BUELTMANN & VERHOEF WIN THE 2019 ANGLERS IN ACTION TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
2019 ANGLERS IN ACTION TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
PRESENTED BY RANGER BOATS
The 2019 Anglers in Action season has now come to an end, and what a great season it was.
We want to thank all of the anglers and sponsors that supported the trail this year, without
you all it simply would not be possible. From all of us at AiA, we thank you!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ROB BUELTMANN & BEN VERHOEF,
YOUR 2019 ANGLERS IN ACTION TOURNAMENT TRAIL CHAMPIONS
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ANGLERS IN ACTION TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS - PHOTO ALBUM
Tournament Recap:
Day One - Ben & Rob reported practicing only a half day each for this event, knowing that in the Fall on Lake of the Ozarks patterns change daily if not hourly, so they didn’t sink a bunch of time into pre-fishing for this event. Day one they had northwest winds and the lake level was rising. With those conditions, they went to an E-Factor 3/4 ounce spinnerbait and a Whopper Plopper, and caught 2 of their biggest fish of the weekend on those 2 lures that day. They rounded out their day one limit on a Davenport Special Chompers Jig in brush halfway back in the coves.
Day Two - The lake level was coming down so they decided to target off shore brush and rock piles with a 5/8 ounce Davenport Special Jig and a 1/2 ounce black/blue E-factor jig. They reported catching a limit early the final day, then the bite slowed. That afternoon they went to the a-rig, targeting big windy secondary points. Rob & Ben were able to make key culls late in the day, with one cull coming just 10 minutes before they had to head back to weigh-in. That last cull ended up bringing their 2 day total to 33.39 lbs., just enough to take first place and win the grand prize of a Ranger Z519 with Evinrude motor, Power Poles, electronics from Russell Marine, and $1,620.00 in sidepot winnings.
Congratulations to Rob Bueltmann & Ben Verhoef, your 2019 Anglers in Action champions.
Rob & Ben are Sponsored by: E-Factor, Fitz Fishing , Chompers, Lews , Strike King, 6th Sense, and Bassing Bob
Tournament Recap:
BJ Davis and Joe Waggoner reported using spinnerbaits and strike king crankbaits for the majority of the event, fishing points and deeper docks. They reported working a numerous areas of the lake, from Pb2 down to the Dam.
BJ & Joe are sponsored by: Jewel Bait Company and Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock
Tournament Recap (from Mark Wilson):
We called this tourney the "Gut and Grind" tourney. We knew the lake had been stingy and bites were hard to come by. We knew we had to cover water or stick with what we both like to do and throw jigs. The bite was very slow and very tough, and the mental part of where to go and what to throw was always on our mind. We started down the lake Saturday throwing green pumpkin Croc-O-gator jigs in the brush off secondaries and pockets, that produced 2 small keepers, we worked our way back up the lake and had 8 keeper bites throughout the day. Sunday started off a bit different, we arrived at our starting point down the lake and another team came into the same area and we decided to go with our gut and make a move, we made a pretty good run up the lake to a spot we had found in practice and grind it out up there. That move proved to be the key move for us in the tourney, we had 2 spots that produced quality bites. We lost a quality fish around noon, ran to another spot and fished about 15 mins and we asked each other "think we need to go back?" and we both agreed to go back and "grind" it out. We knew the fish were there and felt that was our best chance to catch better fish. We ended up catching 2 quality bites later in the afternoon which bumped our weight to what we ended with.We are very blessed to be able to do what we do and enjoy this great sport. We want to give a special thanks to Jim and Denise Dill owners of Crock O Gator baits for going out of their way to hook us up with some jigs. Congrats to Rob and Ben on the win!! And thanks to the AIA team for putting on another great tournament.
TOP 25 RESULTS BELOW:
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Thanks again to everyone for a great year. We are looking forward to the 2020 Anglers in Action season, which will kickoff at Table Rock Lake on February 22nd and Lake of the Ozarks on February 23rd. Enter online now to secure an early take-off number.
