KIMBERLING CITY, Mo. (June 14, 2004) - John Terrill of Cape Fair earned $4,370 Saturday as winner of the third regular-season Bass Fishing League Ozark Division bass fishing tournament on Table Rock Lake near Kimberling City. He caught five bass weighing 18 pounds to claim the win and 200 points in the Boater Division. He also collected $3,000 for participating in the Ranger Cup program.
Terrill threw a deep-diving crankbait over main-lake flats to catch the solid limit.
Jay Hulsey of Bourbon caught five bass weighing 17 pounds, 5 ounces to finish second and earn $2,185. In third place and winning $1,486 was Travis Fox of Lowell, Ark., with five bass weighing 13 pounds, 8 ounces. Tied for fourth with five bass weighing 13 pounds, 6 ounces and both earning $1,048 were Jared Knuth of Wahoo, Neb., and Brady Meredith of Springdale, Ark.
Chris Macy of Diamond caught a 6-pound, 7-ounce bass to win the Boater Division big-bass award and $830.
Bill Edwards of Nixa claimed $2,185 as winner of the Co-angler Division with a three-bass catch weighing 8 pounds, 2 ounces that he caught on finesse worm. Edwards also earned an additional $415 for winning the Co-angler Division big-bass award with a 4-pound, 8-ounce bass.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Shannon Ingles of Staneyville (three bass, 8 pounds, $1,092); Alan Miller of Shell Knob (two bass, 6 pounds, 13 ounces, $743); Bob Liley of Edwards (three bass, 6 pounds, 8 ounces, $568); and John Freeman of Pea Ridge, Ark. (two bass, 6 pounds, 5 ounces, $481).
The Ozark Division's next stop will be July 10 on Truman Lake near Warsaw, and the regular season will come to a close Sept. 11-12 with a two-day Super Tournament on Table Rock Lake near Kimberling City.