• Schedule
  • Sponsors
  • Invitational
    • 2023 Invitational
    • Tournament of Champions
    • Invitational F.A.Q.
  • Taylor Grubaugh Catch & Release Pontoon
  • Archives

Joe Bass Team Trail

Your Pathway to the BASSMASTER CLASSIC.

  • Home
  • BASS
    • How it works.
  • About
  • Rules
  • Divisions
    • Antique
    • Bull Shoals
    • Mark Twain
    • Open
    • Ozarks
    • Pomme
    • Smithville
    • Stockton
    • Table Rock
    • Truman
  • Results
    • Antique Results
    • Bull Shoals Results
    • Mark Twain Results
    • Ozarks Results
    • Pomme Results
    • Smithville Results
    • Stockton Results
    • Table Rock Results
    • Truman Results
  • Standings
    • Antique Standings
    • Bull Shoals Standings
    • Mark Twain Standings
    • Open Standings
    • Ozarks Standings
    • Pomme Standings
    • Smithville Standings
    • Stockton Standings
    • Table Rock Standings
    • Truman Standings
  • Entry Form
    • On-line Entry Form
  • Member Services
    • Benefits
    • Contact Directors
    • Questions & Answers
    • Recommended Lodging

05/15/22 Mark Twain

Cloudy skies and cooler temperatures greeted the 42 teams that came out for tournament #2 of 5 for the Joe Bass Mark Twain Division sponsored by 154 Marine. Morning “Dock talk” was all about the fickle bite, after water temperatures rose 20 degrees over the last week. The majority of the fish were in the Pre-spawn to spawn phase, but the water was too dingy to do any visual bed fishing.

Conditions;
Water Temp 72 to 80 degrees
Water clarity stained to muddy
Wind WNW at 7 to 10 mph
Lake Level 609.88 normal 606.00

Taking the top spot today was Sam Phillips. Sam had to put in a solo effort as his regular partner left for Michigan. But not before he pre-fished Saturday with Sam and the team found several spawning pockets with better than average fish. Sam started his day in the Spaulding area, then worked his way back up lake. Sam focused on fishing flatter pockets in 5-7 ft depths. Sam had a 1-2 punch, he worked down the bank paralleling a crankbait then would slow down and pitch a Senko style bait on a 3/16oz Shakey head to visible targets. Sam had 8 keepers on the day with his best 5 weighing 18.50 pounds! Included in His bag was the Ozark Chevrolet Big Joe Bass weighing 5.29 pounds. The team is sponsored by Ozark Tackle.

Finishing in the Runner-up position was the team of Dennis and Scott McFetridge. Dennis and Scott also focused on spawning areas and had a similar but different 1-2 approach to the day. Dennis and Scott paralleled the bank with a 1/2 oz Buzz bait then would pitch a 3/8 oz Bass Team Tackle jig to visible targets. Dennis and Scott mostly fished the mid-lake area but did catch a couple key fish near the dam. In the end their best 5 pushed the scales to 16.60 pounds. Dennis and Scott are sponsored by Bass Team Tackle, Sports Paint, Tri-State Trolling Motor, and Obsession Baits.

Finishing in the Third spot today was the team of Michael Hamilton Jr. and Joshua Harned. The team focused their efforts in the lower end of the lake, fishing finesse jigs around spawning pockets and the closest steep bank to the pockets. Michael said you had to fish those high percentage spots multiple times going back and fourth to trigger a strike, Michael figured the fish were on beds you could not see. Michael and Joshua’s 5 fish limit came in at 15.93 pounds. The team is sponsored by, Apex Tackle, Denny Dennis Sporting Goods, Dave’s Pizza and Wings, Pro-Tungsten, Skirmish Baits, Huskey Outdoors, Riggs Baits, and Bass Pro Tournament Rewards.

Our next Joe Bass Tournament on Mark Twain Lake is Sunday, June 26th. 6am Take-off Robert Allen ramp. Pre-registration and weigh-in at 154 Marine.

Saturday, June 25th. will be the annual 154 Marine Customer Appreciation tournament 6am Take-off Robert Allen Ramp. Entries available at 154 Marine.

Photos

Results

Place Team Members Fish Pnlty B/F TotWgt Pts Payout
1 *fished aalone – Sam Phillips 5 5.29 18.5 220 $2,370.00
2 Dennis McFetridge – Scott McFetridge 5 4.28 16.6 219 $1,090.00
3 Mike Hamilton Jr – *Joshua Harned 5 4.46 15.93 218 $690.00
4 Ron Mellinger – Colton Mellinger 5 3.65 14.95 217 $440.00
5 Preston Hartung – George Harrington 5 4.12 14.73 216 $340.00
6 Kenny Grothoff – Donnie Palmatory 5 14.45 215 $240.00
7 Josh Gebhardt – Ross Lord 5 3.16 14.4 214 $180.00
8 Don McFetridge – Gary McFetridge 5 4.19 14.33 213 $160.00
9 Eric Power – Chris Power 5 4.68 14.09 212
10 Jay Garrison – Tony Freeman 5 3.64 14.03 211
11 Dominic Perotti – Nick Perotti 5 0.5 4 13.92 210
12 Chris Janda – J. Rowdy Yates 5 13.51 209
13 David Kampschroeder – Dustin Kampschroeder 5 3.16 13.47 208
14 Lonnie Franklin – Bob Peneston 5 0.5 4.16 13.25 207
15 Chad Denningmann – Kurt Denningmann 5 13.24 206
16 Mack Tucker Jr. – *Mike Tucker 5 12.64 205
17 Bill Cantwell – John Koopman 5 12.31 204
18 Charlie Kunkle – Keith Williams 5 0.5 11.99 203
19 Jason Kiser – *Jim Coyner 4 4.63 11.88 202
20 Brad Dooley – Terry Jones 4 4.01 10.72 201
21 Jim Lomax – Wayne Werle 4 0.5 9.15 200
22 Ben Moss – Larry Moss 3 8.23 199
23 Gary Grzybinski – Mick Buchanan 3 6.69 198
24 Alan Hoyt – John Summers 3 6.68 197
25 Doug Buhr – Ryan Schweissguth 3 6.6 196
26 Donnie Seabaugh – Bill Kayser 2 5.9 195
27 Rick Beard – Rian White 3 5.73 194
28 Jeff Mooneyham – Gabe McAdams 2 0.5 5.68 193
29 Scott Jackson – Jim Brewer 2 5.3 192
30 Tom Herndon – Jason VanBeers 1 5.06 5.06 191 $170.00
31 Phil J Zimmerman – Phil M Zimmerman 2 4.88 190
32 Gary Martens – Bryan Loseman 2 4.41 189
33 Steve Chiraurro – Richard Dannegger 2 4.03 188
34 Gary Koenig – Robin Hessling 1 3.1 3.1 187
35 Keith Hendrix – *Rusty Rothweiler 1 2.39 2.39 186
36 Brady Graves – Darryll Waller 0 20
Cory Kunkle – Brad Morley 0 20
Logan Miller – Jason Bristow 0 20
Kenneth Mitchell – Roger Hammond 0 20
Gary Morrison – 0 20
Nick Werle – Dave Tiernan 0 20
Ken Young – *fished aalone 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

Contact your Director for any questions regarding your selected division.

Directors will respond to you within 24 hours, during regular business hours. All email correspondence is completely confidential.

Joe Bass Team Trail © 2023