Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 8/29

The high temperatures and increasing gasoline prices had a major effect on the number of anglers fishing this summer. However, last night was the final regular tournament of the Missouri Angler
Wednesday Night Tournament series. Maybe things will get better next year.
Last night the bite was like the week before, slow. There were only twenty teams fishing and only four teams made it to the weigh-in line. Out of the four teams weighing there was only one 5 fish limit.

The first place team, Kenny Hunt and Roger Springs, had four bass, but what tipped the scales in their favor were the two 5 pounders they brought to the scales, one of which weighed 5.18 pounds for big bass of the tournament.

1st. Kenny Hunt & Roger Springs 4 Bass 16.67 lbs.
2nd. Terry Blankenship & Ron Clement 5 Bass 13.29 lbs.
3rd. Chuck Knight & Branden Carnahan 3 Bass 11.22 lbs.

Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 8/22

The keeper bite continues to be tough, which is typical for August and September. Most of the anglers reported catching one or two keepers and not very many small bass, however, in a 3 1/2 hour tournament anglers best have a productive bank or brush pile within the first hour or so to be in the hunt. Besides being August, the lack of generation for the last three months is part of the problem for the slow and inconsistant bite.

Out of the twenty-two (22) teams fishing the Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament, only two bass over four pounds were weighed. Big bas of the tournament weighed 4.97 pounds and was caught by the team of Dan Bowman and Scott Stonitsch.

1st. Marcus Sykora & Chuck Knight 5 Bass 15.64 lb.
2nd. Terry Blankenship & Ron Clement 5 Bass 14.27 lb.
3rd. Mark Wassom & Jim Gianladis 5 Bass 14.05 lb

Missour Angler Wednesday Night 8/15

The keeper bite continues to be slow. The twenty-six (26) teams fishing the Missour Angler Wednesday Night Tournament can attest to that. The dog days of summer are definitely here and it is evident when looking at the 10:00 P.M. weigh-in line. There were only two, 5 fish limits brought to the scales, which included two bass weighing four pounds or better and one bass tipping the scales at 5.70 pounds.

All of the anglers reported that it was one of the toughest Wednesday nights they fished, other than the first place team of Roger Cook and Mike Hutton, who brought a limit to the scales weighing 15.65 pounds.

Big bass of the tournament weighed 5.70 pounds and was caught by the team of Scott Danek, Sr. and Scott Danek, Jr.

Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 8/8

After a torrential rain storm prior to take-off, the temperature finally dropped into the low 80's after hitting a daytime high of 100 degrees. Although it cooled down considerably, only eighteen (18) teams showed up for the Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament. In addition to the 100 degree temperatures, gasoline prices shot up and that doesn't help the tournament or recreation angler.

Just like last week, the non-keeper bass, 13 to 14 inches, were jumping in the boat during the 3 1/2 hour tournament, but not the keeper bass. Of the eighteen teams, there were only four, 5 fish limits weighed. However, the tournament ends at 10:00 P.M., so there might be a later bite.

Big Bass of the tournament weighed 5.46 pounds and was caught by the team of Jeff Beauchamp and Win Stevens.

Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 8/1

The Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament results are beginning to look like the movie "Groundhog Day," same amount of anglers, same high, miserable temperatures and the same tough bite. Like last week and the weeks before there were only twenty-six (26) teams fishing, about twenty (20) teams less than normal.

Last night the bite was tough. Most of the anglers reported catching a boat load of 13 to 14 inch bass, but the keeper bites, 15 inches and up, were far and few between. Out of the twenty-six teams, there were only two, 5 fish limits and three, 4 fish bags weighed.
Big bass of the tournament weighed 5.29 pounds and was caught by the team of Chad Green and Robbie Robinson who also won the tournament with a weight of 15.72 pounds.