Rising water and fish in the bushes greeted the 45 teams that met at The Harbor to kick off the 2025 Pomme de Terre Division. Dock talk centered on a tough bite with the quick rise scattering fish. At the same time, warming water temps and an April calendar date means that any pitch could result in a Pomme giant and a big bag that could push a team to the top of the Window World Leaderboard, while every keeper boated is good for qualifying for the Joe Bass Invitational to be held this fall on Truman Lake.
The veteran team of Kelly Jones and Roger Satterfield came out on top of the inaugural derby. They both noted the fishing to be a bit tough as they shared their TNT Quick Stop key to success was keeping a jig in the bushes all day. They put 9 keepers in the boat scattered throughout the tournament, with their best five weighing 20.33 pounds. Roger noted their first keeper came within 30 minutes of blast off while their last fish they weighed went in the livewell with less than an hour to go. Kelly and Roger added to their payday as they fished from Kelly’s 2022 ZXR21 to land the Top Skeeter award.
Dusty Richardson and Robert Shackleford, took runner-up honors. Their best five fish locked in at 18.02 pounds.
Sticking with the veteran team theme, long-time sticks Greg Askew and Terry Case rounded out the top three. Their bag pushed the scales to 15.52 pounds. Terry noted they had a limit within the first hour while Greg added they had their weigh-in weight by 10:00 then the bite slowed for them. They pitched a variety of plastics in the bushes to get bit. Greg and Terry are sponsored by Case Works.
Austin Lankford and Parker Tyree added to their 7th place check by boating the Impel Union big bass of the day. Their 6.19 largemouth skewed their 3 fish limit and gave them a total of 10.57 pounds for the day. Austin said the brute bit a jig in a bush around 11:00 in the morning.
Thank you Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC for sponsoring the release boat!
Clear Cast marine electronics repair is now supporting Joe Bass Team Trail. Their support is a valauble addition to our sponsoring local businesses. Their support pays for all of the Tournament of Champions and Staff Shootout opportunities at the Invitational. Lets make them feel welcome. SUPPORT their efforts! Be sure and visit their website for details for your repair and setup needs!
Peyton Stumpf of Trippple P Custom’s will award a replica fishmount valued at $500 to the winner of the big bass award at this fall’s Truman Invitational. Please check out Trippple P Customs for custom painted swimbaits, crankbaits and more!
Teams, don’t forget to bring your empty packages of Rapala, Crush City, Storm, VMC and Suffix, with your name and phone number, to your next Joe Bass Tournament for a chance at a really nice pro-pack. Drawings done monthly throughout the tournament season.
LakeWay Resort is now a Save-A-Receipt participant for the Pomme de Terre division, so be sure and check them out for accommodations throughout the season!
The next event it the 2025 Pomme de Terre division is May 17th with a 6:00am start.
Remember, The Harbor is not a Corps ramp, so be sure and pay your launch fee prior to putting in!
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Results
| Place | Team Members | Fish | B/F | TotWgt | Pts | Payout |
| 1 | Kelly Jones – Roger Satterfield | 5 | 4.79 | 20.33 | 220 | $2,400.00 |
| 2 | Dusty Richardson – Robert Shackelford | 5 | 3.9 | 18.02 | 219 | $1,240.00 |
| 3 | Greg Askew – Terry Case | 5 | 4.11 | 15.52 | 218 | $860.00 |
| 4 | Cody Campbell – Quinten Carr | 5 | 4.79 | 14.45 | 217 | $500.00 |
| 5 | Brandon Rummel – Travis Rummel | 5 | 12.51 | 216 | $494.00 | |
| 6 | Gary Cox – Don Cox | 5 | 3.27 | 10.82 | 215 | $400.00 |
| 7 | Austin Lankford – Parker Tyree | 3 | 6.19 | 10.57 | 214 | $486.00 |
| 8 | Michael Fey – Mike Fey Jr | 5 | 3.96 | 10.57 | 213 | $180.00 |
| 9 | Terry Bradley – | 5 | 3.22 | 10.42 | 212 | $180.00 |
| 10 | Ron Belew – Derek Dace | 5 | 3.42 | 10.27 | 211 | |
| 11 | Scott Hill – Brandon Hill | 5 | 10.05 | 210 | ||
| 12 | Chandler Robertson – *Hunter Hampton | 5 | 9.96 | 209 | ||
| 13 | David Mulkey – Tyler Weaver | 5 | 9.81 | 208 | ||
| 14 | Troy Nogosek – Jeremy Fiedler | 4 | 4.06 | 9.02 | 207 | |
| 15 | Ron Peek – *fished aalone | 3 | 5.15 | 8.82 | 206 | $180.00 |
| 16 | Jacob Delong – Dominick Mohameds | 5 | 8.82 | 205 | ||
| 17 | Jerry Roark – Jamie Edge | 5 | 3.34 | 8.68 | 204 | |
| 18 | Josh Miller – Ethen Johns | 5 | 8.68 | 203 | ||
| 19 | Greg Snyder – Tim Lane | 5 | 8.35 | 202 | ||
| 20 | Tony Mayfield – Fisher Mayfield | 5 | 7.97 | 201 | ||
| 21 | Colby Davidson – Ron Voet | 5 | 7.87 | 200 | ||
| 22 | John Williams – Jim Williams | 5 | 7.84 | 199 | ||
| 23 | Rusty Darnell – *Mark Thompson | 5 | 7.6 | 198 | ||
| 23 | Paul Redmond – Stephen Goceljak | 5 | 7.6 | 198 | ||
| 25 | Earl Horton – | 3 | 3.45 | 7.55 | 196 | |
| 26 | Terry Barnett – Rodney Bowersox | 5 | 6.96 | 195 | ||
| 27 | Matt Gunter – *Rufas Harris | 5 | 6.47 | 194 | ||
| 28 | Greg Becker – Don Thrall | 4 | 6.33 | 193 | ||
| 29 | Jarad Hinson – | 4 | 5.84 | 192 | ||
| 30 | Nathan Klepper – Wil Klepper | 4 | 5.42 | 191 | ||
| 31 | Drake Fredrick – Larry Fredrick | 2 | 3.41 | 4.91 | 190 | |
| 32 | John Hewkin – Frank Meyer | 1 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 189 | |
| 33 | Jerry Addington – Jasper Addington | 0 | 20 | |||
| Bob Brown – Jim Rackers | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Desmon Carl – Tyler Glenn | 0 | 20 | ||||
| John Cates – | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Zachary Cooley – Kent Whitaker | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Dan Cox – *fished aalone | 0 | 20 | $90.00 | |||
| Noah Dickneite – Andre Dickniete | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Harlen Harvey – | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Edward Nelson – Tony Zaharsky | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Kelly (Bob) Nunn – Jamie Duncan | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Will Pierce – Steve Allen | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Adam Procter – Luke Engles | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Matt Underwood – Logan Underwood | 0 | 20 |
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