Fishing tournament trail
Fishing tournament results will be published each Tuesday of the fishing season. To report an upcoming tournament or results, call 816-234-4319 or email <a href ="mailto:bfrazee@kcstar.com">bfrazee@kcstar.com</a> by noon Monday. For results, please spell names of first- and second-place finishers and big-bass winners and list hometowns, along with number of fish caught and weight. </p><p><span class="subhead">Coming up</span></p><p> <span class="bold">• AT BLUE SPRINGS LAKE: </span>Buddy bass tournament sponsored by Blue Springs Buddy Bass. When: 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. today. Takeoff site: Blue Springs Marina. Entry fee: $50 per team. More information: 816-550-5664.</p><p> <span class="bold">• AT HILLSDALE LAKE: </span>Buddy bass tournament sponsored by Dick’s Wednesday Night Bass Anglers. When: 5:45 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Takeoff site: Jayhawk boat ramp. Entry fee: $50 per team. More information: 913-238-5313.</p><p> <span class="bold">• AT LAKE JACOMO: </span>Buddy bass tournament sponsored by the Jacomo Bass Club. When: 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Takeoff site: North boat ramp. Entry fee: $40 per team. More information: 816-524-6266.</p><p> <span class="bold">• AT LONGVIEW LAKE: </span>Buddy bass tournament sponsored by the Longview Bass Club. When: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Takeoff site: Longview Lake Marina. Entry fee: $50 per team. More information: 816-419-6713.</p><p> <span class="bold">• AT SMITHVILLE LAKE: </span>Buddy bass tournament sponsored by Burton’s Bait and Tackle. When: 6 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. Thursday. Takeoff site: Little Platte boat ramp. Entry fee: $40 per team. More information: 816-532-4659.</p><p> <span class="bold">• AT LAKE JACOMO: </span>Buddy bass tournament sponsored by Lake Jacomo Buddy Bass Tournaments. When: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday. Takeoff site: north boat ramp. Entry fee: $30 per team. More information: 816-550-5664.</p><p><span class="subhead">Results</span></p><p>• <span class="bold">KANSAS CRAPPIE TRAIL: </span>Buddy crappie tournament Sunday at Clinton Lake. 1. Mike Snodgrass and Terry Rawie of Gardner, seven crappies, 11.80 pounds, $608. 2. Bob and Jake Thomas of Benton, Kan., seven crappies, 10.64 pounds, $332. Big fish: Thomas team, 2.09 pounds, $150.</p><p>• <span class="bold">MEN OF HONOR BASS CLUB: </span>Club bass tournament Sunday at Lake of the Ozarks. 1. Stan Winfrey, Osceola, Mo., five bass, 14.35 pounds. 2. Tom Stanforth, Raytown, and Chris Peterson, Lee’s Summit, five bass, 11.97 pounds. Big bass: Rex Murdock, Lee’s Summit, and Andrew Murdock, Raytown, 4.78 pounds.</p><p>• <span class="bold">OLATHE BASS CLUB: </span>Club bass tournament Saturday and Sunday at Table Rock Lake. 1. Jeremy Montgomery, Overland Park, 10.57 pounds. 2. Mike Houdeshell, Olathe, 8.78 pounds. Big bass: Gene Poppe, Gladstone, 3.55 pounds.</p><p>• <span class="bold">BLUE SPRINGS BUDDY BASS: </span>Buddy bass tournament Saturday at Blue Springs Lake. 1. Jim McCorkle, Raytown, and Chip Jarrett, Lee’s Summit, four bass, 12.44 pounds, $360. 2. John Martin, Lee’s Summit, and Scott Hudson, Independence, three bass, 6.68 pounds, $240. Big bass: McCorkle, 4.15 pounds, $100.</p><p> <span class="bold">• BURTON’S BAIT AND TACKLE: </span>Buddy bass tournament Thursday at Smithville Lake. 1. Keith Leftridge and Tom Alsop of Overland Park, five bass, 18 pounds, 15 ounces, $290. 2. Scott Jones, Gladstone, and Dean Dakin, Smithville, four bass, 9 pounds, 101/2 ounces, $230. Big bass: Alsop and Leftridge, 7 pounds, $125.</p><p>• <span class="bold">JACOMO BASS CLUB: </span>Buddy bass tournament Wednesday evening at Lake Jacomo. 1. Tom Yankee and George Fischer of Independence, four bass, 12.08 pounds, $225. 2. Nate Flynn and Nate Snyder of Independence, four bass, 8.72 pounds, $140. Big bass: Fischer, 3.64 pounds, $70.</p><p> <span class="bold">• LONGVIEW BUDDY BASS: </span>Buddy bass tournament Wednesday evening at Longview Lake. 1. Wes Myers, Independence, and Jim Rice, Grain Valley, two bass, 4.29 pounds, $180. 2. Chip Jarrett, Lee’s Summit, and Pat Harlan, Raymore, two bass, 3.97 pounds, $100. Big bass: Mike Ryken, Blue Springs, and Dave Pugh, Independence, 2.5 pounds, $80.</p><p>• <span class="bold">DICK’S WEDNESDAY NIGHT BASS ANGLERS: </span>Buddy bass tournament Wednesday evening at Hillsdale Lake. 1. Jason Keller and Colby Kost of Olathe, four bass, 11.33 pounds. 2. Rick Bowman, Mound City, Kan., and Garen Hunt, Garnett, Kan., three bass, 9.15 pounds. Big bass: Bowman and Hunt, 5.49 pounds.
Jacomo Bass Club reports: bass fair on plastic worms, jigs in deep water. •LONGVIEW: 79 degrees, 47-inch clarity, normal. Outlook: Longview Lake Marina
Jacomo Bass Club reports: bass fair on plastic worms, jigs in deep water. •LAKE OF THE OZARKS: 88 degrees, fairly clear, 1.4 feet low.