Next Antique is May 21st with a 6:00am start at Aunt’s Creek
A voice in the crowd at weigh-in noted it wouldn’t be a Wednesday tournament on Table Rock if it wasn’t raining. And rain it did! Fortunately for the 46 teams that launched from Port of Kimberling, the rain held off until weigh in, providing for comfortable fishing conditions. With the water in the bushes, anglers were optimistic for 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. With a torrential down pour commencing just as the weigh in wrapped up, details were tough to come by, but there should be no surprises with the tactics employed by the top finishers.
The veteran team of Kelly Jones and Roger Satterfield made it two Joe Bass wins in less than a week as they followed up last weekend’s Pomme de Terre victory with another at Table Rock. Roger noted they stuck to their jig pattern in bushes and trees which proved to be the Maybee Insurance & T-Bone Trukcing key to success. Their best five were nearly identical to their Pomme weight of 20.33 pounds, locking the scales in at a stout 20.13 pounds. Kelly and Roger added to their payday as they fished from Kelly’s 2022 ZXR21 to land the Top Skeeter award.
Another veteran team, Dave Mansue and Chad Morgenthaler, took runner-up honors. They flipped all day to put 16.75 pounds in the boat. They used a variety of baits to trigger strikes, including jigs, tubes, and a creature bait.
Sticking with the veteran team theme, Jay Oliver and Aaron Hodge rounded out the top three. Their bag pushed the scales to 16.30 pounds. Jay shared they mixed a spinnerbait in with a jig in the brush to catch their fish. They added to their 3rd place check by boating the Impel Union big bass of the day. Their 6.08 pound anchor fish came on a jig.
Angler’s Note: Let’s take care of the fish by fizzing as necessary immediately after the catch. It’s tough on the fish to be stressed if they’re struggling in the livewell all day, and it adds to the staff’s time after the event to deal with fish care that should have already been provided.
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.
The next event it the 2025 Antique division is May 21st with a 6:00am start at Aunt’s Creek. Please, in order to take off on time, you have to show up on time! Be sure and allow for registration and launching so take-off isn’t delayed.
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Results
| Place | Team Members | Fish | B/F | TotWgt | Pts | Payout |
| 1 | Kelly Jones – Roger Satterfield | 5 | 5.68 | 20.13 | 220 | $2,840.00 |
| 2 | Dave Mansue – Chad Morgenthaler | 5 | 4.52 | 16.75 | 219 | $1,250.00 |
| 3 | Jay Oliver – Aaron Hodge | 5 | 6.08 | 16.3 | 218 | $1,140.00 |
| 4 | Wyatt Marler – Rick Maggard | 5 | 3.74 | 16.12 | 217 | $600.00 |
| 5 | Pat Leonard – | 5 | 3.79 | 15.97 | 216 | $520.00 |
| 6 | Jacob Wade – Robbie Dodson | 5 | 15.76 | 215 | $400.00 | |
| 7 | Mark Thompson – *Tim Newberry | 5 | 4.79 | 15.07 | 214 | $216.00 |
| 8 | Nick Lawler – Don Gardner | 5 | 3.91 | 14.74 | 213 | $180.00 |
| 9 | DeWayne Coffer – Brandon Stevens | 5 | 14.65 | 212 | $180.00 | |
| 10 | Keith Landrum – Chad McManis | 5 | 3.13 | 13.92 | 211 | |
| 11 | Cole Boyd – *Stinger Stanley | 5 | 3.07 | 13.66 | 210 | |
| 12 | Brien Vaughn – *fished aalone | 5 | 13.63 | 209 | ||
| 13 | Billy Elbert – Mark Elbert | 5 | 12.76 | 208 | ||
| 14 | Jeff Epley – Danny Burns | 5 | 12.53 | 207 | ||
| 15 | Rick Jones – Jeremy Gilbert | 5 | 12.42 | 206 | ||
| 16 | Shane Allen Boyd – Douglas Nickle | 5 | 12.35 | 205 | ||
| 16 | Slade Wilson – Joey Penzo | 5 | 12.35 | 205 | ||
| 18 | Clay Henderson – Jay Henderson | 5 | 12.26 | 203 | ||
| 19 | Jack Stack – Dick Moger | 5 | 2.85 | 12.24 | 202 | |
| 20 | Marc Czachowski – Brittin Dover | 5 | 2.89 | 12.05 | 201 | |
| 21 | Justin Brand – Paul Angelakos | 5 | 11.88 | 200 | ||
| 22 | *Mark Sollman – Mark Long | 5 | 3 | 11.68 | 199 | |
| 23 | Gerald McDaniel – Jeff Pascoe | 5 | 11.63 | 198 | ||
| 24 | Ron Foss – Jeff Fletcher | 5 | 11.6 | 197 | ||
| 24 | Steve Huff – Brad Martin | 5 | 11.6 | 197 | ||
| 26 | John D Hill – Jason Maschmeyer | 5 | 11.44 | 195 | ||
| 27 | Shane Mooneyham – Les Brandenburg | 5 | 11.38 | 194 | ||
| 28 | Kavan Maybee – Mike Smith | 5 | 11.25 | 193 | ||
| 29 | Ed Larson – John Williams | 5 | 3.08 | 11.21 | 192 | |
| 30 | Mike Gold – Greg Wood | 5 | 11.06 | 191 | ||
| 31 | Eugene Robinett – Trevor York | 5 | 10.66 | 190 | ||
| 32 | Mike Sutherland – Chance Peebles | 5 | 10.56 | 189 | ||
| 33 | Pete Wenners – Brian Snowden | 5 | 10.29 | 188 | ||
| 34 | Jim Williams – Bob Capps | 5 | 10.13 | 187 | ||
| 35 | James Hamlin – Terry Bunch | 5 | 8.77 | 186 | ||
| 36 | Michael Frye – Michael Landwehr | 4 | 8.51 | 185 | ||
| 37 | Ken Gross – Randy Lyman | 4 | 7.77 | 184 | ||
| 38 | Dan Hankinson – Keith Hankinson | 4 | 7.48 | 183 | ||
| 39 | Greg Snyder – Tim Lane | 3 | 6.11 | 182 | ||
| 40 | Scott Burk – Stephen Burk | 1 | 3.65 | 3.65 | 181 | |
| 41 | Toby Cloud – Myron Buffett | 0 | 20 | |||
| John Huffman – Bob Waggoner | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Terry Hutchison – Jason Coley | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Terry Letterman – Brian Letterman | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Danny Smith – Glen Farmer | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Jerl Swofford – Greg Hawson | 0 | 20 |
*alternate