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Lansing & Beus top field on tough day!
Reported by Tom
Alsop
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Lake level –
865.05, normal pool is 864.20 – release is 258 c.f.s.
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Water temperature –
78 degrees
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Water Clarity –
Clear to stained
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Weather – Sunny
high of 82 degrees
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56 Boats
The Mid States
Tournament Association (MSTA) held their 4th qualifying
event of the 2008 season out of Camp Branch Marina, Sunday July 13th.
Smithville Marine, Stratos boats and Evinrude Motors are the title
sponsors of the 2008 MSTA events.
With a total of 5
regular season tournaments and a Championship at the end of the year
that will award the winning Championship boater a new Stratos 285 Pro
XL with a 150 Evinrude motor and the non-boater Championship winner
taking home a Stratos 176XT rigged with an Evinrude motor, both
professionally rigged by Smithville Marine it is the most affordable
and enjoyable circuit in the Midwest that offers anglers the chance to
win big in the end!
Each qualifying
tournament also offers big cash incentives for anglers running boats
purchased from Smithville Marine, the Stratos 2X program where anglers
can double their winnings and the “Smithville Marine Bonus Bucks”
where anglers are rewarded for their loyalty for purchasing boats from
Smithville Marine.
Smithville Marine has
been serving tournament anglers for more than 25 years and is now a
“Boaters Edge Dealer” go to
www.boatersedge.com for more details on how this advantage affects
the boat buying experience. Call Smithville Marine at 816-532-4000
for more information on all of the extra incentives and advantages of
owning a boat purchased from Smithville Marine.
Fishing was tough on
this day! Cloudy and a high of 65 degrees on Saturday brought blue
bird sunny skies and 85 degrees on Sunday, and it affected the fishing
which is obvious by the weights which were way below normal. Most all
fish reported caught came out of 5 foot of water or less, those that
concentrated on the shallower water did much better than those that
were fishing deeper.
Winners today were
Butch Lansing and John Beus, this team caught a total of 5 keeper fish
on the day and also reported breaking off one good fish at the boat,
their limit weighed 12.72 lbs. This team caught their fish on a
variety of baits, one fish came on a Senko, one fish came on a
crankbait and three fish came on a brush hog. All of this team’s fish
were caught in 5 foot of water or less.
Second place went to
the team of Jamie Kenlsow and his non-boater partner Kyle Roth, this
team had a total of 7 keeper fish on the day with their best five
weighing in at 12.18 lbs. Jamie had big bass of the day on the boater
side with a nice 5.12 lb. toad. This team concentrated on shallow
cover and threw soft plastics all day long. Jamie is sponsored by
Show Me Campers & Boats.
Taking third place
on the day went to Layton Stong and Rod Webb, this team brought in
only 3 fish on the day but a 5.30 lb. non-boater big bass of the day
that bit Rod’s black and blue jig at 9:00 a.m., sealed the teams
position. Layton and Rod’s fish total weight for the day was 11.76
lbs. and all of their fish came out of milfoil in 2 to 4 foot of
water, with the big fish on the jig and the other two fish being
caught on a 10” worm and a sweet beaver. Layton on top of his regular
winnings also took home $250.00 courtesy of the Smithville Marine
Bonus Bucks program since he was the highest finisher to run a
non-Stratos boat purchased from Smithville Marine.
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