May 8, 2004 Lake of the Ozarks, MO
Stark And Hughes Win Lake Of The Ozarks

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1st Place	2nd Place
3rd Place	Big Bass
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It was a beautiful day on Lake of the Ozarks and as many know this is not necessarily a good thing as the big cruisers, yachts and cigar boats were out in full force. The beautiful weather compounded with it being Mothers Day weekend made for a rough ride on the lake. To escape the barge like rollers our next two events will go out of Drake Harbor and after this weekend many look forward to fishing these calmer waters of the Lake. The lake is starting to get a little stingy as compared to previous weights but still producing good stringers as we head into early summer.

The first place team of Daniel Stark from Eldon, Mo. and Joe Hughes of Gravois Mills, Mo. fished between the nineteen and twenty mile marker on the lake. They were using jigs and tubes in water depths ranging from four to five feet. Most of their fish were caught behind docks but they did also report catching several fish on main lake channel points in the same four to five feet water depth. The team's five fish limit tipped the scales at 18.69lbs and earned them checks totaling $1,346.00 for the day. The team is sponsored by: Solar Bat Sun Glasses, All Star and Osage Tackle Co. in Laurie, Mo. Great Job Guys!!

Second place goes to the team of Shawn Kowal from Linn Creek, Mo. and Casey McTaggart of Troy, IL. They started the Carolina rigging and netted one keeper doing so but found this bite to be going slow. They switched to pitching tubes around the docks and started boating quality fish. They had five fish limit that saw the scales reach a total weight of 18.34lbs and earned checks totaling $763.00 for the place. The team is sponsored by: Bass Cat Boats, Ballentine Marine, Mercury Motors, Highway 42 Boats and More and Pro Guide batteries.

Third place goes to the team of Kevin Stonitsch and John Bledsoe both of Camdenton, Mo. The team Carolina rigged secondary points in the backs of coves in water depths of six to twelve feet. The area they were fishing had really cloudy water conditions with a water temp of 71 degrees and they reported the bite was extremely slow. They did manage to bring five solid keepers to the scales weighing 15.05lbs and earning them checks totaling $435.00 and third place plaques. The team is sponsored by: Laker Tackle

Lunker Lure Big Bass of the Day goes to the team of Dale Burgman and Mike Malone The fish was caught dragging a Lunker Lure triple rattle back jig on a main lake point at about the twelve mile marker. The fish was located in approximately eight feet of water and tipped the scales at 5.11lbs and earning them checks totaling $370.00.

Angler's Choice would like to thank all those who came out and fished and we hope to see you at our next event on June 5th at Lake of the Ozarks out of Drake Harbor. I would also like to thank all of our sponsors for making this possible. National sponsors include Bass Cat Boats, Mercury Outboards, Motorguide Trolling Motors, Lowrance, Competitive Edge Fishing, Solar Bat, Bass West Magazine and Bass Medics. Also a big thanks to our divisional sponsors: Lunker Lure, Dunn's Sporting Goods, Falcon Rods, Great Net, Lucky Craft, Solar Bat, Adventure Sports Outdoors, Foothills Marine and Bobs Marine in Hillsboro, IL.