Mr. Bass of Arkansas Pro-Am Bass Tournaments "The Breeding Ground of Champions"
|
|
2008 Classic Champion: Matt Lea Amateur Champion: Chad Kirkpatrick
|
The 2009 Mr. Bass of Arkansas Schedule
2009 Schedule:
February 15th - Lake Ouachita
March 22nd - DeGray Lake
April 5th - Greers Ferry Lake
May 17th - Lake Dardanelle
July 19th - Arkansas River (Dumas)
August 9th - Arkansas River (Little Rock)
Classic: October 23,24, & 25: Lake Dardanelle
To View the 2009 Mr. Bass of Arkansas Brochure, Click Here.
To View the Tournament Application, Click Here. (You must have
Adobe Acrobat to view). If you would like to enter a tournament,
print and send completed application to the address on the
application.
If you do not have Adobe, Click Here for Application
Tournament #1
02/15/09
Duke Gunnell Wins on
Lake Ouachita
For Story Click Here
Tournament #2
03/22/09
Brandon Rhoden Wins on
DeGray Lake
For Story Click Here
Tournament #3
04/05/09
Jamey Black Wins on
Greers Ferry Lake
For Story Click Here

News: 05/17/09
Mark McDonnell Wins the Mr. Bass of Arkansas
Tournament on Lake Dardanelle
Mark McDonnell wins on Lake Dardanelle!!!
Mark McDonnell topped 82 boaters fishing the 4th MBOA
tournament of 2009 by catching 5 bass that weighed 18.63
pounds. The bite was solid on Dardanelle with 6 sacks over 15
pounds brought to the scales. Here's how the top 3 pro's caught
their fish:
1st - Mark McDonnell - 5 bass - 18.63 pounds - $2,400.00
Mark fished the mid-lake
area, where he relied on a
Booyah Swim jig (White;
1/2 oz.) to catch his fish. He
caught 8 keepers on the day.
Mark also won the Landers
Bonus worth an additional
$500.00
Ronnie Everett and Mark McDonnell
2nd - Duke Gunnell - 5 bass - 16.66 pounds
Duke used several
techniques to catch his bass.
He flipped jigs, swam jigs,
and punched mats with a
Beaver style bait.
Duke Gunnell
3rd - Jerry Williams - 5 bass - 15.83 pounds
Jerry fished in the Spadra
area, where he flipped a
jig (black/blue) to flooded
bushes to catch his bass.
Jerry Williams
Here's the rest of the top 10:
4th - Kevin Short - 15.31 pounds
5th - Kyle Henderson - 15.05 pounds
6th - Brandon Rhoden - 15.04 pounds
7th - Kelly Coble - 14.85 pounds
8th - Shawn Gordon - 13.02 pounds
9th - Randy Verboon - 12.57 pounds
10th - Tony Nesterenko - 12.41 pounds
For Complete Pro Results Click Here
Mike Langford Wins the Amateur Division!!!
Mike Langford Wins on Lake Dardanelle!!!
1st AM - Mike Langford - 3 bass - 12.91 pounds - $1,100.00
Mike fished with Jason Lieblong. He caught his fish on a War
Eagle spinnerbait.
Here's the rest of the top 5:
2nd - Brent Kirkendoll - 11.77 pounds
3rd - Jason Scoggins - 9.24 pounds
4th - David Kloske - 9.05 pounds
5th - Larry Lewis - 8.92 pounds
For Complete Amateur Results Click Here






For Pro Points Standings as of 05/17/09, Click Here
For Amateur Points Standings as of 05/17/09, Click Here
Pro's in the Money: 1st - Mark McDonnell, 2nd -
Duke Gunnell, 3rd - Jerry Williams, 4th - Kevin Short,
5th - Kyle Henderson, 6th - Brandon Rhoden, 7th -
Kelly Coble, 8th - Shawn Gordon, 9th - Randy
Verboon, 10th - Tony Nesterenko
Am's in the Money: 1st - Mike Langford, 2nd - Brent
Kirkendoll, 3rd - Jason Scoggins, 4th - David Kloske,
5th - Larry Lewis, 6th - Brad Patterson, 7th - Everett
Rhoden, 8th - Chris Tucker, 9th - Ryan Maxwell,
10th - Max Tolliver, 11th - Timmy Cook