Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 9/11

Last night was the year end fish-off of the Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament and the last tournament of the year.  Twenty-seven (27) teams qualified for the fish-off and were given one hour and thirty minutes additional tournament hours, 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm.  

The weather was normal, hot and humid, but it didn't seem to effect the bass, in fact, the bite was better for most of the anglers than it has been for several weeks.  The bite for most of the anglers was slow the first hour or so, but when the sun set the bass turned on.  A couple of the teams commented that the flat heads were biting real good too.

There were eleven bass over 4 pounds weighed, which included two bass weighing 5 pounds or better.  There were six, five bass limits weighed and several teams bringing four bass to the scales.  The first place team advised that their limit came on Chompers Shakey Head jigs and worms, however, they would not give the exact locations where they caught their winning stringer. 

Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournaments 8/14

There are two more Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournaments remaining,  August 21 and August 28 with the year end fish-off scheduled on September 11.  All teams that qualified for the fish-off need to be present on August 28 to draw for their boat positions immediately after the tournament weigh-in. 

Last night there were twenty-five (25) teams fishing the Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament.  The cool weather reminded everyone of September and that included the bite, tough, real tough.  Most of teams reported catching only two to three keepers and not getting very many bites in the 3 1/2 hour tournament. 

There were only three 5 fish limits brought to the scales and just five bass weighing four pounds are better.  Only nine teams weighed.  
 

Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 8/7

Over the past twenty-four hours the lake area has been drenched with twelve to fifteen inches of rain, not counting the heavy rains in surrounding areas.  This has caused the lake to rise suddenly with all kinds of debris floating and a lousey bite. 

Twenty-six (26) teams showed up for the Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament despite the threat of more rain and the lake condition.  Several of the teams from the Waynesville area couldn't find a passable road to get to the lake because of the flooding conditions.

Tonight had to be the worst weigh-in in the history of the tournament.  Of the twenty-six teams, only six teams weighed bass and the weights weren't very impressive.  The bite was almost non existent.

Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 7/31

The bite has slowed down for the second week.  Of the thirty-eight (38) teams fishing the Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament there were only six,  five fish limits brought to the scales.  Most of the anglers had three to four keepers weighing around two pounds.  There were three bass weighing 5.14 5.25 and 5.58 pounds, and only three bass weighing four pounds.  

There doesn't seemed to be any clear cut pattern.  Some of the anglers are catching bass in deep brush and others shallow, six to twelve feet.

Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 7/24

Last night there were thirty teams (30) launching out of PB#2 at 6:30 P.M. hoping to bring a five fish limit of bass to the 10:30 P.M. weigh-in.  The bite has changed since Ameren UE has reduced and some cases stopped generation.  For some anglers it seems like the bite has stopped completely, but as always there are some anglers who figured out where the bass are and the best bait to catch them.    

There were four, 5 fish limits brought to the scales, which is the least amount of limits weighed in a Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament.  Most of the teams had two or three keepers and had very few bites in the three and half hour tournament.  Only four bass weighing 4 pounds and one bass weighing 5 pounds were brought to the scales, which is another first for the Wednesday night tournament. 

Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 7/17

The heat, miserable humidity and the slow bite seemed to keep a few of the regular anglers away last night.  There were just twenty-nine teams ignoring all the negatives that launched out of PB#2 for the Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament. 

There were only ten limits brought to the scales and only five limits weighed.  Bass fishing has slowed down since the water temperature has neared the 90 degree mark.  Not that the bass aren't biting, it's just a little tougher trying to locate the larger bass four pounds or bigger in three and a half hours.  

There were six bass four pounds or better and only one bass weighing 5.09 pounds, which was big bass of the tournament.  Quite a difference from the previous tournaments.  Regardless of the tough bite, the top four teams had nice weights ranging from sixteen to nineteen pounds.

Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 7/10

Thirty-three (33) teams launched out of PB#2 for the Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament and the Bass Cat and Triton boat owners were hoping to win either the Bass Cat Boats Quest or Triton Gold incentive cash.

The bite slowed down tonight compared to the last two or three months, as were the amount of 4 and 5 pound bass brought to the scales.  There were only six teams with a five fish limit and only seven bass weighing 4 pounds or better.  However, there were two bass over 6 pounds weighed, which isn't to shabby for this time of year. 

Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 7/3

Despite the pre-holiday boat traffic, the bass fishing was fantastic for the 31 teams fishing the Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament.  Most, if not all of the teams, had their five fish limit weighing anywhere from twelve to sixteen pounds, but some teams came to the scales with heavier limits of 3 to 5 pounders. 


 BIG BASS 5.80 LBS WINNERS -- MIKE BEUS & ROGER SPRINGS
There were three bass weighing 5 pounds are better and nine bass weighing 4 pounds weighed.  Big bass of the tournament tipped the scales at 5.80 pounds and was caught by the team of Roger Springs and Mike Beus.

Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 6/26

The thirty-one teams launching out of PB#2 for the Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament can attest to the fact that bass fishing continues to be excellent on Lake of the Ozarks.  Limits weighing fifteen to twenty-three pounds have not been unusal in the three and a half hour tournament and just as it has been the last three weeks, sixteen and seventeen pound limits will not get you in the pay line.

 

Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 6/19

Another great night for the thirty-five (35) teams fishing the Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament and the heavy stringers just keep showing up at the scales. 



                              JOE TERY WITH BIG BASS...5.77 LBS.

There were fourteen bass 4 pounds or better and six bass weighing 5 pounds plus.  Big bass of the tournament was caught by Joe Terry and weighed in at 5.77 pounds.  Joe fished by himself and as mean as these bass are, I'm sure Joe had a fight on his hands trying to get this toad in the boat. 
Unfortunately, just like last Wednesday's tournament, seventeen pounds did not make the top five places.  There were two teams that had that weight, but could only watch heavier limits bump them out of the money. 

Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 6/12

Finally near perfect weather arrived at Lake of the Ozarks and it was greatly appreciated by the thirty-nine (39) teams who were fed up with the rain and cold fronts that seemed to target every Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament. 

Bass fishing couldn't be any better at Lake of the Ozarks, which is evident by the heavy weights brought to the scales.  There were several teams that weighed limits ranging from fourteen to sixteen pounds, however if the limits didn't hit seventeen pounds are better it was all for naught.

                BIG BASS 6.18 LBS CAUGHT BY KIM LUNDSTROM

Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 6/5/13

The lake area was hit with some heavy rains all day, however, just prior to the 6:30 pm take-off the rain stopped and the thirty-six 36) teams enjoyed pleasant weather for the 3 1/2 hour Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament.

Bass fishing continues to be excellent, but seems to slow down at dark for a few of the anglers, but not all.  Just like last week some of the anglers said they couldn't get bit once it became dark, but other anglers were just the opposite, they said their better bites came after dark. 

Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 5/29/13

Another perfect evening weatherwise for the thirty-three (33) teams taking out of PB#2 for the 3 1/2 hour Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament.  Bass fishing is good considering the unpredictable weather that has plagued the lake area for the last four or five weeks.  On the bright side though, a majority of the bass are off the beds and quite a few bass in the 3 to 4 pound range are being brought to scales. 
Although some of the anglers have been complaining the bite slows down once it gets dark, other anglers say when it gets dark that's when they do best.   

Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 5/22

Another decent tournout for the Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament with thirty-one (31) teams.  The weather finally stabilized and most of the bass seem to be in their post spawn stage.  There are a few on beds, but not many.   

A lot of the teams brought two and three bass 4 pounds are better to the scales, but could not manage a five fish limit.  However, in most tournaments there will always be several teams with limits and that was the case last night.

There were eight limits weighed with the heavist stringer tipping the scales at 19.49 pounds caught by the team of Gary Shultz and Scott Melton for first place.  In addition to taking first place, Shultz won the Bass Cat Quest by fishing out of his new 2013 Bass Cat Cougar.  Their big bass weighed 5.66 pounds. 

Second place went to Roger Springs and Kenny Hunt with 16.62 pounds.  Their big bass weighed 4.10 pounds.    

Jeff Beachamp and Winn Stevens came in third place with a total weight of 15.84 pounds.  Their big bass weighed 4.35 pounds. 

Fourth place went to Roger Cook and Mike Hutton with a weight of 14.69 pounds.  They also took big bass honors with a hefty lunker weighing in at 5.68 pounds.

Free entry for next week's Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament was the husband and wife team of Dave and Dee Phelps.

Unfortunately someone forgot the camera last night therefore there were no photos taken.

Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 5/15

Thirty-five (35) teams took advantage of the good weather with one thing in mind, win the 3 1/2 hour Missouri Angler Wednesday Night tournament.  Bass fishing has been off and on again, but tonight the bass were on and it was evident by the limits and weights. 


          1ST PLACE -- BILL (NOT PIC.) AND JOSH SWINEBERG
Bill and Josh Swineburg took first place with a whopping 21.30 pounds.  Their five fish limit was anchored with 5.82 pound largemouth.

Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 5/8

Twenty-seven (27) teams launched out of PB#2 at 6:30 pm with threatening storms in the area, but luckily the rain didn't arrive until after the 10:00 pm weigh-in.

Most of the bass are on beds and a lot of the bass being caught are the 13 to 14 inch bucks, however there are some good 3 to 6 pound largemouth being caught.  The most consistent bite has been spinner baits, jigs and plastic baits worked in 2 to 6 feet.

Last night several 3 and 4 pound bass were weighed along with a 6.06 pound lunker caught by the team of  

Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 5/1

It seems like Wednesdays are cursed.  There's either rain, tornado warnings and cold fronts, and like last night the weatherman forecasted storms in the area.  Although bad weather was supposed arrive during tournament hours, twenty-two (22) teams took out of PB#2 for the third Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament of the year.

Some bass are on beds and others are on their way, but because of the screwy weather and cold fronts the bite will be good a couple of days and lousy the next couple of days.  The most consistent bite is spinner bait and jigs.

There were just four limits brought to the scales with one bass weighing 5 pounds are better.  Most of the anglers reported catching two or three bass in the 3 1/2 hour tournament.

Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 4/24

Every angler that participates in the Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament is wondering when the spring temperatures will return.  Last night all the anglers were dressed in winter clothing because of the low temperaturesmid to low 40's at the 6:30 pm take-off.

This week there were only fifteen teams signed up for the tournament with just as many waiting for warmer weather, especially after the sun sets.  The bite was super tough with most of the anglers only weighing one or two keepers, however there is always that ten percent who somehow manage to locate bass and strut up to the scales with a heavy limit. That is exactly what happened last night.

Last weeks winners, Roger Cook and Mike Hutton, won again with a very impressive limit weighing 19.36 pounds, which included a "hog" weighing 6.34 pounds.  Roger and Mike are definitely on a solid pattern, especially with the tough conditions, cold fronts and lake fluctuating daily.  

Second place was claimed by Shawn Kowal and Mike Hill brought a nice limit to the scales that weighed 14.70 pounds.  Their big fish weighed 5.47 pounds, which would normally be big bass of the tournament.

Third place went to Chad Green and Robby Robinson with four bass weighing 12.07 pounds.  Their big bass weighed in at 3.91 pounds.

Free entry for next weeks Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament was drawn by Art Harlan.

Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 4/17

With the negative weather reports, tornadoes and thunderstorms forecasted in the area,  there were only nineteen teams that ignored the weatherman's reports.  The anglers that cancelled their entries missed out on some great T-shirt weather of the 3 1/2 hour tournament.  The storms were north of the lake and did not effect the lake area.

It was a typical early spring bite, good until it got dark.  The lake has good color with an average surface water temperature of 52 to 55 degrees in the mid lake area and Glaize arm.  There weren't many bass caught , but the fish that were caught came mainly on jigs and spinner baits.  There's a lot of moss on the shoreline out to about four or five feet, which makes it almost impossible to throw a crank bait without bring in a glob of moss.       

There were four bass weighing 5 pounds or better, but on average the bass brought to the scales didn't weigh much more than 2 1/2 pounds.   Of the nineteen teams only six  teams weighed in their catch.

1st. Roger Cook & Mike Hutton 5 Bass 14.49 lbs.

2nd.    Scott, Sr. & Scott,Jr. Danek 4 Bass 14.06 lbs.

3rd. Scott Stonitsch & "Pug" Bledsoe 3 Bass 13.04 lbs.

Big Bass of the tournament weighed in at 5.87 pounds and was caught by the team of Scott, Sr. and Scott, Jr, Danek. 

Free entry for next weeks Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament was drawn by the team of Roger Springs and Kenny Hunt.

This year the Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament series is promoting the Bass Cat Boats-Quest Program along with Marty's Marine of Osage Beach.  The first Quest event will be next week, April 24, 2013, with five additional Quest events scheduled throughout the year.  Check with Bass Cat Boats to determine your eligibility. 

In addition, Triton Boats-Gold Program will also be available for Triton boat owners and will be honored in all Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournaments.