Tyler Matlock won it all during the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series, operated by American Bass Anglers, Missouri Division 16 tournament, held Aug. 14, 2010, on Truman Lake in Warsaw.
Launching out of Long Shoal Marina on the 55,600-acre lake along the Osage River, the Omaha, Ark., angler landed five bass weighing 20.82 pounds. He anchored his bag with a 5.05-pound lunker that topped the tournament big bass list.
"We caught our fish on green pumpkin worms in about 10 to 16 feet of water," Matlock said. "We came in early because we were nervous about the fish, but they were pretty lively when we got to the landing. The big one was my third fish of the day."
In second for the 61 boaters, Aaron Whittle of Holts Summit, Mo., landed a tournament limit of five bass going 15.26 pounds with one 4.51-pound kicker. He earned $1,329.
"Until about 10 a.m., we caught fish on a topwater popper," Whittle said. "After that, we caught fish on Carolina rigs. With the Carolina rig, we fished about 10 to 15 feet deep with a watermelon candy baby brush hog. The fish actually bit better when the wind was blowing."
Matthew Beckler of Springfield, Mo., took third. He anchored his five-bass 13.21-pound bag with a 4.04-pounder.
"I had my limit by 9 a.m.," Beckler said. "We fished a flat with a bunch of shad on it. The wind was blowing across it. The fish just kept reloading on the trees. I threw a big worm all day."
Dennis Berhorst of Holts Summit, Mo., landed in fourth place with five bass at 11.84 pounds. Roger Fitzpatrick of Eldon, Mo., rounded out the top five boaters with four bass going 11.70 pounds.
In the Co-Angler Division, Larry Johnson of Warsaw, Mo., brought in three bass at 11.12 pounds with one 4.28-pounder. He fished a 10-inch worm and pocketed $1,329.
"We were sitting in about 20 feet of water and I threw up into about 15 feet around standing timber," Johnson explained. "I had my limit by 9:30 a.m."
Larry Wright of Warsaw, Mo., finished second with a three-bass division limit weighing 8.04 pounds. He anchored his bag with a 3.13-pounder, winning $664.
"I was swimming a green pumpkin jig with a black and blue tail in about four feet of water around flat points," Wright said. "I had all three fish by 8 a.m. I caught one fish on a double willow-leaf spinnerbait."
Jimmy Maxfield, Jr., of Garden City, Kan., landed in third with three bass for 7.73 pounds. He landed one 3.05-pounder and took home $443.
"It was all my boater," Maxfield admitted. "He told me what to catch them on and where to throw it. I caught my fish on a watermelon and black senko in 10 to 17 feet of water on a hump."
Joe Dorcy of Smithville, Mo., only landed two fish but one weighed 4.57 pounds, big enough to take division lunker honors. He finished in fourth place among the co-anglers with 7.15 pounds. Thomas Wells of Olathe, Kan., rounded out the top five co-angles with two bass at 5.77 pounds including one 3.09-pounder.
"The big one was my second fish of the day," Dorcy said. "I didn't catch it until about 2 p.m. Both of them hit a green pumpkin jig around humps about 15 feet deep."
About American Bass Anglers: The Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series provides weekend anglers a professionally operated competitive tour with a path the world championship of bass fishing the Bassmaster Classic. American Bass Anglers commitment is to provide low cost, close to home tournaments for the weekend angler and at the same time offer each competitor an upward path for individual angler progression. For more information about American Bass Anglers and the American Fishing Tour, The Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series, The American 150 Series or the American Couples Series, visit www.americanbassanglers.com.
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