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. 


During and after the weigh-in the anglers were treated to roast pork, slaw, beans and potatoe salad furnished by Tirebiters Bar & Grill, located in Osage Beach.  Polygraph tests were administered by Woody Tweed of Linn Creek.

2013 CHAMPIONS -- SCOTT MELTON & GARY SHULTZ

1st.  Gary Shultz & Scott Melton                 5 Bass         20.30 lbs.
2nd  Terry Blankenship & Ron Clement      5 Bass         17.75 lbs.
3rd   Eric & Troy Wiethop                            5 Bass         16.43 lbs.  
4th   Roger Cook & Mike Hutton                  5 Bass         15.31 lbs.
5th   Scott, Sr. & Scott, Jr. Danek                  4 Bass         13.15 lbs.
6th   Bill Cassidy & Quint Reed                    5 Bass         12.60 lbs.
7th   Bob Rankin & Randy Bowling              4 Bass         11.94 lbs.
8th   Rick Ziegenbein & Joe Gan                   4 Bass         11.68 lbs. 

First big bass of the tournament weighed 5.48 pounds and was caught by the team of Bob Rankin and Randy Bowling.

RANDY BOWLING WITH BIG BASS 5.48 AND 4.69 POUNDER

Second big bass of the tournament weighed 5.32 pounds and was caught by the team of Eric and Troy Wiethop.

TROY & ERIC WIETHOP WITH 2ND BIG BASS 5.32 & 4.54 BASS

Third (side pot) big bass weighed 4.93 and was caught by the team of Gary Shultz and Scott Melton.

GARY SHULTZ WITH 3RD BIG BASS 4.93 AND 4.60 LARGEMOUTH

 2ND PLACE -- RON CLEMENT & TERRY BLANKENSHIP

 

    

3RD PLACE -- TROY & ERIC WIETHOP

    

4TH PLACE -- MIKE HUTTON AND ROGER COOK   

  

 

5TH PLACE --- SCOTT SR & JR DANEK

6TH PLACE --  QUINT REED AND BILL CASSIDY

 

 7TH PLACE --  RANDY BOWLING & BOB RANKIN

 8TH PLACE -- RICK ZIEGENBEIN & JOE GAN

 

 DAN SWAN WITH A NICE 4.77 POUNDER

The Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament staff would like to thank Mary Shadrick and John Odem of Marty's Marine for accepting tournament entries.  Also, Ray Moslye, Debbie and Don Wisdom for helping with the weigh-ins.

MOST OF ALL THANKS TO ALL THE ANGLERS WHO FISHED THIS YEAR....HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL IN APRIL 2014.