Shawnee Bend continues to be the launch location to wrap up the 2025 C&C Valley Transmission Truman Division season. Clear skies early switched to overcast and rain later in the day, making for changing conditions throughout the event. With water temperatures still in the high 70’s, fish care was paramount, and the Truman anglers, along with the Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC release boat, released all 162 bass weighed in back in the lake to be caught again. Teams left the take off with two goals; find their names atop the Window World Leaderboard and ensure qualifying for the Joe Bass Invitational to be held in a few weeks out of Bucksaw Resort and Marina.
Matthew Rogers and Connor Cunningham topped the field as they brought a 18.78 pound limit to the weigh-in. They shared their C&C Valley Transmission key to success was leaning Buckeye jig and big worm to catch their fish. They caught 3 early then hit a dry spell but ended they day with 7 keepers on their way to their final weight.
Veterans of the Truman Bass wars, John Prochko and Diego Sequi wrangled the runner up position. Their catch locked the scales at 16.12 pounds. They used the 2nd place big bass of the day, a stout 4.97 largemouth, to bolster their bag. John and Diego said they caught their fish on a big of jigs and brushhogs, concentrating on secondary points in 2’-8’ of water.
Tony and Cindy Powers rounded out the podium positions with a third place finish. Cindy noted they used spinnerbaits and D-Bombs to get bit. Cindy’s 4.94 pound kicker moved them up in the standings as it gave them a 15.79 weight.
Jordan Williams and Trevor Bartlett added to their 8th place check by boating the Impel Union big bass of the day. The 5.09 pound bass bit a jig pitched to super shallow cover early in the day. Jordan and Trevor are sponsored by Expion 360 Lithium, Rugged Path Productions, and Wholesale Batteries.
Joe Bass Team Trail Pro Staff Timmy Newberry and Rusty Darnell padded their 5th place check with the Top Skeeter award. They pitched Brush Hogs to shallow wood cover to put 15.60 pounds in Timmy’s 2009 ZX225.
Thank you Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC for sponsoring the release boat!
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. Check out Trippple P Customs for custom painted swimbaits, crankbaits and more!
Bring your empty packages of Rapala, Crush City, Storm, VMC and Sufix, with your name and phone number, to the Invitational for a chance at cash and a special plug.
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Results
| Place | Team Members | Fish | B/F | TotWgt | Pts | Payout |
| 1 | Matthew Rogers – Connor Cunningham | 5 | 4.56 | 18.78 | 220 | $3,090.00 |
| 2 | John Prochko – Diego Segui | 5 | 4.97 | 16.12 | 219 | $1,510.00 |
| 3 | Tony Powers – Cindy Powers | 5 | 4.94 | 15.79 | 218 | $1,000.00 |
| 4 | Wayne Garrison – Billy Greenwell | 5 | 4.2 | 15.6 | 217 | $620.00 |
| 5 | Timmy Newberry – Rusty Darnell | 5 | 3.74 | 15.36 | 216 | $726.00 |
| 6 | Bob Jany – Dennis Scheild | 5 | 4.24 | 15.09 | 215 | $400.00 |
| 7 | Kenny Sloan – Brendon Mick | 5 | 3.39 | 14.44 | 214 | $350.00 |
| 8 | Jordan Williams – Trevor Bartlett | 5 | 5.09 | 14.11 | 213 | $590.00 |
| 9 | Eric Zuk – Ben Zuk | 5 | 3.7 | 14.02 | 212 | $200.00 |
| 10 | Aaron Foglesong – Jeff Wilkins | 5 | 3.91 | 13.59 | 211 | $180.00 |
| 11 | Kevin Johnston – Roger Waters | 5 | 3.8 | 13.52 | 210 | $180.00 |
| 12 | Desmon Carl – Tyler Glenn | 5 | 3.7 | 13.2 | 209 | |
| 13 | Steve Fowler – Charles Edgar | 5 | 4.13 | 12.99 | 208 | |
| 14 | Shawn Crabtree – Reece Crabtree | 5 | 3.42 | 12.6 | 207 | |
| 15 | Coty Baldwin – Kris Bollinger | 5 | 4.07 | 12.19 | 206 | |
| 16 | Bryan Baker – Darren Baker | 5 | 3.03 | 11.97 | 205 | |
| 17 | Jerry McCutchen – Kevin Smith | 4 | 4.17 | 11.67 | 204 | |
| 18 | Kevin Love – Brian Vanderziel | 5 | 11.33 | 203 | ||
| 19 | Shane Voyles – Scott St. Clair | 5 | 10.65 | 202 | ||
| 20 | Peyton Jackson – Brayden Jackson | 4 | 3.93 | 10.27 | 201 | |
| 21 | Joe Dorcy – Dene White | 5 | 9.2 | 200 | ||
| 22 | Brad Territo – Logan Carter | 5 | 8.97 | 199 | ||
| 23 | John Williams – Jim Williams | 3 | 4.2 | 8.93 | 198 | |
| 24 | Chris Schiffelbein – Scotty Cavanaugh | 4 | 8.61 | 197 | ||
| 25 | Travis Glenn – Kerry Glenn | 4 | 8.26 | 196 | ||
| 26 | Blake Felix – | 5 | 8.13 | 195 | ||
| 27 | Steve Teske – Bruce Yarnell | 3 | 6.86 | 194 | ||
| 28 | Jim Buttress – Richard Johnson | 3 | 2.76 | 6.82 | 193 | |
| 29 | Lennie Becker – Charles Vaughn | 5 | 6.78 | 192 | ||
| 30 | John Hewkin – Frank Meyer | 5 | 6.68 | 191 | ||
| 31 | Hal Land – Brad Baze | 3 | 6.57 | 190 | ||
| 32 | Stephen Smith – Bill MacAvoy | 3 | 5.5 | 189 | ||
| 33 | Ryan Melcher – Willa Stricker | 3 | 5.47 | 188 | ||
| 34 | Gary Regier – Don Tinsley | 3 | 5.39 | 187 | ||
| 35 | Gus Adkinson – Riley Phillips | 2 | 4.7 | 186 | ||
| 36 | Mark Thompson – Mark Thompson II | 2 | 4.54 | 185 | ||
| 37 | *Cameron Reider – Bryce Rieder | 2 | 4.47 | 184 | ||
| 38 | Kelly Rebel – Dawn Rebel | 2 | 4.15 | 183 | ||
| 39 | Roy Butler – Michael Butler | 1 | 3.54 | 3.54 | 182 | |
| 40 | Mike Thomas – Dirk Thomas | 1 | 2.32 | 2.32 | 181 | |
| 41 | Mitchell Armstrong – Lyle Armstrong | 0 | 20 | |||
| Greg Askew – Terry Case | 0 | 20 | ||||
| John Bennett – Austin Morris | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Justin Borum – Jake McKinnis | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Robert Carr – Caleb Carr | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Joddy Dungan – John Matousek | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Jonathan Evans – Bradley Dillon | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Dan Flood – Casey Flood | 0 | 20 | ||||
| *Jamie Duncan – Kelly (Bob) Nunn | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Chad Hendrick – Troy Hendrick | 0 | 20 | ||||
| David McCormick – Steve Vanzant | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Randy Oliphant – Scott Oliphant | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Ron Peek – *fished aalone | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Travis Stevens – Rich Campbell | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Marty Watson – Doug Long | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Kevin Whightsil – Darrin Lofts | 0 | 20 |
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