KOWAL AND ISOM TOP FIELD AT 2020 AIA DIVISION KICKOFF AT LAKE OF THE OZARKS
Bassing Bob Lake of the Ozarks Division
Lake of the Ozarks - February 23, 2020
Grand Glaize State Park (PB2) - 108 Teams
The 2020 AiA division kickoff at Lake of the Ozarks is now in the books, with 108 teams
gathering at PB2 early Sunday morning to battle it out at central Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks. The fishing, or should we say catching, has been tremendously tough recently at LOZ, and that trend continued Sunday for most anglers.
Shawn Kowal and JR Isom grinded it out and took the win, with a 5 fish bag that weighed in at 18.23 lbs. JR and Shawn reported racking up a small limit on the jerkbait early in the day, then headed to the Niangua and culled up to their winning weight throwing a wiggle wart. They also had 3rd big bass of the day, earning them a total of $4,125 in AiA winnings plus $4,500 in additional incentives. Congratulations guys !!
The Krull Team, Randy & Roger Krull, landed in second place overall for the event. They brought a five fish limit across the scales that weighed in at 18.07 lbs. Roger and Randy made a long run Sunday morning to an unspecified location, and caught all of their bass working the jerkbait extremely slow. They also landed a 6.10 lb. bass, good for 2nd big bass of the event, and took home a total of $2,605 in AiA winnings.
Mark Wiese and Kelly Power took 3rd place overall Sunday. They brought in 5 LOZ bass that landed at 16.34 lbs. Kelly and Mark fished the Niangua area and reported catching their fish early in the day on the jerkbait. They also landed the Lew's Big Bass of the event with a 7.25 lb. stud. Mark and Kelly won a total of $2,550.
Thanks to everyone that came out and fished the 2020 Lake of the Ozarks division opener. We also want to thank Bassing Bob and his crew for the coffee/donuts before take off and hot dogs and refreshments for the anglers during weigh-in.
The next AiA tournament at Lake of the Ozarks will be held on March 15th, going out of PB2 at 7am. Hope to see you all there.
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1st Place: JR Isom & Shawn Kowal - 18.23 lbs. ($4,125 winnings)
2nd Place: Randy Krull & Roger Krull - 18.07 lbs. ($2,605 winnings)
3rd Place: Mark Wiese & Kelly Power - 16.34 lbs. ($2,550 winnings)
Lew's Big Bass: Mark Wiese & Kelly Power - 7.25 lbs.
Thanks again to all the anglers and sponsors for the continued support. We are looking forward to a great season. Don't forget the 2020 Tournament of Champions will take place at Truman Lake on November 7-8, where first place wins a Ranger Z519/Evinrude package, Power Pole blades and electronics from RMP.
