Fresh off the 2019 Joe Bass Invitational at Truman Lake, 23 teams descended on Buck Creek Marina prepared to kick off the 2020 season with a strong finish and a solid points finish in anticipation of the Joe Bass Team Trails Invitational next October. As seems to be always true, … [Read more...]

The return to constant change was definitely in place for the penultimate tournament of the 2019 Joe Bass Bull Shoals Division.  Weather fluctuated from rain and ice early in the week to a dense fog/mist combination and a forty degree high on Friday with more to start the … [Read more...]

Finally! A tournament day with reasonably steady conditions leading up to the event.   Although the previous week saw a bit of oscillation in high and low temperatures, absent was the massive swing such as the one that faced anglers three weeks previously.  Instead, consistent … [Read more...]

Okay, enough with the prelude of how conditions constantly change prior to and during a tournament event.  No need to mention the shift from chilling cold to 2-3” of nonstop rain followed by bluebird skies and no winds.  No reason to set the stage for a challenging event!  … [Read more...]

Sounding like a broken record, the theme for the Joe Bass Team Trail Bull Shoals Division continues to be one of constant change.  Several mild days following a brutal cold spell led to a day of fog on the water until noon for Friday’s practice day.  Once that finally broke, … [Read more...]

Combine a radical shift in temperatures from frigid conditions to highs in the 60’s, a passing storm front followed by bluebird skies and no wind, and a two hour fog delay and one would expect challenging conditions for the inaugural event of 2019’s Joe Bass Team Trail Bull … [Read more...]