Quillback Posted March 12, 2012 Posted March 12, 2012 KIMBERLING CITY, Mo. – Michael Stetich of Omaha, Neb., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 25 pounds, 6 ounces Saturday to win the Bass Fishing League Ozark Division bass fishing tournament on Table Rock Lake. For his victory, Stetich earned $6,472. “I fished from Kimberling City to the lower end of the lake,” said Stetich. “I had 18 keepers, 14 of which came shallow off of transition banks in the morning. I was mostly throwing the Alabama rig and had a 17 to 18 pound limit. “Then I made an adjustment,” Stetich continued. “About 1 p.m. I started fishing deep, about 35-40 feet. I was able to get three bass over 6 pounds each using Dirty Jigs Tackle Football jig in peanut butter and jelly color. The difference for me was my Hummingbird imaging device. To win any tournament you still have to locate and pattern the fish and my Hummingbird was a major factor in my victory on Saturday. Stetich believed that Saturday’s bright bluebird skies and light wind prevented the big bass from going shallow. He indicated that the bigger bass seemed to have pulled out and suspended themselves later in the day. Rounding out the top 10 pros were: 2nd: Josh Busby, Rogersville, Mo., five bass, 24-13, $2,236 3rd: Marcus Sykora, Osage Beach, Mo., five bass, 22-14, $1,492 4th: Tim Taylor, Nixa, Mo., five bass, 22-3, $968 Mike Webb, Ozark, Mo., five bass, 22-3, $968 6th: Ed Young, Harrison, Ark., five bass, 22-2, $820 7th: Mark Dunbar, Jefferson City, Mo., five bass, 21-8, $745 8th: Dennis Berhorst, Holts Summit, Mo., five bass, 21-5, $671 9th: Billy Doak, Centerview, Mo., five bass, 20-10, $596 10th: Mike Eutsler, Springfield, Mo., five bass, 20-2, $522 Aaron Tripp of Russellville, Ark., weighed in a five bass limit totaling 20 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday to win $2,236 in the co-angler division. Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers were: 2nd: Jeff Davis, Rolla, Mo., five bass, 20-1, $1,118 3rd: Brian Jones, Villa Ridge, Mo., five bass, 16-14, $745 4th: Mark Anderson, Nixa, Mo., five bass, 16-13, $484 Dennis Spell, Desloge, Mo., five bass, 16-13, $484 6th: Kenneth Sorensen, Fremont, Neb., four bass, 15-9, $410 7th: Pete Mathews, Shawnee, Kan., five bass, 15-5, $373 8th: Josh Falke, Kansas City, Mo., four bass, 14-9, $335 9th: Shannon Garrett, Burt, Iowa, three bass, 14-7, $298 10th: Derek Felton, Republic, Mo., three bass, 14-2, $248 Warren Lichius, Eureka, Mo., four bass, 14-2, $248 The next BFL Ozark Division tournament is scheduled for March 24 on Lake of the Ozarks in Osage Beach, Mo. After the fifth Ozark Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 11 - 13 Regional Championship on Lake Barkley in Kuttawa, Ky. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518 with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy Silverado, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518 with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard. The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 40 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and compete to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the BFL All-American. The 2012 BFL All-American is being held May 17 – 19 on the Potomac River in National Harbor, Md. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the EverStart Series or even the FLW Tour.
Stump bumper Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Wow!! A guy who could use an A-rig in a tournament had an excellent bite on it but turned to his electronics and knowledge to up grade his weight and won. Makes you wonder what all the local clubs are scared of, it's not $3,000 fish finders or $60,000 boats but five strands of stainless magic wire. But weight it was a football jig that made the difference. OUTLAW THE JIG
Sprint21fter Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Just like the winner said you still have to find the fish.
Tfsh4bass Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Or he didn't want everyone to think he caught his bag on the A-rig like everyone else and just said he upgraded on a football jig...just saying
abkeenan Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Or he didn't want everyone to think he caught his bag on the A-rig like everyone else and just said he upgraded on a football jig...just saying If you read that little article is sounds like the end of a Bill Dance segment....brought to you by..... Dirt Jigs Tackle......Humminbird Sonar.......and Pennzoil Marine and Yamaha Outboards. Just saying. I for one NEVER believe anything the winner says that he used unless I see it on TV with my own 2 eyes. Not blamming the guy but just saying.
dtrs5kprs Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 If accurate, it points to a whole bunch of fish still sitting out where it is cold and deep. Might anyway regardless of the jig vs. the mobile.
buckcreekmike Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 "My Hummingbird imaging device", who says that? You mean fishfinder? Sounds like he was reading off of a cue card. It just struck me as funny how he worded that, I am not calling bs or anything, just saying it sounded funny.
dtrs5kprs Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 "My Hummingbird imaging device", who says that? You mean fishfinder? Sounds like he was reading off of a cue card. It just struck me as funny how he worded that, I am not calling bs or anything, just saying it sounded funny. He is from up North. Some of those boys don't exactly talk right. Maybe there was bonus $ involved for using Hummingbird.
Champ188 Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Only two people who know for sure how he caught them are him and his co-angler.
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