No one could legitimately expect to conclude the 2017 Joe Bass Truman Division season under static, consistent conditions.  As has been the norm for the entire season, torrential rains swept through the Osage and Grand River watersheds earlier in the week, causing a rapid rise to … [Read more...]

Once again the 60 teams that assembled for the penultimate tournament of the Joe Bass Truman Division season faced an ever-changing lake. Whereas less than a week prior it appeared the event would set up as a typical Truman July event with hot humid temperatures, normal lake … [Read more...]

A stout 72 team field descended on Truman Lake to battle for the June divisional title on an immaculate weather day with mild temperatures and low humidity, a luxury not oft afforded anglers during summer events.  Even though conditions toggled from a draw down all week followed … [Read more...]

As normal, Truman Division anglers faced far from normal conditions, this month in the form of a lake that is 20 feet above normal pool coupled with the effects of a passing front that saw a shift from cloudy skies and light rain on Saturday to clear skies and high winds on … [Read more...]

Once again weather conditions threw the Truman Division anglers a major league curveball, this time in the form of inundating rains that had the lake on a fast rise. Along with the rising water, leaves, grass, and “sawdust” made lure presentation difficult to the … [Read more...]

Cabin fever can officially be dismissed for those that convened at the Shawnee Bend Boat Ramp on Truman Lake for the first event of the 2017 divisional season. Volatile weather had been the norm for the week preceding the event with wide swings in temperatures, high winds, and … [Read more...]