Despite the calendar displaying May flowers, 41 teams launched from Orleans Trail Resort & Marina for the second derby of the Stockton Division with temps in the low 40’s. Thankfully, the day turned out to be beautiful, but the post front conditions had any late spawners secluded to wherever they go under such conditions! Teams knew they would need a kicker fish or two to find their names atop the Window World Leaderboard but every fish weighed would still garner qualifying points for the Joe Bass Invitational to be held next fall on Truman Lake out of Bucksaw Resort and Marina.
Ron and Bill Peek took the top spot with a 14.32 pound bag. They anchored their string with the Impel Union big bass of the event, a 4.34 pound largemouth. Ron explained they relied on spots where he’s fished throughout the years, with their Albers Marine approach being to soak a brush hog and Bandito bug in shallow brush to catch their fish.
Reigning points champs Chris Macy and Tim Lawyer took runner-up honors. They got away before too many details of their day could be gleaned, but through a follow up call Chris noted they kept a baby brushhog in the bushes with the 3 foot depth range being where they did the most damage, resulting in their 13.66 pound stringer.
Matt Roberts and Brian Pahl finished out the top three. They also flipped plastic creature baits in the bushes, boating around 15 keepers on an all-day bite. Their best five locked the scales in at 12.83 pounds.
Dan Cox and Tim Kastning padded their 8th place check by taking Top Skeeter honors. They put 11.71 pounds of Stockton bass in Dan’s 2002 SX190 Skeeter bass boat.
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.
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Results
| Place | Team Members | Fish | B/F | TotWgt | Pts | Payout |
| 1 | Ron Peek – *Bill Peek | 5 | 4.34 | 14.32 | 220 | $2,570.00 |
| 2 | Chris Macy – Tim Lawyer | 5 | 3.67 | 13.66 | 219 | $1,350.00 |
| 3 | Matt Roberts – Brian Pahl | 5 | 12.83 | 218 | $830.00 | |
| 4 | Mike Butcher – Justin Amershek | 5 | 2.64 | 12.8 | 217 | $568.00 |
| 5 | Tyler Weaver – *Robert Cowen | 5 | 3.09 | 12.56 | 216 | $350.00 |
| 6 | Rick Bowman – Jeff Moore | 5 | 3.57 | 12.4 | 215 | $188.00 |
| 7 | Seth Glynn – Kelly (KJ) Hughes | 5 | 3.01 | 12.18 | 214 | $180.00 |
| 8 | Dan Cox – Tim Kastning | 5 | 2.63 | 11.71 | 213 | $430.00 |
| 9 | Jim Davidson – Mike Ashbacher | 5 | 2.82 | 11.67 | 212 | |
| 10 | Zac Baldwin – Robin Baldwin | 5 | 3.1 | 11.4 | 211 | |
| 11 | Dusty Richardson – *fished aalone | 5 | 2.42 | 10.99 | 210 | |
| 12 | Jeff Gasca – Shannon Nelson | 5 | 3.5 | 10.92 | 209 | |
| 13 | Mike Daley – Dale Elkins | 5 | 2.92 | 10.81 | 208 | |
| 14 | Brent Greek – Mark Moody | 5 | 10.81 | 207 | ||
| 15 | *Charles Cadenhead jr – Richard Johnson | 5 | 10.77 | 206 | ||
| 16 | Eric Craft – Marshall Craft | 5 | 2.73 | 10.58 | 205 | |
| 17 | *fished aalone – Mike Hagensicker | 5 | 10.56 | 204 | ||
| 18 | Matt Garrett – *Kyle Bowman | 5 | 10.39 | 203 | ||
| 19 | Mike Edwards – *Adam Edwards | 5 | 9.98 | 202 | ||
| 20 | Jeremy Montgomery – Devin Pino | 5 | 3.23 | 9.86 | 201 | |
| 21 | Justin Borum – Jake McKinnis | 5 | 2.49 | 9.36 | 200 | |
| 22 | Chad Wagner – Kevin Altman | 5 | 9.02 | 199 | ||
| 23 | Chad Hawkins – Sterling Smith | 5 | 8.99 | 198 | ||
| 24 | Tyler Eagan – James Eagan | 4 | 8.86 | 197 | ||
| 25 | Kevin Whightsil – Darrin Lofts | 5 | 8.69 | 196 | ||
| 26 | Shawn Crabtree – *Reese Crabtree | 4 | 8.53 | 195 | ||
| 27 | Mark Thompson – *fished aalone | 4 | 7.96 | 194 | ||
| 28 | Kaden Abmeyer – Corbin Casteel | 3 | 2.95 | 6.09 | 193 | |
| 29 | Darrell Barlow – Ethan Barlow | 2 | 3.58 | 192 | ||
| 30 | Glenn Harrison – Ryan Stuart | 2 | 3.41 | 191 | ||
| 31 | Troy Hunt – Garen Hunt | 2 | 2.91 | 190 | ||
| 32 | Quenton Bear – Jeff Bear | 1 | 2.12 | 2.12 | 189 | |
| 33 | Landon Edwards – Dustin Kimrey | 0 | 20 | |||
| Harlen Harvey – | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Scott Higgins – Jordan Dubois | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Ronald Hills – Raymond Holt | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Keith Hurd – Jeff Nelson | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Matt Kingsley – Paul Demster | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Gerald McDaniel – Jeff Pascoe | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Stinger Stanley – *fished aalone | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Danny Waite – *Brad Martin | 0 | 20 |
*alternate