NE – Division 54 – April 23 – Burchard Tournament Results

Division: NE – Division 54 Date: 4-23-2016  #2
Burchard
Place Boater Boater Big Bass Fish Dead Total Weight Points
1 Jayme Goebel Steve Wittenhagen 3.67 5 13.72 50
2 Royce Herschberger Steve Brink 2.95 5 10.03 49
3 Brian Caughron Rod Caughron 3.67 4 9.38 48
4 Mark Madison Joyce Madison 2.82 4 8.86 47
5 Lee Wubbles Josh Spencer 3.09 4 7.82 46
6 John Koza Rich Vestecka 2.95 3 7.05 45
7 Dave Thompson Rob Greer 2.56 3 5.20 44
8 Jim Kuper Keith Socha 2.82 2 4.10 43
9 Miles Otte Collin Maly 3.67 1 3.67 42
10 Jay Spencer Nick Spencer 1.85 1 1.85 41
11 Cameron Depue George Depue 1.28 1 1.28 40
12 David Finnigan Mike Vandeman 0 0.00 30
13 Jared Hans Chris Wood 0 0.00 30
14 Brian Loye Bob Winkleman 0 0.00 30
15 Jordan Maly Bob Nice 0 0.00 30
16 Curt Meuting Michael Meuting 0 0.00 30
17 Doug Sullivan Dave Carpenter 0 0.00 30
18 RJ Walla Bob Walla 0 0.00 30
EVENT TOTALS 33 0 72.96

NE- Division 54 – April 19 – Wanahoo Tournament Results

Place Boater Partner Big Bass Fish Dead Total Weight Points
1 Miles Ott Colin Maly 5.38 5 18.06 50
2 Brian Caughron Rod Caughron 3.23 5 14.79 49
3 Doug Sullivan Dave Carpenter 3.37 5 14.42 48
4 Cameron Depue George Depue 3.37 5 14.31 47
5 Mark Madison Joyce Madison 3.09 5 13.22 46
6 David Finnigan Mike Vandeman 3.37 5 12.73 45
7 Jayme Goebel Steve Wittenhagen 3.67 5 12.44 44
8 John Koza Rich Vestecka 3.37 3 7.87 43
9 Lee Wubbles Josh Spencer 2.95 3 7.81 42
10 RJ Walla Bob Walla 2.69 3 7.32 41
11 Royce Herschberger Steve Brink 2.56 3 7.30 40
12 Garrett Wockman Fletcher Becker 2.82 3 7.10 39
13 Jim Kuper Keith Socha 2.31 3 6.81 38
14 Jared Chvatal Cody Hull 2.56 2 4.41 37
15 Jordan Maly Bob Nice 2.69 1 2.69 36
16 Jared Hans Chris Wood 2.43 1 2.43 35
17 Brian Loye Bob Winkleman 2.31 1 2.31 34
18 Jay Spencer Nick Spencer 2.07 1 2.07 33
19 Curt Meuting Michael Meuting 0 0.00 23
20 Dave Thompson Rob Greer 0 0.00 23
EVENT TOTALS 59 0 158.09

IL Central Summer Series – April 16 – Clinton Lake Results

Division: IL Summer Series Date: 4-16-2016  #1
Clinton Lake
Place Boater Partner Big Bass Fish Total Weight Points
1 Tom Acton Cecil Dixon 5.16 4 17.22 50
2 Danny Stephens Lonnie Winn 5.16 5 17.03 49
3 Steve Parker Herb Rush 4.89 5 16.54 48
4 Brian Lopp Kurt Gardner 4.83 5 15.59 47
5 Kyle Copp Chase Mundeke 5.67 2 10.02 46
6 Jeff Frey Gary Bateman 3.14 3 9.48 45
7 John Thieme Zach Weber 5.28 2 9.14 44
8 Jim Lubben Jim Funcsh 3.12 3 7.74 43
9 Chuck Allen Kevin Pennell 4.20 2 7.65 42
10 Jim Greco Rollin Lewis 5.72 1 5.72 41
11 Roger Banister 2.50 2 5.53 40
12 Steve Foster 3.84 1 3.84 39
13 George Speed Chuck Teegardin 3.73 1 3.73 38
14 Jeff Sexton Reggie Davis 3.67 1 3.67 37
15 Mike Copp Doug Marx 3.58 1 3.58 36
16 Chris Christison Wes Kaufman 3.00 1 3.00 35
17 Tom Babicky Greg Holmes 2.96 1 2.96 34
18 John Perry Paul Leonard 2.76 1 2.76 33
19 Kerry Malone Cory Malone 2.53 1 2.53 32
20 Jason Stomberg Sean Ricker 0 0.00 22
21 Bob Kerske Tony Wilson 0 0.00 22
22 Mark Rahn Zane Ortega 0 0.00 22
23 Scott Edwards Mark Edwards 0 0.00 22
24 Ben Venturi Dave Schumer 0 0.00 22
25 Bill Bates Ross Parks 0 0.00 22
EVENT TOTALS 42 147.73

Hewitt, O’Keefe Crowned NBAA National Champions

Gilbertsville, KY—April 12, 2016—Michigan’s Mark Hewitt and Ron O’Keefe led wire to wire to win the 2016 National Bass Anglers Association National Championship April 7-9.

Presented by Ranger Boats and Evinrude, the three-day event pitted the top 45 teams from 2015 NBAA events across the country against one another on the hallowed waters of Kentucky and Barkley lakes in an all-out grassroots bass battle.

Hewitt and O’Keefe topped the hard-fishing field by putting together three consistent catches of 20 pounds, 3 ounces, 21 pounds, 8 ounces and 16 pounds, 9 ounces for an impressive 58-pound, 4-ounce total weight.

For their efforts, they took home a $22,995 prize package that included a 2016 Ranger RT-178 boat complete with 75-horsepower Evinrude outboard, Minn Kota trolling motor and two Humminbird graphs. They also pocketed a pair of $300 bonus checks for sacking the heaviest stringer on days one and two.

After finishing second and fourth in recent NBAA championships, the pair was thankful for the win.

“It’s good to see the events and championships grow again,” said O’Keefe, of Nashville. “ We had a great time while we were here and met a lot of new people. We’re glad we continued to fish the NBAA.”

Hewitt, of Hastings, explained that he and O’Keefe focused on Barkley all three days, and caught most of their fish on ¼-ounce, black and blue flake jigs tipped with craw trailers—although crankbaits were key to catching kicker fish.

“We fished woody cover in three to six feet of water to catch our limit each morning, then cast cranks in eight- to 12-foot depths for bigger bass that were waiting to move up to spawn,” he said.

Rounding out the top five were:

2nd: Lee Wubbles, Chris Wood, 46-2, $2,500 plus Humminbird 899 HD SI and Evinrude Raker prop

3rd: Doug Sullivan, Dave Carpenter, 42-3, $1,000 plus Minn Kota trolling motor and Humminbird 698 HD SI

4th: Mark Rahn, Ryan Ortega, 41-09, $600 plus Humminbird Helix 7

5th: Steve Parker, Herb Rush, 39-11, $500 plus Evinrude Raker prop

A total of 362 bass weighing 976 pounds, 6 ounces crossed the stage during the event. Big bass was a 7-pound, 1-ounce beauty boated by Sullivan and Carpenter.

NBAA sponsors include Cabela’s, Ranger Boats, Evinrude, Humminbird, Stratos, Minn Kota, G-Juice and Poor Boy’s Baits.

Under the umbrella of The Bass Federation, the NBAA is open to bass anglers from all walks of life, with opportunities for local directors to set up a variety of events on lakes and rivers across the U.S. and Canada. For more information visit nbaa-bass.com or call (580) 765-2319.