Anglers finally caught a break from the hot weather as mild temperatures greeted the 29 teams that launched from Orleans Trail Resort & Marina for the fourth contest of the year. Recent fishing reports suggested a tough bite, meaning every catch would be not only important for a team to find their name at the top the Window World Leaderboard, but also for qualifying points for the upcoming Joe Bass Invitational to be held in October on Truman Lake out of Bucksaw Resort and Marina.
Matthew Rogers and Connor Cunningham topped the field by bringing 14.64 pounds of bass to the scales. They noted their Albers Marine key to success was moving around as they found their fish scattered. They caught two early up shallow but had to back out to 15-20’ of water to finish their limit. All of their fish, both shallow and deep, came on a jig.
Josh King and Logan Welch took the runner up position with a limit that weighed 13.04 pounds. They offered they caught their limit early then had their bite shut off. They concentrated on main lake points with a worm.
Currents point champions Chris Macy and Tim Lawyer rounded out the top three. Their limit of fish locked the scales at 12.82.
Gerald McDaniel and Ron Hill added to their 4th place finish by taking top Skeeter honors as they put 12.62 pounds of bass in Gerald’s 2024 ZXR250.
Shawn and Reese Crabtree made the most of a last minute bite as Reese landed the Impel Union big bass award with a 4.34 largemouth.
The final Stockton division tournament will launch from Orleans Trail September 7th at 7:00 am
Thank you Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC for sponsoring the release boat!
Teams, don’t forget to bring your empty packages of Rapala, Crush City, Storm, VMC and Sufix, 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 | Matthew Rogers – Connor Cunningham | 5 | 3.3 | 14.64 | 220 | $1,750.00 |
| 2 | Josh King – *Logan Welch | 5 | 3.27 | 13.04 | 219 | $1,150.00 |
| 3 | Chris Macy – Tim Lawyer | 5 | 4.28 | 12.82 | 218 | $884.00 |
| 4 | Gerald McDaniel – *Ron Hill | 5 | 3.53 | 12.62 | 217 | $550.00 |
| 5 | Tyler Eagan – James Eagan | 5 | 3.17 | 12.54 | 216 | $180.00 |
| 6 | Glenn Harrison – Ryan Stuart | 5 | 2.8 | 11.79 | 215 | |
| 7 | *Evert Isac – Will Isaac | 5 | 3.86 | 11.68 | 214 | |
| 8 | Eric Craft – Marshall Craft | 5 | 2.82 | 10.9 | 213 | |
| 9 | Shawn Crabtree – *Reese Crabtree | 4 | 4.34 | 10.59 | 212 | $180.00 |
| 10 | Jim Davidson – Mike Ashbacher | 4 | 3.85 | 10.47 | 211 | |
| 11 | Seth Glynn – Kelly (KJ) Hughes | 5 | 10.04 | 210 | ||
| 12 | Justin Borum – Jake McKinnis | 5 | 2.62 | 9.29 | 209 | |
| 13 | Dan Cox – Tim Kastning | 5 | 8.7 | 208 | ||
| 14 | Mike Edwards – John Cates | 4 | 8.42 | 207 | ||
| 15 | Troy Hunt – Garen Hunt | 3 | 6.33 | 206 | ||
| 16 | Mark Thompson – *fished aalone | 3 | 6.25 | 205 | ||
| 17 | Mike Johnson – Justin Angel | 3 | 6.22 | 204 | ||
| 18 | Terry Cordrum – Brent Toon | 3 | 6.09 | 203 | ||
| 19 | Rick Bowman – *Derek Bowman | 2 | 4.43 | 202 | ||
| 20 | Cole Boyd – JT Harden | 3 | 4.4 | 201 | ||
| 21 | Jim Buttress – Richard Johnson | 1 | 3.74 | 3.74 | 200 | |
| 22 | John E Nichols – Jesse Gardner | 2 | 3.74 | 199 | ||
| 23 | Chad Hawkins – Sterling Smith | 3 | 3.55 | 198 | ||
| 24 | Cody Campbell – *Dillon Campbell | 0 | 20 | |||
| Trent Ellis – Kirk Stilwell | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Harlen Harvey – | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Raymond Holt – *fished aalone | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Keith Hurd – Jeff Nelson | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Kevin Whightsil – Darrin Lofts | 0 | 20 |
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