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04/24/21 Truman

144 boats

An end-of-April tournament on Truman Lake is supposed to be a time to celebrate getting through another winter, the annual spring green up and especially giant bass moving shallow.  However, the week leading up to the kickoff derby of the 2021 Tackle HD Joe Bass Team Trail Truman Division saw a seesaw of weather conditions with snow, rain, and a rollercoaster of temperatures.  144 teams gathered at Shawnee Bend with a winter’s worth of anticipation of a heavy stringer and qualifying points for the Tackle HD Joe Bass Invitational to be held at Bucksaw Resort and Marina this fall.  It seems the cream  always rises to the top, and this event did not disappoint as over 1200 pounds of bass were brought to the scales and over 13 pounds was needed to finish in the money.

Local stick Dennis Berhorst teamed with Jay Ritter to top the field with a solid five bass limit weighing 19.77 pounds.  Dennis reported their Tackle HD Key to Success was working ½ ounce brown jigs tipped with Zoom Z-Craw Jr’s on shallow gravel banks.  The majority of their bites came in less than 5’ of water, albeit some were off the bank aways, given the gentle slope of their areas. 

Another top local team, John Bennett and Darrell Reach, were just behind with a 19.05 pound bag.  They also worked shallow, mixing spinnerbaits and jigs to entice their strikes.

Kenny Sloan and Brendon Mick rounded out the top three with a 17.54 stringer.  Kenny noted their fish came on a mix of baits, including a finesse jig, wacky rigs, and a creature bait.

The Ozark Chevrolet/Arvest Bank Credit Card Big Bass, a 6.20 largemouth, was caught by the team of Joe Tucker and Randy Chapman.  Joe said the big fish bit a green pumpkin baby brush hog flipped with a 3/16  ounce wait in 2’ of water on a flat bank.

Kevin Johnston and Roger Waters took home the highest finishing Skeeter bonus as they put 14.46 pounds of bass into Kevin’s 2020 ZX250 Skeeter.  They caught the majority of their fish on a spinnerbait.

The second event of the Truman Division will take place May 16th with a 6:00am takeoff from Shawnee Bend.  With the exceptional turnouts, take advantage of registering online prior to the event, otherwise, make sure to show up early. Bob will be at the ramp at 4:30 am.

Photos

Results

Place Team Members Fish B/F TotWgt Pts Payout  
1 Dennis Berhorst – Jay Ritter 5 4.88 19.77 210 $5,950.00  
2 John Bennett – Darrell Reach 5 4.54 19.05 209 $3,570.00  
3 Kenny Sloan – Brendon Mick 5 5.11 17.54 208 $2,080.00  
4 Joe Tucker – Randy Chapman 5 6.2 15.88 207 $1,700.00 1BB
5 William Orhring – Dan LaBoude 5 5.28 15.81 206 $500.00  
6 Matt Gunter – Kelly Nunn 5 4.43 15.81 205 $500.00  
7 Greg Askew – Terry Case 5 3.81 15.6 204 $400.00  
8 Mark Riegel – JR Shinn 5 4.32 15.25 203 $400.00  
9 Charley Thomas – Chris Thomas 5 4.59 15.09 202 $300.00  
10 Brandon Rowland – Russel Nigh 5 5.8 14.99 201 $740.00 2BB
11 Gaige Blanton – Will Andrie 5 4.61 14.74 200 $250.00  
12 Edward Nelson – Tony Zaharsky 5 4.05 14.61 199 $250.00  
13 Jay Roe – John Bollinger 5 5.11 14.48 198 $250.00  
14 Kevin Johnston – Roger Waters 5 5.48 14.46 197 $470.00 $keeter
15 Ron Peek – Pat Deaton 5 4.31 14.45 196 $220.00  
16 Ralph Laster – Glenn Batson 5 4.46 14.31 195 $220.00  
17 Timmy Newberry – Rusty Darnell 5 3.81 13.98 194 $200.00  
18 Marvin Kinyon – Mike Long 5 4.33 13.97 193 $200.00  
19 Matt Hare – Jake Hare 5 4.91 13.87 192 $200.00  
20 Jim Sells – Greg Lampton 5 3.82 13.76 191 $180.00  
21 Mike Rogers – *Jason Crist 5 4.26 13.29 190 $180.00  
22 Darrin Lankford – Doug Shilling 5 5.22 13.28 189 $180.00  
23 Bryce Rieder – Mike Edrington 5 3.71 13.27 188 $170.00  
24 Brandon Flood – *Stiffen Haldoman 5 4.82 13.18 187 $160.00  
25 Karl Schmidt – Dan Martinez 5 4.74 13.17 186 $160.00  
26 Jason Swarnigan – Carl Scott 5 3.77 13.16 185    
27 Charles Edgar – Steve Fowler 5 3.52 13.09 184    
28 Kevin Duer – *Ray Johnson 5 3.85 13.03 183    
29 Steve Vanzant – Ryan Leahy 5   12.91 182    
30 Paul Hager – Phil Allen 5   12.89 181    
31 Brad Jelinek – Brock Reinkemeyer 5 3.95 12.76 180    
32 John Campbell – David Rogers 5 3.84 12.67 179    
33 Jim Sloan – Jeff Stout 5 4.25 12.6 178    
34 Chris Bridges – Steve Prince 5 3.59 12.59 177    
35 Dan Hirstein – Chris Hirstein 5 3.51 12.58 176    
36 Troy Hendrick – Chad Hendrick 5   12.42 175    
37 Matt King – Larry Stoafer 5 3.3 12.41 174    
38 Gary Arterberry – Gus Adkinson 5   12.25 173    
39 Bill McAvoy – Jack Young 5 3.5 12.2 172    
40 Barton Wines – Like Oien 5   12.2 171    
41 Wayne Garrison – Doug Zink 5   12.11 170    
42 Paul Redmond – Bob Beery 5 3.56 12.09 169    
43 Broc Allen – Mark Mock 5 3.7 11.81 168    
44 Dene White – Joe Dorcy 5   11.79 167    
45 Chris Callahan – Justin Wasmer 5   11.77 166    
46 David Dawson – Hunter Hansen 5   11.72 165    
47 Ozzie Wallace – Ernie Cox 5 2.8 11.68 164    
48 Jeffery Smith – Jeffrey A Smith 5   11.61 163    
49 Rich Campbell – Travis Stevens 5   11.57 162    
50 Tom McGovern – *fished aalone 5 2.8 11.55 161    
51 Kerry Kirkpatrick – James Clary 5   11.46 160    
52 Mark Glover – Jesse Gardner 5   11.32 159    
53 John Neil Jr – Johnny Neil Sr. 5   11.25 158    
54 Lennie Becker – Elmer Becker II 5   11.18 157    
55 Donnie Reynolds – Mark Reynolds 5   11.13 156    
56 Jay Carden – *adam ramirez 5   11.1 155    
57 Bryan Baker – Darren Baker 5 2.92 11.07 154    
58 Justin Borum – Jake McKinnis 5   11.06 153    
59 Jerry Prochko – Diego Segui 4 4.34 11.05 152    
60 Michael Dugger – Tim Goliglee 5   11.03 151    
61 Dan Goetz – Brad Burton 5   10.99 150    
62 Chet Douthit – Matthew Rogers 5   10.94 149    
63 Hunter Ballew – Cole Tullis 5 4.66 10.9 148    
64 James Macleod – Don Miller 4 3.9 10.82 147    
65 Ron Mayer – Brock Schuld 5   10.79 146    
66 Michael Simons – Jacob Simons 5   10.63 145    
67 Corey Besgrove – Eddie Brown 4 4.54 10.62 144    
68 Logan Carter – *Brandon Morris 5 3.7 10.55 143    
69 Bobby Roberts – Cody Carl 5   10.48 142    
70 Ronnie Kane – Cory Steckler 5   10.39 141    
70 Benjamin Penley – Brody Boone 5   10.39 141    
72 Mark Thompson – Mark Thompson II 5   10.34 139    
73 Kenny Shinn – John Hodson 4 4.16 10.31 138    
74 Ronnie Rush – Rick Rush 3 5.19 10.13 137    
75 John Krewson – Tony Powers 5 3.51 10.09 136    
76 Josh Shirley – Don Sanders 5   10.08 135    
77 Mark Simmons – Terry Lawhon 4   10.04 134    
78 Lyle Armstrong – Mitchell Armstrong 5   9.96 133    
79 Sean Bowling – Brandon Brown 4   9.72 132    
80 Andrew Rogers – Ken Schwartzburg 4   9.29 131    
81 Shawn Crabtree – Theresa Patterson 4   9.19 130    
82 Jeff Stout Sr – Jeff Stout Jr 3   9.19 129    
83 Terry Cooper – Sam Mozio 4   9.11 128    
84 Blaze Bullard – 3 5.26 9.01 127    
85 Jordan Williams – Riley Hill 4 3.67 9.01 126    
86 Tyler Eagan – *Aaron Fogleson 5   8.91 125    
87 Cole Dempsey – Collin Atkinson 4   8.89 124    
88 Mike Smith – Jay Oliver 4   8.76 123    
89 Larry Barr – Cliff Wolfe 3 4.39 8.74 122    
90 Russell Oliphant – Donnie Goodman 4   8.6 121    
91 Mike Thomas – Jeff Lane 4   8.27 120    
92 Steven Messbarger – Mathew Messbarger 4   8.18 119    
93 Billy Greenwell – Keith Nickell 3   8.03 118    
94 Angelo Borsotti – Bill Borsotti 4   7.96 117    
95 Ricky York – Ed Gilbert 4   7.86 116    
96 Roy E Barmore – Dale Carrender 3 3.39 7.65 115    
97 Wyatt Miller – Kolin Rogers 3   7.48 114    
98 Tony Habiger – Fabricio Toledo 3   6.94 113    
99 Patrick Hatfield – Doug Meyers 3   6.92 112    
100 Kerry Moore – Tom Terrell 3   6.75 111    
101 Eric Zuk – Ben Zuk 4   6.74 110    
102 Tim Hintenach – Travis Williams 2   6.15 109    
103 Randy Oliphant – Scott Oliphant 3   6.11 108    
104 Junior Fiedler – Chris Fiedler 2   5.35 107    
105 Glen McCrary – Sondra McCrary 3   4.95 106    
106 Richard Johnson – Charles Cadenhead 2   4.7 105    
107 *Joel Klowenaski – Phil McKinney 1 4.65 4.65 104    
108 Casey Flood – Dan Flood 2   4.4 103    
109 Joddy Dungan – John Matousek 1 3.69 3.69 102    
110 Beyce Henderson – Logan Dye 1 3.22 3.22 101    
111 Rocky Carden – Dustin Besperat 1 2.56 2.56 100    
112 Chris Nichols – Mark Adkins 1 2.37 2.37 99    
113 Bob Koons – Brian Thompsonn 1 2.27 2.27 98    
114 Casey Kidder – Chris Savoie 1 2.07 2.07 97    
115 Justin Bogner – Kenny Bogner     0 10    
  JR Borror – Ross Lalli     0 10    
  Jeff Bradford – Bryan Vote     0 10    
  Blake Burford – Tim Collins     0 10    
  Ricky Clifton – Logan Farrimomn     0 10    
  Jonathan Evans – Bradley Dillon     0 10    
  Brett Fickle – Joseph Hull     0 10    
  Connor Hardesty – Austin Menning     0 10    
  Troy Hardie – Tommie Hutchenson     0 10    
  Scott Hill – Brandon Hill     0 10    
  Justin Hosler – Kyle McAdams     0 10    
  Bob Jany – Dennis Schilb     0 10    
  Rick Keeney – Glenn Wilson     0 10    
  Jeremy Kramer – James Peck     0 10    
  Jon Lengel – Jacob Sloan     0 10    
  Doug Long – Marty Watson     0 10    
  Kevin Love – *fished aalone     0 10    
  Jamie McCain – Trevor Morrison     0 10    
  Jerry McCutchen – Kevin Smith     0 10    
  Todd Miller – Cameron Miller     0 10    
  Justin Miller – Mathew Miller     0 10    
  Bob Neff – Matt Holder     0 10    
  Cory Schmidt – Andy Zeller     0 10    
  Stephen Smith – Garen Hunt     0 10    
  *fished aalone – Ed Matthews     0 10    
  Roger Umbarger – Josh Louisville     0 10    
  Mike Ward – Peyton Jackson     0 10    
  John Williams – Jim Williams     0 10    
  Larry Wright – Doug Wallace     0 10    

*alternate

Joe Bass Contact Info

Rusty Darnell
Tournament Director Stockton/Bull Shoals
rusty@joebassteamtrail.com
417-838-0366

Timmy Newberry
Tournament Director Mark Twain
timmy@joebassteamtrail.com
314-220-7196

Directors

Kyle Uptegrove
Tournament Director Smithville/Ozarks
kyle@joebassteamtrail.com
816-916-4244

Rocky Carden Tournament Director Table Rock/Antique/Pomme
rocky@joebassteamtrail.com
417-773-5223

Directors

Bob Capps - Trail Mgr
Tournament Director Truman
bob@joebassteamtrail.com
417-818-3898

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