2007 Big Bass To Date:
6.31 lbs
Andy Shands
Mark Twain Lake

Congratulations!

 Wappapello - Bryan Walker & Jim Fanter Take the Win

1st Place -- Brian Walker and Jim Fanter
Walker and Fanter almost did it all this Tourney. Tournament Directors, double limit on Saturday and double limit on Sunday. Brian’s 3.07 lb Hawg almost took Big Bass on Saturday. Total team weight was 15.45 lbs. They took home $194.00 for the first place win. Brian and Jim reported they caught the 20 fish on crankbaits and tubes.

2nd Place -- Russ Grobe and Ashley Booth
Russ brought in 4 fish on Saturday and Ashley brought in 3. Their team weight for Saturday was 5.62 lbs. That weight was enough for Saturday 4th place. They brought in a double limit on Sunday with a total weight of 6.96 lbs. Their total weight was 12.58 lbs locking them into 2nd place. They took home $156.00 for the 2nd place win. They reported using Rapalas.

3rd Place -- Phillip Meyer and Kathy McTearnen
Phillip brought in a limit of 5 fish on Saturday. The fish eluded Kathy. Sunday was about the same. Phillip brought in 3 and Kathy was skunked again. Two of phillip’s fish were around 2.5 lbs. Their total weight was 10.45 lbs for a lock into 3rd place. They took home $124.00 for the 3rd place win. Phillip and Kathy reported they used spinnerbaits and crankbaits.

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45 anglers caught a total of 191 fish. Please see link below for a complete list of the finishers.

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Big Bass

Saturday
Saturday Big Bass was weighed in by Scott Hasty at 3.28 lbs. Scott took home $78.00 for Saturday Big Bass. The Big Bass also entitled him to the Big Bass Side Pot worth $110.00. Scott reported he caught the Hawg on a crankbait

Sunday
Sunday Big Bass was weighed in by Phillip Meyer at 2.45 lbs. Phillip took home $78.00 for the Hawg. Phillip reported he caught the Hawg on a crankbait

Angler of the Year
Jeff Schwent still holds the top spot. with 91 points. Jeff has placed in 4 Tourneys and has brought in 31 fish this season. One of them was the big bass of the tourney. Charlie Beach holds the 2nd place spot with 91 points. Charlie has placed in 4 Tourneys and has brought in 26 fish this season. Charlie also served as a Tournament Director for 2 additional points. Terry Stanek holds the 3rd place spot with 80 points. Terry has placed in 4 Tourneys and brought in 13 fish this season. Terry also served as a Tournament Director for 2 additional points.

Wappapelo Fishing Conditions
Lake Level -- 360.08, normal pool is 359.74
Lake Level Direction -- Steady
Air Temp -- Sat – 81-88 deg, Sun 63-91 deg
Weather Conditions -- Sat – Sunny, Sun – Partly cloudy
Winds -- Sat – 5 - 10 mph S, Sun 6-17 mph S
Barometric Pressure -- Sat 30.04 –> 29.91 falling
Sun 29.90 –>29.82 falling

Moon Phase
Waxing Crescent


Next Tournament -- Lake of the Ozarks – Runaway II Resort
LOZ – This is it. We wrap up the 2006 season at Runaway II. This is also our Annual Chili Supper. The Chili Supper will be held on Saturday after the Tournament. It is free to all Tournament Attendees.

LOZ Fall History
Oct, 2003 34 boats 72 fish total for the tourney (winning wt 6 fish = 15.73lbs).
Oct, 2004 42 boats 83 fish total for the tourney (winning wt 7 fish = 14.31lbs).
Oct, 2005 35 boats 150 fish total for the tourney (winning wt 19 fish = 27.14lbs)

Directions to Lake – Lake of the Ozarks – Runaway II Resort
West on I-70 to Hwy 54. (mile marker 148) South on Hwy 54 for 60 miles to Hwy 5 & 7 in Camdenton. North (right turn) on Hwy 5 & 7 for 8 miles. Turn Left Hwy 7 in Greenview. Go 8 miles to Lake Road 7-13. Turn right on Lake Road 7-13. Go North 6 miles on Lake Road 7-13 to Cable Point Road. Turn Left on Cable Point road. Runaway II is three tenths of a mile.

Contact information for Runaway II: 573-345-4590 or 800-468-1655

Tournament Directors
Special thanks to Brian Walker, Jim Fanter Jr., Pam Wakim and Bob Treadway for serving as Tournament Directors at Wappapelo.

The TD’s for LOZ Fall are: Saturday – Warren Lichius and Rick Armstrong, Sunday – Doug and Dottie Reynolds.

New Members
We’ve done it. We’ve broken our all time membership record, again. We now have 170 members. Welcome back to the returning 2005 members. The following is a list of club members who were not members in 2005. Please give them a warm welcome; David Buckley, Kathy McTearnen and Phillip Meyer

Club Business
Nominations for 2007 club officers were held beginning August 1st and ending August 31st. The following nominees have accepted these positions:

Pam Wakim, President
Greg Shands, Vice President
Andy Shands, Secretary
Scott Hasty, Treasurer
Ken Jones, Tournament Chairman
Mike Jankowski, Tournament Chairman

Angler of the Year – Who Will it be?
by Lori Luzynski

Well, we’re down to our last tournament of the 2006 season. It’s a close race. Who will our AOY for 2006 be? It’s getting very exciting. In a club of this size, it’s very prestigious to hold this position. Who has held this position in the past? Some more club history continues……

Some recaps of repetitive years:

WHO WILL BE OUR 2006 ANGLER OF THE YEAR?
COME TO RUNAWAY II ON OCTOBER 8th AND FIND OUT:

Current Standings:
1st place (tie)
Jeff Schwent (Truman Lake Specialist - joined in March 2005).
1st place (tie)
Charlie Beach (HH WebMaster extraordinaire - joined in April 1998).
3rd place
Terry Stanek (3 time AotY and 2006 Tourn Chair), original member from July 1988
4th place
Pam Wakim (2007 President), who joined in October of 1996.
5th place
Greg Shands (2007 Vice Pres), who joined in August of 1999.

Keep in mind that there are a number of other members who can acquire enough points to leap over all of the above and become the Hawg Hawlers Bass Club, 2006 Angler of the Year. One never knows!! Good luck to all!!!

Trivia Question for some of you “Old Timers” from last month. Who’s fished the most Tournament’s since 1988 (1988 through 2005)? Anyone guess that answer??? Here you go – recognize any of the names?

Bob Treadway – 140 Greg Heinz – 138 Terry Stanek - 135