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Jones fished beds for Table Rock title

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Matthew Jones of Spokane, Mo., won the May 17 Ozark Division event on Table Rock with a 15-pound, 11-ounce limit. For his efforts, Jones cashed a check worth over $3,200.
May 17, 2014 • MLF • Archives

KIMBERLING CITY, Mo. – Matthew Jones of Spokane, Mo., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 15 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday to win the third Walmart Bass Fishing League Ozark Division tournament of 2014 on Table Rock Lake. For his victory, Jones earned $3,247.

“I caught all of my fish off of beds,” said Jones, who had two previous top-10 finishes on Table Rock Lake in FLW competition before earning his victory. “After takeoff I made a 15 minute run to the dam area. I went there during my pre-fish on Friday and had found quite a few bass on beds. I’m glad I looked on Friday, because the conditions were cloudy on Saturday and you couldn’t see them anymore. That probably helped me, though, because I knew where they were but they couldn’t see me.”

Jones said that he caught just seven keepers throughout the day and all came by throwing a green-pumpkin-colored Zoom Critter Craw.

“My batteries ended up being pretty crucial for me,” Jones said. “I needed to cover a lot of water and I was using my trolling motor pretty hard and heavy. Battery Outfitters took care of me and made sure that I had the power I needed to fish all day long.

“Table Rock is my home lake, and I usually get to fish on it twice a week,” Jones went on to say. “When I would fish in tournaments five or six years ago I used to avoid bed-fishing because I was not very good. I have been really working hard at improving over the last two or three years, though, and I feel like it is now one of my strengths.”

Rounding out the top 10 pros:

2nd: Paul Brunson, Mountain Home, Ark., five bass, 14-6, $1,623

3rd: B.J. Davis, Mountain Home, Ark., five bass, 14-2, $1,082

4th: Rick Johnston, Webb City, Mo., five bass, 13-13, $758 + $300 Evinrude Bonus

5th: J.D. Marlar, Chester, Ark., five bass, 13-5, $649

6th: Craig Dort, Rogersville, Mo., five bass, 12-14, $595

7th: David Short, Washington, Mo., five bass, 12-10, $541

8th: Ronnie Dobbs, Shell Knob, Mo., five bass, 12-2, $460

8th: Larry Stoafer, Leavenworth, Kan., five bass, 12-2, $460 + $300 Evinrude Bonus

10th: Marty Bohlke Jr., Nixa, Mo., five bass, 11-15, $379

Complete results can be found here.

Larson wins co-angler title

Co-angler Dewey Larson of Fayetteville, Ark., won the May 17 Ozark Division event on Table Rock with a limit weighing 11 pounds, 2 ounces. For his efforts, Larson cashed a check worth over $1,600.Dewey Larson of Fayetteville, Ark., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 11 pounds, 2 ounces Saturday to win $1,623 in the co-angler division.

Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers:

2nd: James Tucker, Pacific, Mo., five bass, 11-1, $812

3rd: Kevin Manion, Park Hills, Mo., five bass, 10-8, $541

4th: Wes Proctor, Manhattan, Kan., five bass, 10-0, $379

5th: Sam Bremmerkamp, Joplin, Mo., five bass, 9-15, $325

6th: Chris Klenke, Labadie, Mo., five bass, 9-10, $298

7th: Jay Myers, Hillsboro, Mo., five bass, 9-7, $271

8th: Craig Hulsey, Park Hills, Mo., five bass, 9-6, $244

9th: Donnie Agnew, Farmington, Mo., five bass, 9-5, $202

9th: Roger Edwards, Tuscumbia, Mo., five bass, 9-5, $202

Complete co-angler results can be found here.

The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 16-18 Regional Championship on Sam Rayburn Reservoir in Jasper, Texas. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy Silverado, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.

The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 40 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and compete to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Walmart BFL All-American presented by Chevy. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Rayovac FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.

About FLW

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