| September
15 |
| WEDNESDAY
NITE CHAMPS-----BILL DAVENPORT AND JIM ROBBINS --- 11.69 POUNDS |
|
Tonight was the final Missouri
Angler Wednesday Night Tournament of year and the 49 teams who qualified
struggled through the stormy night and rain, as well as the tough night
bite that has plagued Lake of the Ozarks the last few weeks. The water
temperature at take off was 78-79 degrees and the water clarity was dingy.
Most of the bass were caught on a variety baits, plastic worm, tubes, jigs
and even some top water before dark in 8 to 15 feet of water. There really
wasn't any special pattern or type of structure to catch a bass. Some
anglers said they could only get bit in brush while others said they could
only get bit on plain banks, but the main consensus was the bite got
tougher after dark.
1ST, 2ND AND 3RD PLACE TEAMS WERE
TAKEN TO MARTY'S MARINE FOR A POLYGRAPH TEST BY DON ESKEW. DON HAS
PROVIDED THIS SERVICE FOR OUR WEDNESDAY NITE TOURNAMENTS FOR THE LAST 8
YEARS! DON AND HIS WIFE WILL BE LEAVING THE LAKE AREA THIS MONTH. WE
APPRECIATE YOU ALWAYS BEING AVAILABLE AND DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB! DON, YOU
WILL BE TRULY MISSED. |
| PLACE |
TEAMS |
WEIGHT |
NO. FISH |
1ST |
Bill Davenport &
Jim Robbins |
11.69 |
|
2ND |
Bill Swineberg &
Roger Springs |
9.94 |
|
3RD |
Stan Snelson &
Gary Phelps |
8.95 |
|
4TH |
Scott Melton & Dan
Swan |
8.28 |
|
| 5TH |
Donnie Snelling &
Dave Wolf |
7.53 |
|
| 6TH |
Pat Kowal & Shawn
Kowal |
7.39 |
|
|
7TH |
Randy Rogers &
Bill Getz |
7.15 |
|
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8TH |
Roger Cook & Mike
Hutton |
6.72 |
|
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9TH
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Jeff Jefferson |
6.32 |
|
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10TH
|
Leon Dannatt &
John Welsh |
6.15 |
|
| 11TH |
Wayne Combs & Russ
King |
5.82 |
|
| 12TH |
Allan Odom & Rick
Price |
5.71 |
|
| 13TH |
Jess Grizzell &
Jerry Guffey |
5.18 |
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| 14TH |
Mike Thompson &
Jason Theis |
4.98 |
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| 15TH |
John Odom & Nicky
Winn |
4.95 |
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| ======================Out
of the Money Places========================== |
| 16TH |
Scott
Stonitsch & Mark Stonitsch ------ $30 value of T-Bone Steaks from
Tom's Slaughter House --- Highway A |
| 17TH |
Steve
Shultz -------- $25 value of Meat Sausage from Tom's Slaughter House |
|
BIG THANK YOU TO NICKY WINN FOR THE
GREAT GIFTS!!!!
*******BIG BASS FOR THE NIGHT WEIGHED 5.59 CAUGHT BY THE TEAM OF PAT AND
SHAWN KOWAL
******2ND BIG BASS WEIGHED IN AT 5.16 CAUGHT BY THE TEAM OF BILL SWINEBERG
& ROGER SPRINGS |
| 1ST DRAW
PRIZE WAS A VERY NICE WIZARD ROD ($160 VALUE) WON BY DAVE PHELPS AND DEE
HARTLEY, DONATED BY ART & VICTORIA ACKERSON, OWNERS OF WIZARD RODS.
THANKS ART AND VICTORIA!
ALSO, LOU AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MARTY'S MARINE, HIGHWAY 54 IN
OSAGE BEACH, FOR PUTTING UP WITH THE SIGN-UPS AND TELEPHONE CALLS
REGARDING OUR TOURNAMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ESPECIALLY MARTY'S WIFE,
URSULA AND MOM, MARY FOR THEIR HELP!!! WE HOPE WE CAN COUNT ON THEM NEXT
YEAR. ALSO, MARTY'S DONATIONS FOR THE DRAW PRIZES AND JOHN ODOM FOR HIS
DONATION OF BOAT NUMBERS. THANK-YOU! AND WE CAN'T FORGET, LARRY SHADRICK
FOR HIS EXCELLENT JOB ON THURSDAY MORNINGS CONTROLLING THE CROWDS AND THE
OFFICIAL TIME KEEPER!!!
SPECIAL THANKS TO JIM MURPHY, OWNER OF FISHERMAN'S PARADISE ON
HIGHWAY 54 IN OSAGE BEACH. HE DONATED SOME NICE TACKLE AND HELPED WITH THE
SET-UP AND CLEAN-UP!
TIREBITTER'S BAR IN OSAGE BEACH PREPARED THE WONDERFUL FOOD! JIM
ROSSI, OWNER, DID HIS OUTSTANDING JOB ON THE SMOKED PORK, BEANS &
SLAW!!! IT WAS ENJOYED BY ALL 120 FISHERMEN!!!! THANK YOU ROSSI!!!
LAKESIDE AUTO IN CAMDENTON, ALLAN ODOM, OWNER DONATED TWO FREE OIL
CHANGES WITH FILTERS AND LUBE. THANKS ALLAN!
BEAUBOUT BAIT & TACKLE DONATED GIFT CERTIFICATES FOR TACKLE.
DENNIS BEAUBOUT, THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT! WE APPRECIATE IT.
THANKS TO U. S. PLASTICS FOR DONATING SEVERAL TACKLE BAGS. IT WAS
NICE TO HAVE EVERYONE TAKE HOME A PRIZE.
********SPEICAL BIG BIG THANK YOU TO RAY MOSELY FOR ALL HIS HELP
THIS YEAR!
RAY, LOU AND I APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO!
WE LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR. See you all in APRIL 2005!!!! GOOD
FISHING! |
| September
01 |
|
The Missouri Angler Wednesday night
tournament had 48 boats take out of PB#2 at 6:30 P.M. and return for
weigh-in at 10:00 P.M. Just like the last few weeks fishing was pretty
tough. A lot of the anglers got skunked or caught some dinks, but as usual
there were a few that came to the scales with some keepers. A variety of
baits, spinner baits, worms, jigs and crank baits caught bass anywhere
from 4 feet to 20 feet, in brush and on plain banks. The bass are
definitely suspended and spread out chasing the schools of shad, which is
making it tough for everyone. Drawings for the September 15th fish-off
took place tonight and 49 boats qualified. There is no tournament next
Wednesday, September 8th. |
| PLACE |
TEAMS |
WEIGHT |
NO. FISH |
1ST |
Dan Weber &
Richard Zeigenbim |
13.20 |
5 fish |
2ND |
Bob Reed & Chuck
Wright |
12.47 |
4 fish |
3RD |
Marty McGuire & Ed
Snelling |
12.24 |
5 fish |
4TH |
Jeff Green & Jeff
Walsh |
11.39 |
4 fish |
| 5TH |
Luke & Jeff Wade |
9.97 |
4 fish |
| 6TH |
Terry Blankenship
& Jay Pick |
8.94 |
3 fish |
|
Big bass for the night weighed-in at
4.96 and was caught by Joe Gan and Doug Black |
| August 11 |
|
Tonight the Missouri Angler
Wednesday night tournament had 48 boats take off at 6:30 P.M. and return
at 10:00 P,M. for weigh-in. The weather was chilly, 59 degrees at weigh-in
and the water temperature was 81 degrees. Although you couldn't ask for
better weather, the bass were up to their old tricks, still finicky and
stubborn. The bass majority of the bass caught tonight were 8 to 12 feet
and not necessarily in brush. The best bite came on tubes, Brush Hogs and
7 inch power worms. |
| PLACE |
TEAMS |
WEIGHT |
NO. FISH |
1ST |
Jeff Green & Jeff
Welsh |
14.73 |
5 fish |
2ND |
Marcus Sykora &
Chuck Knight |
11.71 |
4 fish |
3RD |
Dave Wolf & Donnie
Snelling |
10.83 |
4 fish |
4TH |
Jay Pick & Terry
Blankenship |
10.07 |
3 fish |
| 5TH |
Pat & Shawn Kowal |
8.71 |
4 fish |
| 6TH |
Randy Jackson &
Dennis Murray |
8.14 |
3 fish |
|
Big bass for the night was caught by Jay Pick and Terry
Blankenship weighing 5.10 pounds.
Free entry for next weeks tournament was drawn by the team of Chris
Sostmen and Aaron Strohrish |
| August
4 |
|
The Missouri Angler Wednesday night
tournament had 45 boats take out of PB#2 at 6:30 P.M. and weigh-in at
10:00 P.M. As you can see by the weights brought to the scales fishing was
pretty tough. There were storms in the area and later on in the evening
rain moved in and the wind picked up, which is when a lot of the anglers
said they caught their fish. Tonight the 10 inch plastic worm and Brush
Hog were the baits that were the most productive. The water temperature
was 82-84 degrees and the water clarity clear. |
| PLACE |
TEAMS |
WEIGHT |
NO. FISH |
1ST |
Darryl Fritchey &
Mark Prather |
15.40 |
5 fish |
2ND |
Rick Zeigenbeim &
James Rosenaur |
14.10 |
4 fish |
3RD |
Jeff Green & Jeff
Welsh |
12.00 |
3 fish |
4TH |
Trevor Haring &
Josh Haring |
11.61 |
3 fish |
| 5TH |
Marty McGuire & Ed
Snelling |
10.25 |
4 fish |
| 6TH |
Denny Slawson &
Fritz Ballman |
8.10 |
3 fish |
|
Big Bass weighed in at 7.29 and was caught by Jeff
Green and Jeff Welsh, which is the biggest bass caught during the
Wednesday night tournaments this year.
Chad Green and Robbie Robinson drew the free entry for next Wednesdays
tournament. |
| July
28 |
|
The Missouri Angler Wednesday night
tournament had 47 teams take out of PB#2 at 6:30 P.M. and return for
weigh-in at 10:00 P.M. The surface water temperature was 78 -79 degrees
with heavy generation. There weren't a lot of bass caught tonight, but the
ones weighed in were averaging 2 1/2 to 5 pounds. The baits that produced
were the Melton jig, tube and plastic worm on main lake and secondary
points 12 to 20 feet. |
| PLACE |
TEAMS |
WEIGHT |
NO. FISH |
1ST |
Jeff Green & Jeff
Welsh |
17.21 |
5 fish |
2ND |
Roger Springs &
Bill Swineberg |
13.60 |
5 fish |
3RD |
Mike Thompson &
Jason Theis |
12.91 |
4 fish |
4TH |
Chuck Knight &
Marcus Sykora |
12.02 |
5 fish |
| 5TH |
Bob Reed & Chuck
Wright |
11.02 |
4 fish |
| 6TH |
Jess Griizzell &
Jerry Guffey |
9.45 |
3 fish |
|
BIG BASS was caught by the team of
Jeff Green & Jeff Welsh weighing 5.47
FREE ENTRY was drawn by boat #13, Ray Prewett and Harry Isner |
|
* Fish-off scheduled for September
15th--6:30 PM. to 10 p.m. (Boater and Buddy must have fished 12
tournaments to qualify)
* Wed. September 1st Draw for Boat Position for Fish-Off after weigh-in
* No Tournament Wed. September 8 |
| July 21 |
|
Tonight the Missouri Angler
Wednesday Night Tournament had 44 teams take out of PB#2 at 6:30 P.M. and
return for weigh-in at 10:00 P.M. As you can see by the weights the bass
slowed down tonight making it fairly tough for everyone, other than a
couple of teams. The temperature at take-off was in the 90's and the
humidity was high. With the water temperature at 85 degrees and the lake
on a slow fall some of the anglers theorized that those two combinations
could be the reason the bite slowed down. The bass that were caught came
on 10 and 7 inch plastic worms and the Melton jig n trailer in brush
anywhere from 15 to 25 feet. |
| PLACE |
TEAMS |
WEIGHT |
NO. FISH |
1ST |
Joe Gann & Joe
Black |
15.79 |
5 fish |
2ND |
Chuck Knight &
Marcus Sykora |
12.10 |
5 fish |
3RD |
Terry Blankenship
& Jay Pick |
12.04 |
5 fish |
4TH |
Mike Hutton &
Roger Cook |
9.99 |
3 fish |
| 5TH |
Brent Hayes & Don
Franks |
8.42 |
3 fish |
| 6TH |
Dave Wolf & Donnie
Snelling |
7.78 |
3 fish |
|
Big bass for the tournament weighed-in at 5.16 pounds
and was caught by Dan Swan and Scott Melton on a black/blue Melton jig.
Free entry for next weeks Wednesday night tournament was drawn by Harry
Litzey and Mike Prather. |
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| July 14 |
|
Tonight the Missouri Angler
Wednesday Night Tournament had 51 boats taking out of PB#2 at 6:30 P.M.
and weighing in at 10:00 P.M. The bass this evening moved a little
shallower and were located in brush piles anywhere from 10 to 15 feet. The
best bite was the Texas rigged 7 and 10 inch power worm and a jig n
trailer. There weren't many 4 or 5 pounders brought to the scales as in
past tournaments, but the bite was good, especially after dark. |
| PLACE |
TEAMS |
WEIGHT |
NO. FISH |
1ST |
Jeff Green & Jeff
Welsh |
15.96 |
5 fish |
2ND |
Pat & Shawn Kowall |
15.02 |
5 fish |
3RD |
Marcus Sykora &
Chuck Knight |
14.74 |
5 fish |
4TH |
Randy Prewett &
Harry Isner |
13.68 |
5 fish |
| 5TH |
Brent Hayes & Don
Franks |
11.84 |
5 fish |
| 6TH |
Richard Zeigenbeim
& Dan Weber |
11.39 |
5 fish |
|
7TH |
John Welsh &Leon
Dannett |
9.65 |
3 fish |
|
Big Bass for the night weighed in at 5.20 pounds and
was caught by Leon Dannett and John Welsh.
Bob Bird, boat 34, lucked out and drew the free entry for the next
Wednesday night tournament. |
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July 7
|
| Missouri Angler Wednesday
Night Tournament which began at 6:30 P.M. and ended at 10:00 P.M. had
another great turn out of 61 boats taking off at PB#2 The weather was
perfect but the bite was slow, but as usual there were some who had no
trouble getting a limit. Only 5 limits came to the scale along with two
nice fish over 6 pounds. The lake is still producing quite a few 4 and 5
pounders. The best bite tonight was the plastic worm and Melton jig n
trailer fished in deep brush 20 to 25 feet. The water temperature was
81degrees and the water clarity was clear. |
| PLACE |
TEAMS |
WEIGHT |
NO. FISH |
1ST |
Chuck Knight & Marcus Sykora |
15.21 |
5 fish |
2ND |
Terry Blankenship
& Jay Pick |
14.97 |
5 fish |
3RD |
Mark & Logan Stonitsch |
14.42 |
5 fish |
4TH |
Donnie Snelling &
Dave Wolf |
13.50 |
5 fish |
| 5TH |
Jeff Green & Jeff Welsh |
13.04 |
4 fish |
| 6TH |
Phil Gardner &
Shawn Maschino |
12.80 |
4 fish |
|
7TH |
Pat and Shawn Kowal |
11.76 |
5 fish |
|
8TH |
Darryl Fritchey and
Mark Prather |
11.70 |
3 fish |
|
Big bass for the night was caught by Shawn Maschino and
Phil Gardner that weighed in at 6.17. They caught the lunker on a 10 inch
plastic worm.
Free entry for next Wednesday's tournament was drawn by Boat No 54---Dennis
Murray and Randy Jackson. They earned the honors of 1st boat out next week.
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June 30
|
| There were 55
teams fishing the Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament out of P.B #2
beginning at 6:30 P.M. and ending at 10:30 P.M. The bass seemed to take
the night off based on the amount of fish brought to the scales. Quite a
few of the anglers complained about the slow bite, but as usual there were
some who had no trouble getting a limit. The best bite tonight was the
plastic worm, Brush Hog and Melton jig n trailer fished in brush behind
docks and in brush 15 to 20 feet. The water temperature was 78 degrees and
the water clarity was clear. |
| PLACE |
TEAMS |
WEIGHT |
NO. FISH |
1ST |
Marty McGuire
& Ed Snelling |
16.02 |
5
fish |
2ND |
Phil Gardner
& Shawn Maschino |
15.07 |
5
fish |
3RD |
Terry
Blankenship & Sue Vize |
14.83 |
5
fish |
4TH |
Mike Hutton
& Roger Cook |
13.99 |
5 fish |
| 5TH |
Scott & Mark
Stonistch |
12.65 |
5
fish |
| 6TH |
Brent Hayes
& Don Franks |
12.51 |
5 fish |
|
7TH |
Jeff Jefferson
& Jake Aller |
12.10 |
fish |
|
Big bass for the night was caught by Marcus Sykora and
Chuck Knight that weighed in at 5.26. They caught the lunker on a Melton jig.
Free entry for next Wednesday's tournament was drawn by Chad Green and
Robbie Robinson
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June 23
|
| Tonight
the Missouri Angler Wednesday Night tournament had another good showing
with 64 boats. Fishing was a little tougher tonight than usual especially
before dark. The bite picked up after dark, however, the only problem was
weigh-in started at 10:00 P.M. and that didn't give anyone very much time
to night fish, but there were still quite a few solid 3 and 4 pounders
being caught. Tonight eleven 4 pounders were brought to the scales and
along with two 5 pounders. The plastic worm and Brush Hog was the best
bite in brush piles 15 to 20 feet. |
| PLACE |
TEAMS |
WEIGHT |
NO. FISH |
1ST |
Pat
& Shawn Kowal |
14.05 |
5
fish |
2ND |
Gary
Phelps |
13.60 |
5
fish |
3RD |
Jeff
Welsh & Jeff Green |
13.57 |
5
fish |
4TH |
Jeff
Jefferson & Jake Aller |
12.69 |
4
fish |
| 5TH |
Dave
Wolfe & Donnie Snelling |
11.17 |
5
fish |
| 6TH |
Jim
Dvorek & Greg Addington |
10.74 |
3
fish |
|
7TH |
Dave
Phelps |
10.68 |
4
fish |
|
8TH |
Allen
Odom & Rick Price |
10.28 |
3
fish |
|
9TH
|
Jason
Starnes & Mitch Dane |
9.82 |
3
fish |
|
10TH
|
Leon
Dannett & John Welsh
(Tom's Slaughter House of
Linn Creek donated 10 pounds of summer sausage to the last team out of
money, which was 10th. place). Thanks Tom and Nick Winn. |
9.68 |
4
fish |
|
Big Bass for the night
weighed-in at 5.41 pounds and was caught by Willima Schmidt.
Dan Swan and Scott Melton lucked out and
drew the free entry for the next Wednesday night tournament.
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June 15
|
|
Tonight the Missouri Angler
Wednesday Night Tournament had 64 boats take out of P.B#2 at 6:30 P.M. and
return for weigh-in at 10:00 P.M. The weather was hot and humid with a threat
of storms all night. The bass were real co-operative and a lot of bass were
weighed-in, but the weights were down from the previous tournaments. There
were eleven 4 pounders and six 5 pounders brought to the scales and quite a
few bass over 3 pounds. The bass were in brush 15 to 20 feet on main lake and
secondary points, and most were caught on Texas rigged black/red fleck and
June bug 7 and 10 power worms and Brush Hogs. Fishing hasn't slowed down at
all and seems to be getting better everyday.
|
| PLACE |
TEAMS |
WEIGHT |
NO. FISH |
1ST |
Pat &
Shawn Kowal |
16.53 |
5 fish |
2ND |
Aaron Nelson
& Greg Webster |
16.49 |
4 fish |
3RD |
Tom Murphy
& Brian Wepking |
15.92 |
5 fish |
4TH |
Scott Melton
& Dan Swan |
15.89 |
5 fish |
| 5TH |
Mike Kelsey
& Roger Boenecke |
15.76 |
5 fish |
| 6TH |
Jay Pick &
Terry Blankenship |
15.53 |
5 fish |
|
7TH |
Ray Prewett
& Robert Boyd |
15.07 |
5 fish |
|
8TH |
Chuck Knight
& Marcus Sykora |
14.05 |
5 fish |
|
9TH
|
Marty McGuire
& Ed Snelling |
13.75 |
5 fish |
|
Big Bass for the night was
weighed in by the team of Mike Kelsey and Roger Boenecke weighing 5.79 pounds.
The free entry drawing for next Wednesdays
tournament was J.D. Mitchell and Kevin Stonitsch
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June 9 |
| The Missouri Angler
Wednesday Night Tournament had 54 boats launch out of P.B #2 at 6:30 P.M.
and return for weigh-in at 10:00 P.M. It was drizzling rain at take-off,
but within a half hour the rain stopped and the weather began to clear.
The water temperature was 78 degrees and the lake is beginning to clear up
even though the area had a couple of days of heavy downpours. A lot of
fish were caught tonight, but the 4 and 5 pounders were not as active as
they were last Wednesday. The best bite was the 10 and 7 inch power worm,
Brush Hog Texas rigged and the Chomper on the Chomper head. The bass were
in brush piles 10 to 18 feet off channel swings and creek arm points.
There were seven bass over 4 pounds and two bass over 5 pounds brought to
the scales, which is far less than last weeks weigh-in. Tonight polygraph
test were administered at Marty's Marine to the 1st, 2nd. and 3rd. place
teams. |
| PLACE |
TEAMS |
WEIGHT |
NO. FISH |
| 1ST |
Scott and Mark Stonitsch
|
17.69 |
5 Fish |
| 2ND |
Brett
and Scott Dickinson
|
15.98 |
5 Fish |
| 3RD |
Mike
Thompson and Jason Theis
|
15.42 |
5 Fish |
| 4TH |
Joe
Gan and Doug Black
|
15.26 |
5 Fish |
| 5TH |
Aaron
Nelson and Greg Webster
|
14.54 |
5 Fish |
| 6TH |
Gary
Phelps and Chad Siehr
|
14.22 |
5 Fish |
| 7TH |
Roger
Springs and Bill Swinberg
|
13.80 |
4 Fish |
|
Big Bass weighed in at 6.07 and
was caught by the team of Dave Phelps and Dee Hartley on a 10 inch power
worm.
Winners of the free entry draw were Bob Bird
and Jason Weast.
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