Host lodging Orleans Trail Resort & Marina was the location to close out the 2024 Stockton Division season. A cool start greeted the anglers, but overall the weather for the day was very tolerable with mild temperatures and light winds. Those same conditions made fishing tough as the field managed only 19 limits. Specifically, kicker fish were at a premium and a definite requirement to find one’s name atop the Window World Leaderboard. As always, every fish counts for valuable qualifying points for the Joe Bass Invitational to be held next month on Table Rock Lake.
Matthew Rogers and Connor Cunningham moved up a spot from their August finish to take the win in the final divisional event for the year. Their Albers Marine, Inc. approach was to hit a ton of brushpiles, focusing on areas in clearer water in the 15’-18’ depth range. They paired a jig and worm to catch 16.87. Their key bite, the 5.93 pound NAPA big bass of the event, came at the end of the day and provided them the push to the winner’s circle.
Local sticks Brandon and Ron Rummel used years of experience on Stockton to take second place. Their 15.98 bag fell to a combination of squarebills, buzzbaits and a worm. They found the bite stronger before noon, with the latter hours proving tough.
Jeremy Montogomery and Devin Pino rounded out the top three with a strong performance. They boated 12.41 pounds, catching their fish on a smorgasbord approach that included an early topwater bite, a jig and worm in 10’-15’ of water, and one key fish on a glide bait.
Dillon Brock and Mike Hagensicker took Top Skeeter honors. They added to their 5th place money by fishing a jig and topwater on an all-day bite from Dillon’s 2023 FXR21 Skeeter bass boat.
The Last Chance event provides teams that need another event to meet qualifications standards a chance to check the box while combining a bit of prefishing for the Invitational. This year’s tournament will take place Saturday September 21 at 7:00 am and will launch from Rock Lane Resort & Marina.
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Results
| Place | Team Members | Fish | B/F | TotWgt | Pts | Payout |
| 1 | Matthew Rogers – Connor Cunningham | 5 | 5.93 | 16.87 | 220 | $2,310.00 |
| 2 | Brandon Rummel – Ron Rummel | 5 | 4.79 | 15.98 | 219 | $1,220.00 |
| 3 | Jeremy Montgomery – Devin Pino | 5 | 3.69 | 12.41 | 218 | $760.00 |
| 4 | David McCormick – *Daniel Dahmer | 5 | 2.95 | 12.12 | 217 | $560.00 |
| 5 | Dillon Brock – Mike Hagensicker | 5 | 3.17 | 11.88 | 216 | $700.00 |
| 6 | *Jeremy Moffett – Tim Lawyer | 5 | 2.81 | 11.79 | 215 | $300.00 |
| 7 | Paul Persson – Ryan Persson | 5 | 11.65 | 214 | $200.00 | |
| 8 | Justin Angel – Scott Angel | 5 | 2.48 | 11.64 | 213 | $180.00 |
| 9 | Matt Garrett – Will Isaac | 5 | 11.35 | 212 | ||
| 10 | Rick Bowman – Jeff Moore | 5 | 11.12 | 211 | ||
| 11 | Jim Davidson – Mike Ashbacher | 5 | 2.63 | 11.07 | 210 | |
| 12 | Gerald McDaniel – Jeff Pascoe | 5 | 11.02 | 209 | ||
| 13 | Mark Moody – Chad Allison | 5 | 3.27 | 10.97 | 208 | |
| 14 | Tyler Eagan – James Eagan | 5 | 10.78 | 207 | ||
| 15 | Seth Glynn – Kelly (KJ) Hughes | 5 | 2.91 | 10.56 | 206 | |
| 16 | Kevin Whightsil – Darren Lofts | 5 | 10.16 | 205 | ||
| 17 | Tony Mayfield – Fisher Mayfield | 5 | 9.3 | 204 | ||
| 18 | Nick Hass – Bruce Francisco | 5 | 9.08 | 203 | ||
| 19 | Jim Buttres – Richard Johnson | 4 | 7.35 | 202 | ||
| 20 | Kolbee McKee – Clifford P McKee | 3 | 7.18 | 201 | ||
| 21 | Mark Thompson – *Rachel Thompson | 5 | 7.06 | 200 | ||
| 22 | Mike Butcher – Justin Amershek | 4 | 7.05 | 199 | ||
| 23 | James Brown – John Campbell | 4 | 6.97 | 198 | ||
| 24 | Jeff Bear – Quenton Bear | 3 | 6.51 | 197 | ||
| 25 | Denis Repa – Alec Repa | 2 | 3.57 | 5.48 | 196 | |
| 26 | Jacob Longois – Ethan Thoeli | 3 | 5.39 | 195 | ||
| 27 | Garen Hunt – Troy Hunt | 2 | 4.16 | 194 | ||
| 28 | *fished aalone – Harlen Harvey | 1 | 2.26 | 2.26 | 193 | |
| 29 | Justin Bogner – Kenny Bogner | 0 | 20 | |||
| John Cates – Mike Edwards | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Dan Cox – Tim Kastning | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Leonard DeClue – Kelton Morris | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Jordan Dibben – Jason Conner | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Jesse Gardner – John Nichols | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Brad Heavin – *Steven Strejeck | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Ron Hills – Ray Holt | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Keith Hurd – Jeff Nelson | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Mike Johnson – Andrew Johnson | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Jamie Newton – | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Steve Teske – Bruce Yarnell | 0 | 20 |
*alternate