4/25/21 Joe Bass Team Trail Event

Tournament Results On April 25, 2021

General Information
Date	April 25, 2021	Reporter	Joe Bass
Number of Boats	144	Location	Shawnee Bend

Weather/Water Conditions
Water Temperature	low to upper 50s	Sky	Sunny
Air Temperature	60s/70s	Generation	Medium to strong

Tournament Results
Placement	Angler(s) Name	Total Keepers	Total Weight
1^st Place	Dennis Berhorst – Jay Ritter	5	19.77
2^nd Place	John Bennett – Darrell Reach	5	19.05
3^rd Place	Kenny Sloan – Brendon Mick	5	17.54

Biggest Fish Award
1^st Place	Biggest Fish Winner Name	Biggest Fish Weight
1^st Place	Joe Tucker – Randy Chapman	6.2

Tournament Notes
As seen on joebassteamtrail.com… 144 boats An end-of-April tournament on Truman Lake is supposed to be a time to celebrate getting through another winter, the annual spring green up and especially giant bass moving shallow. However, the week leading up to the kickoff derby of the 2021 Tackle HD Joe Bass Team Trail Truman Division saw a seesaw of weather conditions with snow, rain, and a rollercoaster of temperatures. 144 teams gathered at Shawnee Bend with a winter’s worth of anticipation of a heavy stringer and qualifying points for the Tackle HD Joe Bass Invitational to be held at Bucksaw Resort and Marina this fall. It seems the cream always rises to the top, and this event did not disappoint as over 1200 pounds of bass were brought to the scales and over 13 pounds was needed to finish in the money. Local stick Dennis Berhorst teamed with Jay Ritter to top the field with a solid five bass limit weighing 19.77 pounds. Dennis reported their success came working ½ ounce brown jigs tipped with Zoom Z-Craw Jr’s on shallow gravel banks. The majority of their bites came in less than 5’ of water, albeit some were off the bank aways, given the gentle slope of their areas. Another top local team, John Bennett and Darrell Reach, were just behind with a 19.05 pound bag. They also worked shallow, mixing spinnerbaits and jigs to entice their strikes. Kenny Sloan and Brendon Mick rounded out the top three with a 17.54 stringer. Kenny noted their fish came on a mix of baits, including a finesse jig, wacky rigs, and a creature bait. A 6.20 largemouth, was caught by the team of Joe Tucker and Randy Chapman. Joe said the big fish bit a green pumpkin baby brush hog flipped with a 3/16 ounce wait in 2’ of water on a flat bank. Kevin Johnston and Roger Waters took home the highest finishing Skeeter bonus as they put 14.46 pounds of bass into Kevin’s 2020 ZX250 Skeeter. They caught the majority of their fish on a spinnerbait. The second event of the Truman Division will take place May 16th with a 6:00am takeoff from Shawnee Bend. With the exceptional turnouts, take advantage of registering online prior to the event, otherwise, make sure to show up early. Bob will be at the ramp at 4:30 am. See Truman Lake Fishing Intel contributor Darin Lankford’s report from his day out competing during the tournament HERE.

Tournament Notes

As seen on joebassteamtrail.com…

144 boats

An end-of-April tournament on Truman Lake is supposed to be a time to celebrate getting through another winter, the annual spring green up and especially giant bass moving shallow. However, the week leading up to the kickoff derby of the 2021 Tackle HD Joe Bass Team Trail Truman Division saw a seesaw of weather conditions with snow, rain, and a rollercoaster of temperatures. 144 teams gathered at Shawnee Bend with a winter’s worth of anticipation of a heavy stringer and qualifying points for the Tackle HD Joe Bass Invitational to be held at Bucksaw Resort and Marina this fall. It seems the cream always rises to the top, and this event did not disappoint as over 1200 pounds of bass were brought to the scales and over 13 pounds was needed to finish in the money.

Local stick Dennis Berhorst teamed with Jay Ritter to top the field with a solid five bass limit weighing 19.77 pounds. Dennis reported their success came working ½ ounce brown jigs tipped with Zoom Z-Craw Jr’s on shallow gravel banks. The majority of their bites came in less than 5’ of water, albeit some were off the bank aways, given the gentle slope of their areas.

Another top local team, John Bennett and Darrell Reach, were just behind with a 19.05 pound bag. They also worked shallow, mixing spinnerbaits and jigs to entice their strikes.

Kenny Sloan and Brendon Mick rounded out the top three with a 17.54 stringer. Kenny noted their fish came on a mix of baits, including a finesse jig, wacky rigs, and a creature bait.

A 6.20 largemouth, was caught by the team of Joe Tucker and Randy Chapman. Joe said the big fish bit a green pumpkin baby brush hog flipped with a 3/16 ounce wait in 2’ of water on a flat bank.

Kevin Johnston and Roger Waters took home the highest finishing Skeeter bonus as they put 14.46 pounds of bass into Kevin’s 2020 ZX250 Skeeter. They caught the majority of their fish on a spinnerbait.

The second event of the Truman Division will take place May 16th with a 6:00am takeoff from Shawnee Bend. With the exceptional turnouts, take advantage of registering online prior to the event, otherwise, make sure to show up early. Bob will be at the ramp at 4:30 am.

See Truman Lake Fishing Intel contributor Darin Lankford’s report from his day out competing during the tournament HERE.

4/25/21 Joe Bass Team Trail Event

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