Schnable & Schnable Top 130 Boat Field at Lake of the Ozarks
The 2019 Anglers in Action season kickoff at Lake of the Ozarks was met with high winds and an extremely tough bite. Dropping temperatures and high winds greeted the 130 boat field Sunday morning, but the Lake of the Ozark anglers battled it out throughout the day, looking for 5 good bass to escort to the AiA scales Sunday afternoon.
We want to thank all of our sponsors that contribute to the success of the Anglers in Action Tournament Trail. Please support the sponsors of AiA and let them know you are fishing the trail. Special thanks to the Lake of the Ozarks Division Sponsor, Bassing Bob, for the refreshments and food before and after the event, and $500 to the top points team at the conclusion of the Lake of the Ozarks division in 2019.
The next Anglers in Action tournament at Lake of the Ozarks will be held on March 24th. Get your entries in now for an early take-off number.
The father and son team of Jim and Josh Schnable prevailed Sunday, managing to find 5 solid bass that pushed the AiA scales to 19.95 lbs.
Josh and Jim fished the Linn Creek area Sunday, targeting two banks throughout the day to accumulate their limit. They had 5 keeper bites Sunday and a total of 8 fish were caught, all came on the a-rig. They won $3,400 for first place overall, $740 for first place sidepot, and $230 for 4th place big bass, for a total of $4,370.00. They also are Platinum TAG members, which earned them an extra $5,000.
They are sponsored by Basscat Boats, Crock-O-Gator, Biospawn Bait Company, Vicious Fishing Line, and G&W Sausage.
Second Place overall went to the team of Chris Jeffries and Tim Jeffries. Tim and Chris reported catching all of there keepers on one stretch of bank, in a one hour span between 11-12. There fish were all caught on jerkbaits.
Chris and Tim took home a total of $2,015.
No strangers to the cash line, Terry Blankenship & Rick Fishback landed in 3rd place overall for the day. Rick and Terry headed up the Osage River Sunday morning to target their bass. they reported catching fish on a wide variety of baits, including a Crankbaits white crappie jerkbait, a Crankbait wrapped red craw, and the Jeremy Lawyer shaky head by Jakked Baits.
Terry and Rick earned a check for $1,500 for the third place finish plus $444 for 2nd place in the sidepot, for total winnings of $1,944.00
They are sponsored by Humminbird, Minnkota, Lew's, Crankwraps, Chompers, Jakked Baits, Crock-O-Gator, Skeeter Boats, Phoenix Boats, and Jenkins Fishing.
Lew's Big Bass went to the team of Chris Jackson and John Taylor. Their bass weighed in at a frightening 6.66 lbs...:) John and Chris won $910 for first place big bass.
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Money Won:
1: Josh Schnable - Jim Schnable: $4,370 AiA + $5,000 Tag = $9,370 Total Winnings
2: Chris Jeffries - Tim Jeffries: $2,015
3: Terry Blankenship - Rick Fishback: $1,944
4: Steve Wilson - Randy Gillan: $1,200
5: Ron Lehrmann - Matt Schellert: $1,455
6: Rob Bueltmann - Ben Verhoef: $1,100
7: Jamie Eynard - Nathan Oliver: $1,050
8: Andy Newcomb - Bryan Tracy: $1,000
9: Lawson Hibdon - Dirk Sluyter: $1,455
10: Michael Montgomery - James Frank: $1,000
11: Roger Krull - Randy Krull: $800
12: David McCormick - Gary Shartzer: $700
13: Greg Glandt - Mike Marfell: $600
14: Marcus Sykora - Bill Davenport: $500
15: Shawn Kowal - JR Isom: $400
16: Jay Hulsey - Kyle Hulsey: $350
17: Marty McGinnis - Kyle McGinnis: $325
18: Mark Wiese - Jarred Williams: $985
19: Chris Shore - Patrick Middendorf: $275
20: Charlie Bogard - Charles Bogard: $250
21: John Taylor - Chris Jackson: $1,135
22: Don Dreiling - Jeff Rehmer: $200
23: Jeff Coleman - Logan Curtiss: $190
24: Brad LeMasters - Tom LeMasters: $180
25: Steve Ortiz - Scott Melton: $180
