The top five anglers were:
1. Dale Smith 12.14 Lbs.
2. Rocco Marrari 11.65 Lbs.
3. Bob Peck 11.48 Lbs.
3. Shawn Carter 11.48 Lbs.
4. Dorsey Lane 11.33 Lbs.
5. Steve Gray 10.60 Lbs.
Conditions: Thunder storms and cloudy most of the day with the sun arriving at weigh in. Water rising with temps in the high 70’s
Winning Strategy: Dale used a jig in a back water lake to capture the winning limit.
Next Divisional Tournament: This division’s next tournament will be July 21 on Pool 10 at Bussey Lake in Guttenberg Iowa.
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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From Iowa East Division 73, June 24, 2012 - Dale Smith from Muscatine, Iowa is one step closer to the ABA National Championship with a first place win and $388 in the American Fishing Tour bass tournament held on Mississippi River this past weekend. Smith’s 5 bass limit weighed in at 12.14. Second place went to Rocco Marrari with a weight of 11.65 pounds. And third place was a tie between Bob Peck and Shawn Carter with a weight of 11.48. Big bass was awarded was to Bob Edwards for catching a 3.60 pound largemouth.
