Steckler Wins Bass Fishing League Tournament On Lake Of The Ozarks

March 3, 2014

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (March 3, 2014) – Cory Steckler of Rocky Mount, Mo., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 21 pounds, 4 ounces Saturday to win the Bass Fishing League Ozark Division tournament on Lake of the Ozarks. For his victory, Steckler earned $3,889. Steckler said that he caught his fish throwing an umbrella rig in 8- to 15-feet of water in the North Shore area of the lake. Rounding out the top 10 pros were: 2nd: Jay Hulsey, Bourbon, Mo., five bass, 19-9, $1,944 3rd: Steve Ruff, Wentzville, Mo., five bass, 18-3, $1,297 4th: Reggie Crabdree, Park Hills, Mo., five bass, 17-14, $907 5th: Jeremy Medina, Camdenton, Mo., five bass, 17-6, $778 6th: Mark Tucker, Kirkwood, Mo., five bass, 16-5, $713 7th: Andre Dickneite, Freeburg, Mo., five bass, 15-15, $648 8th: Shawn Kowal, Linn Creek, Mo., five bass, 15-4, $583 9th: Dan Brueggemann, Antioch, Ill., five bass, 14-15, $519 10th: Steve Ortiz, Lawrence, Kan., five bass, 14-0, $454 Billy Hicks of Richmond, Mo., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 17 pounds, 12 ounces Saturday to win $1,944 in the co-angler division. Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers were: 2nd: Dennis Toops, Sunrise Beach, Mo., five bass, 12-3, $972 3rd: Steven Sizemore, O’Fallon, Mo., four bass, 9-4, $649 4th: James Beussink, Maryland Heights, Mo., five bass, 9-3, $454 5th: James Camden Jr., Clinton, Mo., four bass, 8-9, $389 6th: Joe Dietz, O’Fallon, Mo., three bass, 7-14, $356 7th: Jacob Harris, Bonne Terre, Mo., two bass, 7-10, $324 8th: William Bloomberg, West Burlington, Iowa, three bass, 6-11, $292 9th: Gary White, Lamar, Mo., three bass, 6-9, $259 10th: Donnie Agnew, Farmington, Mo., three bass, 6-6, $227 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.