Lake of the Ozarks was very tough and Foggy today! On our 5th stop of the Joe Bass Team Trail Ozarks Division sponsored by Motion Fishing, the teams show up to a beautiful Ozark morning in Warsaw MO as It started out in the upper 50s then climbed into the low 80s with light … [Read more...]

Mild temperatures, clear skies and a light breeze greeted the 42 teams that gathered at Ahoy’s to battle for top honors in the final event of the 2023 of the Table Rock Division.  Contrasting the decent conditions, September’s “fishing curse” was in full effect as the bass … [Read more...]

With a break in the heat, anglers were greeted to mild temperatures to close out the 2023 Stockton Division.  With the cool-down just starting, the bass are far from a fall run to the coves and creeks to feed up for winter, which forced teams to ply the brushpiles and structure … [Read more...]

James Brown & John Campbell win the final Antique tournament for 2023. James and John report catching numerous keepers throughout the day. Their first limit was caught at depths of 18-25 feet on a new Chompers proto type bait the Possum Tail. Their 2 largest bass were caught … [Read more...]

Thankfully a front that passed through the Truman area on Saturday brought cooler temperatures for tournament day, a welcome change to the stifling heat that had gripped the region for days.  The change-up seemed to effect the quality of bites, but 79 teams still brough nearly … [Read more...]

Thanks to a front moving through, Pomme anglers were blessed with a break in the oppressive heat wave that had been blanketing the Ozarks for days leading up to the division finale.  The bass welcomed the cloud cover and intermittent showers, as it took more than 18 pounds for a … [Read more...]

31 teams showed up for the Mark Twain division finale for 2023. Taking the top spot today was  154 Marine sponsored team of Charlie Kunkle and Keith Williams. Keith and Charlie fished the mid-lake to lower end focusing on main lake points and bluff ends with brush piles. The … [Read more...]

August weather is as unpredictable as the fishing in Missouri. This day started with sprinkles, then the sun and wind moved in. The fishing according to the anglers were scattered and tough to come by. The Joe Bass anglers however found the combinations to bring in some good … [Read more...]

Clear skies and warm temperatures greeted the 92 teams that launched from Shawnee Bend with hopes of a great day on the water.  Storms that passed through the area on Thursday muddied up some of the upper reaches of the lake, but overall conditions appeared to be decent.  … [Read more...]

The penultimate tournament of the Pomme de Terre division brought a lake on the rise from rains earlier in the week along with clear summertime conditions (read tons of pleasure boaters on the lake!).  The change in lake level seemed to be the primary culprit for an abnormally … [Read more...]

Lake of the Ozarks was very tough today! On our 4th stop of the Joe Bass Team Trail Ozarks Division sponsored by Motion Fishing, the teams show up to a beautiful Ozark morning in Warsaw MO as It started out in the upper 60s then climbed into the low 90s with several pop-up … [Read more...]

To say "It was a tough day on the pond" may be one of the biggest understatements of the year! 34 teams came out to do battle, not only against each other, but also against a VERY stingy Mark Twain lake. Only a total of 35 fish were brought to the scales and NO team managed a … [Read more...]