Nick Dyer is a Chattahoochee River rat at heart, and on Day 1 of the 2025 Newport Bassmaster Kayak Series Championship at Chickamauga and Nickajack Lakes presented by Native Watercraft, he used those concepts to perfection.
The Phenix City, Ala., angler caught a five-bass limit measuring 101.25 inches, a 2.75-inch advantage over second-place Mark Kile. While Dyer caught predominantly smallmouth, including two over 20 inches, he anchored his bag with a 22-inch largemouth.
“It has been nice to find some river rat things to fish in this event,” Dyer said. “It would be amazing to pull this out. I’ve never won a big one, and in the kayak world, there is none bigger than this one. It was a good day to have a good day.”…