August weather is as unpredictable as the fishing in Missouri. This day started with sprinkles, then the sun and wind moved in. The fishing according to the anglers were scattered and tough to come by. The Joe Bass anglers however found the combinations to bring in some good sacks. With water temps in the 80’s and the water being pulled anglers found the fish in brush piles throwing jigs and soft plastics. The depths varied but the pattern was true.
Robert Cowan, Aldrich, MO, had a partner that was unable to attend but was lucky enough to have a friend that is a good angler in his own right and no stranger to Stockton Lake, Dustin Kimrey, Willard, MO, in town to help him bring in the winning weight of 15.85lbs. The team is sponsored Don Howe Gravel and Dirt, McCallister Marine, Phoenix Boats and Mercury. Robert also had the NAPA BIG BASS of the day. The largemouth weighed 5.41lbs. Robert caught it in a brush pile in 10-15 ft. of water. Big worms were their key to success.
Justin Faucett, Webb City, MO and Eric Stephenson, Golden City, MO, were very close behind with 14.36lbs. The team used a combination of soft plastics in brush piles and topwater baits early.
Rick Bowman, Mound City, KS and Jeff Moore, Fair Play, MO used worms and jigs in brush piles to bring their 5 fish limit that weighed 14.18lbs. The key to their success was moving from pile to pile and depth changes.
Keith Hurd, Springfield, MO and Jeff Nelson, Morrisville, MO, 2020 Division Champions, had 13.37lbs to bring home the Top Skeeter of day. They were fishing out of Keith’s 2021 ZXR 20.
The next JOE BASS STOCKTON DIVISION brought to you by Albers Marine, Inc. is September 10, 2023 with a 7am takeoff out of Orleans Trail.
REMINDER 7AM TAKE OFFS IN SEPTEMBER!!!!
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Results
| Place | Team Members | Fish | Pnlty | B/F | TotWgt | Pts | Payout |
| 1 | Robert Cowan – *Dustin Kimree | 5 | 5.41 | 15.85 | 220 | $3,190.00 | |
| 2 | Justin Faucett – Eric Stephenson | 5 | 4.13 | 14.36 | 219 | $1,280.00 | |
| 3 | Rick Bowman – Jeff Moore | 5 | 3.64 | 14.18 | 218 | $980.00 | |
| 4 | Scott Kennedy – Alan McMillan | 5 | 3.55 | 13.89 | 217 | $700.00 | |
| 5 | Keith Hurd – Jeff Nelson | 5 | 3.96 | 13.37 | 216 | $790.00 | |
| 6 | Gerald McDaniel – Jeff Pascoe | 5 | 3.49 | 12.38 | 215 | $300.00 | |
| 7 | Scott Berry – Wes Darnell | 5 | 3.34 | 12.34 | 214 | $280.00 | |
| 8 | Dusty Richardson – Robert Shackelford | 5 | 3.12 | 11.81 | 213 | $260.00 | |
| 9 | Scott Tassi – Glenn Harrison | 5 | 3.08 | 11.69 | 212 | $250.00 | |
| 10 | Luke Routh – Tyler Weaver | 5 | 2.91 | 11.46 | 211 | $200.00 | |
| 11 | Dan Cox – Tim Kastning | 5 | 3.13 | 11.19 | 210 | $200.00 | |
| 12 | Matt Garrett – Will Isaac | 5 | 2.6 | 11.15 | 209 | ||
| 13 | Tyler Eagan – James Eagan | 5 | 2.87 | 10.55 | 208 | ||
| 14 | Mike Johnson – Andrew Johnson | 3 | 5.11 | 10.47 | 207 | $220.00 | |
| 15 | Mike Hagensicker – Dillon Brock | 5 | 10.14 | 206 | |||
| 16 | Brandon Rummel – Ron Rummel | 5 | 10.07 | 205 | |||
| 17 | Jim Davidson – Mike Ashbacher | 4 | 2.87 | 10.01 | 204 | ||
| 18 | Justin Angel – Scott Angel | 5 | 2.09 | 9.91 | 203 | ||
| 19 | Billy McMillen – Bryan Bock | 5 | 9.69 | 202 | |||
| 20 | Brent Greek – Andy Greek | 5 | 8.23 | 201 | |||
| 21 | Scotty Cavanaugh – Adam Schwinn | 4 | 7.84 | 200 | |||
| 22 | Seth Glynn – Kelly (KJ) Hughes | 4 | 7.43 | 199 | |||
| 23 | Chris Macy – Tim Lawyer | 4 | 7.04 | 198 | |||
| 24 | Jeff Gilbert – Mat Morey | 4 | 1 | 2.58 | 7 | 197 | |
| 25 | Justin Bogner – Kenny Bogner | 4 | 6.98 | 196 | |||
| 26 | Josh Busby – Rick Johnston | 3 | 6.61 | 195 | |||
| 27 | Eric Craft – Ryan Stuart | 3 | 6.38 | 194 | |||
| 28 | Greg Seiner – Brad Seiner | 3 | 2.77 | 6.23 | 193 | ||
| 29 | Jason Hahn – Joshua Mills | 3 | 0.5 | 5.66 | 192 | ||
| 30 | Mike Butcher – Justin Amershek | 3 | 5.61 | 191 | |||
| 31 | Greg Bohnsack – Chris Wells | 3 | 0.5 | 5.56 | 190 | ||
| 32 | Andre Dickniete – Noah Dickneite | 3 | 5.46 | 189 | |||
| 33 | Tony Habiger – | 2 | 4.99 | 188 | |||
| 34 | Ronny DeNayer – Trey Gustin | 3 | 4.9 | 187 | |||
| 35 | JR Williams – Lee Jordan | 2 | 4.16 | 186 | |||
| 36 | Garen Hunt – Troy Hunt | 2 | 4.05 | 185 | |||
| 37 | Jeff Bear – Quenton Bear | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Ron Belew – Derek Dace | 0 | 20 | |||||
| Chadd Bliss – Bay Bliss | 0 | 20 | |||||
| Justin Borum – Jake McKinnis | 0 | 20 | |||||
| Justin Brand – Pamela Brand | 0 | 20 | |||||
| John Cates – Mike Edwards | 0 | 20 | |||||
| Colby Davidson – Jeff Stidham | 0 | 20 | |||||
| *Rodney Dawson – Kelton Morris | 0 | 20 | |||||
| Troy Hardie – Tom Hutchenson | 0 | 20 | |||||
| Nick Hass – Bruce Francisco | 0 | 20 | |||||
| Ron Hills – Ray Holt | 0 | 20 | |||||
| Austin Lowery – Derrick Wright | 0 | 20 | |||||
| Roger Morris – *fished alone | 0 | 20 | |||||
| Edward Nelson – *Brian Nelson | 0 | 20 | |||||
| Jamie Newton – *Brent Lambert | 0 | 20 | |||||
| Wes Rogers – Leon Tipton | 0 | 20 | |||||
| Justin Sanders – *Timothy Trotter | 0 | 20 | |||||
| Dalton Saxon – Sean Brashears | 0 | 20 | |||||
| Kent Whitaker – Less Morris | 0 | 20 |
*alternate