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2022 Invitational Results

After a 2022 season that seemed to pass like a flash, 198 teams descended on Stockton Lake to vie for the title of 2022 Joe Bass Team Trails Invitational champions.  With the water temperatures finally beginning to drop, hopes were high a strong fall bite would kick in for the event.  High winds and extremely low water levels made for challenging conditions during practice, with the “dock talk” centering on teams catching fish but struggling to find the quality that would run them up the leader board.

Friday night activities were hosted by the folks at Orleans Trail with a dinner that drew rave reviews from those in attendance.  The evening was topped off with drawings from the Skeeter Demo Ride event, Save-A-Receipt program, and draws for literally tons of product supplied by Lucas Marine, Rapala/Suffix/VMC/Storm, Fitzgerald Rods, and a host of others (see website for a complete list of sponsors).   At the risk of sounding rote, it’s important to emphasis that without the anglers, there would be no Joe Bass Team Trail.  Similarly, without the anglers supporting the sponsors, there would be no product giveaways.  Joe Bass would be no different than the myriad of tournament groups that show up and fish for a small jackpot rather than for the more than $80,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs at the 2022 Invitational.  Do your part and reach out to the sponsors and express your appreciation!

Now to the fishing!  Given the tough conditions, experience tends to pay incredible dividends.  Proving this to be true, the veteran team of Kevin Johnston and Roger Water topped the field with a 2-day 10 fish limit that pushed the weigh in scales to 28.95 pounds.  Kevin and Roger are no stranger to the check line, having won a numerous events throughout the years.  Relying on Roger’s handmade black and blue jig, they shared their Albers Marine, Inc. Key to Success involved crawling the jig through crevices of big rocks on steeper banks.  They found an extremely light bite, with success coming in the 6’-10’ range.  Adding to their first place money, Kevin and Roger padded their first place money by taking Top Skeeter honors as they fished from Kevin’s new Skeeter bass boat!  There is not a stronger team out there and congratulations are definitely in order to Kevin and Roger, your 2022 Joe Bass Team Trails Invitational Champions!

Also showing experience to be key, the runner up team of Charles Edgar and Steve Fowler relied on decades of fishing to bring 10 fish to the scales.  Their 25.95 pounds of Stockton bass fell to a subtle approach, as Charles noted they downsized to a small stick worm on a shakey head to get bit.  As with the leaders, they found their fish relating to large boulders.  Charles also noted the courtesy shown by a kayaker that was on one of their spots upon arrival.  Asking if they were fishing a tournament, the rower graciously moved outside and encouraged them to fish where they needed.  That’s a lesson that many should take note of, as many teams noted issues with fellow competitors cutting one another off.  It’s bad enough if we do something of that nature to one of our own, but it paints an even nastier picture to the general public.  Let’s all take a note from Charles and Steve noting the courtesy they were shown and conduct ourselves in a similar fashion while on the water.

Rounding out the top three, Josh Busby and Rick Johnston wrangled a 10 fish 25.42 bag to the scales.  Again showing that experience pays dividends, Josh and Rick, also no strangers to the check line, explained they relied on a “junk” pattern, throwing buzzbaits, ploppers, and spinnerbaits to catch their fish.  Their pattern was finding there was no pattern, forcing them to stand on the trolling motor and cover as much water as efficiently possible.

The Ozark Chevrolet Big Bass award for day 1 went to the team of Mark Moody and Kyle Kiister.  Their 5.97 pounder succumbed to a crawbait pitched to a brush pile in 3’ of water and pushed them to an 11th place overall finish.  Day 2 winners, Barry Huwar and Logan Dye, caught their 5.68 pound kicker on a brush hog flipped to one of the few docks on the lake.  Their anchor fish put them in 12th place overall, just a spot below the day 1 big bass winners.

Introduced this season was the Tournament of Champions held within the Invitational. Only Division Champions were eligible. Our 2022 Tournament of Champions winners are Luke Routh and Tyler Weaver who qualified by winning the Open Division. Their 42nd place overall was the highest of all Division Champions resulting in their membership and 5 paid tournaments in 2023.

Happy to place in the money, KJ Hughes can use his portion of the 21st place check he had with partner Seth Glynn to gas up his brand new Skeeter boat.  KJ was the fortunate angler to win the sparkling Skeeter ZX150 presented by Tim Reed of Skeeter Boats in conjunction with Kent and Stacie Hines of Smithville Marine.  KJ joins the Skeeter family as he is now the proud owner of the brand that won the 2022 Joe Bass Invitational!

Special thanks to all the anglers, directors, and sponsors that made the 2022 version of the Joe Bass Team Trails Invitational such a sterling success!  Congratulations to those that cashed a check, took home sponsor’s draw prizes, and to all that continue to make Joe Bass the largest and premier circuit in the area!

With the 2022 season in the books, Rusty will kick off the 2023 Joe Bass season at Buck Creek Marina on Bull Shoals November 19 with a 7:00 am takeoff.

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Results

Place Team Members Fish B/F TotWgt Payout
1 Kevin Johnston – Roger Waters 10 4.29 28.65 $12560.00
2 Charles Edgar – Steve Fowler 10 4.86 25.95 $6,550.00
3 Josh Busby – Rick Johnston 10 3.1 25.42 $3,000.00
4 John Prochko – Diego Segui 10 4.73 24.95 $2,930.00
5 Kyle Alsop – Lance Maldonaldo 10 3.06 24.33 $1,000.00
6 Mark Mathis – Chris Maccy 10 23.75 $900.00
7 Josh McIntire – Robert Carleton 9 5.43 23.3 $800.00
8 Drew Sagely – Taylor Surly 10 5.63 23.08 $700.00
9 Roger Fitzpatrick – Chase Fitzpatrick 10 22.92 $600.00
10 Scott Tassi – Glenn Harrison 10 22.88 $500.00
11 Mark Moody – Kyle Kiister 9 5.97 22.81 $2,950.00
12 Barry Huwar – Logan Dye 8 5.68 21.97 $1400.00
13 Chris Randell – Tim Randell 9 4.35 21.96 $400.00
14 Chris Macy – Tim Lawyer 9 5.42 21.79 $400.00
15 Blake Price – Travis Glenn 9 4.98 21.67 $300.00
16 John Bennett – Darrell Reach 10 2.88 21.66 $300.00
17 Keith Hendrix – Greg Zumwalt 10 21.61 $300.00
18 Robert Leininger – Dan Weber 10 3.42 21.6 $250.00
19 Matthew Roberts – Brian Pahl 10 3.59 21.48 $250.00
20 Jason Weast – Scott Miles 10 21.47 $250.00
21 Seth Glynn – Kelly (KJ) Hughes 8 5.22 21.17 $820.00
22 Tony Mayfield – Fisher Mayfield 10 2.93 21.08 $200.00
23 Mike Hamilton Jr – Chance Scott 10 2.92 20.71 $200.00
24 Mike Johnson – Andrew Johnson 9 3.37 20.42 $200.00
25 Roy Butler – Gary Maxwell 10 20.32 $200.00
26 Scott Hill – Brandon Hill 9 4.7 20.31
27 Matt Garrett – Will Isaac 10 2.77 20.19
28 Andre Dickniete – Noah Dickneite 9 20.13
29 Greg Snider – Terry Bradley 10 20.08
30 Kris Bollinger – Coty Baldwin 9 19.85
31 Dylan Sousley – Seth Carleton 9 19.69
32 Mike Hagensicker – Dillon Brock 8 19.59
33 Karl Schmidt – Dan Martinez 9 19.43
34 Ricky York – Ed Gilbert 10 19.37
35 David Shaw – Tyler Shaw 8 19.37
36 Gerald McDaniel – Jeff Pascoe 8 19.32
37 Shawn Crabtree – Theresa Patterson 8 3.81 19.24
38 Justin Delk – Brandon Rummel 8 4.5 19.2
39 Mark Long – Nick Baker 9 19.19
40 Darrin King – Mark Mahaffey 8 19.13
41 Gaige Blanton – Garret Cates 10 19.01
42 Luke Routh – Tyler Weaver 9 18.77
43 Cody Campbell – Quinten Carr 10 2.42 18.55
44 Mark Thompson – Mark Thompson II 10 18.38
45 Terry Hutchison – Jason Coley 10 18.09
46 Mike Butcher – Justin Amershek 8 18.08
47 Jeff Gilbert – Bob Neff 8 2.95 17.99
48 Danny Waite – Bryan Leonard 7 3.23 17.65
49 Jeremy Pope – Mike Miller 9 17.15
50 Wesley Willett – Clint Cochran 10 17.1
51 Gary Martens – Bryan Loseman 9 17
52 Jerry McCutchen – Jamie Edge 7 3.04 16.98
53 Stephen Smith – Garen Hunt 9 16.91
54 Tom Statler – Dillon Statler 8 16.36 $1,000.00
55 Matt Gunter – Kelly Nunn 8 16.23
56 Darryl Knacksted – Max Wilson 8 16.15
57 Nick Hallbeck – Todd Knaack 7 16.01
58 Eric Power – Chris Power 7 15.92
59 Jordan Dibben – Jason Conner 7 15.61
60 Travis Poretta – Robert Daniels 7 3.33 15.33
61 Jordan Williams – Riley Hill 8 14.98
62 Harvey Horn – Les Cowan 7 14.73
63 Josh Miller – Ethen Johns 8 14.65
64 Terry McDowell – David Peacock 7 14.64
65 Michael Dugger – Tim Goliglee 7 14.13
66 Dewayne Weeks – Rocky Carden 7 14
67 Kevin Crossland – Geoff Blair 6 4.37 13.86
68 Kevin Dull – Tim Green 7 2.52 13.86
69 Jeff Bottorff – Justin Bottorff 7 13.79
70 Bryan Baker – Darren Baker 7 13.45
71 Sam Grace – Blake Macamber 6 3.14 13.36
72 Dusty Richardson – Robert Shackelford 5 4.23 13.29
73 Steve Weber – Sam Phillips 6 13.26
74 Dene White – Joe Dorcy 6 2.84 12.91
75 Robert Cowan – Dallas Beasley 5 12.22
76 Rodney Bowersox – Randy Davis 6 2.02 12.14
77 Randy Roustio – 6 12.14
78 Matt Underwood – Brian Dudley 6 12.05
79 Brent Greek – Andy Greek 5 11.85
80 Kevin Jackson – Bryan Jackson 5 3.44 11.84
81 Tyler Eagan – James Eagan 5 4.1 11.62
82 Anthony Alkire – Kyle Uptegrove 5 2.73 11.42
83 Don Sanders – Josh Shiley 6 11.33
84 Scott Clift – Ashley Medley 5 11.32
85 Steve Ortiz – Sean Fincham 5 11.18
86 Brad Jelinek – Brock Reinkemeyer 5 10.81
87 Fred Jobe – Tom Shewey 3 4.47 10.6
88 John Hodson – Kelvin Charles 5 10.51
89 Eddie McMasters – Jace McMasters 5 10.36
90 Rich Schroeder – Jim Weatherly 5 10.18
91 Randy Oliphant – Scott Oliphant 4 3.4 10.13
92 Ronny DeNayer – Troy Hardie 5 9.93
93 Jim Phillips – Ethan Grubaugh 5 9.89
94 Shane Mooneyham – Les Brandenburg 4 9.72
95 Rich Campbell – Travis Stevens 4 9.47
96 Chad Karns – Austin Karns 4 2.54 9.44
97 John Campbell – David Rogers 4 9.38
98 Kelly Jones – Roger Satterfield 5 9.13
99 Chris White – Kelly White 5 9.12
100 Jared Essary – Nick Hass 4 9.05
101 Desmon Carl – Tyler Glenn 5 8.8
102 Greg Proffitt – Anthony Scoma 4 8.71
103 Joddy Dungan – John Matousek 4 1.91 8.44
104 Ron Peek – Pat Deaton 5 8.41
105 Ricky Clemen – Phil McKinney 4 2.46 8.24 $1,000.00
106 Mark Riegel – JR Shinn 4 8.09
107 Mark Sloan – Parker Adair 4 7.98
108 Jack Young – Bill MacAvoy 4 7.87
109 Chace Mason – Mike Mason 4 2.07 7.8
110 Dave Epema – Dan Bowman 4 7.65
111 Jack Stack – Dick Moger 4 7.57
112 Colby Davison – Ron Voet 3 7.37
113 Phil J Zimmerman – Phil M Zimmerman 3 1.83 7.11
114 Aaron Foglesong – Jeff Wilkins 3 6.93
115 *Mark Glover – Charles Cadenhead 4 2.11 6.77
116 Kyle Wagner – John Wagner 4 6.64
117 Steve Teske – Bruce Yarnell 3 6.59
118 Casey Flood – Dan Flood 3 6.35
119 Matt Cesar – Ed Larson 3 6.32
120 Layton Strong – Michael Harris 3 6.28
121 Troy Hendrick – Chad Hendrick 3 2.09 6.27
122 Alan Hoyt – John Summers 3 6.25
123 Tim Hintenach – Travis Williams 4 6.22
124 Richard Kiblinger – Greg Brown 3 6.19
125 John Cates – Mike Edwards 3 6.13
126 Marcus McCaffrey – Austin McCracken 3 5.97
127 Russ Hughes – Ronald Parker 2 4 5.93
128 Brady Graves – Darryll Waller 3 5.89
129 Justin Bogner – Kenny Bogner 2 4.23 5.86
130 Mark Simmons – Terry Lawhon 3 5.81
131 Greg Askew – Terry Case 3 5.74
132 Todd Choate – Kent Whitaker 3 5.41
133 Scott Jackson – Jim Brewer 3 5.37
134 Kerry Moore – Tom Terrell 2 5.09
135 Jim Lomax – Wayne Werle 3 4.78
136 Bill Barsotti 3 4.5
137 Tony Habiger – 2 4.5
138 Bill Hayford – 2 4.47
139 Larry Barr – Cliff Wolf 2 4.41
140 Ryan Tucker – Ryan Heise 2 4.24
141 Jeff Bear – Quenton Bear 2 4.21
142 Corey Besgrove – Eddie Brown 2 4.17
143 Tom Herndon – Jason VanBeers 2 4.11
144 Justin Hosler – Keith Dugan 2 3.98
145 Aaron Vaughn – Parrish Vaughn 1 3.9 3.9
146 Robert Oster – Brad Weiss 2 3.9
147 Mike Thomas – Jeff Lane 2 3.89
147 John Williams – Jim Williams 2 3.89
149 Steve Gwadera – Jake Desselle 2 3.84
150 Michael Frye – Michael Landwehr 2 2.07 3.81
151 Troy Nogosek – Jeremy Fiedler 2 3.6
152 Greg James – Doug Hoeppner 2 3.58
153 Dennis Edwards – Hayes Edwards 2 3.56
154 Eric Craft – Dominic Cavitt 2 3.37
155 Timmy Newberry – Rusty Darnell 1 2.88 2.88
156 Bill Jared – Rich Carpenter 2 2.88
157 Denis Repa – Alec Repa 2 2.71
158 John Hewkin – Frank Meyer 1 2.4 2.4
159 Charles Rogers – Jeff Rogers 1 2.19 2.19
160 Dan Hirstein – Chris Hirstein 1 2.06 2.06
161 Kenny Dawson – Pat Katzer 1 1.84 1.84
162 Chris LuAllen – Ben Sadler 1 1.72 1.72
163 Troy Thomas – Mike Eickmann 1 1.1 1.1
164 Charles Abbott – Tim Wells 1 0
165 Jerry Addington – Jasper Addington 0
165 Rick Beard – Rian White 0
165 Lennie Becker – Elmer Becker II 0
165 Justin Borum – Jake McKinnis 0
165 Rick Bowman – Jeff Moore 0
165 Jay Carden – Dustin Lowe 0
165 Chris Carter – Justin McMullen 0
165 Wesley Carver – Bobby Carver 0
165 Dan Cox – Tim Kastning 0
165 Mike Daley – Dale Elkins 0
165 Jim Davidson – Mike Ashbacher 0
165 Leonard DeClue – Kelton Morris 0
165 Brad Dooley – Terry Jones 0
165 Craig Dort – Tony Johnston 0
165 Jeff Farquhar – Gary Hazell 0
165 Richie Huebner – Brandon Lowry 0
165 Keith Hurd – Jeff Nelson 0
165 Ronnie Kane – Cory Steckler 0
165 Heath Kelly – Lucas Hudson 0
165 Terry Kennedy – Anthony Decker 0
165 David McCormick – Gary Shartzer 0
165 James McKown – Andrew McKown 0
165 Justin McMullen – Chris Carter 0
165 David Mulkey – Sean Mulkey 0
165 Edward Nelson – Tony Zaharsky 0
165 Jamie Newton – 0
165 William Orhring – Dan LaBouke 0
165 Gregg Sapp – Robert Duffy 0
165 Greg Seiner – Brad Seiner 0
165 Chris Thomas – Charley Thomas 0
165 Mike Utt – Mike Uttt 0
165 Tom VanKeirsbilck – Brian Rodrock 0
165 Kevin Whightsil – Darren Lofts 0
165 Kenneth White – Ken White 0

Joe Bass Contact Info

Rusty Darnell
Tournament Director Stockton/Bull Shoals
rusty@joebassteamtrail.com
417-838-0366

Timmy Newberry
Tournament Director Mark Twain
timmy@joebassteamtrail.com
314-220-7196

Directors

Kyle Uptegrove
Tournament Director Smithville/Ozarks
kyle@joebassteamtrail.com
816-916-4244

Rocky Carden Tournament Director Table Rock/Antique/Pomme
rocky@joebassteamtrail.com
417-773-5223

Directors

Bob Capps - Trail Mgr
Tournament Director Truman
bob@joebassteamtrail.com
417-818-3898

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