OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (March 11, 2011) – Roy Hawk of Salt Lake City, Utah, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 16 pounds, 4 ounces Friday to lead day two of the EverStart Series Central Division bass fishing event on Lake of the Ozarks. Hawk has a two-day weight of 10 bass weighing 38-10 and holds a 1-pound, 11-ounce lead going into the final day of competition. The final weigh-in on Saturday will be at Walmart located at 4252 Hwy. 54 in Osage Beach and start at 4 p.m.
The top 10 pros advancing to the final day of competition are:
2nd: Dan Brueggemann, Antioch, Ill., 10 bass, 36-15
3rd: David Ryan, Levasy, Mo., 10 bass, 34-13
4th: Peter Wenners, Galena, Mo., 10 bass, 34-6
5th: James Stamper, Montreal, Mo., 10 bass, 34-3
6th: Dennis Berhorst, Holts Summit, Mo., 10 bass, 33-6
7th: Earl Garrison, Bull Shoals, Ark., 10 bass, 32-13
8th: Matthew Jones, Spokane, Mo., 10 bass, 31-6
9th: Greg Bohannan, Rogers, Ark., 10 bass, 31-1
10th: Randall Hutson, Washburn, Mo., eight bass, 30-2
Rounding out the top 25 pros are:
11th: Ryan Pudik, Dunlap, Ill., 10 bass, 29-10, $1,881
12th: John Holmes, Rhinelander, Wis., nine bass, 29-5, $1,881
13th: James Dill, Laurie, Mo., 10 bass, 28-9, $1,881
14th: Tom Silber, Labadie, Mo., 10 bass, 28-0, $1,881
15th: Dion Hibdon, Stover, Mo., 10 bass, 27-15, $1,881
16th: Ramie Colson Jr., Cadiz, Ky., 10 bass, 27-11, $1,411
17th: Roger Fitzpatrick, Eldon, Mo., 10 bass, 27-10, $1,411
18th: Ryan Chandler, Hobart, Ind., 10 bass, 27-9, $1,411
19th: Marcus Sykora, Osage Beach, Mo., nine bass, 27-6, $1,411
20th: Greg West, Lake Ozark, Mo., nine bass, 27-4, $1,411
21st: Shawn Kowal, Linn Creek, Mo., 10 bass, 27-2, $1,317
22nd: Joe Bennett, Independence, Mo., eight bass, 26-15, $1,317
23rd: Dan Morehead, Paducah, Ky., nine bass, 26-11, $1,317
24th: Tom Murphy, Richland, Mo., nine bass, 26-9, $1,317
25th: Joseph Hall, Lake City, Minn., 10 bass, 26-7, $1,317
Holmes caught the Big Bass weighing 6-12 on the pro side to win $272. Kenny McGar of Crofton, Ky., leads the Co-angler Division with 10 bass weighing 27-15.
The top 10 co-anglers advancing to the final day of competition are:
2nd: Dave Epema, Jefferson City, Mo., nine bass, 25-7
3rd: Rick Carden, Cuba, Mo., 10 bass, 24-13
4th: Marty Bohlke Jr., Nixa, Mo., eight bass, 24-11
5th: Sunny Hawk, Salt Lake City, Utah, seven bass, 23-2
6th: Ricky Watkins, Springdale, Ark., nine bass, 21-11
7th: Chris Gable, Eddyville, Ky., eight bass, 20-3
8th: Jim Banks, Lamar, Mo., eight bass, 20-0
9th: Gary Smith, South West City, Mo., seven bass, 18-10
10th: John Kite, Festus, Mo., six bass, 17-13
Epema caught the Big Bass weighing 6-2 on the co-angler side to win $181.