By MLF Communications Staff

Jacob Wheeler caught 32 scorable bass Monday weighing 107-02 to win the Knockout Round at the Lake Champlain MLF Bass Pro Tour event in Plattsburgh, N.Y. The final 10 anglers are now set, and competition will resume Tuesday morning with the Championship Round. Weights are zeroed, and the angler who catches the most weight will win the top prize of $100,000.

Here are the eight competitors who'll join group winners Matt Lee and Justin Lucas in the Championship Round:

1. Jacob Wheeler: 107-02
2. Brent Ehrler: 79-11
3. Bryan Thrift: 69-13
4. Jacopo Gallelli: 66-00
5. Kelly Jordon: 58-09
6. Ott DeFoe: 55-02
7. Tim Horton: 53-07
8. Wesley Strader: 50-14

“We had a lot of fun today and caught a lot of bass,” Wheeler said in his post-game interview. “It feels great to reel a whole bunch of bass in. This place is unbelievable. But tomorrow is a new day and we’ve got some stiff competition ahead of us.”

Wheeler said that Monday, for him, was all about the spinning rod. He spent the day dropshotting on his 7-foot, 2-inch medium-heavy Duckett Jacob Wheeler Signature Series rod, spooled with 8-pound Sufix Advanced Nano braid and a size 2 Finesse Neko hook.

“It’s taken me a little while to dial it in, but I’m starting to understand it more and more, and Champlain is different every single week, every time I come here. I’ve realized you can’t necessarily get locked into one area. I feel like I have figured out a little bit of a pattern and I’m looking forward to getting out there tomorrow to see how it shakes out.”

Stephen Browning won Monday’s $1,000 Berkley Big Bass Award with a 5-04 largemouth that bit a vibrating jig during Period 3. Berkley awards $1,000 to the angler who weighs the biggest bass each day, and a $3,000 bonus to the angler who weighs the largest bass of the tournament.

The event features anglers competing with a 2-pound minimum weight requirement for a bass to be deemed scorable. Minimum weights are determined individually for each competition waters that the Bass Pro Tour visits, based on the productivity, bass population and anticipated average size of fish in each fishery.

Anglers will take off from the Plattsburgh City Marina, located at 2 Dock St., at 8 a.m. ET. The final-day takeout will also be held at the marina beginning at 5 p.m. Fans are welcome to attend all takeoff and takeout ceremonies and also encouraged to follow the event online throughout the day on the MLF NOW! live stream and ScoreTracker coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

The MLF NOW! broadcast team of Chad McKee, Marty Stone and J.T. Kenney will break down the Championship-Round action from 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET. MLF NOW! will be live-streamed on MajorLeagueFishing.com and the MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) app.

Knockout Round

(Figure at far right indicates weight of angler's heaviest fish of the round)

1. Jacob Wheeler -- 107-02 (32) -- 4-12

2. Brent Ehrler -- 79-11 (25) -- 4-08

3. Bryan Thrift -- 69-13 (23) -- 4-03

4. Jacopo Gallelli -- 66-00 (25) -- 3-13

5. Kelly Jordon -- 58-09 (23) -- 3-07

6. Ott DeFoe -- 55-02 (20) -- 4-14

7. Timmy Horton -- 53-07 (17) -- 4-12

8. Wesley Strader -- 50-14 (19) -- 4-10

The following anglers did not make the cut and will not advance to the Championship Round)

9. Brandon Coulter -- 48-03 (19) -- 3-13

10. Stephen Browning -- 46-06 (15) -- 5-04

11. James Elam -- 43-06 (14) -- 5-01

12. Josh Bertrand -- 38-05 (13) -- 3-13

13. Dave Lefebre -- 37-14 (13) -- 5-00

14. Scott Suggs -- 37-14 (12) -- 4-14

15. Takahiro Omori -- 35-00 (11) -- 4-12

16. Michael Neal -- 34-10 (10) -- 4-12

17. David Dudley -- 34-02 (13) -- 3-13

18. Andy Montgomery -- 32-08 (13) -- 3-10

19. Terry Scroggins -- 30-08 (11) -- 4-00

20. Boyd Duckett -- 29-13 (11) -- 3-06

21. Jesse Wiggins -- 28-14 (9) -- 4-08

22. John Cox -- 28-05 (11) -- 3-05

23. Mark Rose -- 26-04 (8) -- 4-12

24. Andy Morgan -- 25-02 (8) -- 5-02

25. Shin Fukae -- 23-04 (7) -- 4-05

26. Russ Lane -- 22-02 (9) -- 3-06

27. Alton Jones -- 21-04 (7) -- 3-10

28. Kevin VanDam -- 15-13 (5) -- 3-07

29. Britt Myers -- 13-02 (4) -- 4-08

30. Gerald Spohrer -- 12-04 (4) -- 4-02

31. Aaron Martens -- 8-13 (3) -- 3-05

32. Alton Jones Jr. -- 7-01 (3) -- 2-11

33. Mark Davis -- 7-01 (2) -- 4-02

34. Jeff Sprague -- 6-14 (3) -- 2-11

35. Skeet Reese -- 0-00 (0) -- 0-00