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HIBDON & SLUYTER LAND 24.06 LBS. TO WIN 2022 AIA SEASON KICKOFF AT LAKE OF THE OZARKS

Posted by editor on February 20, 2022

Tournament Results:
Lake of the Ozarks - March 6, 2022
Number of Boats: 207
Payback: $52,640

The 2022 Pro-Guide Batteries AiA Tournament Trail, presented by Phoenix Boats, season is now underway. Our season kickoff at the Lake of the Ozarks Division, presented by Midwest Land Group: Justin Swast-Land Agent, was a great success with 207 boats participating and $52,640 in total payouts.

With the exciting new changes for the 2022 season, $10,000 is guaranteed to the first-place team at every qualifying event this year. We also removed the cap on the number of payouts at each qualifying tournament and moved to a straight 1 place paid for every 5 boats entered, which totaled 41 payouts for this event.

Also, to qualify for the 2022 AiA Tournament of Champions this year, you must land in the top 25% of your specified division in points. The 3rd tournament in each division will be a DOUBLE POINTS tournament, so weigh those fish in and get those points.

THE NEXT LAKE OF THE OZARKS TOURNAMENT IS APRIL 2ND, GOING OUT OF PB2 FROM 6:30AM-3PM. ENTER NOW FOR AN EARLY TAKE-OFF POSITION.

Thanks to Bassing Bob for the coffee/donuts & hot dogs/refreshments at weigh-in, and to Fish-Intel for the Live Leaderboard

DIRK SLUYTER & LAWSON HIBDON get it done at Lake of the Ozarks, with a huge sack of Ozarks bass that weighed in at 24.06 lbs., including a 7.25 lb. giant that took LEW'S BIG BASS of the tournament.

WINNING RECAP: Lawson & Dirk fished the Niangua Arm Sunday, using stick baits first thing in the morning. Their first spot produced the LEWS BIG BASS of the day, when the 7.25 lb. giant nailed a stick bait off of a shallow point.
They reported fishing another hour or so without a bite, so they switched up to a green pumpkin Dirk's Jig and went to work. From there they managed to haul in 15-20 keepers throughout the day and landed a 5 pounder with just 15 minutes left before check-in to seal the deal and capture the win.

Dirk & Lawson won $10,000 for their first-place finish and another $1,656 for the LEW'S BIG BASS.
TOTAL WINNINGS - $11,656
Sponsored by: BoatWrx, Caymas Boats, Power Pole, Tin Cup Whiskey, and Mercury

2nd Place: Matt Wertheimer & Brian Hansen
Total Weight: 21.27 lbs.
2nd Big Bass: 6.67 lbs.
Total Winnings: $5,828

3rd Place: Adam Proctor & Darren Fullerton
Total Weight: 21.02 lbs.
Total Winnings: $4,000

4th Place: Jackie Davis & Jimmy Davis Jr.
Total Weight: 20.72 lbs.
Total Winnings: $3,000

5th Place: Dennis Berhorst & Roger Fitzpatrick
Total Weight: 20.56 lbs.
Total Winnings: $2,000