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05/01/22 Mark Twain

Mark Twain Division off to a Breezy Start!

43 Teams showed up at Robert Allen Ramp to brave the elements and conditions in search of a 5 fish limit. Conditions were not what the anglers were hoping for as water temps were still in the low 50’s on the main and only mid 50’s in the back of the creeks and as for water clarity, 1 foot of visibility was considered clear. But the biggest issue for the anglers was the wind. After a front moved through mid-day on Saturday, the wind blew out of the West Northwest at 15 to 25 with gusts over 35mph all Saturday night and ALL DAY SUNDAY! This in turn reduced the amount of fishable water.

Taking the top Spot today was the team of Keith Hendrix and Greg Zumwalt.

Keith and Greg concentrated their efforts in one large creek arm in the mid-lake area, focusing on the steeper banks and channel swings as they figured that was where the fish would be holding with the colder water temps. The team found success fishing Mark Twain Lake Lure Company spinnerbaits and bladed jigs in Chartreuse and White using a medium to slow roll retrieve, depending on water depth. The team did catch a key late day fish at the mouth of a spawning pocket.

Keith and Greg had 8 keepers on the day with their best 5 weighing 18.03 pounds. Keith, also took the Highest finishing Skeeter incentive fishing out of his 2021 ZXR20.

Keith and Greg are sponsored by, 154 Marine, Mark Twain Lake Lure Company, Hobbie Hut, JC Auto and Truck Parts, Dyna Gro Seed, Gene Larew and Jack’s Harbor Marine.

Finishing in the runner up spot today was the team of Larry Rothweil and Phil Williams. In the morning Larry and Phil pointed their Ranger boat to the east and “Rode the Waves” down to the dam area to start the day, fishing secondary points and pockets, working their way back toward Robert Allen Ramp throughout the day. The team boated several keepers on a crankbait finishing just .16 pounds shy of the top spot weighing in 17.87 pounds.

Rounding out the top 3 was the team of Charlie Kunkle and Keith Williams. Unlike the top 2 teams, the moving bait bite was not working for them and by mid-morning had only a few shorts to show for it. So the team stayed in their mid-lake area but switched to fishing jigs around steeper banks with wood and chunk rock. The adjustment resulted in 5 bass weighing 17.42 pounds.

Bill Cantwell and John Koopman had the Ozark Chevrolet Big Joe Bass of the tournament weighing 6.24 pounds. Bill said the Big Girl was fooled by a wiggle wart suspended off a rocky bank w timber. Bill and John are sponsored by Ranger, Mercury, Pro’s Choice Marine, Dobyn’s Rods and Bill’s Diesel Performance.

Our next Mark Twain Division tournament is May 15th. Pre-registration and weigh-in at 154 Marine. Take-off 6am Robert Allen Ramp.

Photos

Results

Place Team Members Fish B/F TotWgt Pts Payout
1 Keith Hendrix – Greg Zumwalt 5 6.17 18.03 220 $2,370.00
2 Larry Rothwiel – Phil Williams 5 4.74 17.87 219 $1,090.00
3 Charlie Kunkle – Keith Williams 5 4.76 17.42 218 $730.00
4 Jason Coan – Frank Sinn 5 4.72 17.25 217 $450.00
5 David Kampschroeder – Dustin Kampschroeder 5 5.21 17.01 216 $350.00
6 Dennis McFetridge – Scott McFetridge 5 4.46 16.27 215 $250.00
7 Jay Garrison – Tony Freeman 5   16.25 214 $200.00
8 Doug Buhr – Ryan Schweissguth 4 4.73 12.94 213 $180.00
9 Don McFetridge – Gary McFetridge 4   11.57 212  
10 Jeff Mooneyham – Gabe McAdams 3   11.29 211  
11 Alan Hoyt – John Summers 3 5.26 10.72 210  
12 Ron Mellinger – Colton Mellinger 3 5.18 10.36 209  
13 Preston Hartung – George Harrington 3 4.74 10.35 208  
14 Mark Tucker – 3   10.29 207  
15 Bill Cantwell – John Koopman 2 6.24 10.24 206 $260.00
16 Donnie Seabaugh – Bill Kayser 3   9.74 205  
17 Chad Denningmann – Kurt Denningmann 3   8.63 204  
18 Rick Beard – Rian White 3   8.02 203  
19 Josh Gebhardt – Ross Lord 2 5.35 7.73 202  
20 Steve Weber – Sam Phillips 2 4.61 7.69 201  
21 Lonnie Franklin – Bob Peneston 3   7.11 200  
22 Jim Lomax – *Mike Smith 2   7.1 199  
23 Chris Janda – J. Rowdy Yates 2   6.72 198  
24 Brady Graves – Darryll Waller 1 6.21 6.21 197 $170.00
25 Phil J Zimmerman – Phil M Zimmerman 2   6.19 196  
26 Cristopher King – *Justin Cain 2   5.56 195  
27 Mike Hamilton Jr – Chance Scott 2   5.37 194  
28 Eric Power – Chris Power 2   5.33 193  
29 Steve Chiaurro – Richard Dannegger 2   5.19 192  
30 Gary Koenig – *Todd Hessleing 2   4.89 191  
31 Mack Tucker Jr. – Jay Tucker 2   4.77 190  
32 Brad Dooley – Terry Jones 1 4.65 4.65 189  
33 Jason Kiser – 1 3.84 3.84 188  
34 Dominic Perotti – Nick Perotti 1 3.2 3.2 187  
35 Tom Herndon – Jason VanBeers 1 3.16 3.16 186  
36 Kenneth Mitchell – Roger Hammond 1 3.09 3.09 185  
37 Paul Harvey – Paul Harvey Jr. 1 2.84 2.84 184  
38 Scott Jackson – Jim Brewer     0 20  
  Cory Kunkle – Brad Morley     0 20  
  Logan Miller – Jason Bristow     0 20  
  Stacey Moss – Ben Moss     0 20  
  *fished aalone – Travis Wilson     0 20  
  Nick Werle – *Dave Tiernan     0 20  

*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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