2006 Lake OF The Ozarks


MONDY AND PROVAZNIK
CARRY 1ST PLACE EASILY

Reported by Jack Watkins, Belleville, IL-Jack’s sponsors are B & R Outlaw Rods, Scenic River Boats and Motors, Bonne Terre, MO, Flying Fisherman Sunglasses and Sports Wear, Islamorada, FL, Leisure Time Pools of Swansea.


Weather: Temp Lo 34 degrees Temp Hi 51 degrees-
Mostly sunny skies with high scattered clouds.
Windy gusty at times up to 15-20mph some type of breeze most of the day
Water clarity varied from 2 to 3 feet visibility to slightly stained.
35 Boats

This date marked the second event of the 2006 season as well as the second time F.O.C.A.S. has come to Lake of the Ozarks. They fielded a much better showing than last year with 35 boats making up the field. Fishing has been good and it has been taking big stringers to win in the area tournaments so expectations were high. It appeared that most of the contestants had a hard time with the day however. Only about half the field weighed fish on what turned out to be a nice day at least for the fishermen.

As always however someone will arise to the occasion and the team of Rob Mondy of Hawk Point, MO and Scott Provaznik of Fenton, MO were the team to be reckoned with today. They fished around the mouth of Niangua and had 6 keepers across the day. They caught fish well until about 9:00 and did not catch another fish until after 11:30 with things picked up again for them. They caught their fish on jigs and found their fish in water that was 8 feet or less. Their five fish sack weighed in at 15.12 pounds and earned them a check for $1197.00. They are sponsored by B & R Outlaw Rods, Hawg Retriever Lures, and Osage Beach bait and Tackle.

 


1ST PLACE TEAM-ROB MONDY AND SCOTT PROVAZNIK

The 2nd Place team was made up by Denis Dahlke of Bonner Springs, Kansas and Shannon Harrison of Belton, MO. They caught their fish up the Osage and had 9 keepers across the day but could not get a big fish to bite. Their best five fish lit up the display at 13.10 pounds. They caught one of their keepers on a spinner bait, 2 of them on crank baits, and the rest of them on jigs. $798.00 for 2nd Place certainly helped to make this a decent day for these two newcomers to the F.O.C.A.S. circuit. They are sponsored by metro Supply of Olathe, Kansas but their major sponsors and support comes from their wives Karen and Sarah.


2ND PLACE TEAM-SHANNON HARRISON AND DENNIS DAHLKE

Repeating their 3rd Place position from last year for this event were the team of Jack Watkins of Belleville, IL and Frank Winkler of Bonne Terre, MO. They fished up towards the dam and the in the Gravois arm across the day. They also had a dead spot in the middle of the day as well. They had 4 keepers in the live well before 10:00 but could hardly get bit again until after 12:00. They caught their fish on D&L Baby Advantage Jigs and jerk baits. The culled once and their five best fish went 11.91 pounds. 3rd Place paid $399.00. Jack is sponsored by Leisure Time Pools of Swansea, Swansea, IL, B & R Outlaw Rods, Flying Fisherman Sun Glasses and Sportswear, Islamorada, FL, Scenic River Boats and Motors, Bonne Terre, MO, and Mid America Outdoors.com.


3RD PLACE TEAM-JACK WATKINS AND FRANK WINKLER

The 4th Place team was last year’s winners Steve Odom of Granite City, IL and David Senderling also of Granite City, IL. They had 4 keepers which went 8.46 pounds. They caught one fish in the Glaize and the rest in Linn Creek. They caught one on a jig and the rest on crank baits. They cashed a check for $266.00.


4TH PLACE TEAM-DAVE SENDERLING AND STEVE ODOM

First place Big Bass for the day was caught by the Father and Son Team of Anthony Balding and Tony Balding. It came in at 4.55 pounds and earned them a check for $210.00. They caught it early on an brown Eakins’ jig at about the 9 mile mark on the Niangua. It was in about a foot and a half of water and they saw it swirl when the jig hit the water.


1st PLACE BIG BASS - Anthony Balding and Tony Balding

 

 


In addition the 2nd Place Big Bass paid out $140.00 and
was earned by the team of Dean Sullivan and Scott Sullivan.

F.O.C.A.S. will have our next tournament on Saturday April 14, 2006 at Rend Lake and will be coming out of Sail Boat Harbor. Our next tournament in Missouri will be at Mark Twain Lake on Saturday May 13, 2006. Keep checking for the latest information on points and results of upcoming tournaments.