LEWIS BOAT SALES & SERVICE TOURNAMENT

Saturday October 18, 2008

LAKE OF THE OZARKS

Date: October 18, 2008

Location: Coffman Beach

Water: 658

Clarity: Clear to Stained

Water Temp: 68 – 69 Degrees

Weather: Low 40’s, High 60’s,

Wind: Slight Breeze

Hours: 7:00am to 3:00pm

Boats: 29

Weigh-in

I would like to start off by thanking all the anglers that made the Lewis Boat Sales & Service October Bass Tournament a huge success! We ended up with a total of 29 teams competing for the prize money come Saturday morning at take-off. This was our first ever Fall tournament and with the other events being held around the lake we had a pretty good draw and look forward to increasing that come next year. Through all the sponsors of the tournament that Greg got to contribute attendances prizes:

Lewis Boat Sales & Service (www.lewisboatsales.com)

Sierra International

Ardent Reels (www.ardentreels.com)

E-Factor Lures (www.e-factorlures.com)

Secret Lures  (www.secretlures.com)

TeleFlex Marine

Anne’s Signs (636-528-0016)

Gateway Outfitters (www.gatewayoutfitters.com)

Save Phace (www.savephace.com)

Transducer Armor (www.transducerarmor.com)

Browns Smoke House in Winfield Missouri

Everyone that attended walked away with something. Most of the teams walked away with their hands full of the products provided by our sponsors. This is a well-ran and family oriented team/buddy format tournament with a great payout and oustanding attendance prizes. This year with only 29 boats competing the 1^st Place winners received a check for $1400! As our spring and fall tournaments continue to grow, this payout and the attendances prizes will only get better.

At the weigh-in everyone was also treated to food and drinks as the fish came to the weigh-in scales. Bratwurst, from Browns Smoke House in Winfield Missouri, along with soda and water was the main dish served at the weigh-in. After a hard day of fishing nothing is better than a bite to eat and a drink as the fish are being weighed!

Overall fishing turned out to be pretty tough on Saturday with only 1 five bass limit being brought to the scales and 27 fish caught total. Reports throughout the week were that the fish were not in any one particular area of the lake or of the coves. Some were coming from the backs of the coves, others from the main lake and the bays, and some off of the secondary points inside the coves. Catching those fish varied greatly also, as was reported to me. Some fish were coming on crankbaits, Plastics, Jigs, and topwater baits around the docks and in a wide range of depths.

1^st Place and 2^nd Big Bass Winners Lou Grabow and Mike Evanoff

Taking 1^st place was the team of Lou Grabow from Ballwin Missouri and Mike Evanoff from Granite City Illinois. They were able to scratch out the only 5-fish limit of the tournament that weighed 11.01Lbs. Their bag was also anchored by the 2^nd Big Bass of the day that weighed 3.10Lbs. Lou and Mike reported catching their fish on crankbaits and E-Factor Lure Jigs (www.e-factorlures.com) concentrating on docks from 4-12 feet of water. They also admitted to a tough day of fishing and having to “run-and-gun” all day to manage their 5-fish limit. Grabow and Evanoff took home a check for $1400 for their 1^st Place finish and another $80 for 2^nd Big Bass. Lou is sponsored by 7/24 Outdoors and E-Factor LuresMike is sponsored by E-Factor Lures and 7/24 Outdoors.

2^nd Place and 1^st Big Bass Winners Tony & Jason Pavia

2^nd place went to the team of Tony and Jason Pavia from Montgomery City Missouri with 3-fish that weighed 10.08Lbs. The Big Bass of the tournament that weighed 5.01Lbs also anchored their bag of 3-fish. Tony and Jason took home $425 for 2^nd Place and another $200 for Big Bass.

3^rd Place Winners Kent Johnson & Paul Stuthers

3^rd place went to the team of Kent Johnson and Paul Stuthers from St. Claire Missouri with a weight of 8.02Lbs. Kent and Paul took home a check for $180.