A brief respite from the summer heat was replaced by an unseasonal blast of hot temperatures, providing a stifling background for the teams that launched from Port of Kimberling. With this being the season finale of the Blackbeard Marine Table Rock Division, teams were anxious to see their names atop the Window World leaderboard. In addition, every fish weighed provided qualifying points for the Invitational on Truman Lake out of Bucksaw Marina and Resort next month.
Eric and Gavin White finished the season on a top by sealing a victory. Eric and Gavin battled the heat and pleasure boaters to bring in the winning stringer that weighed 15.87 pounds. They used the Impel Union big bass of the event, a 4.59 kicker, to bolster their limit. Team White covered a ton of water with a Whopper Plopper, their Blackbeard Marine key for success, to catch their bass.
Jeff Epley didn’t need any help as he wrangled the runner-up spot fishing by himself. Jeff dropped 14.43 pounds of fish on the scales. Similar to the winners, Jeff used a topwater bite to accumulate his 2nd place weight. He also landed Top Skeeter honors as he fished from his 2024 FXR21 Blackbeard Marine Skeeter.
Roger and Cory Cook rounded out the top three by bringing in a tournament limit of bass that locked in at 14.27 pounds. True to the other top finishers, Team Cook leaned on a topwater bite but also mixed in a few critical bites with a jig. Roger and Cory enjoy the support of BassCat Boats.
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!
Joe Bass will be back on Table Rock for the NEW 2026 Winter division.
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Results
| Place | Team Members | Fish | B/F | TotWgt | Pts | Payout |
| 1 | Eric White – Gavin White | 5 | 4.6 | 15.87 | 220 | $1,850.00 |
| 2 | Jeff Epley – *fished aalone | 5 | 14.43 | 219 | $1,920.00 | |
| 3 | Roger Cook – Cory Cook | 5 | 14.27 | 218 | $614.00 | |
| 4 | *James Bailey – Jacob Wade | 5 | 13.29 | 217 | $200.00 | |
| 5 | Jacob Longois – Wrays Raash | 5 | 12.97 | 216 | ||
| 6 | Josh Shirley – Don Sanders | 5 | 3.2 | 12.37 | 215 | |
| 7 | Brett Rider – Steve Rider | 5 | 12.35 | 214 | ||
| 8 | James Brown – *Jack Cunningham | 5 | 3.2 | 11.99 | 213 | |
| 9 | Mike Sutherland – Chance Peebles | 5 | 3.1 | 11.18 | 212 | |
| 10 | Matt McCullough – *Patrick Sparks | 5 | 11.07 | 211 | ||
| 11 | Terry Hutchison – Jason Coley | 4 | 3.6 | 10.66 | 210 | $100.00 |
| 12 | John Wagner – Kyle Wagner | 5 | 10.32 | 209 | ||
| 13 | Rick Jones – Jeremy Gilbert | 5 | 9.46 | 208 | ||
| 14 | Tom Statler – Dillon Statler | 5 | 9.42 | 207 | ||
| 15 | Marc Cooper – Barb Cooper | 4 | 7.14 | 206 | ||
| 16 | Jeff Farquhar – Landon Farquhar | 3 | 5.3 | 205 | ||
| 17 | *John Hogan – Michael Hogan | 0 | 20 | |||
| Kelly Jones – Roger Satterfield | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Ed Larson – *Ryan Groetere | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Kavan Maybee – *Mike Smith | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Adam Smith – Bill Edwards | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Danny Waite – *Brad Martin | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Jase White – Cade Lipham | 0 | 20 | ||||
| John Williams – *Bob Capps | 0 | 20 |
*alternate