Joe Bass Team Trail https://joebassteamtrail.com Creditable, affordable, professionally ran bass tournaments Wed, 07 May 2025 17:43:40 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://joebassteamtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/joebass512-150x150.jpg Joe Bass Team Trail https://joebassteamtrail.com 32 32 09/08/24 Stockton https://joebassteamtrail.com/09-08-24-stockton/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 21:52:16 +0000 https://joebassteamtrail.com/?p=13961 Host lodging Orleans Trail Resort & Marina was the location to close out the 2024 Stockton Division season. A cool start greeted the anglers, but overall the weather for the day was very tolerable with mild temperatures and light winds. Those same conditions made fishing tough as the field managed only 19 limits. Specifically, kicker fish were at a premium and a definite requirement to find one’s name atop the Window World Leaderboard. As always, every fish counts for valuable qualifying points for the Joe Bass Invitational to be held next month on Table Rock Lake.

Matthew Rogers and Connor Cunningham moved up a spot from their August finish to take the win in the final divisional event for the year. Their Albers Marine, Inc. approach was to hit a ton of brushpiles, focusing on areas in clearer water in the 15’-18’ depth range. They paired a jig and worm to catch 16.87. Their key bite, the 5.93 pound NAPA  big bass of the event, came at the end of the day and provided them the push to the winner’s circle.

Local sticks Brandon and Ron Rummel used years of experience on Stockton to take second place. Their 15.98 bag fell to a combination of squarebills, buzzbaits and a worm. They found the bite stronger before noon, with the latter hours proving tough.

Jeremy Montogomery and Devin Pino rounded out the top three with a strong performance. They boated 12.41 pounds, catching their fish on a smorgasbord approach that included an early topwater bite, a jig and worm in 10’-15’ of water, and one key fish on a glide bait.

Dillon Brock and Mike Hagensicker took Top Skeeter honors. They added to their 5th place money by fishing a jig and topwater on an all-day bite from Dillon’s 2023 FXR21 Skeeter bass boat.

The Last Chance event provides teams that need another event to meet qualifications standards a chance to check the box while combining a bit of prefishing for the Invitational. This year’s tournament will take place Saturday September 21 at 7:00 am and will launch from Rock Lane Resort & Marina.

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Results

Place Team Members Fish B/F TotWgt Pts Payout
1 Matthew Rogers – Connor Cunningham 5 5.93 16.87 220 $2,310.00
2 Brandon Rummel – Ron Rummel 5 4.79 15.98 219 $1,220.00
3 Jeremy Montgomery – Devin Pino 5 3.69 12.41 218 $760.00
4 David McCormick – *Daniel Dahmer 5 2.95 12.12 217 $560.00
5 Dillon Brock – Mike Hagensicker 5 3.17 11.88 216 $700.00
6 *Jeremy Moffett – Tim Lawyer 5 2.81 11.79 215 $300.00
7 Paul Persson – Ryan Persson 5 11.65 214 $200.00
8 Justin Angel – Scott Angel 5 2.48 11.64 213 $180.00
9 Matt Garrett – Will Isaac 5 11.35 212
10 Rick Bowman – Jeff Moore 5 11.12 211
11 Jim Davidson – Mike Ashbacher 5 2.63 11.07 210
12 Gerald McDaniel – Jeff Pascoe 5 11.02 209
13 Mark Moody – Chad Allison 5 3.27 10.97 208
14 Tyler Eagan – James Eagan 5 10.78 207
15 Seth Glynn – Kelly (KJ) Hughes 5 2.91 10.56 206
16 Kevin Whightsil – Darren Lofts 5 10.16 205
17 Tony Mayfield – Fisher Mayfield 5 9.3 204
18 Nick Hass – Bruce Francisco 5 9.08 203
19 Jim Buttres – Richard Johnson 4 7.35 202
20 Kolbee McKee – Clifford P McKee 3 7.18 201
21 Mark Thompson – *Rachel Thompson 5 7.06 200
22 Mike Butcher – Justin Amershek 4 7.05 199
23 James Brown – John Campbell 4 6.97 198
24 Jeff Bear – Quenton Bear 3 6.51 197
25 Denis Repa – Alec Repa 2 3.57 5.48 196
26 Jacob Longois – Ethan Thoeli 3 5.39 195
27 Garen Hunt – Troy Hunt 2 4.16 194
28 *fished aalone – Harlen Harvey 1 2.26 2.26 193
29 Justin Bogner – Kenny Bogner 0 20
John Cates – Mike Edwards 0 20
Dan Cox – Tim Kastning 0 20
Leonard DeClue – Kelton Morris 0 20
Jordan Dibben – Jason Conner 0 20
Jesse Gardner – John Nichols 0 20
Brad Heavin – *Steven Strejeck 0 20
Ron Hills – Ray Holt 0 20
Keith Hurd – Jeff Nelson 0 20
Mike Johnson – Andrew Johnson 0 20
Jamie Newton – 0 20
Steve Teske – Bruce Yarnell 0 20

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]]> 09/07/24 Table Rock https://joebassteamtrail.com/09-07-24-table-rock/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 21:06:52 +0000 https://joebassteamtrail.com/?p=13955 Time’s metronome supposedly swings at a steady pace, but it sure feels like the 2024 Table Rock Divisional season has flashed by.  48 teams gathered at Ahoy’s to celebrate the end of the season and found the fishing tough.  The September “funk” is in full effect and with the nice weather, the big boats made getting around a challenge.  While only 12 limits were brought to the scales, which made it hard to move up the Window World Leaderboard, every fish counts towards final qualifying points for the Joe Bass Invitational to be held next month.

Justin Garner and Jacob Wade finished the season on a high note as their five fish limit weighing 15.07 pounds gave them the victory.  Justin and Jacob’s Chompers key to success was slinging a 7” Extreme glide bait all day.  Staying shallow with the larger bait also produced the NAPA  big bass of the day, a lunker 4.50 largemouth.

Dan Stone and Brandon Holt were close behind with a 14.41 pound sack.  They also chose to stay shallow, teaming a topwater approach with a glide bait to catch their fish.

Kyle and John Wagner wrapped up the top three.  Their five fish limit locked in at 13.44 pounds.  They took a different approach from the rest of the podium finishers, as they concentrated on crankbaits, spinnerbaits and an opportunistic topwater bite to draw strikes.  Team Wagner added to their take home money as they took Top Skeeter honors.

Special thanks to Chompers, Window World , NAPA , Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC  and Skeeter Boats  for another fantastic tournament!

The Last Chance event provides teams that need another event to meet qualifications standards a chance to check the box while combining a bit of prefishing for the Invitational.  This year’s tournament will take place Saturday September 21 at 7:00 am and will launch from Rock Lane Resort & Marina.

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Our 2025 Table Rock schedule is posted. 2025 kickoff will be in January and run through May. Take off and weigh in will be at Port of Kimberling.

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Results

Place Team Members Fish B/F TotWgt Pts Payout
1 Justin Garner – Jacob Wade 5 4.5 15.07 220 $2,790.00
2 Dan Stone – Brandon Holt 5 14.41 219 $1,240.00
3 Kyle Wagner – John Wagner 5 4.09 13.44 218 $1,210.00
4 Kavan Maybee – Josh Wray 5 12.81 217 $600.00
5 Jeff Epley – Kelly Greer 4 4.18 12.57 216 $762.00
6 Kevin Jackson – Bryan Jackson 5 3.4 12.48 215 $400.00
7 Matt Cesar – Ed Larson 5 3.35 12.41 214 $216.00
8 Adam Cook – *Mark Svetina 5 11.66 213 $180.00
9 Ryan Butler – Dustin Lippe 5 3.59 11.47 212 $180.00
10 Stacy King – Mike Roller 5 11.06 211
11 Brett Rider – Steve Rider 5 10.95 210
12 Jake Smith – Neil Booher 4 3.01 10.55 209
13 Mike Daley – Dale Elkins 4 3.06 10.32 208
14 Paul Persson – *Kristin Persson 5 10.27 207
15 Gary Willis – Anthony Willis 5 9.94 206
16 Chad Morgenthaler – Dave Mansue 5 9.49 205
17 Steve Teske – Bruce Yarnell 4 2.25 7.95 204
18 Shane Allen Boyd – Daniel Pueppke 2 4.03 6.98 203
19 Andy Eutsler – Jared Essary 2 6.62 202
20 Mike Utt – Mike Uttt 3 6.08 201
21 Kevin Whightsil – Darren Lofts 2 5.39 200
22 Zachary Cooley – Kent Whitaker 2 5.22 199
23 Jason Maschmeyer – John McMann 3 5.2 198
24 Terry Hutchison – Jason Coley 2 3.93 197
25 Darrell Barlow – Ethan Barlow 2 3.67 196
26 Tyler Casey – 2 3.66 195
27 Mike Lafferty – Wendell Wade 2 3.61 194
28 Denis Repa – Alec Repa 1 2.37 2.37 193
29 *fished aalone – Marc Cooper 1 2.03 2.03 192
30 Jason Rehg – Rustin Ryan 1 1.89 1.89 191
31 Brent Algeo – Dennis Meyer 0 20
Josh Busby – Rick Johnston 0 20
John Cates – Mike Edwards 0 20
Tom Daegling – Dan Daegling 0 20
Michael Frye – Michael Landwehr 0 20
Bill Hayford – *fished aalone 0 20
*Kevin Dickey – Kevin McCellon 0 20
Michael Hogan – *John Hogan 0 20
Kelly Jones – Roger Satterfield 0 20
William Luethje – Danny Smith 0 20
Wyatt Marler – Nick Lawler 0 20
Tony Mayfield – Fisher Mayfield 0 20
Justin Rankin – August “Xander” Rankin 0 20
Don Simpson – Steven Langley 0 20
Chase Simpson – Tyler Simpson 0 20
Mike Sutherland – Chance Peebles 0 20
Eric White – Gavin White 0 20
John Williams – Bob Capps 0 20
Bryan Wynn – Chris Harrison 0 20

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]]> 08/25/24 Truman https://joebassteamtrail.com/08-25-24-truman/ Tue, 27 Aug 2024 17:00:35 +0000 https://joebassteamtrail.com/?p=13919 The final event of the 2024 Truman division launched with a forecast of stifling heat and strong winds.  Thankfully the wind took a bit of the edge off the temperatures, but the conditions made for tough fishing as 55 teams weighed a total of 22 limits.  However, anglers were eager to see where their names appeared on the Window World  Leaderboard.  They were also seeking qualifying points for the Joe Bass Invitational to be held this fall on Table Rock Lake.

Brad Jelinek brought in a ringer, Joey Jelink, to substitute for Brock Reinkemeyer.  Team Jelinek knocked one out of the park with a five fish limit that weighed 20.61 pounds.  Brad shared their Hobbytime Motorsports key to success was combining a Motion Fishing jig with a 6th Sense Boosa worm to work scattered cover and brushpiles.

Tyler Bartlett and Kaden Zimmerman locked down a second place finish with a 18.49 pound bag.  They fished cover in the 10’ depth range with jigs and tubes.  Tyler and Kaden noted the early bite was key as they had their final weight by 10:30 in the morning.  Anchoring their sack was the NAPA  big bass of the day, a lunker 5.56 pound largemouth.

Brad Territo and Logan Carter overcame a bit of trolling motor problems to put 16.88 pounds in the livewell.  Logan noted they worked a worm along with Omega jigs to catch their fish.

Bryan and Darren Baker padded their 7th place finish by taking Top Skeeter honors.  They put 14.86 pounds of Darren’s fish in Bryan’s 2015 FX20 Skeeter.

Special thanks to Hobbytime Motorsports, Lakes Inn, Truman Lake Fishing Intel, NAPA , Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC, and Skeeter Boats  for their fantastic sponsorship! Support our sponsors, their support is invaluable to the trail.

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Results

Place Team Members Fish B/F TotWgt Pts Payout
1 Brad Jelinek – *Joey Jelinek 5 5.44 20.61 220 $3,220.00
2 *Tyler Bartlett – Kaden Zimmerman 5 5.56 18.49 219 $1,630.00
3 Brad Territo – Logan Carter 5 4.52 16.88 218 $1,000.00
4 *Shawn Bowen – Shane Skinner 5 5.3 15.67 217 $620.00
5 Wyatt Miller – Kolin Rogers 5 3.95 15.66 216 $450.00
6 Joseph Hull – Brett Fickle 5 3.99 15.32 215 $400.00
7 Bryan Baker – Darren Baker 5 4.65 14.86 214 $600.00
8 Diego Segui – John Prochko 5 4.92 14.85 213
9 Greg Askew – Terry Case 5 3.73 14.12 212 $200.00
10 David McCormick – *Gary Shartzer 5 5.27 14.03 211 $180.00
11 Jordan Williams – *Trevor Bartlett 5 3.56 13.74 210 $180.00
12 Kevin Love – Brian Vanderzeil 5 4.31 13.61 209
13 Shane Voyles – *fished aalone 5 3.59 13.24 208
14 Shawn Saathoff – *Justin Saathoff 5 3.9 12.98 207
15 Ron Peek – Grieg Engel 5 4.2 12.62 206
16 Andre Dickniete – Noah Dickneite 5 3.35 11.74 205
17 Desmon Carl – Tyler Glenn 4 4.01 11.7 204
18 Adam Smith – Bill Edwards 5 11.7 203
19 Ronnie Kane – *Kit Lueg 4 4.32 11.62 202
20 Bob Jany – Dennis Schilb 5 11.49 201
21 *Justin Smith – Bill McAvoy 5 11.38 200
22 Greg Nicks – 4 4.23 11 199
23 Coty Baldwin – Kris Bollinger 5 2.91 10.97 198
24 Tom McGovern – Wayne Unkel 4 4.2 10.58 197
25 Gary Arterberry – Gus Adkinson 5 3.01 10.41 196
26 Eric Zuk – Ben Zuk 4 3.17 9.96 195
27 Robert Hime – Paul Huse 5 9.69 194
28 *Gary Maxwell – Steve Fowler 4 2.22 8.79 193
29 Dave Epema – Mike Rowland 4 8.68 192
30 Randy Oliphant – Scott Oliphant 3 7.91 191
31 Tom VanKeirsbilck – Brian Rodrock 3 7.22 190
32 Shawn Crabtree – Theresa Patterson 4 6.58 189
33 Ryan Melcher – Kelly Rebel 3 6.54 188
34 John Williams – Jim Williams 3 6.49 187
35 Matt King – Mike Houdeshell 4 6.27 186
36 Doug Hoeppner – Thad Owens 2 3.96 5.91 185
37 Anthony Sayers – Kevin Bollinger 2 2.84 4.29 184
38 Richard Johnson – Jim Buttres 2 4.12 183
39 Jerry McCutchen – Kevin Smith 3 3.64 182
40 Mark Thompson – *fished aalone 1 2.3 2.3 181
41 Tom Statler – Dillon Statler 1 1.97 1.97 180
42 John Bennett – Darrell Reach 0 20
Rich Campbell – Travis Stevens 0 20
Casey Flood – Dan Flood 0 20
Matt Gunter – Kelly (Bob) Nunn 0 20
Troy Hendrick – Chad Hendrick 0 20
Hal Land – Brad Baze 0 20
Doug Long – Marty Watson 0 20
*Steve Guadura – Jake Desselle 0 20
Timmy Newberry – *John Campbell 0 20
Tony Powers – *Jackson Powers 0 20
Bryce Rieder – Mike Edrington 0 20
Jim Sloan – Jeff Stout 0 20
Greg Snider – Tim Lane 0 20
Dene White – Joe Dorcy 0 20

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]]> 08/24/24 Pomme https://joebassteamtrail.com/08-24-24-pomme/ Tue, 27 Aug 2024 16:42:03 +0000 https://joebassteamtrail.com/?p=13914 It’s only fitting that a season that has seen continually changing weather and water levels would close under another set of diverse conditions.  Despite a forecast for isolated showers followed by staggering heat, 41 teams concluded the season under stormy skies.  However, its more than a mantra to speak of the skill level of the Ozark anglers, proven by the stats which showed 34 teams brought in a five fish limit.  Some of those bags pushed teams to the top of the Window World Leaderboard, while others sought points that would qualify them for the Joe Bass Invitational to be held this fall on Table Rock Lake.

Cody Campbell and Quinten Carr culminated a dominating season with another win.  Their sack of fish locked on at 20.02 pounds.   Their TNT Quick Stop key to success was keeping a big worm wet as they flipped cover and brushpiles scattered throughout the lake.   Cody and Quinten finished the divisional season with another Top Skeeter Boats  award from Cody’s FXR21 Skeeter boat.

Hot on the leader’s tails was Mike and Andrew Johnson.  They narrowly missed the top spot with a 19.60 pound stringer.  Their kicker fish, a monster 6.75 pound largemouth, secured  the NAPA  big bass of the day.  Team Johnson combined a spinnerbait in the wind with a creature bait to trigger their strikes.

Gary Arterberry and Gus Adkinson took the final podium position.  They put five fish on the scales that weighed 17.67 pounds.  Their weapon of choice was a jig which they worked on main lake points in 12’-15’.

Matt Garrett and Mike Gibbs took the Pomme de Rita’s “First out of the Money” award with their 12.32 pound showing for the day.

Special thanks to Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC for sponsoring the release boat!

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Results

Place Team Members Fish B/F TotWgt Pts Payout
1 Cody Campbell – Quinten Carr 5 4.64 20.02 220 $2,620.00
2 Mike Johnson – Andrew Johnson 5 6.75 19.6 219 $1,470.00
3 Gary Arterberry – Gus Adkinson 5 5.14 17.67 218 $850.00
4 *Rhett Hill – Terry Bradley 5 14.71 217 $568.00
5 Scott Hill – Brandon Hill 5 4.44 14.35 216 $350.00
6 *Greg Snider – Nick Borchers 5 4.57 13.18 215 $188.00
7 Mike Daley – Dale Elkins 5 5.53 12.83 214 $340.00
8 Ron Belew – Derek Dace 5 5.15 12.8 213 $180.00
9 Matt Garrett – *Mike Gibbs 5 2.92 12.32 212
10 Colby Davidson – Ron Voet 5 12.27 211
11 Jerry Roark – Jamie Edge 5 11.87 210
12 Greg Becker – Don Thrall 5 11.39 209
13 Kelly Jones – Roger Satterfield 5 11.2 208
14 Rick Fishback – Denny Carver 5 11.01 207
15 Josh Miller – Ethen Johns 5 10.78 206
16 Greg Askew – Terry Case 5 10.43 205
17 Robert Hime – Paul Huse 5 3.51 10.19 204
18 Jarad Hinson – 5 10.13 203
19 Rick Jones – Jeremy Gilbert 5 10.02 202
20 Aaron Foglesong – Jeff Wilkins 5 10 201
21 Andre Dickniete – Noah Dickneite 5 9.74 200
22 Jim Rackers – *Seth Deeken 5 9.62 199
23 Paul Redmond – Chuck Smith 5 9.09 198
24 Kelly (Bob) Nunn – *Shane Shadrick 5 9.08 197
25 Michael Fey – Mike Fey Jr 5 9 196
26 Tom Statler – Dillon Statler 5 8.97 195
27 Matt Underwood – Logan Underwood 5 8.38 194
28 Earl Horton – 5 8.36 193
29 Tom VanKeirsbilck – Brian Rodrock 5 8.27 192
30 Troy Nogosek – Jeremy Fiedler 5 7.87 191
31 Adam Smith – Bill Edwards 5 7.78 190
32 John Williams – Jim Williams 5 7.36 189
33 Kevin Whightsil – Darren Lofts 5 6.88 188
34 Austin Lankford – Parker Tyree 5 6.7 187
35 Brandon McKinnon – Thomas McKinnon 4 6.51 186
36 Jerry Addington – Jasper Addington 4 5.03 185
37 *fished aalone – Harlen Harvey 2 2.86 184
38 Zachary Cooley – *Brain Mendenhall 0 20
Dan Cox – Tim Kastning 0 20
Dana Hansen – Sarah Hansen 0 20
David Mulkey – Charlie RE 0 20

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]]> 08/11/24 Mark Twain https://joebassteamtrail.com/08-11-24-mark-twain/ Tue, 13 Aug 2024 16:13:35 +0000 https://joebassteamtrail.com/?p=13852 24 Teams showed up for the season finale of the Joe Bass Mark Twain division, sponsored by 154 Marine. “Dock talk” was all about the Tough bite and bring in a five fish limit was going to be a challenge. But when it comes to tournament fishing, we all know the phrase “somebody’s gonna catch them, they always do!”

Taking the top spot on the Window World Leader Board was the team of Charlie Kunkle and Keith Williams. Charlie and Keith focused on isolated brush piles from the dam area up to mid-lake, that they found during practice. None of the brush piles held a lot of fish, but the quality was there (they never caught more than 2 fish on any spot). Charlie and Keith had a one two punch to their approach, throwing jigs and a Carolina-rig with a Zoom Fluke. Keith stated that the better bites came in the afternoon after some cloud cover moved in and a nice breeze put a little chop on the water. At the end of the day the 154 Marine sponsored team dropped 17.13 pounds of bass on the scales to take the W. included in their bag was the second Big Bass of the tournament weighing 5.10 pounds. Keith also won the Skeeter incentive fishing out of his 2024 FXR21.

Finishing in second today was the team of Don and Gary McFetridge. Don and Gary started their day on the main lake where they had been catching some fish over the last few weeks. After a couple hours, and only two shorts, the team left the area and re-grouped down lake near the dam. The team found success dropping a variety of worms down to fish suspending in 12 to 15 feet of water around timber in 15 to 30 feet of water. The focused on the shady side of the timber as years ago Gary saw bass doing that while SCUBA diving at Table Rock Lake. Their 15.29 pounds not only had them finishing second, it secured the Mark Twain division Points Championship. Don and Gary will enjoy going out boat #1 for the 2025 season, along with Joe Bass paid entry into the Joe Bass Invitational at Table Rock Lake in October.

Rounding out the top three was the team of Keith Hendrix and Greg Zumwalt. Keith and Greg started their day rotating through a few spots in a small area, caught a few but figured they weren’t the quality that would put them in the check-line, so they left to try some spots that had produced for them in the past. Fishing a Big Bite Trick Stick and a Texas rigged Zoom worm in brush in 10 to 15 feet of water. Their 12.98 pound limit put the team in third place.

Finishing in seventh place today was the team of Preston Hartung and George Harrington. included in their 10.07 pound bag was the  NAPA Big Bass of the tournament. 24 teams 68 fish 67 released alive 6 limits.

Special thanks to 154 Marine for their continued support of Joe Bass Team Trail, Country Inn Resort (573)267-3800 for their hospitality and Sonnie Kunkle and Ann Williams for their help at weigh-ins.

Top 3 teams in the final standings qualify for the  Tournament of Champions held inconjuction with the Invitational.

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Results

Place Team Members Fish B/F TotWgt Pts Payout
1 Charlie Kunkle – Keith Williams 5 5.1 17.13 220 $2,350.00
2 Don McFetridge – Gary McFetridge 5 4.7 15.29 219 $890.00
3 Keith Hendrix – Greg Zumwalt 5 3.89 12.98 218 $460.00
4 Josh Gebhardt – Ross Lord 5 3.1 12.92 217 $224.00
5 Mathew Waller – Connor McBride 5 10.85 216
6 Ron Mellinger – Colton Mellinger 4 4.36 10.49 215
7 Preston Hartung – George Harrington 3 5.98 10.07 214 $140.00
8 Larry Rothwiel – Steve Smith 5 9.96 213
9 Lonnie Franklin – *Kyle Benne 4 9.52 212
10 Steve Chiaurro – Richard Dannegger 4 8.91 211
11 Zackery Andersen – *fished aalone 4 8.55 210
12 Cody Yates – 4 8.45 209
13 Wade Walling – Matt Weigel 3 7.84 208
14 Scott Taucher – Dave Becker 3 7.46 207
15 Jake Morrison – Richard Morrison 2 4.73 206
16 Brady Graves – *fished aalone 2 4.53 205
17 Pat Estes – James Medlock 1 4.23 4.23 204
18 Steve Weber – Sam Phillips 2 3.94 203
19 Dominic Perotti – Nick Perotti 1 2.23 2.23 202
20 Phil J Zimmerman – Phil M Zimmerman 1 1.85 1.85 201
21 Doug Buhr – *Keith Davis 0 20
Ricardo Guzman – *fished aalone 0 20
Alan Hoyt – John Summers 0 20
Kevin Whightsil – Darren Lofts 0 20

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]]> 08/04/24 Stockton https://joebassteamtrail.com/08-04-24-stockton/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 17:37:37 +0000 https://joebassteamtrail.com/?p=13848 33 teams launched from Orleans Trail Resort & Marina for the penultimate derby of the Stockton Division.  Temperatures were scalding hot, yet teams still held on to hopes of a strong day that would find them atop the Window World Leaderboard.   With anglers in a hurry to get to the air conditioner,  details were a little sparce, but suffice it to see the weather took a toll on the fishing as all spoke of tough fishing conditions.  Still, every fish counts for valuable qualifying points for the Joe Bass Invitational to be held next fall on Table Rock Lake.

Chris Macy and Tim Lawyer made it a back-to-back event, claiming victory just as they did last month.   Their Albers Marine, Inc. approach centered on soaking a brown jig just as they did in the prior event.  With water levels down, they transitioned their shallow bush bite to a deeper approach with their bites coming in the 15’ depth range.  Their bag weighed 13.29 pounds.

Matthew Rogers fished with Connor Cunningham to secure a second place finish on a tough day.  They noted they caught their five keepers on a variety of baits; 2 on a spook, 1 on a Deps BuzzJet, and 2 on a jig.   It took them all day but they put a solid 13.23 pounds in the boat, narrowly missing the win.

David Hughes and Sarah Maxwell were right behind the leaders with a 13.13 pound stringer.  They stayed shallow all day, focusing on spots in 3’-4’ of water.  Their bait of choice was a small worm dipped with an orange tail to mimic the crawdads in the rocks they were fishing.

Keith Hurd and Jeff Nelson boated 11.93 pounds, enough to take Top Skeeter honors.  They put their fish in Keith’s 2021 ZXR20 Skeeter bass boat.

Gage and Mike Gross caught the NAPA  big bass of the event.  Their 5.27 giant hit a 10” Bojangles Baits worm.

The final Stockton division tournament will launch from Orleans Trail September 8th at 7:00 am.

Pay special attention to the top 3 places in the points race. Beginning this season all 3 will be eligible for the Tournament of Champions held in conjunction with the Invitational.

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Results

Place Team Members Fish B/F TotWgt Pts Payout
1 Chris Macy – Tim Lawyer 5 3.84 13.29 220 $2,280.00
2 Matthew Rogers – Connor Cunningham 5 3.22 13.23 219 $1,070.00
3 David Hughes – *Sarah Maxwell 5 3.75 13.13 218 $660.00
4 Mark Moody – *Kyle Kiister 5 2.94 12.58 217 $328.00
5 Matt Garrett – Will Isaac 5 3.03 12.24 216 $200.00
6 Keith Hurd – Jeff Nelson 5 11.93 215 $430.00
7 Luke Routh – Tyler Weaver 5 2.64 11.05 214
8 Kolbee McKee – Clifford P McKee 5 2.88 10.99 213
9 Gerald McDaniel – Jeff Pascoe 5 2.43 10.97 212
10 Jeff Gasca – Shannon Nelson 5 2.84 10.36 211
11 Seth Glynn – Kelly (KJ) Hughes 5 2.83 10.31 210
12 Gage Gross – Mike Gross 4 5.27 10.29 209 $200.00
13 *Hayden Carver – Denny Carver 5 2.67 10.19 208
14 Jeff Bear – Quenton Bear 4 4.15 9.78 207 $130.00
15 Glenn Harrison – Ryan Stuart 5 2.42 9.36 206
16 *Robert Shackelford – Brad Seiner 5 3.02 8.98 205
17 Justin Angel – Scott Angel 4 3.39 8.73 204
18 Richard Johnson – Jim Buttres 5 8 203
19 Hal Land – Brad Baze 4 7.14 202
20 Mike Butcher – Justin Amershek 4 7.08 201
21 Nick Hass – Bruce Francisco 3 6.57 200
22 Brent Greek – Andy Greek 3 6.42 199
23 Jim Davidson – Mike Ashbacher 3 3.07 6.36 198
24 Rick Bowman – Jeff Moore 3 2.58 5.92 197
25 Riley Ogden – 3 5.88 196
26 Brandon Rummel – Ron Rummel 2 3.92 5.81 195
27 Dan Cox – Tim Kastning 2 3.38 194
28 Mark Thompson – Mark Thompson II 1 1.32 1.32 193
29 Justin Bogner – Kenny Bogner 0 20
Leonard DeClue – Kelton Morris 0 20
Tyler Eagan – James Eagan 0 20
Ron Hills – Ray Holt 0 20
Garen Hunt – Troy Hunt 0 20

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]]> 08/03/24 Table Rock https://joebassteamtrail.com/08-03-24-table-rock/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 17:08:23 +0000 https://joebassteamtrail.com/?p=13838 An oppressive heat way had settled over the Ozarks in the days leading up to the August Table Rock Division tournament, but with the proper preparations, anglers were confident they could catch a few fish, perhaps even enough to find their names at the top of the Window World Leaderboard.  Others might not have been as optimistic, but still pushed through as every fish counts towards valuable qualifying points for the Joe Bass Invitational to be held next fall.

Kason Henderson and Joe Daughtery beat the heat and brought in a tournament winning 16.92 pounds.  They shared their Chompers key to success was dragging a big worm along deep creek channels.  Having a kicker is typically needed to win an event.  Kason and Joe took that to the max as they boated the NAPA  big bass of the day, a lunker 5.80 largemouth.

Jeff Epley and Kelly Greer were close behind with a 16.24 pound bag.  They scattered a squarebill bite over the course of the day to catch their fish.  Jeff and Kelly added to their take home money as they fished from Kelly’s new 2024 Skeeter boat which garnered them Top Skeeter honors.

Cole Findley and Jeff Barrickman rounded out the top three.  Their five fish limit pushed the scales to 16.07 pounds.  They complimented an early topwater bite by working brushpiles with a jig.

Special thanks to Chompers, Window World , NAPA , Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC  and Skeeter Boats  for another fantastic tournament!

NEW SPONSOR ALERT! Spend $20 at Modern Outdoor Tackle in Nixa the day prior to any Antique or Table Rock tournament then show the receipt to your director and get a FREE Joe Bass T Shirt. 1 per event. 1st come 1st serve.

The final Table Rock division tournament will launch from Ahoys September 7 at 7:00 am.

Pay special attention to the top 3 places in the points race. Beginning this season all 3 will be eligible for the Tournament of Champions held in conjunction with the Invitational.

Like us on Facebook & Instagram then send a Thank you to our sponsors.

Photos

Results

Place Team Members Fish B/F TotWgt Pts Payout
1 Kason Henderson – Joe Doughtery 5 5.8 16.92 220 $2,800.00
2 Jeff Epley – Kelly Greer 5 4.76 16.24 219 $1,940.00
3 Cole Findley – Jeff Barrickman 5 16.07 218 $870.00
4 Drew Sagely – Taylor Surly 5 15.51 217 $600.00
5 Justin Garner – *Trenton Ellis 5 4.03 15.5 216 $546.00
6 Josh Busby – Rick Johnston 5 15.34 215 $400.00
7 Mike Gold – Eric Olliverson 5 4.3 15.01 214 $216.00
8 Brien Vaughn – *fished aalone 5 3.62 14.52 213 $180.00
9 Eric White – Gavin White 5 4.49 14.04 212 $180.00
10 *fished aalone – Ed Larson 5 4.35 13.2 211
11 Tom Statler – Dillon Statler 5 12.56 210
12 Ronnie Dobbs – Troy Eakins 5 3.14 11.94 209
13 Brett Rider – Steve Rider 5 3.84 11.53 208
14 Gordon Harriman – Travis Harriman 5 11.4 207
15 Jason Maschmeyer – *fished aalone 5 11.27 206
16 Bobbie Paul – Debra Beauchamp 5 10.9 205
17 Jake Smith – Neil Booher 4 3.31 10.75 204
18 John Cates – Mike Edwards 5 3.2 10.63 203
19 David Rice – 5 10.6 202
20 Adam Cook – Jeremy Hittler 5 10.59 201
21 Terry Hutchison – Jason Coley 5 10.52 200
22 Shane Allen Boyd – Daniel Pueppke 4 3.09 8.98 199
23 Gary Willis – Anthony Willis 3 4.24 8.76 198
24 Kyle Wagner – John Wagner 4 8.36 197
25 Mike Utt – *Arin Fisher 4 7.94 196
26 Zachary Cooley – *Luke Renalds 3 7.94 195
27 Shane Harms – Dillon Harms 3 7.01 194
28 Tom Daegling – Dan Daegling 2 4.16 193
29 Don Simpson – Steven Langley 2 3.28 192
30 William Luethje – Danny Smith 2 3 191
31 Darrell Barlow – Ethan Barlow 0 20
Matt Brown – Blake Curtis 0 20
Tyler Casey – 0 20
Jordan Dibben – Jason Conner 0 20
Jeff Donovan – *fished aalone 0 20
Hayden Drace – Kolton Dauber 0 20
Landon Edwards – Cody Ellison 0 20
Michael Frye – Michael Landwehr 0 20
Bill Hayford – Tod Beccard 0 20
Coy Hines – Maggie Hines 0 20
Kevin Jackson – *fished aalone 0 20
Kelly Jones – Roger Satterfield 0 20
Wyatt Marler – Nick Lawler 0 20
Justin Rankin – August “Xander” Rankin 0 20
Chase Simpson – Tyler Simpson 0 20
Mike Sutherland – Chance Peebles 0 20
Bryan Wynn – Chris Harrison 0 20

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]]> 07/31/24 Antique https://joebassteamtrail.com/07-31-24-antique/ Fri, 02 Aug 2024 17:27:57 +0000 https://joebassteamtrail.com/?p=13818 Man was it hot. Air tempertures hovered near 100 degrees with a slight morning wind that petered out in the afternoon. Many of the 38 teams took advantage of the optional 1pm weigh in time for this tournament.

Brett and Steve Rider take the final Antique Division tournament of 2024 with an impressive 17.30lbs. They report fishing football jigs at depths of 30ft in the Kimberling City area.

Danny and Jake Smith take second with their limit weighing  15.57lbs. Dragging big worms through know brush piles in the Cow Creek area worked for them. In addition their limit was anchored by the tournaments second big bass. The 4.90lbr was caught on a spoon in 30 ft of water.

Jeff Epley and Kelly Greer take third place and Top Skeeter. Fishing their first tournament in Kelly’s new 2024 FXR 21 purchased at Black Beard Marine they win an additional $500.00 Joe Bass Skeeter money.  Their weight was 15.40 lbs. Both report square bills and topwater bites in the Kimbeling City area at 2-3 ft of water.

John Huffman and Robert Waggoner take NAPA  1st Big Bass with John’s 5.87lb toad reportedly caught on a jig in the James River at a depth of 12ft.

Special thanks to Maybee Insurance & T-Bone Trucking, Window World , NAPA , Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC  and Skeeter Boats  for another fantastic tournament!

Like us on Facebook & Instagram then send a Thank you to our sponsors.

SPONSOR ALERT! Spend $20 at Modern Outdoor Tackle in Nixa the day prior to any Antique or Table Rock tournament then show the receipt to your director and get a FREE Joe Bass T Shirt. 1 per event. 1st come 1st serve. The Modern Outdoor Tackle giveaway was a hoot and awarded tee’s were successful.

Kavan Maybee with Kaven Maybee insurance has once again agreed to sponsor the Antique Division so lets give Kavan a big shout out. Without a division sponsor there is no division so THANKS Kavan and T Bone Trucking.

Joe Bass Antique division will kick of in April of 2025. Watch the website for dates. FYI Joe Bass will no longer be doing any tournament in July on Table Rock, too hot, too many pleasure boaters. Months will be April, May, June, Aug, & Sept.

Photos

Results

Place Team Members Fish B/F TotWgt Pts Payout
1 Brett Rider – Steve Rider 5 3.66 17.3 220 $2,120.00
2 Danny Smith – Jake Smith 5 4.9 15.57 219 $1,530.00
3 Jeff Epley – Kelly Greer 5 4.57 15.4 218 $1,320.00
4 Kavan Maybee – Mike Smith 5 3.85 15.34 217 $408.00
5 Gerald McDaniel – *Ron Hill 5 3.57 15.22 216 $300.00
6 John Huffman – Robert Waggoner 4 5.87 14.77 215 $450.00
7 Kevin Jackson – Bryan Jackson 5 4.44 14.02 214 $180.00
8 Gordon Harriman – Travis Harriman 5 13.29 213
9 Jeff Fletcher – Ron Foss 5 3.25 13.13 212
10 Jeremy Ealy – Matt Masters 5 3.64 13.08 211
11 John Williams – Ed Larson 5 3.5 12.95 210
12 Terry Hutchison – Jason Coley 5 4.43 12.92 209
13 Ronnie Dobbs – Troy Eakins 5 3.36 12.82 208
14 James Hamlin – Terry Bunch 5 3.65 12.3 207
15 Jay Henderson – Clay Henderson 5 12.03 206
16 Mike Gold – Greg Wood 5 3.28 11.46 205
17 Jack Stack – Dick Moger 5 11.11 204
18 Chad Morgenthaler – Dave Mansue 5 11.1 203
19 Tom Statler – Dillon Statler 5 10.7 202
20 Bobbie Paul – Debra Beauchamp 5 10.48 201
21 JT Harden – *fished aalone 4 3.56 9.85 200
22 Jim Dopp – Harlin Husky 5 9.58 199
23 Gary Hazell – *fished aalone 4 3.62 9.51 198
24 Ken Gross – Randy Lyman 5 9.49 197
25 Paul Mitchell – Paul Warren 5 9.31 196
26 Cole Boyd – *Wes Winchell 3 7.01 195
27 Shane Allen Boyd – Douglas Nickle 2 3.17 5.49 194
28 Mark Long – *fished aalone 2 4.48 193
29 Jason Overturf – Clayton Erhardt 2 4.08 192
30 Keith Landrum – Chad McManis 1 3.73 3.73 191
31 Rodney Bowersox – 0 20
Justin Brand – Jason Jenkins 0 20
Michael Frye – *fished aalone 0 20
Dan Hankinson – Keith Hankinson 0 20
Rick Jones – Jeremy Gilbert 0 20
Kelly Jones – Roger Satterfield 0 20
Eugene Robinett – 0 20
Jacob Wade – Robbie Dodson 0 20

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]]> 07/21/24 Truman https://joebassteamtrail.com/07-21-24-truman/ Mon, 22 Jul 2024 22:15:22 +0000 https://joebassteamtrail.com/?p=13797 The fourth event of the 2024 Truman division saw 62 teams launch with the hopes of finding their names at the top of the Window World  Leaderboard. They were greeted by tolerable temperatures, at least from a July perspective. Anglers found a good bite, as over half the field weighed a five fish limit. Quality was there as well, as 20 bass over four pounds were weighed. Several teams had more than one that would top that mark, while others weighed what the lake gave them to gain qualifying points for the Joe Bass Invitational to be held next fall on Table Rock Lake.

Desmond Carl and Tyler Glenn had their picture taken with the 1st place plaques, courtesy of the 20.45 pounds they dropped on the weigh-in scales. Desmond and Tyler shared their Hobbytime Motorsports key to success was combining a square bill with brushhogs. They stayed shallow, catching their fish in the 4’-8’ depth range, scattering their five best bites throughout the day.

Reigning points champions Bryce Reider and Mike Edrington proved their mettle with a solid second place finish. Working brush hogs and a 10” worm 6’-8’ deep, Bryce and Mike boated an 18.53 pound limit of Truman bass.

Jordan Williams and Trevor Bartlett logged another money finish to add to their run during the 2024 Truman division season. Their July results logged in with a five fish limit weighing 16.85 pounds. They stayed shallow all day, with the bass finding their jig presentation to their liking.

Tom VanKeirsblick and Brian Rodrock fell one fish short of a five fish limit. However, included in their four fish bag was the NAPA  big bass of the day. Tom and Brian’s 5.18 pound largemouth bit a jig dropped over 25’ of water with the lunker suspended 10’ down.

Joe Bass staffers Timmy Newberry and Rusty Darnell padded their 6th place finish by taking Top Skeeter honors by putting 16.29 pounds of Truman bass in Timmy’s 2009 ZX225 Skeeter.

Special thanks to Hobbytime Motorsports, Lakes Inn, Truman Lake Fishing Intel, NAPA , Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC, and Skeeter Boats  for their fantastic sponsorship! Support our sponsors, their support is invaluable to the trail.

The next Truman will launch at 6:00 am Sunday August 25. This will be a no membership tournament.

Pay special attention to the top 3 places in the points race. Beginning this season all 3 will be eligible for the Tournament of Champions held in conjunction with the Invitational.

Like us on Facebook & Instagram then send a Thank you to our sponsors.

Photos

Results

Place Team Members Fish B/F TotWgt Pts Payout
1 Desmon Carl – Tyler Glenn 5 4.78 20.45 220 $3,280.00
2 Bryce Rieder – Mike Edrington 5 4.51 18.53 219 $1,350.00
3 Jordan Williams – *Trevor Bartlett 5 4.18 16.85 218 $1,130.00
4 Doug Long – Marty Watson 5 4.05 16.76 217 $700.00
5 Charles Edgar – Steve Fowler 5 4.19 16.3 216 $550.00
6 Rusty Darnell – Timmy Newberry 5 4.11 16.29 215 $722.00
7 Jerry McCutchen – Kevin Smith 5 4.67 16.09 214 $350.00
8 Eric Zuk – Ben Zuk 5 4.57 15.87 213 $300.00
9 Wyatt Miller – Kolin Rogers 5 4.46 15.87 212 $260.00
10 Shawn Saathoff – *Justin Saathoff 5 4.08 15.57 211 $200.00
11 Brad Territo – Logan Carter 5 4.08 15.05 210 $180.00
12 Matt Gunter – Kelly (Bob) Nunn 5 4.38 15.02 209 $180.00
13 Tony Powers – Cindy Powers 5 3.73 14.99 208
14 Nick Luna – Jake Desselle 5 4.31 14.97 207
15 Wayne Garrison – Billy Greenwell 5 4.16 14.97 206
16 Robert Hime – Paul Huse 5 4.48 14.9 205
17 Justin Holser – Collin Akinson 5 4.12 13.71 204
18 Kevin Love – Brian Vanderzeil 5 3.09 13.53 203
19 Todd Miller – Cameron Miller 5 4.57 13.29 202
20 Joseph Hull – Brett Fickle 5 3.6 13.29 201
21 Greg Nicks – 5 3.21 13.07 200
22 Jim Sloan – Jeff Stout 5 4 12.86 199
23 Tom VanKeirsbilck – Brian Rodrock 5 12.76 198
24 Josh Louiselle – Roger Umbarger 4 5.18 12.46 197 $370.00
25 Bryan Baker – Darren Baker 5 3.34 12.11 196
26 Dave Epema – Mike Rowland 5 12.1 195
27 Kenny Sloan – Brendon Mick 5 12.05 194
28 Curt Graves – Parker Graves 5 11.87 193
29 Stephen Smith – *Garren Hunt 5 11.6 192
30 *Bill Hendrick – Chad Hendrick 5 11.47 191
31 Matt King – Mike Houdeshell 5 2.31 11.16 190
32 David McCormick – *fished aalone 5 10.89 189
33 Ron Peek – Grieg Engel 5 2.97 10.73 188
34 Jim Sells – Tim Green 4 4.98 10.44 187 $250.00
35 Wade Walling – Matt Weigel 4 10.27 186
36 Casey Flood – Dan Flood 4 4.24 10.12 185
37 Diego Segui – John Prochko 3 8.98 184
38 Shawn Crabtree – Theresa Patterson 5 8.3 183
39 Richard Johnson – Jim Buttres 4 3.81 8.29 182
40 Corey Besgrove – Eddie Brown 4 8.16 181
41 Ryan Melcher – Kelly Rebel 3 7.43 180
42 Kevin Johnston – Roger Waters 5 7.37 179
43 Shane Voyles – William Grunder 3 6.23 178
44 Dene White – Joe Dorcy 3 6.07 177
45 Gary Arterberry – *Nick Arterberry 3 5.65 176
46 Jared Knuth – David Knuth 2 5.64 175
47 Doug Hoeppner – Thad Owens 2 5.54 174
48 Tom McGovern – Wayne Unkel 2 3.56 5.32 173
49 Mike Thomas – Jeff Lane 1 2.62 2.62 172
50 Mark Thompson – Mark Thompson II 1 1.34 1.34 171
51 *fished aalone – Mitchell Armstrong 0 20
John Bennett – Darrell Reach 0 20
Joddy Dungan – John Matousek 0 20
Jonathan Evans – Bradley Dillon 0 20
Brandon Flood – Chris Flood 0 20
Jon Gillotte – Mike Gillotte 0 20
John Hewkin – *fished aalone 0 20
Hal Land – Brad Baze 0 20
Darrin Lankford – Jared Lankford 0 20
Randy Oliphant – Scott Oliphant 0 20
Karl Schmidt – Bret Stracke 0 20
Chad Seiner – *Kevin Ingle 0 20

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]]> 07/20/24 Pomme https://joebassteamtrail.com/07-20-24-pomme/ Mon, 22 Jul 2024 21:30:23 +0000 https://joebassteamtrail.com/?p=13790 After a season that has brought a constant change in conditions, Pomme anglers were treated to an event with stable weather, stabilizing water levels, and a special treat in the form of mild temperatures.  Apparently the fish were confused with the favorable conditions as the number and quality of fish weighed were a bit off.  Nonetheless, 40 teams launched with hopes of seeing their names at the top of the Window World Leaderboard, while others braved the washing machine seas brought on by the pleasure boaters to weigh every fish and accrue valuable qualifying points for the Joe Bass Invitational to be held this fall on Table Rock Lake.

Coming out on top was the team of Rick Fishback and Denny Carver.  The scales locked in at an amazing 22.54 pounds, with Rick and Denny’s five fish limit anchored by the NAPA  big bass of the day, a solid 5.80 kicker.  Rick and Denny worked several baits to amass their winning weight.  Included in their TNT Quick Stop key to success were CrankWrapped crankbaits, Apex shaky heads and a Bojangles log hog.  They focused on the 8’-12’ depth range to catch their bass.

Josh Miller and Ethen Jones had a great day with a second place finish.  They brought five fish to the scales that weighed 14.84 pounds.  Josh and Ethen braved the waves to ply a milk run of brushpiles.  They found the fishing biting a combination of jigs and worms.

Jerry Roark and Jamie Edge used their decades of experience on the potato pond to round out the top three.  They logged a final weight of 14.49, narrowly missing a second place finish.  True to form, Jerry and Jamie worked brush jogs with deep brush piles garnering their attention.

Cody Campbell and Quinten Carr continued a strong season, adding to their 6th place winnings by again taking Top Skeeter Boats  honors as they fished worms in brushpiles from Cody’s FXR21 Skeeter boat.

Rick Jones and Jeremy Gilbert took the Pomme de Rita’s “First out of the Money” award with their 11.54 pound showing for the day.

Special thanks to Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC for sponsoring the release boat!

The final Pomme de Terre tournament will launch at 6:00 Saturday August 24. This will be a no membership tournament.

Pay special attention to the top 3 places in the points race. Beginning this season all 3 will be eligible for the Tournament of Champions held in conjunction with the Invitational.

Like us on Facebook & Instagram then send a Thank you to our sponsors.

Photos

Results

Place Team Members Fish B/F TotWgt Pts Payout
1 Rick Fishback – Denny Carver 5 5.8 22.54 220 $2,560.00
2 Josh Miller – Ethen Johns 5 4.57 14.84 219 $1,090.00
3 Jerry Roark – Jamie Edge 5 14.49 218 $830.00
4 Scott Hill – Brandon Hill 4 4.45 13.68 217 $542.00
5 Matt Underwood – Logan Underwood 5 3.61 13.15 216 $350.00
6 Cody Campbell – Quinten Carr 5 3.1 12.77 215 $438.00
7 Zachary Cooley – Kent Whitaker 5 3.93 12.66 214 $180.00
8 Michael Fey – Mike Fey Jr 5 3.39 12.55 213 $180.00
9 Rick Jones – Jeremy Gilbert 5 4.17 11.54 212
10 Ron Belew – Derek Dace 5 11.34 211
11 Jacob Delong – Mike Eutsler 5 3.86 10.91 210
12 Charles Abbott – Tim Wells 3 5.28 10.63 209 $160.00
13 Matt King – Mike Houdeshell 5 2.84 10.5 208
14 John Williams – Jim Williams 5 3.93 10.37 207
15 Kelly (Bob) Nunn – *Terry Bradley 5 10.36 206
16 Kevin Snyder – Nick Borchers 5 2.75 9.95 205
17 Greg Becker – Don Thrall 5 3.7 9.33 204
18 Greg Askew – Terry Case 5 9.23 203
19 Kason Henderson – Joe Doughtery 5 8.81 202
20 Rusty Darnell – Timmy Newberry 5 8.71 201
21 Brady Graves – Darryll Waller 5 8.69 200
22 Jay Roe – John Bollinger 5 8.56 199
23 Nathan Klepper – Michael Bray 3 8.26 198
24 Colby Davidson – Ron Voet 3 7.92 197
25 David Mulkey – Charlie RE 5 6.89 196
26 Jarad Hinson – 1 4.94 4.94 195
27 Ralph Essig – Harlen Harvey 3 4.04 194
28 Mathew Waller – Connor McBride 3 3.97 193
29 Randy Roustio – 2 3.57 192
30 Earl Horton – 2 2.7 191
31 Dan Cox – Tim Kastning 0 20
Barry Goen – Art Brown 0 20
Dana Hansen – Sarah Hansen 0 20
Kelly Jones – Roger Satterfield 0 20
Austin Lankford – Parker Tyree 0 20
Clifford Lean – Maximus Lean 0 20
Tony Mayfield – Fisher Mayfield 0 20
John Ray – 0 20
Paul Redmond – *Brett Bails 0 20
AJ Wenzel – Patrick Dickerson 0 20

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]]> 07/14/24 Mark Twain https://joebassteamtrail.com/07-14-24-mark-twain/ Tue, 16 Jul 2024 23:23:46 +0000 https://joebassteamtrail.com/?p=13776 25 teams came out to solve the tough bite on a stingy Mark Twain Lake. Morning dock talk was about how the fast rise in the lake (over 6 feet in a week) and very little discharge, due to the Mississippi river being at flood stage, had the bass scattered and not being very cooperative.

Taking the Window World Leader Board top spot today was the team of Don and Gary McFetridge. Don and Gary started their day fishing shallow buckbrush and grassy flats in the mid-lake area. The team fished a variety of baits, including Brushogs, Senkos, and a swimjig. The early cloud cover and breeze helped the early bite until the sun came out and the shallow bite fizzled. The team made an adjustment and moved to the 107 bridge and Bee creek area and started fishing deep structure (16 to 20ft) with soft plastics, where Gary caught keepers on back to back casts on a big worm. Don and Gary dropped 17.72 pounds of Mark Twain Lake bass on the scales for the W. Gary stated that it was nice to know they could still win a July tournament WITHOUT Forward Facing Sonar! Included in their bag was the NAPA Big Bass of the day weighing 4.89 pounds.

Taking the runner-up position for the second tournament in a row was the team of Wade Walling and Matt Weigel. Wade and Matt took a different approach to their day, as the team looked for fish under schools of large shad suspended off steep banks with Forward Facing Sonar. Wade and Matt would then drop a Rattle trap down through the shad to get a reaction strike. The team brought in 15.30 pounds of Mark Twain Lake bass to the scales, to finish second.

Finishing in Third place today was the veteran team of Charlie Kunkle and Keith Williams. The 154 Marine sponsored team fished big worms on deep structure and brushpiles in the lower end of the lake bringing in 13.33 pounds to the scales. Keith was also the highest finishing Skeeter owner as the team fished out of his new 2024 FXR 21.

25 teams 47 fish weighed 47 fish released 4 limits.

Our next and final Mark Twain Lake division tournament of the 2024 season, sponsored by 154 Marine, will be Sunday August 11th. 6am Take-off Robert E Allen ramp. This will be a No Membership required open tournament.

Host Lodging for Joe Bass at Mark Train is Country Inn Resort (573)267-3800

Like us on Facebook & Instagram then send a Thank you to our sponsors.

Pay special attention to the top 3 places in the points race. Beginning this season all 3 will be eligible for the Tournament of Champions held inconjuction with the Invitational.

Photos

Results

Place Team Members Fish B/F TotWgt Pts Payout
1 Don McFetridge – Gary McFetridge 5 4.89 17.72 220 $1,810.00
2 Wade Walling – Matt Weigel 5 3.77 15.3 219 $850.00
3 Charlie Kunkle – Keith Williams 5 3.05 13.33 218 $1,010.00
4 Dominic Perotti – Nick Perotti 5 12.61 217 $250.00
5 Cory Kunkle – *Mack Tucker 4 4.37 12.32 216 $200.00
6 Ron Mellinger – *Travis Wilson 4 4.8 10.8 215 $100.00
7 Keith Hendrix – Greg Zumwalt 3 4.24 8.58 214
8 Larry Rothwiel – Steve Smith 4 7.59 213
9 Josh Gebhardt – Ross Lord 2 4.08 6.01 212
10 Steve Chiaurro – *Tim Wurm 2 5.21 211
11 Lonnie Franklin – *fished aalone 2 2.73 5 210
12 Brad Dooley – *Robin Hessling 2 3.91 209
13 Chad Denningmann – Kurt Denningmann 1 3.35 3.35 208
14 Zackery Andersen – Matthew Andersen 1 2.56 2.56 207
15 Phil J Zimmerman – Phil M Zimmerman 1 2.03 2.03 206
16 Preston Hartung – *Finn Reed 1 1.65 1.65 205
17 Bill Baumbach – James Guinn 0 20
Doug Buhr – Bill Cantwell 0 20
Alan Hoyt – John Summers 0 20
David Kampschroeder – Dustin Kampschroeder 0 20
Donnie Palmatory – Logan Hughes 0 20
Denis Repa – *fished aalone 0 20
Scott Taucher – Dave Becker 0 20
Mathew Waller – Connor McBride 0 20
Steve Weber – Sam Phillips 0 20

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]]> 06/30/24 Mark Twain https://joebassteamtrail.com/06-30-24-mark-twain/ Tue, 02 Jul 2024 12:49:45 +0000 https://joebassteamtrail.com/?p=13749 34 Teams found their way to Robert E. Allen ramp Sunday, for tournament number 3 of the Mark Twain division, sponsored by 154 Marine. The lake has been fish pretty strong for the past month, and the anglers new it would take 20+ pounds to finish on top.

Taking the Window World Leader Board top spot Sunday was the team of Steve Weber and Sam Phillips. The Joe Bass staff team started their day in the mid-lake area fishing Senko style worms and Brushogs on main lake points. Having some success, but knowing the needed better-quality fish, the team moved to the Lick Creek arm of the lake, fishing in the 4 to 10 foot range, the team found what they were looking for, and then some! Steve and Sam dropped a whopping 25.06 pounds of Mark Twain Lake Bass on the scales to claim the top spot. Included in their bag was the NAPA Big Bass of the day weighing 6.26 pounds, that Sam caught on one of their last casts of the day. Steve also was the highest finishing Skeeter owner fishing out of his 2011 ZX225.

Taking the runner up position was the team of Wade Walling and Matt Weigel. Wade and Matt found quality fish in practice under schools of shad off steep main lake points in the mid-lake area. However, tournament morning the fish had left the shad balls and moved tighter to the bank on sharper drops in about 8 feet of water. The team fished jigs out to the drop and found that when the jig lost contact with the bottom you were out of the strike zone. Wade and Matt rotated through a couple spots through the day, bringing 21.23 pounds to the scales.

Finishing in third place was the team of Keith Williams and alternate John Trasher. Keith and John fished Big worms and jigs from the dam to mid-lake on points, standing timber and brush piles in 6 to 14 foot range.

Our next Mark Twain Lake Joe Bass tournament, sponsored by 154 Marine will be July, 14th 6am take-off Robert E. Allen ramp.

Host Lodging for Joe Bass at Mark Train is Country Inn Resort (573)267-3800

Like us on Facebook & Instagram then send a Thank you to our sponsors.

Pay special attention to the top 3 places in the points race. Beginning this season all 3 will be eligible for the Tournament of Champions held inconjuction with the Invitational.

Photos

Results

Place Team Members Fish B/F TotWgt Pts Payout
1 Steve Weber – Sam Phillips 5 6.3 25.06 220 $2,470.00
2 Wade Walling – Matt Weigel 5 4.8 21.23 219 $1,180.00
3 *John Thrasher – Keith Williams 5 4 18.02 218 $680.00
4 Doug Buhr – Bill Cantwell 5 4 14.11 217 $450.00
5 Keith Hendrix – Greg Zumwalt 5 4.2 13.75 216 $326.00
6 Chad Denningmann – Kurt Denningmann 5 3.8 13.7 215 $208.00
7 Cory Kunkle – *Mike Tucker 5 3.5 12.82 214
8 Josh Gebhardt – Ross Lord 5 3.2 12.55 213
9 Preston Hartung – George Harrington 5 12.4 212
10 David Kampschroeder – Dustin Kampschroeder 5 12.39 211
11 Scott Jackson – Todd Martens 5 2.6 11.05 210
12 Ron Mellinger – Colton Mellinger 5 10.6 209
13 Dominic Perotti – Nick Perotti 5 9.95 208
14 Bill Baumbach – James Guinn 4 9.51 207
15 Mathew Waller – Connor McBride 3 6.34 206
16 Denis Repa – Alec Repa 2 4.5 6.26 205
17 Larry Rothwiel – Steve Smith 2 4.3 6.24 204
18 Bryan Loseman – Gary Martens 3 6.08 203
19 Brad Dooley – *Robin Hessling 3 5.91 202
20 Don McFetridge – Gary McFetridge 2 5.83 201
21 *William Danneger – Richard Dannegger 3 4.9 200
22 Donnie Palmatory – Logan Hughes 2 4.02 199
23 Zackery Andersen – Matthew Andersen 1 2.5 2.52 198
24 Chad Wagner – *Dustin Berkemeier 1 2.2 2.18 197
25 Lonnie Franklin – *Kaden Benne 1 1.6 1.57 196
26 *Troy Basler – Mike Smith 2 0 20
Alan Hoyt – *Lynn Hoyt 0 20
Jake Morrison – Richard Morrison 0 20
Adam Morrison – Chris Phillips 0 20
Frank Sinn – William Bostic 0 20
Scott Taucher – Dave Becker 0 20
Jonathon Thomas – Jeff Novel 0 20
Ken Young – *fished aalone 0 20
Phil J Zimmerman – Phil M Zimmerman 0 20

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]]> 06/26/24 Antique https://joebassteamtrail.com/06-26-24-antique/ Thu, 27 Jun 2024 16:57:02 +0000 https://joebassteamtrail.com/?p=13736 The weather was ripe for a topwater bite. Take off had overcast, light wind conditions prior to rain that was coming. The top 2 teams both reporting catching their bags early and on whopper ploppers. Notice that big fish were plentiful spoons, worms, whopper ploppers were all reported throughout the weighin.

Jay Oliver and Aaron Hodge’s impressive bag weighing 22.35lbs was anchored by the NAPA  Big Bass of 6.61lbs. They report whopper ploppers and worms working best from the Kimberling City area to the dam.

Jacob Wade and Robbie Dodson take their 4th second place finish with 18.60lbs anchored with a 5.12lber. They report fishing whopper ploppers shallow in the Kimberling City area.

Mike Gold and Greg Wood took a different approach fishing worms and crankbaits in the James River for their third place finish. 17.69lbs anchored with a 5.16lber.

Special thanks to Maybee Insurance & T-Bone Trucking, Window World , NAPA , Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC  and Skeeter Boats  for another fantastic tournament!

Like us on Facebook & Instagram then send a Thank you to our sponsors.

Pay special attention to the top 3 places in the points race. Beginning this season all 3 will be eligible for the Tournament of Champions held inconjuction with the Invitational.

SPONSOR ALERT! Spend $20 at Modern Outdoor Tackle in Nixa the day prior to any Antique or Table Rock tournament then show the receipt to your director and get a FREE Joe Bass T Shirt. 1 per event. 1st come 1st serve.

The next Antique division tournament will launch from Ahoys July 31st at 6 am. Sign up now.

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Results

Place Team Members Fish B/F TotWgt Pts Payout
1 Jay Oliver – Aaron Hodge 5 6.61 22.35 220 $2,760.00
2 Jacob Wade – Robbie Dodson 5 5.12 18.6 219 $1,450.00
3 Mike Gold – Greg Wood 5 5.16 17.69 218 $950.00
4 Landon Edwards – Scotty Villines 5 4.87 17.29 217 $750.00
5 Danny Smith – Jake Smith 5 6.18 16.84 216 $550.00
6 Jace McMasters – Eddie McMasters 5 4.45 15.9 215 $286.00
7 Kevin Jackson – Bryan Jackson 5 4.16 15.01 214 $200.00
8 Justin Brand – Jason Jenkins 5 5.4 14.71 213 $180.00
9 Jay Henderson – Clay Henderson 5 3.95 14.46 212 $180.00
10 Kavan Maybee – Mike Smith 5 3.72 14.42 211
11 Brent Algeo – Dennis Meyer 5 4.28 14.33 210
12 Gordon Harriman – Travis Harriman 5 4.2 13.96 209
13 Shane Harms – Tom Harms 5 5.43 13.59 208
14 Jeff Epley – Kelly Greer 5 3.05 12.83 207
15 Cole Boyd – Randy York 5 3.22 12.56 206
16 Shane Allen Boyd – Douglas Nickle 5 2.55 12.55 205
17 Gary Hazell – *fished aalone 5 3.24 12.05 204
18 Terry Hutchison – Jason Coley 5 11.83 203
19 Pat Leonard – Bryan Doel 5 11.67 202
20 Stacy King – *Dustin Back 5 11.18 201
21 Brett Rider – Steve Rider 5 11.17 200
22 Ken Gross – *Mark Rayor 5 2.96 10.87 199
23 Josh Shirley – Don Sanders 5 10.77 198
24 Paul Mitchell – Paul Warren 4 10.35 197
25 Rodney Bowersox – 4 3.04 10.31 196
26 *fished aalone – Anthony Willis 4 9.52 195
27 Michael Frye – *fished aalone 5 9.36 194
28 James Hamlin – Terry Bunch 3 7.88 193
29 Jeff Fletcher – Ron Foss 4 7.72 192
30 Ryan Thompson – Shad McGuire 3 7.33 191
31 Mike Lafferty – Wendell Wade 3 7.31 190
32 Dan Hankinson – Keith Hankinson 2 4.03 6.76 189
33 Greg Snider – Tim Lane 3 5.98 188
34 Keith Landrum – Chad McManis 3 5.96 187
35 Ronnie Dobbs – Troy Eakins 3 5.64 186
36 Darrell Barlow – Mike Edwards 3 5.04 185
37 Mark Long – Carl Thompson 2 3.84 184
38 JT Harden – Sam Stanley 1 2.54 2.54 183
39 Gary Brach – James Brach 0 20
Brent Compton – Daniel Q Cornelison 0 20
Jim Dopp – *Debbie Dopp 0 20
Terry Kennedy – Cole Chmielewski 0 20
Gerald McDaniel – Jeff Pascoe 0 20
Jason Overturf – Clayton Erhardt 0 20
Jack Stack – Dick Moger 0 20
John Williams – Ed Larson 0 20

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]]> 06/23/24 Truman https://joebassteamtrail.com/06-23-24-truman/ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 20:51:12 +0000 https://joebassteamtrail.com/?p=13724 The third event of the 2024 Truman division saw 71 teams launch with the hopes of finding their names at the top of the Window World  Leaderboard.  To do so, anglers had to deal with a rapidly dropping lake, oppressive heat and what had been reported as a stingy bite.  By the end of the day, the Truman anglers brought 30 limits to the scales while others leaned on the notion that every fish counts approach towards qualifying points for the Joe Bass Invitational to be held next fall on Table Rock Lake was in high gear.

Kenny Sloan and Brendon Mick were kings of the mountain as their five fish limit tallied 20.60 pounds.  Having a kicker is a key ingredient to a good finish, but Kenny and Brendon took that to the max as their Napa big bass of the day pushed the scales to a staggering 7.15 pounds!  Kenny and Brendon said their Hobbytime Motorsports key to success was slinging big worms, focusing on shallow cover between 1’ and 6’ deep.

Jordan Williams and Trevor Bartlett continued their strong season with a runner up finish with a 19.91 pound bag.  They noted they struggled for bites, but they made up for that in quality.  They kept a jig in their hands all day, flipping shallow cover to catch their fish.

Eric and Ben Zuk rounded out the top three.  It should be no surprise Team Zuk found success with a brush hog and worm, boating a solid limit that weighed 18.55 pounds.  Eric explained they locked in a main lake flat, catching their fish between 3’ and 10’ deep.

Bryan and Darren Baker added to their 9th place finish by taking Top Skeeter honors as they put 15.82 pounds of Truman bass in Bryan’s 2015 FX20 Skeeter.

Special thanks to Hobbytime Motorsports, Lakes Inn, Truman Lake Fishing Intel, NAPA , Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC, and Skeeter Boats  for their fantastic sponsorship! Support our sponsors, their support is invaluable to the trail.

The next Truman will launch at 6:00 am Sunday July 21.

Pay special attention to the top 3 places in the points race. Beginning this season all 3 will be eligible for the Tournament of Champions held in conjunction with the Invitational.

Like us on Facebook & Instagram then send a Thank you to our sponsors.

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Results

Place Team Members Fish Wgt Pnlty B/F TotWgt Pts Payout
1 Kenny Sloan – Brendon Mick 5 20.6 7.2 20.6 220 $3,990.00
2 Jordan Williams – *Trevor Bartlett 5 19.9 4.5 19.91 219 $1,540.00
3 Eric Zuk – Ben Zuk 5 18.6 5 18.55 218 $1,130.00
4 Brad Jelinek – Brock Reinkemeyer 5 18.3 4.9 18.27 217 $850.00
5 Matt King – Mike Hudeshell 5 17.9 6.6 17.87 216 $1,030.00
6 Kevin Love – Brian Vanderzeil 5 17.3 5.1 17.26 215 $400.00
7 Joseph Hull – Brett Fickle 5 16.2 3.8 16.24 214 $340.00
8 *fished aalone – Tyler Glenn 5 15.9 4.1 15.88 213 $250.00
9 Bryan Baker – Darren Baker 5 15.8 4 15.82 212 $480.00
10 Dene White – Joe Dorcy 5 15.5 4.6 15.49 211 $180.00
11 Darrin Lankford – Jared Lankford 5 15.5 3.8 15.48 210 $180.00
12 David McCormick – *Karl Schmidt 5 14.8 5.6 14.79 209 $180.00
13 Jerry McCutchen – Kevin Smith 5 14.6 4.4 14.6 208 $180.00
14 Wyatt Miller – Kolin Rogers 5 13.9 13.89 207 $180.00
15 Matt Gunter – Kelly (Bob) Nunn 5 13.3 3.6 13.32 206
16 Diego Segui – John Prochko 5 13.2 13.18 205
17 Tom McGovern – Wayne Unkel 4 13.1 4.3 13.1 204
18 Tony Powers – Cindy Powers 5 12.8 6.5 12.83 203
19 Mark Thompson – Mark Thompson II 5 12.3 12.31 202
20 Troy Hendrick – Chad Hendrick 5 12.2 12.16 201
21 John Bennett – Darrell Reach 5 12 3.2 12.02 200
22 Curt Graves – Parker Graves 5 13 1 11.97 199
23 Blake Price – Travis Glenn 5 11.9 11.87 198
24 Wayne Garrison – Billy Greenwell 5 11.8 3.3 11.84 197
25 Shawn Saathoff – Jon Saathoff 4 11.7 3.7 11.74 196
26 Rich Campbell – Travis Stevens 5 11.4 11.43 195
27 Coty Baldwin – Kris Bollinger 5 11.3 4.1 11.29 194
28 Shawn Crabtree – *Reese Crabtree 5 11.3 11.26 193
29 Greg Askew – Terry Case 5 11.1 11.11 192
30 Matt Garrett – Will Isaac 5 11 10.97 191
31 Jim Sloan – Jeff Stout 5 10.8 10.77 190
32 Brad Territo – Logan Carter 3 10.1 4.5 10.09 189
33 *Paul Tatroe – Steve Fowler 4 10.3 0.5 9.83 188
34 Lennie Becker – *Nick Sansberrey 3 9.67 4.7 9.67 187
35 Andre Dickniete – Noah Dickneite 5 9.53 9.53 186
36 Dave Epema – Mike Rowland 4 8.65 8.65 185
37 Kevin Johnston – Roger Waters 3 8.57 8.57 184
38 Bryce Rieder – Mike Edrington 4 7.84 7.84 183
39 Shane Voyles – William Grunder 3 7.28 7.28 182
40 Josh Louiselle – Roger Umbarger 2 7.13 5 7.13 181
41 Stephen Smith – Bill McAvoy 3 6.89 6.89 180
42 Doug Hoeppner – Thad Owens 3 6.82 6.82 179
43 Ron Peek – Grieg Engel 4 6.8 6.8 178
44 Richard Evans – Terry Close 3 6.18 6.18 177
45 Scotty Cavanaugh – Chris Schiffelbein 2 5.78 3.8 5.78 176
46 Gary Arterberry – Gus Adkinson 2 5.37 5.37 175
47 Corey Besgrove – Eddie Brown 2 4.11 4.11 174
48 Ryan Melcher – Kelly Rebel 1 1.92 1.9 1.92 173
49 Anthony Sayers – Kevin Bollinger 1 1.86 1.9 1.86 172
50 Mike Thomas – Jeff Lane 1 2.29 0.5 1.8 1.79 171
51 John Williams – Jim Williams 1 1.73 1.7 1.73 170
52 Charles Abbott – Tim Wells 0 0 20
Lyle Armstrong – Mitchell Armstrong 0 0 20
Justin Borum – Jake McKinnis 0 0 20
Rusty Darnell – *Chris Ballard 0 0 20
Kevin Duer – Dustin Young 0 0 20
Joddy Dungan – John Matousek 0 0 20
Jonathan Evans – Bradley Dillon 0 0 20
Casey Flood – Dan Flood 0 0 20
Lee Lengel – Jon Lengel 0 0 20
Doug Long – Marty Watson 0 0 20
Nick Luna – Jake Desselle 0 0 20
Justin Miller – Todd Miller 0 0 20
Randy Oliphant – Scott Oliphant 0 0 20
Bobby Roberts – Hunter Rushton 0 0 20
Mike Rogers – *Donnie Crist 0 0 20
Luke Routh – *fished aalone 0 0 20
Ron Rush – Rick Rush 0 0 20
Chad Seiner – Greg Seiner 0 0 20
Cory Steckler – Ronnie Kane 0 0 20
John Stewart – Corey Stewart 0 0 20

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]]> 06/22/24 Pomme https://joebassteamtrail.com/06-22-24-pomme/ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 20:40:02 +0000 https://joebassteamtrail.com/?p=13714 Once again Pomme anglers were faced with a high lake level, but the June event added to the variables 36 teams faced in the form of an extremely high discharge rate, stifling heat, and the ever-present summer recreation boat crowd that was intent in churning the lake into a froth.  Nonetheless, Pomme de Terre anglers rose to the challenge and brought 20 limits to the weigh in, and due to their vigilant fish care, 100% of those fish were released back into the lake.  Although it took fish over the six pound mark to make a big bass check and get one’s name at the top of the Window World Leaderboard, every fish garnered valuable qualifying points for the Joe Bass Invitational to be held this fall on Table Rock Lake.

Cody Campbell and Quinten Carr continued their dominance of the division by taking the win on a hot June day.  Their five fish limit, anchored by the 6.13 pound 2nd big bass of the event, locked the scales at 18.03 pounds.  They found the lower end of the lake to their liking as their TNT Quick Stop key to success was flipping flooded bushes on shallow banks not far from take off.  Cody and  Quinten added to their winnings taking Top Skeeter Boats  honor as they fished from Cody’s FXR21 Skeeter boat.

Colby Davidson and Ron Voet took the runner-up spot with a strong 15.96 limit.  They ran a variety of locations but focused on a swimbait to get their bites.

Scott and Brandon Hill rounded out the podium positions.  Team Hill dropped 15.89 pounds of Pomme bass on the scales, narrowly missing a second place finish.  They coupled a shallow flipping bite with cranking a Mag Draft swimbait.  They reported they had their final weight by 8:00 am.

Kelly Jones and Roger Satterfield wrangled the NAPA  big bass of the day, a 6.31 giant.  The big fish pushed them to a 4th place overall finish.

David and Ryan Fritz took the Pomme de Rita’s “First out of the Money” award with their 11.05 pound showing for the day.

Special thanks to Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC for sponsoring the release boat!

The next Pomme de Terre tournament will launch at 6:00 Saturday July 20.

Pay special attention to the top 3 places in the points race. Beginning this season all 3 will be eligible for the Tournament of Champions held in conjunction with the Invitational.

Like us on Facebook & Instagram then send a Thank you to our sponsors.

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Results

Place Team Members Fish B/F TotWgt Pts Payout
1 Cody Campbell – Quinten Carr 5 6.13 18.03 220 $2,700.00
2 Colby Davidson – Ron Voet 5 4.37 15.96 219 $1,090.00
3 Scott Hill – Brandon Hill 5 4.35 15.89 218 $726.00
4 Kelly Jones – Roger Satterfield 5 6.31 14.37 217 $670.00
5 Greg Askew – Terry Case 5 6.03 13.14 216 $200.00
6 Ron Belew – Derek Dace 4 4.68 12.67 215 $200.00
7 Nathan Klepper – Michael Bray 5 3.83 12.63 214 $180.00
8 Josh Miller – Ethen Johns 5 11.05 213
9 Matt King – Mike Hudeshell 5 3.78 10.45 212
10 Troy Nogosek – Jeremy Fiedler 5 3.87 10.17 211
11 Scotty Cavanaugh – Chris Schiffelbein 5 3.31 9.91 210
12 Matt Garrett – *Caleb Rook 5 9.57 209
13 David Mulkey – 3 3.84 8.98 208
14 Jerry Addington – Jasper Addington 5 8.84 207
15 Jim Rackers – Bob Brown 5 8.6 206
16 Terry Bradley – Jason Swanigan 5 8.45 205
17 Tyler Eagan – James Eagan 5 8.22 204
18 Paul Redmond – Dayton Bushhong 5 7.92 203
19 Greg Becker – Don Thrall 3 7.8 202
20 John Williams – Jim Williams 5 7.79 201
21 Ralph Essig – Harlen Harvey 4 7.26 200
22 Zachary Cooley – Kent Whitaker 5 7.18 199
23 Kevin Snyder – Nick Borchers 5 7.03 198
24 Tom VanKeirsbilck – *fished aalone 5 5.92 197
25 Jarad Hinson – 2 3.19 196
26 Earl Horton – 1 1.33 1.33 195
27 Michael Fey – Mike Fey Jr 1 1.15 1.15 194
28 Dan Cox – Tim Kastning 0 20
Rusty Darnell – *Chris Ballard 0 20
Dave Epema – Mike Rowland 0 20
Dana Hansen – Sarah Hansen 0 20
Jerry Roark – *fished aalone 0 20
Coty Rotustein – 0 20
Wesley Rubie – Josh Inman 0 20
Matt Underwood – Logan Underwood 0 20
AJ Wenzel – Patrick Dickerson 0 20

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]]> 06/02/24 Mark Twain https://joebassteamtrail.com/06-02-24-mark-twain/ Tue, 04 Jun 2024 21:24:55 +0000 https://joebassteamtrail.com/?p=13703 Fog greeted the 31 teams participating in the second Joe Bass Team trail tournament at Mark Twain Lake, sponsored by 154 Marine. After a brief delay, the teams set out to find the right five bites to put them at the top of the Window World Leader Board. The lake was about 8 feet above normal pool, (606.00) with moderate discharge through Clarence Cannon Dam.

Taking the top spot today was the team of Dennis and Gary McFetridge. The two brothers pre-tournament game plan was to run to the lower end of the lake and try to capitalize on the early bite in clearer water. However, the team decided on making a short run, due to the remaining fog. Dennis and Gary fished a variety of soft plastics, Senkos and Brush Hogs, around secondary points with grass. In addition to the soft plastics, the team relied on a shad-colored RC square billed crankbait, fished on the outside edge of the grass line. Gary reported that the better-quality bites came on the square bill. In the end Dennis and Gary’s five bass limit weighed in at 17.29 pounds. Included in their bag was the second big bass of the day weighing 5.09 pounds.

Finishing in the runner-up position was the father son team of Chad and Kurt Denningmann. Similar to the winners, Chad and Kurt started their day fishing in the mid-lake area, pitching Kmann’s K-sticks in spawning pockets looking for post-spawners leaving for the main lake. Later in the morning, the team moved to the lower end of the lake still throwing the K-sticks but also began throwing a crankbait to secondary points. Using a run and gun approach, the team hit as many points as the could the rest of the day, bringing a limit weighing 15.87 pounds to the scales. Chad also won the Skeeter incentive fishing out of his 2020 FXR 20.

Rounding out the top three was another father son team, David and Dustin Kampschroeder. David and Dustin fished a variety of baits throughout the day, Buzzbaits, spinnerbaits, and Brush hogs, with the better-quality fish coming on the spinnerbait and Brush hog. David and Dustin focused on secondary points to about halfway into spawning pockets. Their 15.72 pound limit put them in third.

Well, if you’re not going to catch a limit, catch a good one! That’s exactly what the father son team of Phil J and Phil M Zimmerman did! Fishing a shallow clay bank with grass Phil M pitched a weightless Senko into the shallow grass, and it was on! The fish made a couple good runs and then made its way int the net. Weighing 5.10 pounds Team Z claimed the NAPA Big Bass of the tournament.

31 teams, 13 limits, 109 fish weighed, 108 fish released.

Our next tournament at Mark Twain Lake, Sponsored by 154 Marine is Sunday June 30 6am take-off.

Host Lodging for Joe Bass at Mark Train is Country Inn Resort (573)267-3800

Photos

Results

Place Team Members Fish Pnlty B/F TotWgt Pts Payout
1 *Dennis McFetridge – Gary McFetridge 5 5.09 17.29 220 $2,100.00
2 Chad Denningmann – Kurt Denningmann 5 0.5 4.27 15.87 219 $1,240.00
3 David Kampschroeder – Dustin Kampschroeder 5 3.75 15.72 218 $540.00
4 Dominic Perotti – Nick Perotti 5 4.3 15.7 217 $400.00
5 Charlie Kunkle – Keith Williams 5 15.59 216 $276.00
6 *John Warner – Gary Martens 5 4.56 15.03 215 $180.00
7 Josh Gebhardt – Ross Lord 5 4.8 13.81 214
8 Tyler Hays – Matthew Paris 5 3.61 12.62 213
9 Lonnie Franklin – Bob Peneston 5 3.94 12.29 212
10 Alan Hoyt – John Summers 4 5.02 12.2 211
11 Scott Jackson – Todd Martens 4 5.03 11.67 210
12 Steve Weber – Sam Phillips 5 11.49 209
13 Brent Basler – Mike Smith 2 4 4.64 10.4 208
14 Larry Rothwiel – Steve Smith 5 10.28 207
15 Preston Hartung – George Harrington 4 10.14 206
16 Donnie Palmatory – Logan Hughes 5 9.89 205
17 Ron Mellinger – Colton Mellinger 4 4.46 9.52 204
18 Steve Chiaurro – Richard Dannegger 5 9.19 203
19 Scott Taucher – Dave Becker 4 9.13 202
20 Jake Morrison – Richard Morrison 3 3.64 8.84 201
21 Wayne Werle – Jim Lomax 3 3.91 8.3 200
22 Phil J Zimmerman – Phil M Zimmerman 2 5.1 6.86 199 $190.00
23 Brad Dooley – *fished aalone 3 5.49 198
24 Jonathon Thomas – Jeff Novel 3 5.47 197
25 Zackery Andersen – Matthew Andersen 2 5.17 196
26 Eric Power – Blake Power 2 5.13 195
27 Todd Hessling – Robin Hessling 2 4.62 194
28 Ryan Beals – Wayne O’Halloran 0 20
Doug Buhr – *Todd Sunfield 0 20
Matt McCullough – *fished aalone 0 20
Adam Morrison – Chris Phillips 0 20

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]]> 06/02/24 Stockton https://joebassteamtrail.com/06-02-24-stockton/ Tue, 04 Jun 2024 21:02:52 +0000 https://joebassteamtrail.com/?p=13692 39 teams launched from Orleans Trail Resort & Marina with the hopes of a strong day that would find them atop the Window World Leaderboard.  Dock talk centered on a stingy bite with a forecasted drop in the release rates combining with a fresh influx of water in the upper creeks wreaking havoc on what had been fairly stable conditions.  The statistics prove that out as only 15 limits were weighed and teams averaged just over 5 pounds per boat.  However, every fish counts for valuable qualifying points for the Joe Bass Invitational to be held next fall on Table Rock Lake.

Local sticks Chris Macy and Tim Lawyer came out on top on a tough day.  Their 15.21 limit was anchored by the NAPA  big bass of the day, a kicker 5.72 pound lunker.  Their Albers Marine, Inc. approach centered on soaking a brown jig in the bushes to coax 6 keeper bites.  The big fish, which came at 1:00pm, gave them a huge upgrade towards their final weight.

Also relying on a big bite to bump up their weight, Keith Hurd and Jeff Nelson welcomed their 5.66 pound second place big bass to weigh a total of 12.55 pounds and secure a second place finish.  They also worked jigs all day, boating 7 keepers.  The worked deeper than others, focusing on mainlake and deeper secondary points on a lake-wide milk run.  They added to their take home money as they also took the Top Skeeter honors as they fished from their 2021 ZXR20.

Hayden and Denny Carver rounded out the top three.  Their five fish limit locked on at 12.31 pounds.  Sticking with the jig theme, Team Carver flipped bushes to boat 8 keepers throughout the day.  Their day brightened as they boated their best fish after 2:00pm which provided enough of a boost to give them a podium finish.

Special thanks to Albers Marine, Inc., NAPA , Orleans Trail Resort and Marina,  Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC and Skeeter Boats for another fantastic tournament.

The next Stockton division tournament will launch from Orleans Trail August 4nd at 6:00 am.

Pay special attention to the top 3 places in the points race. Beginning this season all 3 will be eligible for the Tournament of Champions held in conjunction with the Invitational.

Like us on Facebook & Instagram then send a Thank you to our sponsors.

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Results

Place Team Members Fish Pnlty B/F TotWgt Pts Payout
1 Chris Macy – Tim Lawyer 5 5.72 15.21 220 $2,560.00
2 Keith Hurd – Jeff Nelson 5 5.66 12.55 219 $1,610.00
3 *Hayden Carver – Denny Carver 5 3.41 12.31 218 $814.00
4 Luke Routh – Tyler Weaver 5 2.63 11.37 217 $500.00
5 Seth Glynn – Kelly (KJ) Hughes 5 3.03 11.09 216 $350.00
6 Justin Angel – Scott Angel 5 2.64 11.05 215 $200.00
7 Dan Cox – Tim Kastning 5 3.4 10.04 214 $180.00
8 Nick Hass – Bruce Francisco 5 2.87 9.99 213
9 Brent Greek – Andy Greek 5 9.95 212
10 Matt Garrett – Will Isaac 5 2.8 9.82 211
11 Scott McGinnis – Jason Fuller 5 3.23 9.78 210
12 Mark Moody – Chad Allison 5 2.11 9.36 209
13 Erik Wehr – Stacy Shadwick 5 2.44 9.04 208
14 Jim Davidson – Mike Ashbacher 5 2.2 8.7 207
15 Tyler Eagan – James Eagan 5 8.47 206
16 Dillon Brock – Mike Hagensicker 4 7.85 205
17 Greg Seiner – *Chad Seiner 4 1 7.45 204
18 Anthony Sayers – Kevin Bollinger 4 6.33 203
19 Garen Hunt – Troy Hunt 3 5.75 202
20 *Jesse Gardner – Jim Battress 3 0.5 5.36 201
21 Justin Bogner – Kenny Bogner 3 5.34 200
22 John Hewkin – Frank Meyer 3 0.5 4.65 199
23 Kolbee McKee – Clifford P McKee 2 4.13 198
24 Mike Daley – Dale Elkins 2 3.83 197
25 Rick Bowman – Jeff Moore 2 3.74 196
26 Mike Butcher – *Megan Amershek 2 3.67 195
27 Mark Thompson – *fished aalone 2 3.45 194
28 Jeff Bear – Quenton Bear 1 1.83 1.83 193
29 Charles Abbott – Tim Wells 0 20
Steven Bain – 0 20
Justin Borum – Jake McKinnis 0 20
Rocky Carden – Niki Elliott 0 20
Andy Eutsler – Jared Essary 0 20
Troy Hardie – Tom Hutchenson 0 20
Glenn Harrison – Ryan Stuart 0 20
Ron Hills – Ray Holt 0 20
Gerald McDaniel – Jeff Pascoe 0 20
Jamie Newton – 0 20
Dusty Richardson – Robert Shackelford 0 20

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]]> 06/01/24 Table Rock https://joebassteamtrail.com/06-01-24-table-rock/ Tue, 04 Jun 2024 20:43:15 +0000 https://joebassteamtrail.com/?p=13683 Given the quality of stringers brought in during the Antique Division on Wednesday, teams took off from Ahoy’s feeling like they would need a strong bag to contend during the third derby in the 2024 Table Rock division.  With 37 limits weighed, those feelings were justified!  It took over 14 pounds to cash a check and get one’s name on the Window World Leaderboard, yet every fish still counts towards valuable qualifying points for the Joe Bass Invitational to be held next fall.

Local sticks Cody Huff and Greg Blair bested the field with their 17.76 stringer.  They shared their Chompers key to success paired a Missile Baits Ike’s Mini Flip jig tipped with a Rapala Crush City craw with a Missile Baits Magic Worm.  They flipped shallow and got a few on the worm LiveScoping in the center of the same hollows where they found their shallow fish.

Aaron Hodge followed up a great day on Wednesday as he and partner James Bailey took second place honors.  Their best five bass weighed in at 17.47 pounds.  They pounded a topwater bite to catch 15 keepers.  The majority of their damage was done by 1:00pm, as the break in the clouds stifled the topwater bite.

Cole Findley and Jeff Barrickman wrangled a third place finish on the back of their 16.64 limit.  Their bag included the  NAPA  big bass of the day, a lunker 5.83 largemouth. Cole shared they combined a topwater bite with flipping bushes.  They had most of their weight early but noted they caught fish throughout the day.

Kelly Jones and Roger Satterfield added to their 7th place check and 2nd big bass (5.76 pounds) with the Top Skeeter honors.  The veteran team put 15.28 pounds of bass into Kelly’s 2019 FX21 bassboat.

Special thanks to Chompers, Window World , NAPA , Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC  and Skeeter Boats  for another fantastic tournament!

NEW SPONSOR ALERT! Spend $20 at Modern Outdoor Tackle in Nixa the day prior to any Antique or Table Rock tournament then show the receipt to your director and get a FREE Joe Bass T Shirt. 1 per event. 1st come 1st serve.

The next Table Rock division tournament will launch from Ahoys August 3rd at 6:00 am.

Pay special attention to the top 3 places in the points race. Beginning this season all 3 will be eligible for the Tournament of Champions held in conjunction with the Invitational.

Like us on Facebook & Instagram then send a Thank you to our sponsors.

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Results

Place Team Members Fish Pnlty B/F TotWgt Pts Payout
1 Cody Huff – Greg Blair 5 4.41 17.76 220 $3,030.00
2 Aaron Hodge – James Bailey 5 5.64 17.47 219 $1,320.00
3 Cole Findley – Jeff Barrickman 5 5.83 16.64 218 $1,470.00
4 Mike Gold – Eric Olliverson 5 5.12 16.57 217 $700.00
5 Mike Utt – Mike Uttt 5 3.78 15.8 216 $550.00
6 Jacob Bennett – 5 5.17 15.65 215 $420.00
7 Kelly Jones – Roger Satterfield 5 5.76 15.28 214 $590.00
8 Gary Willis – Anthony Willis 5 15.05 213 $300.00
9 Adam Smith – Bill Edwards 5 0.5 14.9 212 $260.00
10 Landon Edwards – Cody Ellison 5 14.83 211 $200.00
11 Matt Cesar – Ed Larson 5 3.83 14.58 210 $200.00
12 Zachary Cooley – Kent Whitaker 5 3.93 14.17 209 $180.00
13 Brett Rider – Steve Rider 5 13.95 208
14 Jay Carden – Levi Carden 5 3.74 13.91 207
15 Stacy King – Mike Roller 5 3.5 13.41 206
16 Tyler Casey – *Ron Foss 5 13.04 205
17 *Cole Lippe – Dustin Lippe 5 4.27 12.99 204
18 Ethan Grubaugh – Josh Sisco 5 12.87 203
19 Adam Cook – Jeremy Hittler 5 12.3 202
20 Jace McMasters – Eddie McMasters 4 4.88 12.23 201
21 Sam Grace – 5 12.16 200
22 Kyle Wagner – John Wagner 5 2.6 12.07 199
23 Jason Coley – *Matt Plumlee 5 12.04 198
24 Jason Maschmeyer – John McMann 5 11.95 197
25 Martin Tinnin – Ryan Engle 5 11.85 196
26 Michael Frye – Michael Landwehr 5 2.84 11.74 195
27 Barb Cooper – Marc Cooper 5 11.73 194
28 Don Simpson – Steven Langley 5 11.69 193
29 Jake Smith – Neil Booher 5 11.6 192
30 Shane Harms – Dillon Harms 5 11.38 191
31 Gary Brach – James Brach 5 0.5 11.22 190
32 Craig Dort – Tony Johnston 5 3.63 10.95 189
33 Brent Algeo – Dennis Meyer 5 10.9 188
34 Mike Sutherland – Chance Peebles 5 10.83 187
35 Shane Allen Boyd – Daniel Pueppke 5 10.48 186
36 Eddie Timoshchuk – Emma Timoshchuck 4 10.48 185
37 Justin Rankin – August “Xander” Rankin 5 10.22 184
38 Bill Hayford – Tod Beccard 5 10.09 183
39 Andy Eutsler – *Rick Eustler 5 10.01 182
40 Vincent Hoff – Kyle Caldwell 4 0.5 8.96 181
41 William Luethje – Danny Smith 4 8.7 180
42 Justin Pruit – Mike Rose 4 8.62 179
43 Tom Daegling – Dan Daegling 4 8.23 178
44 Jason Rehg – Rustin Ryan 3 7.59 177
45 Dakota Millican – Corey Hankins 3 7.06 176
46 Jordan Dibben – Jason Conner 3 6.8 175
47 *Mike Manster – Danny Young 2 3.5 174
48 Charles Abbott – Tim Wells 0 20
Darrell Barlow – Ethan Barlow 0 20
Jeff Donovan – Trevor Donovan 0 20
Jeff Epley – Kelly Greer 0 20
Rich Gamble – Jacci Gamble 0 20
Justin Garner – Jacob Wade 0 20
Terry Letterman – Doug Smart 0 20
Chase Simpson – Tyler Simpson 0 20
Dan Stone – Brandon Holt 0 20
Mark Thompson – *Rusty Darnell 0 20
John Williams – Bob Capps 0 20
Bryan Wynn – Chris Harrison 0 20

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]]> 05/29/24 Antique https://joebassteamtrail.com/05-29-24-antique/ Thu, 30 May 2024 12:55:02 +0000 https://joebassteamtrail.com/?p=13673 Jay Oliver & Aaron Hodge take 1st place with their 5 fish limit weighing 19.77lbs. They report fishing top waters and shakey heads in less than 20 feet in the Kimberling City area of the lake.

Jacob Wade & Robbie Dodson fished with football jigs and glide baits from the mouth of the James to Baxter at depths upto 25ft. Catching as many as 20 keepers their best five weighed 17.19lbs. Robbie’s 5.56 lber anchored the limit and won the division leading team NAPA Big Bass honors, xtra cash and plaque.

Ed Larson & John Williams take 3rd and Top Skeeter owners checks. Their best five weighed in at 16.57lbs. Both found flipping bushes to their liking.

Special thanks to Maybee Insurance & T-Bone Trucking, Window World , NAPA , Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC  and Skeeter Boats  for another fantastic tournament!

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Pay special attention to the top 3 places in the points race. Beginning this season all 3 will be eligible for the Tournament of Champions held inconjuction with the Invitational.

NEW SPONSOR ALERT! Spend $20 at Modern Outdoor Tackle in Nixa the day prior to any Antique or Table Rock tournament then show the receipt to your director and get a FREE Joe Bass T Shirt. 1 per event. 1st come 1st serve.

The next Antique division tournament will launch from Ahoys June 26 at 6 am.

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Results

Place Team Members Fish Pnlty B/F TotWgt Pts Payout
1 Jay Oliver – Aaron Hodge 5 4.77 19.77 220 $2,380.00
2 Jacob Wade – Robbie Dodson 5 5.56 17.19 219 $1,530.00
3 John Williams – Ed Larson 5 4.77 16.57 218 $1,200.00
4 Jeff Fletcher – Ron Foss 5 4.54 16.48 217 $600.00
5 Danny Smith – Jake Smith 5 4.1 16.19 216 $420.00
6 Slade Wilson – Joey Penzo 5 3.95 15.53 215 $250.00
7 *fished aalone – Anthony Willis 5 4.58 15.32 214 $220.00
8 Stacy King – Mike Roller 5 3.86 15.24 213 $200.00
9 Mike Gold – Greg Wood 5 15.14 212 $180.00
10 Brett Rider – Steve Rider 5 3.29 14.96 211
11 Jeff Epley – Kelly Greer 5 4 14.49 210
12 Kelly Jones – Roger Satterfield 5 4.52 13.76 209
13 Michael Frye – *fished aalone 5 0.5 4.39 13.59 208
14 Aaron Stanphill – *Donnie Stanphill 5 4.18 13.18 207
15 Terry Letterman – Brian Letterman 5 12.9 206
16 Josh Shirley – Don Sanders 5 3.78 12.87 205
17 Mike Lafferty – Wendell Wade 5 3.2 12.64 204
18 Chad Morgenthaler – *fished aalone 5 12.55 203
19 Shane Harms – Tom Harms 5 12.06 202
20 *Matthew Thompson – Carl Thompson 4 5.01 11.95 201 $150.00
21 Kevin Jackson – Bryan Jackson 5 2.72 11.69 200
22 Gary Brach – James Brach 5 11.5 199
23 Cole Boyd – Randy York 5 11.36 198
24 Kevin Dickey – Waco Johnson 5 2.24 11.21 197
25 Brad Heavin – Danny Young 5 11.14 196
26 Gary Hazell – Jeff Farquhar 5 10.75 195
27 John Huffman – *Dave Brixley 5 10.51 194
28 Jason Overturf – Clayton Erhardt 5 0.5 10.43 193
29 Rick Jones – Jeremy Gilbert 5 10.25 192
30 Rodney Bowersox – 5 10.2 191
31 JT Harden – Sam Stanley 5 2.32 10.06 190
32 Jack Stack – Dick Moger 5 9.59 189
33 Jeremy Ealy – Matt Masters 4 9.47 188
34 Shane Allen Boyd – Douglas Nickle 5 9.28 187
35 Dan Hankinson – Keith Hankinson 4 8.61 186
36 Keith Landrum – Chad McManis 4 8.55 185
37 Ken Gross – Randy Lyman 4 8.41 184
38 James Hamlin – Terry Bunch 3 3.2 7.16 183
39 Greg Snider – Tim Lane 3 6.45 182
40 *fished aalone – Mike Smith 2 4.1 5.76 181
41 Rusty Darnell – Rocky Carden 1 2.69 2.69 180
42 Justin Brand – Jason Jenkins 0 20
Jim Dopp – Harlin Husky 0 20
Gerald McDaniel – *Ron Hill 0 20
Paul Mitchell – *Rob Warren 0 20

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]]> 05/19/24 Truman https://joebassteamtrail.com/05-19-24-truman/ Tue, 21 May 2024 22:45:00 +0000 https://joebassteamtrail.com/?p=13656 The second event of the 2024 Truman division launched with the lake up over 10’ and a strong discharge that provided options for fishing current, flooded brush/grass, or drains on the flats that tend to stack bass up during a drawdown.  The 61 teams launching from Shawnee Bend sought a heavy bag that would put their names at the top of the Window World  Leaderboard while striving to boat every bite as “the every fish counts” approach towards qualifying points for the Joe Bass Invitational to be held next fall on Table Rock Lake was in high gear.

Gary Arterberry and Gus Adkinson topped the field on a tough day with their limit that locked the scales at 17.16 pounds.  Anchored by a six pounder, Gary and Gus shared their Hobbytime Motorsports, key to success was flipping beavers, D Bombs and jigs to draw strikes.

Chase Plassmeyer teamed with Noah Dickneite to wrangle a second place finish.  They found the flipping bite to their liking as well.  They focused on putting brush hogs into the flooded brush to boat 17.06 pounds, narrowly missing the win.

Jordan Williams and Trevor Bartlett rounded out the top three.  They brought 16.77 pounds to the scales.  Staying with the trend of the trifecta, Jordan and Trevor concentrated on the shallow brush to locate their fish.  Creature baits placed at the base of the bushes accounted for their day’s take.

Coty Baldwin and Kris Bollinger pocketed several checks as their 14.67 pound limit secured a 9th place overall finish.   Their bag included the NAPA big bass of the day, a stout 6.39 pound largemouth.  In addition, they also took Top Skeeter honors, showing it pays to run a Skeeter boat as they put their fish in Coty’s FXR21.

Special thanks to Hobbytime Motorsports, Lakes Inn, Truman Lake Fishing Intel, NAPA , Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC, and Skeeter Boats  for their fantastic sponsorship! Support our sponsors, their support is invaluable to the trail.

Join Truman Lake Fishing Intel, $10 off any paid membership with the coupon code: joebass2020

The next Truman will launch at 6:00 am Sunday June 23.

Pay special attention to the top 3 places in the points race. Beginning this season all 3 will be eligible for the Tournament of Champions held in conjunction with the Invitational.

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Results

Place Team Members Fish Pnlty B/F TotWgt Pts Payout
1 Gary Arterberry – Gus Adkinson 5 6 17.16 220 $3,280.00
2 *Chase Plassmeyer – Noah Dickneite 5 5.07 17.08 219 $1,330.00
3 Jordan Williams – *Trevor Bartlett 5 5.94 16.77 218 $1,110.00
4 Eric Zuk – Ben Zuk 5 3.83 16.57 217 $700.00
5 Shawn Crabtree – *Reese Crabtree 5 4.37 16.17 216 $550.00
6 Brad Territo – Logan Carter 5 0.5 4.22 15.8 215 $420.00
7 Cory Steckler – Ronnie Kane 5 5.76 15.58 214 $350.00
8 Timmy Newberry – *John Campbell 5 1 3.64 15.18 213 $300.00
9 Coty Baldwin – Kris Bollinger 5 6.39 14.67 212 $510.00
10 Kevin Duer – Dustin Young 5 4.4 14.59 211 $200.00
11 Brad Jelinek – Brock Reinkemeyer 5 5.46 14.53 210 $200.00
12 Nick Luna – Aaron Foglesong 5 14.49 209 $180.00
13 Charles Edgar – Steve Fowler 5 3.67 14.25 208
14 Troy Hendrick – Chad Hendrick 5 4.65 14.08 207
15 Kevin Johnston – Roger Waters 5 3.59 13.96 206
16 Jim Sloan – Jeff Stout 5 4.54 13.65 205
17 Greg Askew – Terry Case 5 3.37 13.6 204
18 Kenny Sloan – Brendon Mick 5 4.01 13.55 203
19 Jim Sells – Tim Green 5 3.96 13.53 202
20 Bryan Baker – Darren Baker 5 1.5 5.09 13.51 201
21 John Williams – Jim Williams 5 1 4.77 13.5 200
22 Jerry McCutchen – Kevin Smith 5 3.32 13.47 199
23 Lyle Armstrong – Mitchell Armstrong 5 4.26 13.4 198
24 David McCormick – Evan Shartzer 5 3.67 13.21 197
25 Larry Lagsding – Kevin Davis 5 0.5 3.83 13.19 196
25 Hal Land – Brad Baze 5 0.5 3.83 13.19 196
27 Rich Campbell – Travis Stevens 5 3 13.07 194
28 Doug Hoeppner – Thad Owens 5 3.99 13.02 193
29 Robert Leininger – Dan Weber 5 0.5 3.55 12.97 192
30 Ron Rush – Rick Rush 5 12.91 191
31 Ben Sadler – *Chris LuAllen 5 12.82 190
32 Bryce Rieder – Mike Edrington 5 2.68 12.47 189
33 Scotty Cavanaugh – Chris Schiffelbein 5 12.33 188
34 John Bennett – Darrell Reach 5 11.89 187
35 Dave Epema – Mike Rowland 5 0.5 11.63 186
36 Wyatt Miller – Kolin Rogers 5 11.36 185
36 Diego Segui – John Prochko 5 1 11.36 185
38 Corey Besgrove – Eddie Brown 5 11.19 183
39 Caleb Carr – Dustin Langston 5 0.5 11.03 182
40 Josh Louiselle – Roger Umbarger 5 10.91 181
41 *Tucker Randolph – Mark Thompson II 5 10.58 180
42 Bill Jared – Rich Carpenter 5 1 10.35 179
43 Mike Thomas – Jeff Lane 5 10.17 178
44 Doug Long – Marty Watson 5 10.15 177
45 Lennie Becker – Elmer Becker II 5 1 2.97 9.73 176
46 Ryan Melcher – Kelly Rebel 4 9.7 175
47 Richard Johnson – Jim Battress 5 1.5 9.37 174
48 Wayne Garrison – Billy Greenwell 4 8.63 173
49 Dene White – Joe Dorcy 4 8.44 172
50 Darrin Lankford – Jared Lankford 5 8.22 171
51 Stephen Smith – Bill McAvoy 4 7.88 170
52 Shane Voyles – Scott St. Clair 4 7.83 169
53 Randy Oliphant – Scott Oliphant 2 4.72 168
54 *Fred Kenedy – Wayne Unkel 1 3.46 3.46 167
55 Roy Butler – Gary Maxwell 0 20
Richard Evans – Terry Close 0 20
Ed Gilbert – Dean Vaught 0 20
Matt Gunter – Kelly (Bob) Nunn 0 20
Kevin Love – Brian Vanderzeil 0 20
Ron Peek – Grieg Engel 0 20
Kevin Whightsil – Darren Lofts 0 20

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