The top five anglers were:
1. Bob Mindock 10.10 Lbs.
2. Tony Stoffers 8.00 Lbs.
3. Rocco Marrari 5.03 Lbs.
4. Chris Yuska 4.66 Lbs.
5. Bob Peck 4.26 Lbs.
Conditions: Heavy rains to the north have the river rising 6 inches a day. Water is muddy with the water temps 70
Winning Strategy: Bob used a worm and jig fished extremely slow in a back water area in 5-10 feet of water.
Next Divisional Tournament: This division’s next tournament will be June 24th on Mississippi River Pool 17 at Muscatine
For more information on this or any future event in this division contact Mike Blaesi at (563-349-9714) or by email at: mblaesi@scottcountyiowa.com
The American Fishing Tour offers low cost, close to home bass tournaments that are designed for the weekend angler. All ABA anglers fish for money and points. The points advance the angler to their divisional championship and the top 500 anglers in the US are invited to the American Fishing Tour National Championship.
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American Bass Anglers is the largest tournament organization for the weekend angler. American Bass Anglers operates the American Fishing Tour, The Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series and the American Couples Series. Each tour is design specifically for the weekend angler offering low cost and close to home events so the anglers can qualify for larger championship. For more information on American Bass Anglers visit www.americanbassanglers.com |
From Division Iowa East. June 3, 2012 - Bob Mindock from Illinois City, Illinois is one step closer to the ABA National Championship with a first place win and $338 in the American Fishing Tour bass tournament held on Mississippi River this past weekend. Mindock’s 5 bass limit weighed in at 10.10 pounds. Second place went to Tony Stoffers with a weight of 8 pounds even. And following in third place was Rocco Marrari with a weight of 5.03. Big bass was awarded was to Marrari for catching a 3.21 pound largemouth.
