Joe Bass Team Trail

04/25/26 Stockton

Bob — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:55:45 +0000

A beautiful spring day set the backdrop for the kickoff of the 2026 Stockton sponsored by Albers Marine, Inc. 35 teams left the takeoff with hopes of being at the top of the Window World Leaderboard by days end. With the fish apparently in an early post spawn funk, finding quality bites was tough, yet every keeper weighed garnered qualifying points of the Joe Bass Invitational to be held on Truman Lake’s Bucksaw Resort and Marina this fall.

Adam Proctor teamed with Terry Bradley to come out on top of a tough fishing day. Their five fish limit locked the scales at 15.52 pounds. Adam shared their Albers Marine key to success was keeping a jig and various plastics in shallow cover. They scattered their bites over several areas and pieced together the winning sack throughout the day, culling 3-4 times during the event.

Kelly Jones and Roger Satterfield continued a great spring streak by wrangling second place. They worked through 8-10 keepers fishing jigs in brush piles. Their best five keepers weighed 13.99 pounds which also landed them Top Skeeter honors for the day as they put their keepers in the LiveWell of Roger’s 2022 ZXR21 Skeeter.

Dusty Richardson and Robert Shackleford rounded out the top three finishers. Their 13.82-pound bag fell to jigs fished shallow all day. They noted they had better luck than other teams in catching keepers, guessing they boated around 20 for the day. Robert added the bite was off from what it was only a few days prior, as the numbers and quality were diminished from earlier in the week.

Danny Waite and Bryan Leonard were one spot shy of the check line in 8th place with 12.77 pounds but did boat the Wilson Logistics big bass of the event, a stout 4.88 pound largemouth. Figuring anything shy of five pounds in a spring event on Stockton wouldn’t hold up for big fish, Danny and Bryan headed home before details could be gleaned on how they put the kicker fish of the event in Danny’s Skeeter boat.

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

Bring your empty packages of Rapala, Crush City, Storm, VMC and Suffix with your name and phone number to your next Joe Bass Tournament for a chance at a tackle pack. Drawings are done monthly throughout the tournament season.

Clear Cast marine electronics repair is continuing to support Joe Bass Team Trail. Their support of the Tournament of Champions and Staff Shootout opportunities at the Invitational is paramount to it’s success. SUPPORT their efforts! Be sure and visit their website for details for your repair and setup needs!

For trail updates, schedule changes and results Like us on Facebook & Instagram.

The second event of the 2026 Stockton Division will launch from Orleans Trail ACOE (South Corps) Ramp Saturday 5/30 with a 6:00 am takeoff.

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Results

Place	Team Members	Fish	B/F	TotWgt	Pts	Payout
1	Adam Procter – Terry Bradley	5	3.69	15.52	220	$1,710.00
2	Kelly Jones – Roger Satterfield	5	3.33	13.99	219	$1,430.00
3	Dusty Richardson – Robert Shackelford	5	3.27	13.82	218	$920.00
4	Glenn Harrison – Ryan Stuart	5	3.68	13.79	217	$400.00
5	Coby Church – Wes Potter	5	3.81	13.28	216	$350.00
6	Rick Johnston – Josh Busby	5		13.26	215	$180.00
7	Shelby Hutchens – Rachel Hutchens	5	3.58	12.94	214	$180.00
8	Danny Waite – Bryan Leonard	5	4.88	12.77	213	$210.00
9	Mike Butcher – Justin Amershek	5	4.17	12.71	212	$140.00
10	Robert Cowan – *Matt Hickman	5		12.69	211
11	DeWayne Coffer – Brandon Stevens	5	3.04	12.67	210
12	Steve Huff – Brad Martin	5	3.21	12.37	209
13	Kenneth Bogner – Justin Bogner	5	3.45	12.25	208
14	Seth Glynn – Kelly (KJ) Hughes	5	3.11	12.15	207
15	Rick Fishback – Denny Carver	5		11.96	206
16	Charles Fitch – Tyler Weaver	5	2.68	11.76	205
17	Jim Davidson – Mike Ashbacher	5	2.65	11.75	204
18	Dan Cox – Tim Kastning	5		11.67	203
19	Chad Wagner – Kevin Altman	5		11.1	202
20	Steve Sherrill – Andrew Sherrill	5	2.59	11.07	201
21	*Jeremy Moffett – Tim Lawyer	5	2.53	11.04	200
22	Mark Thompson – Luke Thompson	5	2.75	10.73	199
23	Raymond Holt –	5		10.37	198
24	Mike Johnson – Justin Angel	5		10.19	197
25	Chad Hawkins – Steve Hawkins	5	2.93	9.98	196
26	*fished aalone – Louie Collier	5	2.36	9.85	195
27	Dennis Edwards – Chuck Morrehead jr	5	2.51	9.8	194
28	James Welch – Caleb Welch	5		9.47	193
29	Leonard DeClue – Kelton Morris	3	3.48	8.28	192
30	Troy Hunt – Garen Hunt	4	2.03	6.76	191
31	Chad Seiner – *Greg Seiner	3		6.28	190
32	Jim Buttress – Richard Johnson	3		3.83	189
33	Rick Bowman – Jeff Moore			0	20
	Gerald McDaniel – Jeff Pascoe			0	20
	Steve Teske – *Stephanie Yarnell			0	20

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4/19/26 Truman

Bob — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:45:38 +0000

Violent storms, torrential rains, and muddy water in the days leading up to the 2026 Truman Division kickoff had 66 teams concerned with finding the winning solution that would put them at the top of the Window World Leaderboard. Some say that fishing history is a bad approach to tournament strategy, while others fuss that locals have a decided advantage. What cannot be disputed is experience is invaluable when facing conditions that are in the midst of a radical change.

Kenny Sloan and Brendon Mick have been through their share of the Truman tournament wars. They relied on that vast experience to crack the code on a tough day resulting in a victory in the season opener. Their five fish limit pushed the scales to 19.27 pounds. Included in their sack was the Wilson Logistics big bass of the event, a monster 6.32 largemouth. Kenny shared their Valley Transmission Shop key to success was fishing super slow with a jig and spinnerbait in shallow bushes. They boated 14 keepers scattered throughout the day to get to their final weight.

Another veteran Truman team, Darrell Reach and John Bennett, dropped 16.77 pounds on the scales to wrangle a second place finish. They went to an old school spring tactic, fishing a lizard in the bushes, to catch their fish. Darrell and John found the conditions tough, catching only 6 keepers throughout the day, but kept the lizard wet to get the quality bites. They are proud to represent Albers Marine, Inc, Mercury Outboards, Nitro Boats and That’s a Good Fish website.

Truman Division sponsor owner Steve Fowler with Charles Edgar have been around the block a time or two and used that history to secure a third place finish. Steve noted they fished soft plastics and spinnerbaits to catch 15 keepers on an all day bite. Their best five gave them a 15.88 pound tally. Steve is happy to offer Valley Transmission Shop support to the Truman competitors.

Paired with Rich Campbell, Travis Stevens added to an 11th place finish by pulling down Top Skeeter honors for the day. Travis said they had a limit by 9:00 am then culled once during the remainder of the day. They fished from Travis’ 2025 ZX20 Skeeter.

Thank you Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC for sponsoring the release boat!

Bucksaw Resort & Marina along with Lakes Inn is a Save-A-Receipt participant for the Truman division, so be sure and check them out for accommodations throughout the season.

For trail updates, schedule changes and results Like us on Facebook & Instagram.

Welcome NAPA as a Save A Receipt sponsor with locations in Hermitage, Warsaw, and Windsor.

The second event of the 2026 Truman Division will launch from Shawnee Bend Saturday 5/17/26 with a 6:00 am takeoff.

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Results

Place	Team Members	Fish	B/F	TotWgt	Pts	Payout
1	Kenny Sloan – Brendon Mick	5	6.32	19.27	220	$4,010.00
2	Darrell Reach – John Bennett	5	4.67	16.77	219	$1,740.00
3	Steve Fowler – Charles Edgar	5	3.71	15.88	218	$1,170.00
4	Marty Watson – Doug Long	5	5.17	15.64	217	$910.00
5	Bryce Rieder – Mike Edrington	5	4.14	15.37	216	$550.00
6	Tom VanKeirsbilck – Jacob Sloan	5	3.98	15.27	215	$350.00
7	Kelly (Bob) Nunn – Terry Bradley	5	5.12	15.13	214	$300.00
8	Corey Besgrove – Eddie Brown	5	3.59	14.09	213	$250.00
9	*Garren Hunt – Bill McAvoy	5	4.13	13.76	212	$196.00
10	Kevin Love – Fisher Love	4	4.59	13.47	211	$180.00
11	Travis Stevens – Rich Campbell	5		13.42	210	$430.00
12	Coty Baldwin – Kris Bollinger	5	4.93	12.37	209	$180.00
13	Robert Hime – Paul Huse	5		12.15	208	$180.00
14	Jerry McCutchen – Kevin Smith	5	3.43	11.99	207
15	John Prochko – Diego Segui	5		11.91	206
16	Scott Hill – Brandon Hill	5		11.57	205
17	Kevin Johnston – Roger Waters	5	3.53	11.43	204
18	Matthew Rogers – *Richard James	4		11.37	203
19	Joe Dorcy – Dene White	3	4.83	10.97	202
20	Wayne Garrison – Billy Greenwell	4	4.25	10.71	201
21	Aaron Colliver – Hunter Colliver	5		10.45	200
22	Lennie Becker – *Bryon Roth	4	4.33	10.39	199
23	Desmon Carl – Tyler Glenn	4		10.32	198
24	Brad Territo – Logan Carter	4	4.04	9.78	197
25	Jim Sloan – Jeff Stout	4		9.2	196
26	Todd Miller – Cam Miller	4	4.24	8.79	195
27	Aaron Ragsdale – Chris Anello	4		8.45	194
28	Robert (Bobby) Shockley – Brayden Schaben	5		8.41	193
29	Timmy Newberry – Rusty Darnell	3		7.63	192
30	Bryan Baker – Darren Baker	3		6.45	191
31	Shane Voyles – Scott St. Clair	3		6.4	190
32	William Hess – Austin Hess	3		6.29	189
33	Shawn Crabtree – Reece Crabtree	4		5.97	188
34	Brian Davidson – David Williams	2		5.94	187
35	Gary Arterberry – Gus Adkinson	2		5.49	186
36	Gary Regier – Mark Frazen	2		4.83	185
37	Mark Thompson – Mark Thompson II	4		4.75	184
38	Kyle Alsop – Thomas Alsop	2		4.39	183
39	John Williams – Jim Williams	2		4.09	182
40	Adam Procter – Rhett Hill	1	3.25	3.25	181
41	Bill Jared – Rich Carpenter	2		2.91	180
42	Scott Neumann – Darrell Williams	1	2.41	2.41	179
43	Eric Webb – Dakota Nunnery	1	2.13	2.13	178
44	Ron Belew – Derek Dace			0	20
	Tyler Bone – Doug Blum			0	20
	Joddy Dungan – John Matousek			0	20
	Jonathan Evans – Bradley Dillon			0	20
	Dan Flood – Casey Flood			0	20
	Travis Glenn – Kerry Glenn			0	20
	Troy Hardie – Travis Fischer			0	20
	Chad Hendrick – Troy Hendrick			0	20
	Peyton Jackson – Brayden Jackson			0	20
	Noah Kelly – Dalton Zaremba			0	20
	Darrin Lankford – Kevin Pitts			0	20
	David McCormick – Gary Shartzer			0	20
	Tom McGovern – Wayne Unkel			0	20
	Mathew Miller – Ethan Miller			0	20
	Wyatt Miller – Kolin Rogers			0	20
	Winston Moulder –			0	20
	Randy Oliphant – Scott Oliphant			0	20
	Ron Peek – *fished aalone			0	20
	Chad Seiner – Brad Seiner			0	20
	Mike Thomas – Dirk Thomas			0	20
	Jordan Williams – Trevor Bartlett			0	20
	Kaden Zimmerman – Andrew Esterhold			0	20
	Eric Zuk – Ben Zuk			0	20

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04/18/26 Pomme

Bob — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:13:13 +0000

After a week of storms and torrential rains that had the lake on an extremely rapid rise, 33 teams gathered at The Harbor to kick off the 2026 Joe Bass Team Trail Pomme de Terre division sponsored by TNT Quick Stop. Rising water had fish in the bushes, but multiple rounds of rain had the rivers choaked with debris and Ozark orange mud. Combined with a 20 degree drop in air temperatures, anglers had mixed feelings about how the fish might respond. To no one’s surprise, teams figured it out with some heavy bags brought to the weigh-in.

Scott and Brandon Hill have seen Pomme enough to know how to react to changing conditions. Their five fish limit locked in at 16.47 pounds and pushed then to the top of the Window World Leaderboard. Scott shared their TNT Quick Stop key to success was concentrating on a stretch of stained water and keeping a pair of soft plastics in the bushes. Keepers came at a premium, as they boated only 8 keepers for the day, but they knew they were on the right pattern when they boated a five pounder for their second keeper. Scott and Brandon are grateful for the support they get from Caymas boats.

Jonathon Thomas and Jeff Novel kicked off the season with a second place showing. They paired a jig in the bushes with a jerkbait in front of the cover to land 16.36 pounds of bass. Their bag included the second big bass of the derby, a 5.40 pound kicker that bumped their weight up considerably. Jonathon noted they had their fish early as the bite fell off later in the morning. They added to their second place check and runner-up big bass tally by taking Top Skeeter honors as they fished from Jonathon’s 2008 ZX200 Skeeter boat.

Adam Proctor and Rhett Hill leveraged the Wilson Truck Sales big bass of the event to reach their final weight of 16.01 pounds. The big fish, a 5.41 lunker, bit early followed by a half dozen keepers scattered throughout the day. Adam and Rhett kept a jig in the bushes to catch their fish.

Thank you Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC for sponsoring the release boat!

LakeWay Resort is a Save-A-Receipt participant for the Pomme de Terre division, so be sure and check them out for accommodations throughout the season.

For trail updates, schedule changes and results Like us on Facebook & Instagram.

Welcome NAPA as a Save A Receipt sponsor with locations in Hermitage, Warsaw, and Windsor.

Okay guys and gals we have to pay the launch fees at The Harbor launch ramp. With that said as an incentive to pay YOUR REQUIRED FEES the receipts will be added to the Save A Receipt drawing at the Invitational. The Harbor ramp and restaurant, and campground is now a Save A Receipt sponsor. PAY YOUR LAUNCH FEES PLEASE.

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Results

Place	Team Members	Fish	B/F	TotWgt	Pts	Payout
1	Scott Hill – Brandon Hill	5	5.02	16.47	220	$1,800.00
2	Jonathon Thomas – Jeff Novel	5	5.4	16.36	219	$1,560.00
3	Adam Procter – Rhett Hill	5	5.41	16.01	218	$1,050.00
4	Kelly Jones – Roger Satterfield	5	4.39	15.11	217	$548.00
5	Ron Belew – Derek Dace	5	4.89	14.72	216	$180.00
6	Cody Campbell – Quinten Carr	5	3.81	14.08	215	$180.00
7	David Mulkey – Tyler Weaver	5	3.86	13.26	214
8	Chris Schiffelbein – Scotty Cavanaugh	5	3.63	12.12	213
9	Terry Barnett – Rodney Bowersox	5	4.58	11.73	212
10	Kelly (Bob) Nunn – Terry Bradley	5		11.64	211
11	Will Pierce – Steve Allen	5		11.62	210
12	Lorenzo Debrecht – Eric Dearduff	5	4.35	11.03	209
13	Jay Roe – John Bollinger	5		10.8	208
14	Greg Askew – Terry Case	5		10.36	207
15	Earl Horton –	5	2.81	9.55	206
16	Troy Nogosek – Jeremy Fiedler	5		9.44	205
17	Paul Redmond – Stephen Goceljak	5		9.31	204
18	Ryan Fritz – David Fritz	5		8.37	203
19	Zachary Cooley – Brian Mendenhall	5		7.82	202
20	Matt Gunter – *Colt Gunter	5		7.71	201
21	Rusty Darnell – *Mark Thompson	3		6.85	200
22	John Williams – Jim Williams	3		4.78	199
23	*Ruphus Harris – Kevin Snyder	2		3.72	198
24	Danny Waite – *Brad Martin	2		3	197
25	Jerry Addington – Jasper Addington			0	20
	Dan Cox – Tim Kastning			0	20
	Gary Cox – Don Cox			0	20
	Jack McCurdy – Jackson Chronister			0	20
	Josh Miller – Ethen Johns			0	20
	Ron Peek –			0	20
	Jonathan Pimentel – Jeremy Johnson			0	20
	Jerry Roark – Jamie Edge			0	20
	Chad Wagner – Kevin Altman			0	20

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04/12/26 Mark Twain

Bob — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:34:33 +0000

Spring has sprung! With it came the “April showers” that brought Mark Twain Lake up over 6 feet in the weeks leading up to the 1st Joe Bass Team Trail Tournament sponsored by 154 Marine. If you are familiar with Mark Twain Lake, you know what that means, MUDDY WATER! Making much of the lake almost unfishable and the few areas that would be considered stained, were crowded for the 32 teams that came out trying to put the puzzle together to end up on top.

Figuring it out the best today was the team of Dave Strutman and Rick McGuire. Dave and Rick fished the lower end of the lake, throwing 3/8oz and 1/2oz spinnerbaits and chatterbaits around flooded grass, bushes and laydowns in 2-to-6-foot depths. Dave and Rick dropped 18.51 pounds of healthy Mark Twain bass on the scales to take the top spot. The team’s 154 Marine keys to success was having confidence in their area and sticking with the game plan, even when the area got crowded with other anglers. Dave and Rick are sponsored by Bass Cat, Mercury Marine, Dupo Marine and Tour Tungsten.

Taking the runner up position was the team of Keith Hendrix and Rusty Rothweiler. This salty team started in a small area that got too crowded with anglers for the teams liking, so they made a move to an area with fewer boats around and went to work. By 8:30 they had 3 keepers in the boat and began re-working the “best stuff” within the area. Later in the day the team hit a stretch that provided their 3 biggest fish in a short 30-minute window. Keith and Rusty did all their damage on a Mark Twain Lake Lure Company, 44 Magnum spinnerbait. (Available at www.marktwainlakelures.com) Keith and Rusty brought 5 bass to the scales weighing 17.70 pounds. Keith also was the highest finishing Skeeter owner fishing out of his 2021 ZXR20.

Third place today went to the Father/Son team of David and Dustin Kampschroeder. David and Dustin went about things a little differently than most of the field, they fished in the mid-lake area that was a little dirtier than the lower end of the lake and they mixed in a Buzzbait to complement the spinnerbait bite. David said flooded grass and bushes were keys to getting bit, with most bites coming just inside the pockets off the main lake. Included in their 17.50-pound limit was the second big bass of the day weighing 5.32 pounds. David and Dustin are sponsored by Eberlin Boats, Lowrance, Minkota, Quality Painting Inc. Ranger and Vexus Boats.

Taking the Wilson Truck Sales Big Bass honors today was the team of Alston Golian and Brendan Ackerman. The 5.94-pound tank was fooled by a spinnerbait on the spawning side of a pocket near a laydown with grass mixed in.

The next Joe Bass Mark Twain tournament, sponsored by 154 Marine will be held on Sunday May 3rd. 6am take-off Robert Allen Ramp.

Host lodging for Joe Bass Team Trail at Mark Twain is Country Inn Resort, give Angela Pratt a call at (573)267-3800.

For trail updates, schedule changes and results Like us on Facebook & Instagram.

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Results

Place	Team Members	Fish	B/F	TotWgt	Pts	Payout
1	Dave Strutman – Rick McGuire	5	4.66	18.51	220	$2,090.00
2	Keith Hendrix – Rusty Rothweiler	5	4.96	17.7	219	$1,320.00
3	David Kampschroeder – Dustin Kampschroeder	5	5.32	17.5	218	$740.00
4	Brady Graves – Justin Wright	5	5.01	15.67	217	$350.00
5	Wade Walling – *Jay Garrison	5	3.18	14.9	216	$300.00
6	Brent Basler – Mike Smith 2	5		14.32	215	$182.00
7	Don McFetridge – Gary McFetridge	5		13.63	214
8	Doug Drysdale – Kason Drysdale	5		13.43	213
9	Dominic Perotti – *Mike Wotawa	5		13.33	212
10	Steve Chiaurro – Richard Dannegger	5		13.27	211
11	Charlie Kunkle – Keith Williams	4	4.78	13.22	210
12	Doug Buhr – Mike Tucker	5		11.4	209
13	Jon Brewer – Daniel Turner	4	3.47	10.63	208
14	Alston Golian – *Brendan Ackerman	2	5.94	8.06	207	$200.00
15	Preston Hartung – Keith Johnson	2		7.54	206
16	Larry Rothwiel – Steve Smith	3		7.24	205
17	Bill Cantwell – Brad Beach	3		7.04	204
18	Kaiden Davenport – Klayton Marty	2		6.38	203
19	Mathew Waller – Connor McBride	2		6.33	202
20	Deno Ek – James Medlock	2	4.13	6.11	201
21	Matt Bryant – Scott Walker	1	4.94	4.94	200
22	Kurt Denningmann – *Adam Denningman	2		4.18	199
22	Steve Weber – Sam Phillips	2		4.18	199
24	Lonnie Franklin – Kyler Benne	1	2.55	2.55	197
25	*Issac Bohm – Logan Hughes	1	2.45	2.45	196
26	Phil J Zimmerman – Phil M Zimmerman	1	2.19	2.19	195
27	Kenny Wilkinson – Sammy Closser	1	2.18	2.18	194
28	Cory Kunkle –			0	20
	Keith LaBarge – Roger LaBarge			0	20
	Dennis McFetridge – Scott McFetridge			0	20
	Wayne Werle – Jim Lomax			0	20
	Nick Werle – *David Tiernan			0	20

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04/11/26 Table Rock

Bob — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:22:58 +0000

Partly cloudy skies gave way to a beautiful spring day on which to kick off the 2026 Joe Bass Team Trail Table Rock Summer division sponsored by Blackbeard Marine. Scheduling conflicts muted the turnout a tad, but 20 teams left Mill Creek with the intent of seeing their names at the top of the Window World leaderboard at the end of the day. Results from Wednesday’s Antique Division derby suggested big fish would come with a premium as many anglers felt the annual spawn cycle was a few weeks ahead of normal. However, teams were focused on kicking the summer season off with a good points finish in order to qualify for the Invitational on Truman Lake out of Bucksaw Marina and Resort next fall.

Jace McMasters and Dylan Jones checked both boxes as they took the maximum amount of points possible and did it on the back of the Wilson Truck Sales big bass of the event. Jace and Dylan’s limit of fish locked in at 14.41 pounds, while their big fish weighed 4.43 pounds. They explained their Blackbeard Marine key for success was mixing a spoon and minnow with a Coike urchin-style bait to catch 7 keepers. They noted they did most of their damage early with the bite shutting off mid-morning.

Aaron Jayfeld teamed with Alex Redwine to take second place. They used a jerkbait to catch between 25 and 30 keepers on an all day bite. Their best five weighed 14.13 pounds. Aaron added they caught their fish by concentrating on rocky mainlake points.

Team Joe Bass, John and Jim Williams, rounded out the top three. They spent the day watching the graph and shaking a minnow bait to catch 14.08 pounds. Jim said they worked through nearly 20 keepers on an all day bite to get to their final weight. Adding to their take-home purse, Jim and John landed Top Skeeter honors as they fished from Jim’s 2021 FX21 Skeeter.

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

For trail updates, schedule changes and results Like us on Facebook & Instagram.

The fourth event of the 2026 Winter Division will launch from Mill Creek Saturday 5/2 with a 6:00 am takeoff.

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Results

Place	Team Members	Fish	B/F	TotWgt	Pts	Payout
1	Jace McMasters – Dylan Jones	5	4.4	14.41	220	$1,590.00
2	Aaron Jagdfeld – Alex Redwine	5	4	14.13	219	$700.00
3	John Williams – Jim Williams	5	3.5	14.08	218	$740.00
4	Zachary Cooley – *David Cooley	5	4.4	13.72	217	$280.00
5	*Reece Kenny – Dayne Kobridger	5	3.4	13.58	216
6	Shane Allen Boyd – Shannon Keeler	5		12.66	215
7	Kavan Maybee – *Mike Smith	5		12.4	214
8	Sam Grace – Joesef Rogers	5		12.32	213
9	John Hewkin – Frank Meyer	5	2.8	12.25	212
10	Brian Shelton – Chad Clark	5	2.7	12	211
11	Mark Thompson – Luke Thompson	5	2.9	11.89	210
12	Ralph Laster – Mike Fielder	5	3	11.09	209
13	Brock Rogers –	5	2.7	11.09	208
14	John Wagner – Kyle Wagner	5		10.96	207
15	Mike Cross – Copeland Cross	5	2.7	10.32	206
16	Mike Guidorzi – Doug Guidorzi	5		10.02	205
17	Eric White – Gavin White	5		9.36	204
18	James Welch – Caleb Welch	2		3.83	203
19	Michael Frye – *fished aalone			0	20
	Terry Letterman – Doug Smart			0	20

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04/08/26 Antique

Bob — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:48:31 +0000

ANOTHER SKEETER OWNER $1000 BLACKBEARD MARINE WINNER

39 teams were greeted to a beautiful spring day on which to kick off the 2026 Antique Division. Dock talk suggested most of the bass had completed their annual spawning ritual with the bigger fish hard to find. Such proved to be the case, as a four pound plus kicker was needed to move to the top of the Window World Leaderboard. As always, every keeper boated gleaned teams qualifying points for the Joe Bass Invitational to be held this fall on Truman Lake.

Jay Oliver and Aaron Hodge got the 2026 season off to a great start by taking the inaugural win. Their best five bass for the day pushed the scales to 20.62 pounds. They anchored their bag with the Wilson Truck Sales big bass of the day, a stout 5.39 pound largemouth they caught on an A-rig. They noted their Maybee Insurance key to success was mixing an A-Rig with a minnow bait presentation. KGB Swimbaits has stepped up its support of the Antique Division by providing a custom swimbait to the team weighing in the largest bass of the event, a perk that Jay and Aaron will undoubtedly put to good use in upcoming Table Rock events! In addition, KGB Swimbaits will also be providing a lure for the big bass winners at this falls Joe Bass Invitational.

Cody and Shannon Huff wrangled the follow up spot by catching a solid bag that weighed 17.40 pounds. With the Table Rock Division kicking off in a few days, details were a bit tough to come by, but Cody suggested he followed the third place team of Jacob Wade and Robbie Dodson, flipping XPS soft plastics to catch fish they missed!

As noted, Jacob Wade teamed with local stick Robbie Dodson to round out the podium position. Keeping details under their hat, they offered their fish came flipping a jig on an all day bite. Jacob noted they had to work through over a dozen keepers to upgrade to their final weight.

Terry Hutchison and Jason Coley added to their 7th place check by taking the Top Skeeter award. They fished spoons to boat 14.50 pounds of T Rock bass. They leveraged the fantastic support of Blackbeard Marine to win an additional $500 as they fished from Terry’s brand new 2026 FX21 Blackbeard Marine Skeeter.

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

For trail updates, schedule changes and results Like us on Facebook & Instagram.

The next event in the 2026 Antique division is May 6th with a 6:00am start at Mill Creek.

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Results

Place	Team Members	Fish	B/F	TotWgt	Pts	Payout
1	Jay Oliver – Aaron Hodge	5	5.39	20.62	220	$2,590.00
2	Cody Huff – Shannon Huff	5	4.51	17.4	219	$1,480.00
3	Jacob Wade – Robbie Dodson	5	4.13	16.82	218	$940.00
4	Scott Hill – Wyatt Marler	5	3.76	15.67	217	$450.00
5	Pat Leonard – Rryan Doel	5	3.6	15.5	216	$260.00
6	Eric White – *fished aalone	5	3.5	14.52	215	$224.00
7	Terry Hutchison – Jason Coley	5	3.56	14.5	214	$1,180.00
8	Brock Bila – Roger Murphy	5	3.83	14.34	213
9	Slade Wilson – Joey Penzo	5		14.04	212
10	Ken Gross – Jay Beffa	5	3.58	13.77	211
11	Dan Hankinson – Keith Hankinson	5	3.18	12.77	210
12	Greg Snider – Tim Lane	5		12.63	209
13	Kevin Johnston – Les Brandenburg	5	2.67	12.46	208
14	*fished aalone – Anthony Willis	5		12.44	207
15	Jason Jenkins –	5		12.11	206
16	Jeff Epley –	5		12.1	205
17	Ed Larson – John Williams	5	3.07	12.09	204
18	Steve Huff – Brad Martin	5	3.55	11.99	203
19	Michael Frye – Michael Landwehr	5	3.13	11.81	202
20	Brent Alegeo – Dennis Meyer	5		11.68	201
21	Eugene Robinett – Trevor York	5		11.45	200
22	Kirk Sims – Rick Watkins	5		11.19	199
23	Mark Thompson – Rusty Darnell	5		11.02	198
24	Terry Letterman – Brian Letterman	5		10.7	197
25	Kavan Maybee – Mike Smith	4		10.53	196
26	Shane Mooneyham – Taylor Mooneyham	5		10.14	195
27	Jim Williams – Bob Capps	4		10.06	194
28	Greg Askew – Terry Case	5		10.01	193
29	Justin Rankin – Austin Rankin	4		8.93	192
30	Rodney Bowersox – Johnny Neil Sr.	4		8.44	191
31	Joe Bill Peters – Sutton Medley	2		4.33	190
32	Shane Allen Boyd – Douglas Nickle			0	20
	Mike Gold – Greg Wood			0	20
	Harlen Harvey –			0	20
	Kelly Jones – Roger Satterfield			0	20
	Scott Laken – Ted Johnson			0	20
	Gerald McDaniel – Jeff Pascoe			0	20
	Jack Stack – Dick Moger			0	20
	Danny Waite – Bryan Leonard			0	20

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3/15/26 Ozarks

Bob — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:40:12 +0000

ANOTHER SKEETER OWNER $1000 BLACKBEARD MARINE WINNER

It was only fitting that the 2026 Joe Bass Team Trail Lake of the Ozarks division, sponsored by Window World, would be dealt a radical change in weather conditions to close the season. After a beautiful spring day on Saturday, teams launched on tournament day under warm but cloudy skies. By late morning, 40-50 mph winds shifting from the south to the north signaled a 30+ degree drop in temperatures with rain thrown in for good measure. Notwithstanding, the LOZ anglers proved there were bass to be caught as big fish and heavy bags were brought to the weigh-in at beautiful Alhonna Resort to determine a daily winner and crown a division points champion.

Bryan Loseman and Gary Martens followed up a win on Saturday with another victory on Sunday. Bryan and Gary brought a stout 19.74 pound bag to the scales to take the win. They shared their Window World key to success was working crankbaits and jigs along pea gravel banks in the back of spawning coves. They boated 7 keepers before the wind shift which killed their bite. Included in their sack was the Wilson Truck Sales big bass of the derby. Their 6.16 kicker bit a jig.

Mike Mancil and Chris Bolte followed up a win in the last Joe Bass Ozarks division tournament with a second place finish. They also had the 2nd place big bass, a 5.25 kicker that pushed their total to 17.70 pounds. Mike and Chris cranked secondary points to catch 7 keepers, once again all before the winds kicked in.

Brendan Ackerman and Oliver Siebert rounded out the top three. They dropped a five fish limit on the scale to lock in a 16.64 final weight. They combined a jig and jerkbait to catch a dozen keepers on an all-day bite.

Joe Bass staffer Mark Thompson fished with son Luke to take the Top Skeeter award for the day. They put 16.23 pounds of A-rig bass in the Skeeter’s livewell. In addition to the Joe Bass Top Skeeter cash, Mark and Luke pocketed an additional $500 compliments of Blackbeard Marine by fishing from Mark’s new 2026 Skeeter ZXE20 purchased from Blackbeard Marine. Mark would like to put out a special thanks to Tyler Frahm from Blackbeard who put in some OT at the Joe Bass Table Rock event on Saturday, addressing an issue with a graph. Tyler’s extra effort made it possible for Mark and Luke to trek north to Lake of the Ozarks and pull down the Skeeter bonus. Thanks Tyler and Blackbeard Marine!

With the 2026 Lake of the Ozarks division sponsored by Window World in the books, Matt King and Kody Yates earned Top Points honors and will receive paid entry to the Joe Bass Invitational on Truman in October and will lead the field out as boat #1 at next season’s Ozark’s events.

Forgetting to bring your empty packages of Rapala, Crush City, Storm, VMC and Suffix with your name and phone number written on them to your next Joe Bass Tournament for a chance at a tackle pack could cost you $100 in Rapala products. Drawings are done monthly throughout the tournament season.

Clear Cast Marine Electronics repair is continuing to support Joe Bass Team Trail. Their support of the Tournament of Champions and Staff Shootout opportunities at the Invitational is paramount to it’s success. SUPPORT their efforts! Be sure and visit their website for details for your repair and setup needs!

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Photos

Results

Place	Team Members	Fish	B/F	TotWgt	Pts	Payout
1	Bryan Loseman – Gary Martens	5	6.16	19.74	220	$1,426.00
2	Mike Mancil – Chris Bolte	5	5.25	17.7	219	$760.00
3	Brendan Ackerman – Oliver Siebert	5	4.63	16.64	218	$310.00
4	Mark Thompson – *Luke Thompson	5	4.36	16.23	217	$1,000.00
5	Tony Torretta – *fished aalone	5	4.06	16.19	216
6	Matt King – Kody Yates	5	3.71	14.65	215
7	David Conner – Bradly Robbins	5		13.42	214
8	Dallas Stamper – Jason Hollandsworth	5	3.33	12.98	213
9	Tyler Hermes – Richard Hermes	3		8.67	212
10	Rocky Carden – Trenton Choate	2		4.47	211
11	Mike Thomas – Dirk Thomas	1	1.7	1.7	210
12	Keith LaBarge – Roger LaBarge			0	20
	Rich Rayfield – Joshua Harley			0	20
	John Shanahan – Dan Allison			0	20
	Tom VanKeirsbilck – Jacob Sloan			0	20
	Chad Wagner – Kevin Altman			0	20

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03/14/26 Winter

Bob — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:11:19 +0000

Anglers were finally treated to a tournament where weather conditions leading up to and including derby day remained consistent. 43 teams fished under clear skies and warm conditions as they battled for points in the final Joe Bass Team Trail Table Rock Winter division event sponsored by Blackbeard Marine. Results from a pair of tournaments the previous weekend suggested it would take a heavy bag to see one’s name at the top of the Window World leaderboard. Such prognostication proved to be spot on as it took a whopping sack to win and north of 19 pounds to break the top 7 and more than 17 pounds to cash a check. 31 five fish limits were brought to the scales with a total weight of nearly 525 pounds dropped on the scales. Thanks to the Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC release boat, every fish is back in Table Rock Lake!

Nick Lawler and Aaron Hodge set the standard for the day with a monster bag of bass that strained the scales to a staggering 26.44 pounds. Their kicker fish, a 6.51 largemouth, was the Wilson Truck Sales big bass of the event. Nick shared their Blackbeard Marine key for success was working a jerkbait in small mainlake pockets. They didn’t boat a lot of keepers, catching 7 for the day, but the ones they put in the boat were obviously the right kind!

Kyle Burke and Brian Walkup pulled in a second place finish. They dropped a 22.44 pound bag on the scales. Leaning on a historic prespawn pattern, Kyle and Brian cranked a Rock Crawler along channel swing banks to work through over 20 keepers for the day.

Zack Honey and Dylan Jones garnered third place honors. They worked a minnow bait on an all day bite to catch their fish. They parsed through a dozen keepers to get to their final weight of 21.41 pounds.

Colin Wolinski and Garrett Weiss bolstered their 5th place check by taking Top Skeeter honors. They found fish biting a Damiki rig scattered through several coves to put 10 keepers in Colin’s 2023 ZXR21 Skeeter.

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

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The next Table Rock tournament will be the kick off for the Antique Division April 8 at Mill Creek 6:30am take off.

Photos

Results

Place	Team Members	Fish	B/F	TotWgt	Pts	Payout
1	Nick Lawler – *Aaron Hodge	5	6.51	26.44	220	$2,660.00
2	Kyle Burke – Brian Walkup	5	5.75	22.44	219	$1,240.00
3	*Zack Honey – Dylan Jones	5	4.98	21.41	218	$960.00
4	Justin Garner – Jacob Wade	5	5.17	19.95	217	$500.00
5	Colin Wolinski – Garrett Weiss	5	4.96	19.94	216	$650.00
6	Caleb Coleman – Robert Moody	5	5.45	19.74	215	$358.00
7	Easton Pendagrass – Ethan Enochs	5	4.75	19.04	214	$180.00
8	Drew Sagely – Brock Becks	5	4.86	17.37	213	$180.00
9	Jacob Christeson –	5	6	17.08	212	$170.00
10	Josiah Ennes – *fished aalone	5	4.78	16.96	211
11	Eric White – Gavin White	5	4.43	16.76	210
12	*Camden Kozikoski – Dayne Kobridger	5		16.68	209
13	Taylor Surly – Jacob Bennett	5	3.87	16.5	208
14	Jacob Wisecup –	5	5.36	16.33	207
15	John Cates – Mike Edwards	5	4.67	15.67	206
16	*Brain Mendenhall – Kent Whitaker	5	4.44	15.37	205
17	Jay Oliver – Mike Smith	5	4.86	14.3	204
18	Scott Lippe – Evan Villines	5		14.1	203
19	Dakota Millican – Leif Millican	5	3.36	13.6	202
20	Mark Thompson – Luke Thompson	5		13.48	201
21	Greg Askew – Terry Case	5	3.79	13.37	200
22	Sam Grace – Henry Matuika	5		12.87	199
23	Kyle Power –	5		12.66	198
24	Dallas Beasley – *Dustin Kimrey	5		12.56	197
24	Jason Rice – *Michelle Rice	5		12.56	197
26	Jared Essary –	5		12.55	195
27	*Ryan King – Eddie McMasters	5	3.19	12.35	194
28	Tyler Frahm – Austin Frahm	5		12.25	193
29	Ed Larson – *James Brown	5		12.04	192
30	Robert Hime – Paul Huse	5	3.23	11.83	191
31	Harvey Horn – Jim Ford	5		11.62	190
32	*Paul Martin – Brad Martin	4		10.16	189
33	Jack Stack – *Tom Olivo	4		9.54	188
34	*Mike Hogan – Michael Hogan	4		8.41	187
35	John Williams – Jim Williams	2	4.36	6.92	186
36	Darrell Barlow – Ethan Barlow			0	20
	Jeff Donovan – *fished aalone			0	20
	Cole Findley – Dan Stone			0	20
	Wrays Raash – Ethan Thoeli			0	20
	David Rice –			0	20
	*Justin Pruit – Peyton Rose			0	20
	Larry Selig –			0	20
	Danny Smith – *Glen Farmer			0	20

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03/01/26 Ozarks

Bob — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 23:57:22 +0000

ANOTHER SKEETER OWNER $1000 BLACKBEARD MARINE WINNER

The standard for the 2026 Joe Bass Team Trail Lake of the Ozarks division, sponsored by Window World, has been one of postponements due to ever-changing weather conditions. The re-scheduled event lived up to that standard with perfect spring-like weather on Friday followed by a front moving in on Saturday. Tournament morning dawned with cold temperatures, overcast skies and a strong wind. However, Joe Bass is blessed to host the best anglers in the Ozarks, proven by the heavy bags brought to the weigh-in at beautiful Alhonna Resort.

Mike Mancil and Chris Bolte laid claim to the winner’s circle. They brought in an outstanding bag of bass that pushed the scales to 20.54 pounds. Included in their limit was the second-place big bass that weighed 5.56 pounds. Mike and Chris shared their Window World key to success was working an Ozark’s standard for pre-spawn bass, a crawdad-colored crankbait. They noted they did their damage early with their tournament limit in the boat by 11:00 am.

Veterans of the tournament wars, Justin and Mathew Miller were close behind to take second place. Their best five bass registered a stout 19.61 pounds. Experts with a jerkbait, team Miller used a variety of lures, including a Dave’s Custom Baits rig that proved key in drawing a dozen keepers for the event. They noted they did most of their damage between 10:00 am and noon.

Current Division points leaders Matt King and Kody Yates continued a strong season by rounding out the podium positions. Their best five bass locked the scales at 18.21 pounds. Matt explained they had a flurry early in the day followed by a lull mid-morning. They did a bit of running around to finish strong in the afternoon. Their weapons of choice included a stickbait complimented with an A-Rig.

Joe Bass staffers Mark Thompson and Rusty Darnell wrangled the Top Skeeter award for the day. They put 16.23 pounds of bass in the Skeeter’s livewell, including the Wilson Truck Sales big bass of the derby, a lunker 6.48 pound largemouth. In addition to the Joe Bass Top Skeeter cash, Mark and Rusty pocketed an additional $500 compliments of Blackbeard Marine by fishing from Mark’s new 2026 Skeeter ZXE20 purchased from Blackbeard.

Attendance has been sporadic this season due to the unstable weather which has necessitated some rescheduling. The final Lake of the Ozarks tournament will take place March 15th. Let’s finish the season off with a strong showing to ensure the future of the division! Also, the last tournament in the division does not require membership to participate!

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Photos (waiting on more)

Results

Place	Team Members	Fish	B/F	TotWgt	Pts	Payout
1	Mike Mancil – Chris Bolte	5	5.56	20.54	220	$1,300.00
2	Justin Miller – Mathew Miller	5	5.43	19.61	219	$670.00
3	Matt King – Kody Yates	5	4.97	18.21	218	$260.00
4	Cole McFarland – Ryan Jordan	5		17.09	217
5	Mark Thompson – Rusty Darnell	5	6.48	16.23	216	$1,090.00
6	Dallas Stamper – Jason Hollandsworth	5		15.94	215
7	Corbin Bailey – *fished aalone	5		15.85	214
8	Keith LaBarge – Roger LaBarge	5	3.39	14.42	213
9	Jon Hardy – Justin Luetkemeyer	5		13.27	212
10	David Conner – Bradly Robbins	5		12.76	211
11	Brendan Ackerman – Oliver Siebert	5	2.98	12.66	210
12	Chad Wagner – Kevin Altman	4	3.16	9.62	209
13	Mike Thomas – Dirk Thomas	3	3.39	7.83	208
14	John Hewkin – Frank Meyer	2		3.41	207
15	*Mark Dunbar – Andre Dickneite			0	20

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02/21/26 Winter

Bob — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:44:09 +0000

Another twist in the weather presented itself to the 46 teams that battled it out at the penultimate event of the 2026 Joe Bass Team Trail Table Rock division sponsored by Blackbeard Marine. Temps early in the week were in the seventy degree range while Friday and Saturday highs struggled to make the 40’s. Tournament day brought clouds and wind early, breaking to sun for the weigh-in where a stout bag was needed to see one’s name at the top of the Window World leaderboard. Before getting to the fishing, a couple of administrative notes are in order. First, Joe Bass continues its commitment to integrity as polygraph tests were administered at the conclusion of the tournament. Second, a fish care note; There are way too many fish being brought to the scales that need to be fizzed. It’s our responsibility as anglers to take care of our fish as they’re caught.

Now on to the results!

Larry Selig followed up a money finish in the previous event by taking it all on a cold day. Larry’s best five T-Rock bass locked the scales at 21.62 pounds and was anchored with the 2nd place big bass of 6.04 pounds. Larry noted his Blackbeard Marine key for success was shaking a Bass Pro XPS Rock’n Shad. He did most of his damage early but had a key cull later in the afternoon. In addition to the winner’s purse, Larry also landed Top Skeeter honors as he fished from his beautiful 2023 ZX200 Skeeter.

Justin Garner paired with Jabob Wade to take second place. Their 21.24 pound bag narrowly missed top honors for the day. Their sack was bolstered by the Wilson Truck Sales big bass of the event. The brute pushed the scales to a whopping 6.41 pounds! They worked through 25-30 keepers on an all day Damiki rig bite. They had a couple of key fish, including the big bass, on a jerkbait.

Dakota Pierce and Cody Huff rounded out the top three. The duo’s five fish limit weighed 17.73 pounds. Dakota noted they relied on a jig-n-minnow rig to catch 10 keepers throughout the day.

Thank you Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC for sponsoring the release boat!

The final event of the 2026 Winter Division will launch from Mill Creek Saturday 3/14 with a 7:00 am takeoff. Don’t forget to renew your fishing license!

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Photos

Results

Place	Team Members	Fish	B/F	TotWgt	Pts	Payout
1	Larry Selig –	5	6.04	21.62	220	$3,180.00
2	Justin Garner – Jacob Wade	5	6.41	21.24	219	$1,600.00
3	Cody Huff – Dakota Pierce	5		17.73	218	$980.00
4	Caleb Coleman – Robert Moody	5	4.82	17.66	217	$500.00
5	Jace McMasters – Eddie McMasters	5	4.58	17.61	216	$400.00
6	Jeff Epley –	5	4.61	17.44	215	$200.00
7	Kyle Burke – Brian Walkup	5	5.39	17.32	214	$186.00
8	Brett Rider – Steve Rider	5	4.08	17.2	213	$180.00
9	Bryan Badock – Cody Spetz	5	3.95	17.15	212	$180.00
10	Will Billeter – *Brad Billeter	5		16.86	211
11	Easton Pendagrass – *Jack Cunningham	5	3.87	16.78	210
12	Kavan Maybee – Josh Wray	5	4.29	16.39	209
13	Dallas Beasley – Rodney Dawson	5	4.6	16.24	208
14	Drew Sagely – Brock Becks	5	4.61	16.16	207
15	Landon Edwards – Cody Ellison	5		15.83	206
16	Colin Wolinski – Garrett Weiss	5	4.44	15.8	205
17	Eric White – Gavin White	5		15.72	204
18	Ben McCord – Mike Dempsey	5		15.67	203
19	Phill Stone – Dylan Jones	5		15.55	202
20	Jay Oliver – Mike Smith	5	3.6	15.38	201
21	Taylor Surly – Jacob Bennett	5		15.04	200
22	Chandler Robinson – Cody Hampton	5	5.46	14.68	199
23	Josiah Ennes – *Ron Ennes	5		14.63	198
24	Sam Grace – Henry Matuika	5		14.47	197
25	*Todd Choate – Kent Whitaker	5		14.34	196
26	Terry Hutchison – Jason Coley	5	3.7	14.03	195
27	Scott Lippe – Evan Villines	5		12.78	194
28	Mark Long – Matt Thompson	5		12.51	193
29	James Brown – John Campbell	5	3.23	12.47	192
30	Harvey Horn – Jim Ford	5		12.44	191
30	Robert (Bobby) Shockley –	5		12.44	191
32	Aaron Stanphill – Scott Bailey	5		12.4	189
33	Shane Erickson –	5		11.6	188
34	Jason Beem – *Joseph Beem	5		11.51	187
35	John Williams – Jim Williams	5		11.48	186
36	Chris Bridges –	5		11.19	185
37	Rusty Darnell – David Rogers	5		10.8	184
38	Mark Thompson – Luke Thompson	5		10.66	183
39	Steve Huff – Brad Martin	5		10.65	182
40	Clint Brannon – Ronnie Davidson			0	20
	Jeff Donovan –			0	20
	Colton Mease –			0	20
	Ryan Patterson – Greg Blair			0	20
	Randy Sade –			0	20
	Adam Smith – Bill Edwards			0	20
	Mike Webb – Paul Mitchell			0	20

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02/15/26 Ozarks

Bob — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 22:59:09 +0000

After multiple postponements due to weather, set the stage for more chaotic conditions, as the Friday prior to the third event of the Joe Bass Team Trail Lake of the Ozarks division, sponsored by Window World saw springlike conditions followed by an all-day cold rain on Saturday. 23 teams took off from Alhonna Resort under cloudy windy skies only to see the front push through and provide blue bird skies and no wind to finish the event. Solid weights in a weekday derby had anticipations high while the Window World leaderboard supported those high expectations at weigh in.

Andrew Messina went solo for the win by dropping a five fish limit on the scales that locked in at 18.02 pounds. Andrew’s bag included the Wilson Truck Sales big bass of the day, a 6.21 pound largemouth. He shared his Window World key to success, by slinging an a-rig all day. He had two fish in the boat at 1:00 pm when his fortunes changed. In the remaining hours of the tournament he found some big fish shallow, less than 10’, in the back of a pocket to get to his final weight.

Truman sticks Jordan Williams and Trevor Bartlett made the trip down the Osage to take the runner up spot. They also worked a-rigs to catch 20 keepers, the majority coming under the clouds and wind early. Their bag pushed the scales to 17.72 pounds. They padded their second-place check by earning Top Skeeter honors as they fished from Jordan’s 2024 ZX200 Skeeter. Jordan and Trevor enjoy the support of Expion 360 Lithium, Rugged Path Productions, and Wholesale Batteries.

Beau Harris and Lawson Hibdon rounded out the top three. They paired a jerkbait with an a-rig to boat 17.35 pounds. They estimated they went through 30 keepers to reach their final weight. Beau noted their bite picked up as the skies cleared with the bulk of their weight coming from noon on.

Anglers were treated to Lucas Oil hats and coolies, another example of the strong support Lucas provides Joe Bass Team Trail.

The fourth event of the 2026 Ozarks Division will takeoff from Alhonna Resort Sunday 3/1 with a 7:30 am takeoff. Don’t forget to update your fishing license!

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Photos

Results

Place	Team Members	Fish	B/F	TotWgt	Pts	Payout
1	Andrew Messina – *fished aalone	5	6.2	18.02	220	$1,870.00
2	Jordan Williams – Trevor Bartlett	5	4.2	17.72	219	$1,160.00
3	Beau Harris – *Lawson Hibdon	5	5.1	17.35	218	$510.00
4	Adam Boehle – Mark Wilson	5	4.6	17.22	217	$208.00
5	Matt King – Kody Yates	5	5.9	17.18	216	$90.00
6	Dallas Stamper – Jason Hollandsworth	5	4.8	15.4	215
7	Mark Wasson – *Jim Gianladis	5		14.64	214
8	Mike. Scott – Darryl Zastrow	5	3.4	13.56	213
9	Todd Miller – Mathew Miller	5	3	12.55	212
10	Chris Bridges –	5	3	12.03	211
11	Larry Hastings – William Francis	5	3.6	11.39	210
12	David Conner – Bradly Robbins	4		9.8	209
13	Keith LaBarge – Roger LaBarge	4	3.2	8.97	208
14	Mark Dunbar – Johnny Bell	4	2.9	8.1	207
15	Scott Ahart –	5		7.33	206
16	Rocky Carden – Trenton Choate	3		6.84	205
17	Dylan Campbell – Jason Lumley	2	4.1	6.41	204
18	Brendan Ackerman – Oliver Siebert	3	3.2	6.15	203
19	Mark Thompson – Rusty Darnell	3		4.51	202
20	Ricardo Guzman –			0	20
	*fished aalone – Chris Bolte			0	20
	Rich Rayfield – Joshua Harley			0	20
	John Shanahan – Dan Allison			0	20

*alternate

02/07/26 Winter

Bob — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 23:49:32 +0000

After a round of postponements due to inclement weather, 41 teams took off from the Mill Creek ramp to kick off the third derby of the 2026 Joe Bass Team Trail Table Rock division sponsored by Blackbeard Marine. The recent cold snap and snow had tempered surface temps and iced in some of the upper reaches of the lake. Nonetheless, anglers were hopeful they could push through and see their names at the top of the Window World leaderboard at the end of the day.

Signifying its commitment to the integrity of their events, Joe Bass administered polygraph tests at the conclusion of the tournament. With the intent of ensuring a level playing field. The trail will have random tests throughout the season to ensure everyone has a fair shot at qualifying for the Invitational on Truman Lake out Bucksaw Resort & Marina next fall.

Nick Lawler teamed with Jabob Wade to take top honors for the day. They scoped a Damiki rig bite to catch over 30 keepers for the day. Their Blackbeard Marine key for success was sticking with the minnow rig as they found fish scattered on an all-day bite. They leveraged their plan to log a final weight of 19.15 pounds.

Bryan Badock and Cody Spetz brought an 18.49-pound limit to the weigh-in to secure the runner up finish. They also used a minnow rig to catch their fish with 15+ keepers to show for their efforts. They noted their better fish came early but they caught fish throughout the day. Bryan and Cody anchored their sack with the Wilson Truck Sales big bass of the event. Their kicker fish weighed a stout 5.15 pounds.

Wyatt Marler and Rhett Hill rounded out the top three with a five fish limit that locked the scales at 17.13 pounds. They used a minnow bait to catch their fish. Wyatt and Rhett concentrated on the 30’-40’ depth range to catch a couple of dozen keepers throughout the day.

Larry Selig went solo to take the 7th place check but padded it by taking Top Skeeter honors as he fished from his beautiful 2023 ZX200. He combined a jerk bait with a minnow rig to load the live wells of his Skeeter.

Thank you Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC for sponsoring the release boat!

The fourth event of the 2026 Winter Division will launch from Mill Creek Saturday 2/21 with a 7:00 am takeoff.

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Photos

Results

Place	Team Members	Fish	B/F	TotWgt	Pts	Payout
1	*Nick Lawler – Jacob Wade	5	4.38	19.15	220	$2,400.00
2	Bryan Badock – Cody Spetz	5	5.15	18.49	219	$1,590.00
3	Wyatt Marler – *Rhett Hill	5	3.9	17.13	218	$760.00
4	Eric White – Gavin White	5	3.74	16.82	217	$500.00
5	Colton Mease – Jese Cole	5		16.78	216	$406.00
6	Dustin Blevins – Eric Blevins	5	3.95	16.46	215	$200.00
7	Larry Selig –	5	4.9	16.36	214	$590.00
8	Wyatt Tasker – Larry Tasker JR	5	4.04	16.29	213	$180.00
9	Kyle Burke – Brian Walkup	5		16.28	212
10	Huner Baird – Dayne Kobridger	5		16.27	211
11	*Jacob Bennett – Brock Becks	5	4.71	16.21	210
12	Jeff Epley – Danny Burns	5	4.35	15.76	209
13	Landon Edwards – Cody Ellison	5		15.75	208
14	Will Billeter – Chandler Robertson	5	3.5	15.37	207
15	Easton Pendagrass – Ethan Enochs	5	4.27	15.36	206
16	Aaron Stanphill – *Clint Brannon	5		14.88	205
17	Jack Cunningham – Jim Cunningham	5	3.25	14.6	204
18	Kaden Zimmerman – Andrew Esterhold	5		13.85	203
19	Randy Sade –	5	3.79	13.77	202
20	Mark Thompson – Luke Thompson	5		13.67	201
21	Josiah Ennes – Dylan Delahay	5		13.64	200
22	Brett Rider – Steve Rider	5		13.45	199
23	Chris Bridges –	5		13.12	198
24	Sam Grace – Henry Matuika	5		11.76	197
25	Dallas Beasley – Rodney Dawson	5		11.42	196
26	Josh Tate – JD Tate	5		11.15	195
27	Scott Lippe – Evan Villines	5		10.82	194
28	Rusty Darnell – *Tim Newberry	4	3.3	9.83	193
29	Jacob Delong – Noah Long	4		9	192
30	Steve Huff – Brad Martin	2		5.04	191
31	Harvey Horn – Jim Ford	2		3.92	190
32	Shane Erickson – Rhett Erickson	2		3.74	189
33	John Williams – Jim Williams	1	2.25	2.25	188
34	James Brown – John Campbell			0	20
	Zachary Cooley – Kent Whitaker			0	20
	Tyler Frahm – Austin Frahm			0	20
	Terry Hutchison – Jason Coley			0	20
	Tom Mason – Chris Reese			0	20
	Jim Morey – Rod Park			0	20
	Justin Pruitt –			0	20
	Seth Thompson – Ryan Thompson			0	20

*alternate

13 Fishing Signs ON

Bob — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:29:02 +0000

13 Fishing has signed on with Joe Bass Team Trail as their official rod sponsor for the 2026 season. The sponsorship will include the opportunity for a 1 for 1 bonus. Anglers presenting a receipt for a 13 Fishing rod purchased in 2026 will be rewarded with a new 13 Fishing rod. *Buy 1 get one FREE from Joe Bass Team Trail. Offer will be held during the 2026 Invitational.

In addition 13 Fishing rods will be drawn for as draw prizes.

Joe Bass Team Trail is known for it’s efforts of rewarding their anglers with sponsor product and cash. Primarily the SAVE A RECEIPT program where anglers turn in receipts for products purchased from sponsors for the chance at $1000.00

About 13 Fishing®. They designs rods with scrupulous detail. With innovative, technical construction and components, 13 Fishing brings a fresh, modern impression to the entire sport. You can be reassured that they feel as good as they look! 13 Fishing performance-driven rods continue to deliver outstanding results to anglers across the planet!

*fine print. Must attend Invitational. Must present actual receipt purchased anywhere 13 Fishing rods are sold. 1 per angler. Rods chosen by Joe Bass Team Trail while supplies last.

13 Fishing

2026 Invitational Date Change

Bob — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 23:16:55 +0000

The Joe Bass Team Trail 2026 Invitational date has been changed to Banquet Oct 23rd. Fishing days Oct 24th & 25th. For more information see the Invitational page.

12/27/25 Winter

Bob — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:29:08 +0000

An incredible 70 degree spring-like day greeted the 46 teams that gathered for the second derby of the 2026 Joe Bass Team Trail Table Rock division sponsored by Blackbeard Marine. The warm weather and lack of wind for most of the day made the big bite elusive but the anglers still weighed over 435 pounds of T-Rock bass for the day. It took north of 16 pounds to cash a check and find your name near the top of the Window World leaderboard. However, as always, every fish weighed provides qualifying points for the Invitational on Truman Lake out of Bucksaw Resort & Marina next fall.

No strangers to the pinnacle position, Eric and Dustin Blevins rocked the field with a five fish limit that locked the scales at 20.90 pounds. Their “official” Blackbeard Marine key for success was keying on bass relating to shad schools over 70’-80’ of water with a minnow bait. However, given the weather conditions and their past history, one wonders if they spent the day grinding a bill off a Wart or Rock Crawler. Either way, Dustin and Eric’s bag was anchored by the Wilson Truck Sales big bass of the event, a monster 6.03-pound kicker.

Another stout Ozark team, Drew Sagely and Brock Becks, secured the runner up position. They dropped a limit on the scales that weighed 17.42 pounds. Drew noted they went old school, targeting shallow docks on flat banks with a jig while catching over two dozen keepers on an all day bite. They also boated one of their keepers on a topwater alongside a shallow dock.

Caleb Coleman and Robert Moody teamed up to round out the top three. Their best five bass pushed the scales to 17.03 pounds. Caleb shared they caught their fish on a minnow bait, boating 25 keepers on the pattern. He added they found their fish shallow in less than 20’ of water. The morning bite was key for Caleb and Robert as they had their weight in the boat before noon when the bite fizzled.

Dillon Robertson and Chance Freed added to their 8th place check by taking Top Skeeter honors as they fished from their 2017 FX20 Skeeter. Dillon said they scoped their fish, finding fish roaming open water with all of their weight coming after noon.

Thank you Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC for sponsoring the release boat!

Clear Cast marine electronics repair is continuing to support Joe Bass Team Trail. Their support of the Tournament of Champions and Staff Shootout opportunities at the Invitational is parimount to it’s success. SUPPORT their efforts! Be sure and visit their website for details for your repair and setup needs!

2026 Winter Division will launch from Mill Creek Saturday 1/7 with a 7:00 am takeoff.

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Photos

Results

Place	Team Members	Boat	Fish	B/F	TotWgt	Pts	Payout
1	Dustin Blevins – Eric Blevins	Ranger	5	6.03	20.9	220	$3,020.00
2	Drew Sagely – Brock Becks	Phoenix	5	4.32	17.42	219	$1,310.00
3	Caleb Coleman – Robert Moody	Ranger	5	3.95	17.03	218	$980.00
4	*fished aalone – Brian Walkup	Phoenix	5	4.3	16.95	217	$500.00
5	*Drew Tabor – Zane Kamenetky	BassCat	5	3.49	16.67	216	$400.00
6	Justin Garner – Jacob Wade	Phoenix	5		16.56	215	$200.00
7	Wyatt Marler – *Cody Huff	Phoenix	5		16.39	214	$186.00
8	Dillon Robertson – Chance Freed	Skeeter	5	4.27	16.31	213	$360.00
9	Landon Edwards – Cody Ellison	Skeeter	5	3.97	16.24	212	$180.00
10	Jace McMasters – Eddie McMasters	Nitro	5	4.19	15.55	211
11	Easton Pendagrass – Ethan Enochs	Triton	5		15.05	210
12	Brett Rider – Steve Rider	BassCat	5		15	209
13	Taylor Surly – Jacob Bennett	Skeeter	5		14.84	208
14	Larry Selig –	Skeeter	5		14.63	207
15	Clay Henderson – Jay Henderson	Phoenix	5		14.46	206
16	Kyle Power – *David Rice	BassCat	5		13.99	205
17	Eric White – Gavin White	Phoenix	5		13.4	204
18	Scott Lippe – Evan Villines	Phoenix	5		13.35	203
19	Easton Bouma – Chris Gilbert	Skeeter	5		13.06	202
20	Phill Stone – Dylan Jones	Phoenix	5	4.63	13.03	201	$180.00
21	Greg Wood – Mike Gold	Phoenix	5		12.21	200
22	John Williams – Jim Williams	Skeeter	5	3.16	12	199
23	Derek Spetz – Dawson Tilson	Skeeter	5		11.7	198
24	Jason Rice – Kevin Weter	iKon	5		11.62	197
25	Jay Oliver – Mike Smith	Skeeter	5		11.59	196
26	Randy Sade –	Triton	5		11.55	195
27	Rodney Dawson – Grady Dawson	Triton	5		11.45	194
28	Danny Smith – Jake Smith	iKon	5		11.31	193
29	Ed Larson – Bob Capps	Skeeter	5		10.9	192
30	Jacob Delong – *fished aalone	BassCat	5	3.23	10.75	191
31	Tom Mason – Chris Reese	Skeeter	4		8.01	190
32	Mark Thompson – Luke Thompson	Skeeter	2		4.35	189
33	Jason Beem – *Jason Beem	Nitro			0	20
	*fished aalone – David Rogers	Nitro			0	20
	Ryan Edwards – Brandon Lowry	BassCat			0	20
	Jeff Epley – Danny Burns	Skeeter			0	20
	Tyler Frahm – Austin Frahm	Skeeter			0	20
	Harvey Horn – Jim Ford	Skeeter			0	20
	Terry Hutchison – Jason Coley	Ranger			0	20
	Jim Morey – Rod Park	Ranger			0	20
	Roger Morris –	Ranger			0	20
	Nicky Parsons – Robert Janes	Charger			0	20
	Justin Pruitt – *Peyton Rose	Charger			0	20
	Wes Rogers –	Phoenix			0	20
	Mat Short –	Express			0	20
	Jason Turner –	Phoenix			0	20

*alternate

12/19/25 Ozarks

Bob — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:57:04 +0000

Decent weather, for a winter tournament, greeted the 23 teams that met at Alhonna Resort for the second event of the 2026 Joe Bass Team Trail Lake of the Ozarks division, sponsored by Window World. Dock talk was optimistic based on the results of a Saturday derby that took some good bags to garner a high finish. Teams knew they would need to bring their A game if they expected to find their names near the top of the Window World leaderboard. With nearly 70% of the field weighing a five fish limit averaging over 11.5 pounds, the prognosticators were spot on. As always, teams were also vying for valuable qualifying points for the Invitational on Truman Lake out of Bucksaw Resort & Marina next fall.

Andy Newcomb and Justin Swast followed up a top finish on Saturday by taking the win on Sunday. Working through a couple dozen keepers, Andy and Justin’s best five strained the scale to a final weight of 23.32 pounds. They shared their Window World key to success was working a combination of jerkbaits and a-rigs on steeper banks in the 12’-15’ range. They noted they got bit throughout the day but had a bit of a flurry midday that bolstered their bag. Their big sack was anchored by a 6.28 pound brute that secured the Wilson Truck Sales big bass of the day. The team’s sponsors include, Angler’s Port Marine, Phoenix Boats, Mercury, Power Pole, Rouge Custom Apparel, Aftco, Apex Tackle, Bait Cave Customs, Daiwa, Fitz Fishing, and Trophy Properties LLC.

Matt King and Kody Yates dropped 17.72 pounds of LoZ bass on the scales to take the runner up spot. They also worked jerkbaits and a-rigs in the 12’ depth range to catch their fish. Matt noted they boated a dozen keepers throughout the day, but most of their better bites came before noon. Included in their string was the second place big bass of the day, a stout 5.87 largemouth. Sponsors include, Angler’s Port Marine, FX Custom Rods, Phoenix Boats, Mercury Marine.

David McCormick and Gary Shartzer rounded out the top three. After battling through a bunch of small “swirler” fish on Saturday slinging jerkbaits, Gary and David switched to rigs to boat 18 keepers on an all-day bite. Their best five locked the scales at 15.28 pounds. Sponsors include Phoenix Boats, Mercury Marine, Angler’s Port Marine.

Joe Bass pro-staff Mark Thompson and Rusty Darnell narrowly missed a top three finish but held on to take a check for fourth place which they padded by gleaning Top Skeeter honors. They worked jerkbaits and a-rigs in 10’-25’ of water to put 15.22 pounds into the livewells of Mark’s 2023 ZXR20 Skeeter.

Clear Cast Marine Electronics repair is continuing to support Joe Bass Team Trail. Their support of the Tournament of Champions and Staff Shootout opportunities at the Invitational is paramount to it’s success. SUPPORT their efforts! Be sure and visit their website for details for your repair and setup needs!

The third event of the 2026 Ozarks Division will takeoff from Alhonna Resort. Sunday 1/18 with a 7:30 am takeoff.

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Photos

Results

Place	Team Members	Fish	B/F	TotWgt	Pts	Payout
1	Andy Newcomb – Justin Swast	5	6.28	23.32	220	$1,860.00
2	Matt King – Kody Yates	5	5.87	17.72	219	$990.00
3	David McCormick – Gary Shartzer	5	4.07	15.28	218	$520.00
4	Mark Thompson – Rusty Darnell	5	4.65	15.22	217	$458.00
5	Kason Henderson – Joe Dougherty	5	5.23	14.87	216
6	Jeremy Johnson – Jonathan Pimentel	5	4.89	14.74	215
7	Robert Thompson – Jeff Schultz	5		14.54	214
8	Kaden Zimmerman – Andrew Esterhold	5		14.16	213
9	Mike Mancil – Chris Bolte	5		13.62	212
10	Beau Harris –	5		13.44	211
11	Jim Morrison – Bryan Short	5		12.74	210
12	Dallas Stamper – Jason Hollandsworth	5		12.38	209
13	James Welch – Caleb Welch	5		12.29	208
14	Keith LaBarge – Roger LaBarge	5		11.6	207
15	John Hewkin – Frank Meyer	5	3.48	11.45	206
16	David Conner – Bradly Robbins	5		11.11	205
17	Tom Herndon – Jason VanBeers	4		10.96	204
18	John Shanahan – Dan Allison	4		7.28	203
19	Brent Basler – Mike Smith 2	4		6.73	202
20	Brendan Ackerman – *Brandon Foley	4		5.23	201
21	Rocky Carden – Trenton Choate	2		4.27	200
22	Lynn Pugh – *Jeremy Pugh	1	3.43	3.43	199
23	Alston Golian – *fished aalone			0	20

*alternate

11/22/25 Winter

Bob — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:24:57 +0000

The 2026 Joe Bass Team Trail Table Rock division, sponsored by Blackbeard Marine, got off to a quick start as 47 teams brought nearly 400 pounds of bass to the inaugural weigh-in. Kicker fish came at a premium, as it took over 14 pounds to find your name near the top of the Window World leaderboard. However, with the kick off a new season, teams also pushed hard as every fish weighed provides qualifying points for the Invitational on Truman Lake out of Bucksaw Resort & Marina next fall.

Cody Ellison and Landon Edwards started the 2026 season off with another win. They mixed a jig and minnow combination with a shad colored crankbait to weigh 16.71 pounds. Landon shared their Blackbeard Marine key for success was keying on shad schools and weeding through a ton of fish to get to their final weight. They estimated they boated nearly 5 dozen keepers on an all day bite. Landon and Cody bolstered their take home funds by taking Top Skeeter honors as they fished from Landon’s 2013 ZX21 Skeeter.

Jacob Wade and Nick Lawler wrangled the runner-up spot with a 16.50 pound bag. They pivoted from the scopin’ approach and leaned on a jig fished on a combination of shallow and deep locations, with points being the focus. Jacob and Nick also caught a lot of fish, noting they worked through 15 keepers to get to their final weight.

Terry Hutchison and Jason Coley rounded out the top three. They dropped 15.69 pounds on the scales. They relied on FFS and a minnow rig to catch 30-40 keepers throughout the day. Terry and Jason used the Wilson Truck Sales big bass of the event, a stout 5.19 kicker, to anchor their stringer.

Thank you Taylor Grubaugh Chevrolet, Buick & GMC for sponsoring the release boat!

Clear Cast marine electronics repair is continuing to support Joe Bass Team Trail. Their support of the Tournament of Champions and Staff Shootout opportunities at the Invitational is parimount to it’s success. SUPPORT their efforts! Be sure and visit their website for details for your repair and setup needs!

The second event of the 2026 Winter Division will launch from Mill Creek Saturday 12/27 with a 7:00 am takeoff.

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Photos

Results

Place	Team Members	Fish	B/F	TotWgt	Pts	Payout
1	Landon Edwards – Cody Ellison	5	3.66	16.71	220	$2,780.00
2	Jacob Wade – Nick Lawler	5	3.71	16.5	219	$1,360.00
3	Terry Hutchison – Jason Coley	5	5.19	15.69	218	$1,250.00
4	Derek Spetz – Dawson Tilson	5	4	15.19	217	$650.00
5	Eric White – Gavin White	5	4.98	14.92	216	$640.00
6	Clay Henderson – Jay Henderson	5		14.47	215	$280.00
7	Bryan Badock – Cody Spetz	5	3.63	14.45	214	$182.00
8	Brett Rider – Steve Rider	5		14.27	213	$180.00
9	Blair Cox – Grant Dohle	5		14.2	212	$180.00
10	Jason Rice – Kevin Weter	5		14.17	211
10	Drew Sagely – Brock Becks	5		14.17	211
12	Kyle Burke – Brian Walkup	5		13.6	209
13	Nicky Parsons – Robert Janes	5	4.53	13.47	208
14	Matt Brown – Zane Kamenetky	5		13.27	207
14	Kyle Power –	5		13.27	207
16	Phill Stone – Dylan Jones	5		12.68	205
17	Ryan Edwards – Brandon Lowry	5		12.6	204
18	Tyler Frahm – Austin Frahm	5		12.45	203
19	Robert Moody	5		12.39	202
20	Scott Lippe – Evan Villines	5		11.7	201
21	Sam Grace – Henry Matuika	5		11.39	200
22	Tim Brunnert – Michael Hogan	5		11.3	199
23	Jay Oliver – Mike Smith	5		11.17	198
24	Jacob Delong – Noah Long	5		10.71	197
25	James Brown – John Campbell	5		10.14	196
26	Justin Pruitt –	4		9.68	195
27	Jim Morey – Rod Park	5		8.88	194
28	Rusty Darnell – David Rogers	4		8.82	193
29	Randy Sade –	4		7.69	192
30	Harvey Horn – Jim Ford	3		6.55	191
31	Mark Thompson – Luke Thompson	3		5.59	190
32	Tom Mason – Chris Reese	3		5.12	189
33	Ed Larson – Bob Capps	2		4.83	188
34	John Williams – Jim Williams	2		3.58	187
35	Zachary Cooley – *David Cooley			0	20
	Jeff Epley – Danny Burns			0	20
	Earl Erby – Luke Helm			0	20
	Harlen Harvey –			0	20
	Eddie Ingram – Josh Myrick			0	20
	Wyatt Marler – Bailey Bewley			0	20
	Jace McMasters – Eddie McMasters			0	20
	Roger Morris –			0	20
	Easton Pendagrass – Ethan Enochs			0	20
	Danny Smith – Jake Smith			0	20
	Jack Stack – *fished aalone			0	20
	Taylor Surly – Jacob Bennett			0	20
	Josh Wray – Kavan Maybee			0	20

*alternate

11/23/25 Ozarks

Bob — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 22:57:24 +0000

The 2026 Joe Bass Team Trail Lake of the Ozarks division, sponsored by Window World, kicked off the season with a 27 boat field that gathered at Alhonna Resort. Nearly 200 pounds of bass were weighed with kicker fish coming at a premium. With the late fall transition being rocked back and forth with multiple weather patterns in the days prior to the event, teams were anxious as to what it would take to find their names near the top of the Window World leaderboard. In parallel, the kick off of a new season had teams pushing hard as every fish weighed provides qualifying points for the Invitational on Truman Lake out of Bucksaw Resort & Marina and Resort next fall.

Matt King and Kody Yates bested the field, taking the win in the first event of the season. Matt and Kody dropped 14.42 pounds of LOZ bass on the scales. The pair explained their Window World key to success was working jigs shallow early then transitioning a bit deeper throughout the day. The majority of their bag came from the 10’-12’ range.

Casey Scanlon and James Lewis took the runner up spot with a 13.67 bag. Casey noted they threw topwater early then switched to jigs to finish the day. They found the bite tough, boating 8 keepers throughout the day. They focused on shallow secondary points.

Reigning points champs Dallas Stamper and Jason Hollandsworth got off to another fast start in the 2026 season by taking the final podium position. Their best five bass pushed the scales to 13.34 pounds. Dallas explained they leaned on spinnerbaits, brush hogs and a drop shot to catch their fish. They also found the fishing difficult, mixing 3 shorts with 8 keepers for the day.

Corbin Bailey and Korden Messina padded their 4th place check with the Wilson Truck Sales big bass of the day, a 4.57 pound kicker that anchored their 13.14 pound total.

Joe Bass staffers Mark Thompson and Rusty Darnell earned Top Skeeter honors. They worked through a ton of shorts to put 9.04 pounds into the livewells of Mark’s 2023 ZXR20 Skeeter.

Don’t forget to bring your empty packages of Rapala, Crush City, Storm, VMC and Suffix with your name and phone number to your next Joe Bass Tournament for a chance at a tackle pack. Drawings are done monthly throughout the tournament season.

The second event of the 2026 Ozarks Division will takeoff from Alhonna Resort. Sunday 12/21 with a 7:30 am takeoff.

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Photos

Results

Place	Team Members	Fish	B/F	TotWgt	Pts	Payout
1	Matt King – Kody Yates	5	4.09	14.42	220	$1,940.00
2	Casey Scanlon – James Lewis	5		13.67	219	$940.00
3	Dallas Stamper – Jason Hollandsworth	5	4	13.34	218	$540.00
4	Corbin Bailey – Korden Messina	5	4.57	13.14	217	$510.00
5	Jeremy Johnson – Jonathan Pimentel	5		13.09	216	$202.00
6	Tony Torretta – Gary St. Clair	5		12.14	215
7	Jamie Eynard – *Greg Berhorst	5	4.09	11.57	214
8	Bryan Loseman – Gary Martens	5	2.8	11.14	213
9	David Conner – Bradly Robbins	5		10.7	212
10	David McCormick – Gary Shartzer	5		10.14	211
11	Brendan Ackerman – Oliver Siebert	5		9.76	210
12	Cole McFarland – Ryan Jordan	5		9.35	209
13	Tom Herndon – Jason VanBeers	5		9.21	208
14	Mark Thompson – Rusty Darnell	4		9.04	207
15	James Welch – Caleb Welch	5		8.78	206
16	Lynn Pugh – *Stacy Moss	4		8.64	205
17	Rocky Carden – Trenton Choate	3	3.59	7.36	204
18	Mike Mancil – *Alvin Davis	2	3.76	6.69	203
19	John Shanahan – Dan Allison	3		6.15	202
20	Brent Basler – *Dave Waterhouse			0	20
	Justin Borum – *fished aalone			0	20
	Mike Castelli –			0	20
	Alston Golian – Brandon Carter			0	20
	Travis Grimes – Ben Grimes			0	20
	Johnnie Neil – Todd Tiger			0	20
	Chad Wagner – *Jason Isgrigg			0	20
	Tyler Weberg – Rob Weberg			0	20

*alternate

2025 Season Archives

Bob — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 21:33:02 +0000

View 2025 here.

2026 Invitational

Bob — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 19:11:17 +0000

Truman Lake

Banquet Oct 23rd. at Bucksaw Resort & Marina

Fishing days Oct 24th & 25th

Host lodging & take off will be held at… Bucksaw Resort & Marina

Bucksaw Resort & Marina
670 SE 803 RD
Clinton, MO 64735

660-477-3900

info@bucksaw.com

SAVE A RECEIPT Sponsor

Make your reservations NOW. Special lower pricing for Joe Bass Team Trail Invitational.

How we choose.

Our team invitational will be held at the conclusion of the 2026 team season. Locations for the team invitational will include, Table Rock, Truman, Lake of the Ozarks, Bull Shoals, or Stockton.

We have chosen these lakes for their close driving proximity. At JOE BASS we realize the expense of traveling to a location completely neutral to all of our divisions. So it is our decision that it would be beneficial to all of our anglers to keep it close resulting in the possibility of a team invitational on a divisional lake.

Each team invitational will have an $200.00 entry fee. The payback will be 80%. We will payback 1 for each 5 entered maximum 25 places. Qualifying will be determined through Division competition. Numerous sponsor products will be awarded. Division Champions will be recognized and rewarded for their accomplishment.

Win a NEW Skeeter boat & Yamaha outboard combination at the 2026 JOE BASS TEAM INVITATIONAL.

Every team that attends the 2026 Joe Bass Team Trail Invitational will have an equal opportunity to win the draw boat. The Skeeter/Yamaha package will be awarded based on participation, rather than performance. Equaling everyone’s chance to WIN.

At the JOE BASS Team Trail invitational thousands of dollars in cash and prizes will be awarded. Giveaways based on participation rather than performance. Please support those sponsors donating product.

2026 Invitational will feature…

Skeeter Boats Demo rides. $500.00 awarded to 1 Joe Bass angler just for taking a ride!

Save A Receipt Drawing for $1000.00. Save and turn in those receipts.

Highest finishing Skeeter both Joe Bass and Skeeter Real Money MAX!

BlackBeard Marine Unpresidented Skeeter Boats Incentive!

Tournament of Champions!

Staff Shootout!