Fast Rising Water Challenges Mark Twain Anglers The Sunday prior to the second Mark Twain Lake event the lake was at a level of 609 elevation about 3 feet above normal pool. Then the rains came though out the week and by Sunday the lake level had risen more than 10 feet to over … [Read more...]
05/05/19 Stockton
A cool start on a lake that was several feet up made for a tough challenge for the JOE BASS anglers. The teams had no issues finding brush in the water just issues with finding the big sows. Slow moving bottom bouncing baits were the key for all teams to find their fish. Out of … [Read more...]
05/04/19 Table Rock
Table Rock Division sponsored by CHOMPERS. A cloudy day with intermittent showers but mild temperatures was good for the anglers. The water was up a few feet and in the bushes. Top water bites and shaky heads appeared to be the key baits coming into play as most fish were around … [Read more...]
4/28/19 Truman
Spring has finally arrived, and with it, the kicker bass in Truman Lake made their annual pilgrimage to the spawning banks. With water temperatures in the upper 50’s to mid 60’s range, 76 teams set out from the Shawnee Bend launch site on a chilly windy morning prepared to … [Read more...]
04/27/19 Pomme
Mike Rogers and Donnie Crist weigh in their best 5 keepers totaling 19.03lbs for the win. They report fishing slow rolled spinnerbaits in both arms of the lake at depths of 12 feet. Phoenix sponsored. Denis Repa and son Alec Repa take second with their best five weighing … [Read more...]
04/14/19 Twain
Hessling and Darnell Win Snowfest! As the saying goes in the Midwest "If you don't like the weather wait 10 minutes!" When the alarms went off Sunday morning our anglers were greeted to cold temperatures and SNOW! Not just a few flakes mind you but near White out conditions, … [Read more...]
04/14/19 Stockton
Wanna hear a broken record (for those old enough to remember records? Here we go…pre-tournament temperatures in the low eighties with sunny skies had bass beginning the transition from an early prespawn mode to a push to the shallows. With the lake 4’ high, shallow cover abundant … [Read more...]
04/10/19 Antique
While the boat numbers were low the winds were high testing both the anglers and their equipment. Scott Sparkman & Joe Lane weigh in their best 5 totaling 14.26lbs to take 1st. They report fishing spinnerbaits and crankbaits at shallow depths in Flat Creek. Their limit was … [Read more...]
04/07/19 Ozarks
Bass are biting GOOD at Lake of the Ozarks! The weather finally broke in the days leading up to the April, 7th Lake of the Ozarks tournament sponsored by BassingBob.com. Water temperatures were finally into the low to mid 50's depending on location and the big girls were … [Read more...]
04/06/19 Table Rock
Table Rock Division sponsored by CHOMPERS. With warm spring temps the fish appeared to be still in the earliest stages of setting up for pre-spawn. The late winter baits appeared to be the baits to use. A-rigs and stick baits were the primary choices. The water temps are … [Read more...]
03/30/19 Pomme
Cody Campbell and Quinten Carr weighed in 19.81lbs anchored with the tournaments 1st Big Bass of 6.40lbs to win the 2019 Pomme kickoff. They report fishing jigs and spinnerbaits at depths of 8-12ft in the Lindy arm. Cody's 6.40lb bass came on a slow rolled spinnerbait early in … [Read more...]
03/31/19 Truman
70 degree temperatures on Wednesday followed by 40’s on Saturday….mix in 30 mph winds, rain, snow, sleet…top that off with below freezing temps at takeoff, followed by high bright skies. Sound like a recipe for a tough tournament day? You bet! Want to make it worse? Throw in … [Read more...]