | Darrell Canter | 0 | 14.44 | $0.00 |
| 86 | John Boulit | 0 | 13.80 | $0.00 |
| 87 | Robert Lee | 0 | 13.26 | $0.00 |
| 88 | Rich Lundblade | 0 | 13.04 | $0.00 |
| 89 | Dave Brittenham | 0 | 12.86 | $0.00 |
| 90 | Larry Cross | 0 | 12.65 | $0.00 |
| 90 | Lucky Brundle | 0 | 12.65 | $0.00 |
| 92 | Brian Smith | 0 | 12.18 | $0.00 |
| 93 | James Quinn | 0 | 12.01 | $0.00 |
| 94 | Gregg Warne | 0 | 11.94 | $0.00 |
| 95 | Mark Dotterer | 0 | 11.81 | $0.00 |
| 96 | Al Robinson, Sr | 0 | 11.66 | $0.00 |
| 97 | Bobby Lanham | 0 | 11.57 | $0.00 |
| 98 | Milton Baldwin | 0 | 11.53 | $0.00 |
| 99 | Larry Howard | 0 | 11.37 | $0.00 |
| 100 | Derek Yamamoto | 0 | 11.14 | $0.00 |
