Stoked with anticipation, 164 teams gathered at beautiful Bucksaw Resort and Marina to celebrate the 2019 season, put their name in the drawing for a new Skeeter bass boat, and compete for the crown for the 2019 Joe Bass Team Trails Invitational Tournament.  Events started off … [Read more...]

24 Teams gathered at Alhonna Resort for the season finale of the Lake of the Ozarks Division, sponsored by Bassing Bob. Partly cloudy skies changed to a steady rain as the remnants of a tropical storm moved up through the Mid-west, forcing teams to adjust to the changing … [Read more...]

With high skies and hot temps the Joe Bass anglers took off for a fun filled day of fishing. Most teams talked of alot of fish caught. The tackle the anglers used were primarily top water and bottom baits like jigs and soft plastics. Although lots were caught the big girls were … [Read more...]

With the final event makeup being pushed to September, many hoped for a cooling trend to activate the fishing.  However, summer retained its grip as 36 teams launched from the Ahoy Ramp in hot steamy conditions in search of daily honors as well as much-needed points towards … [Read more...]

Pat Leonard & Eric Olliverson finished the Antique Division with a win securing them as Division Champions. They report fishing big worms in the Aunts Creek area at depths of 15-25 ft. Eric's 4.9 lb largemouth won Ozark Chevrolet Big Bass. Jim Dopp & Harlin Husky report … [Read more...]

Following the scorching conditions in the July event, one could expect a repeat for an August tournament on Truman.  However, conditions turned out to be mild with overcast skies for the wrap up of the 2019 Truman Lake division.  Lake levels dropped to the 714-715’ range, … [Read more...]

Dave Epema and Danny Bowman weigh in 20.30 caught on plastic worms at depths of 10-15 ft in the Pomme arm to win the final Pomme event of 2019. Dave also wins the Top finishing Skeeter owner incentive fishing from his 2014 ZX250. Greg Snider and Rick Irvine take second with … [Read more...]

The day began with 80 degree temps at the 6am takeoff. The Stockton lake was dropping and anglers were anxious. Clouds rolled in and rain moved in around mid morning and stayed til noon. The Joe Bass anglers for the most part targeted top-water bites and flipping tight in the … [Read more...]

Kelly Jones & Roger Satterfield used topwaters to take 1st. Bob Meek & Steve Nibert take second and 1st big with spoons. Jim Dopp & Harlin Husky take third. Many thanks to Jim and Harlin for their help. The final Antique tournament will be Wednesday, September 11, … [Read more...]

A cloudy damp day at Tablerock but much better than the day in February this tournament was rescheduled for. The Joe Bass Team Trail anglers appeared to enjoy the cooler temps in the beginning of August. The water temps were in the 80's. The normal summer patterns appeared like … [Read more...]