Mr. Bass of Arkansas Pro-Am Bass Tournaments "The Breeding Ground of Champions"
News: 04/10/11
Jason Lieblong Wins the Mr. Bass of Arkansas Tournament on Lake Dardanelle
Jason Lieblong Wins on Lake Dardanelle!!!
Jason Lieblong topped 56 pros' fishing the fourth MBOA tournament of 2011 by catching 5 bass that weighed 19.71 pounds. The warm weather has pushed the bass onto the bank, and the MBOA anglers capitalized on the surge. The pros' brought in Thirty-five 5-bass limits and the amateurs brought in eight five-bass bags. Here's how the top 3 pros' caught their bass:
1st place - Jason Lieblong - 5 bass - 19.71 pounds - $2,125.00
Jason fished shallow, where he threw a Texas-rigged Lizard (Junebug/Red) to catch his bass. Jason's sack also included the day's big bass, a 5.07 pound "Toad" which earned him an additional $350.00. Jason was also Ranger Cup Qualified, which earned him another $250.00!
Jason Lieblong
2nd place - Jerry Williams - 5 bass - 19.23 pounds - $1,277.00
This was Jerry's second consecutive 2nd place finish in an MBOA event. He also fished a Texas-rigged lizard in 1-3 ft. of water. Jerry commented that he caught 20 plus keepers and 50 total fish on the day. What a day on the water!!!
Jerry Williams
3rd place - Daniel Kweekul - 5 bass - 16.71 pounds - $1,045.00
Daniel said that he couldn't even estimate the number of keepers he caught on the day. He started culling at 8:00 AM in the morning and caught them all day long. He threw a Texas- rigged Senko (green pumkin) to catch all of his bass.
Daniel Kweekul
4th place - Kelly Coble - 5 bass - 16.54 pounds - $890.00 5th place - Ryan Williams - 5 bass - 16.07 pounds - $764.00 6th place - Jason Bunch - 5 bass - 16.03 pounds - $568.00 7th place - Scott Hines - 5 bass -15.62 pounds - $492.00 8th place - Zach King - 5 bass - 15.58 pounds - $430.00 9th place - David Kloske - 5 bass - 15.57 pounds - $345.00 10th place - Chris Huselton - 5 bass - 15.27 pounds - $283.00 11th place - Mike Andrus - 5 bass - 14.76 pounds - $241.00
Big Bass - Jason Lieblong - 5.07 pounds - $350.00 2nd Big Bass - Mike Andrus - 4.95 pounds - $150.00
Point Standings as of 04/10/11 in the Pro Division, Click Here
Jason Scoggins Wins the Amateur Division!!!
Jason Scoggins Wins on Lake Dardanelle!!!
Jason Scoggins topped 46 amateurs fishing on Lake Dardanelle by catching 5 bass that weighed 17.93 pounds. Jason fished with Kelly Coble and noted that all of his bass were caught on spinnerbaits and chatterbaits after 1:00 PM. Jason took home $870.50 for the win plus an additional $500 from Everett Buick GMC for purchasing a vehicle from Ronnie Everett. To See video of Jason describing his winning pattern, Click Here
2nd place - Ron Mounts - 5 bass - 14.70 pounds - $622.00 3rd place - Johnny Manning - 4 bass - 13.90 pounds - $409.00 4th place - Terry Williams - 5 bass - 13.79 pounds - $361.50 5th place - Mike Langford - 5 bass - 13.68 pounds - $321.50 6th place - Ken Bass - 5 bass - 13.56 pounds - $221.00 7th place - Joe Glover - 5 bass - 12.21 pounds - $184.50 8th place - Todd Malabanan - 4 bass - 11.94 pounds - $165.00 9th place - Steven Moore - 5 bass - 11.52 pounds - $125.00
Big Bass - Johnny Manning - 5.24 pounds - $250.00 2nd Big Bass - Ron Mounts - 4.36 pounds - $150.00