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CRAPPIE MASTERS ONE-POLE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE

Matt Beckman and Jeff Lewis weighed
14 fish totaling 19.49 pounds for $4,200 second Brian Thomas and Mike Zimmerman fish
place earnings. They targeted the same big visible cover during the Crappie Masters
fish areas where they fish in every tournament Truman Lake Ultimate Challenge.
on Truman Lake. They said being in the right
place at the right time was critical. They made Third place was David Cox and Steve Hockett
several trips back to spots the believed held with 19.38 pounds winning $2,800. They
quality fish. Electronics was a major factor fished black-chartreuse jigs in eight to ten
with the quality bite being at eight feet on feet of water.
a black-chartreuse Muddy Water Bait on a Big fish went to Ryan and Howard
1/8-ounce Pro Built Jighead. German who had a horrible day one on Friday
so set their goal for big fish on Saturday.
It paid off with a 2.51 giant, their only fish,
paying $1,470.

Final Cast
Winning weights were very good.
However, to see what fishing was really like
it’s best to look at the middle of the tournament
field. That middle-of-the-pack team had only
12.46 pounds. Also, 46 of the last 48 teams

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