Pomme de Terre Muskie/Bass Tournament Results 

Most of the folks in southern Missouri thought that last weekend was beautiful; blue skies, little breeze and temperatures in the 70’s headed into the 80’s.  There were, however, about 130 people that were hoping for cloud cover, cooler temperatures and some wind so the fish would be active and there would be large catches during the 34^th Annual Musky/Bass Tournament on Pomme de Terre Lake sponsored by the Pomme de Terre chapter of Muskies Inc. 

Friday’s fishing results reflected the good weather with relatively few fish caught.

Musky

1^st Place- Dave Admire, Nick Admire, 37 ¼, 37 ½ inches

2^nd Place- Kurt Eustice, Sara Eustice, 42 inches, Big Musky (early release)

3^rd Place- Carl Marks, 42 inches

4^th Place- Luke Miller, Tyson Miller, 41 inches

5^th Place- Matt Ginnings, Jim Wilson, 30, 36 inches

Other catches:

Steve Kolbeck, Tony Kolbeck, 40 inches

Charley Rhinehart, Keith Rhinehart, 34 inches

Bass

1^st place- Gary Neely, Dan Bodas, 10 lb 2 oz

2^nd Place- Mark Blachly, Robert Willoby, 8 lb 15 oz including Big Bass at 6 lb 2 oz

3^rd Place- Dave Gardiner, Bob Bristow, 4 lb 10 oz

4^th Place- Jim Hawkins, Jennis Staude, 4 lb 9 ½ oz

9 other teams weighed bass 

With separate payouts for Friday and Saturday/Sunday, everyone was off to a fresh start and Saturday’s results were a little better but still not what everyone hoped for.

Musky

Jim Wilson, Matt Ginnings, 35 ½, 40 ¼, 36 ½ inches

Gary Pearson, TJ Sawyer, 33, 40 ¾ inches

Jim Brown, Joey Rissell, 41 ½ inches, Big Musky

Dave Admire, Nick Admire, 33, 33 ¼ inches

Peter Robinson, Andy Humm, 37 ¾ inches

Steve Worstell, Todd Hardin, 36 ½ inches

John Krasson, Mike Sullivan, 36 inches

Luke Miller, Tyson Miller, 35 ½ inches

Mike Anderson, Mark Boone, 34 ½ inches

Bass

Joshua Davis, Steve Herring, 9 lb 2 oz

Dennis Edelhuber, Bill Edgar, 6 lb 3 1.2 oz, including Big Bass, 4 lb 15 ½ oz

Mel Jennings, Ed Turley, 5 lb ½ oz

9 other teams weighed fish 

Sunday’s catch (fishing just a half day) was not great either.

Musky

Brooks May, Charles May, 38 inches, Big Musky

Billy Pitts, Robert Sawyer, 37 inches

Bass

Joshua Davis, Steve Herring, 6lb 15 ½ oz

Dennis Edelhuber, Bill Edgar, 3 lb 6 ½ oz

Mel Jennings, Ed Turley, 3 lb 5 ½ oz

Jim Brown, Joey Rissell, 4 lb 3 oz, Big Fish

Don Gardner, Steve Triplett, 7 lb 15 oz

5 other teams weighed bass

Final standings for the Saturday/Sunday event were as follows:

Musky

1^st Place- Jim Wilson, Matt Ginnings

2^nd Place- Gary Pearson, TJ Sawyer

3^rd Place- Jim Brown, Joey Rissell

4^th Place- Dave Admire, Nick Admire

5^th Place- Brooks May, Charles May

Bass

1s Place- Joshua Davis, Steve Herring

2^nd Place- Dennis Edelhuber, Bill Edgar

3^rd Place- Mel Jennings, Ed Turley

4^th Place- Don Gardner, Steve Triplett 

It takes a lot of effort to put on a tournament of this scale and the chapter would like to thank all of its sponsors including Bass Pro Shops, www.basspro.com and Sebile USA, www.sebileusa.com  Bass Pro provided lures and other merchandise and Sebile provided a boxed set of seven lures for each of the boats plus some more for giveaways.  

Fishing is not all that the tournament is about.  Our banquet was held on Saturday night at the Senior Center in Wheatland where the food and service was great.  During the evening there were five different raffles for tackle boxes, weekend getaways, GPS units custom rods and more.  There were lots of door prizes and everyone in attendance came away with a lure, magazine subscription, motor oil or other great prize.  

You don’t have to be an experienced angler to participate in a musky tournament.  The team of Admire and Admire is new to musky fishing and had only spent a couple of days on the water before the tournament, yet caught four muskies and finished in the money twice. 

Thanks to everyone who helped make this tournament a success
and all our sponsors for their support. 

Mark your calendar for October 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th for our 35^th annual tournament in 2009.