Jess Stewart Wins Angler of the Year

(posted November 17th, 2011)

Our season finale at Banner Creek Lake was geared up to be a slug out between current leader Jess Stewart and reigning champion Ron Kling, Jr.  Only three people showed up, making it the 2nd Banner Creek tournament this year to be cancelled due to poor turnout.  Jess, Ron and Bill showed up to collect 15 pts. each, making Jess our 2011 Angler of the Year.  Ron finished a close 29 pts. back in 2nd place overall and Bill took home 3rd place overall, only 66 pts. back.  Overall big bass of the year goes to Ron with his 6.9 pounder from the first tournament of the year at Bilby.

Jess had his best day ever at Harrison, won our club angler of the year, finished 13th overall at State, was on the Championship team at State, and is most likely heading to the Red River to compete in next year's BASS Central Regional tournament - not too bad of a year.  Congrats Jess!

  

	2011 Nemaha Valley Bassmasters Standings
			ANGLER	PTS	BACK	T	#B	LBS.	BBB
	1		Jess Stewart	272	0	9	22	77.413	6.300
	2		Ron Kling, Jr.	243	-29	6	26	88.850	6.900
	3		Bill Hinz	206	-66	8	16	40.875	6.000
	4		Bob Ivey	166	-106	5	16	46.225	6.200
	5		Josh Ramer	142	-130	5	13	36.838	5.750
	6		Roger Alexander	141	-131	6	11	28.263	4.250
	7		Frank Novak	137	-135	4	9	26.138	4.938
	8		John Schwanke	131	-141	5	8	20.400	3.438
	9		Derek Baze	112	-160	5	5	12.000	3.125
	10		Dean James	65	-207	2	5	15.738	4.000
	11		Chuck Sailors	15	-257	1	0	0.000	0.000
	11		Dave Davis	15	-257	1	0	0.000	0.000

    

 

John Schwanke Wins Pony Creek Lake Tournament

(posted November 17th, 2011)

John won our 2nd Pony Creek tournament with five bass weighing a total of 13.438 lbs.  Bill also caught 5 weighing 10.688 lbs. to finish in 3rd, but got outweighed by Jess' 4 bass weighing a total of 12.125 lbs.  Jess took home big bass honors with a 4.563 pounder and more importantly, took over the points lead with only one tournament to go.

    

	TOURNAMENT #8
	Pony Creek Lake, KS
	Sunday, August 14, 2011
	5 ANGLERS - 19 BASS  - 49.5625 LBS.
	WINNER - John Schwanke - 13.4375 LBS.
	BIG BASS - Jess Stewart - 4.5625 LBS.
		ANGLER	#BASS	LBS.	BB#	PTS.
	1	John Schwanke	5	13.438	3.438	54
	2	Jess Stewart	4	12.125	4.563	40
	3	Bill Hinz	5	10.688	2.250	35
	4	Derek Baze	3	7.000	3.125	30
	5	Roger Alexander	2	6.313	4.250	27

 

 

Bilby Ranch Lake tournament moved to Pony Creek

(posted August 11th, 2011)

Since nobody can get to Bilby, the tournament on Sunday August 14th, 2011 will be at Pony Creek Lake, KS.

   

 

Too Many No-Shows at Banner Creek

(posted August 11th, 2011)

Only four guys showed up for the Banner Creek Lake tournament, so it was cancelled.  Each guy that showed up gets 15 attendance points. 

 

	TOURNAMENT #7
	Banner Creek Lake, KS
	Saturday, July 30, 2011
	4 ANGLERS - 0 BASS  - 0 LBS.
		ANGLER	#BASS	LBS.	BB#	PTS.
	1	Roger Alexander	0	0.000	0.000	15
	1	Bill Hinz	0	0.000	0.000	15
	1	John Schwanke	0	0.000	0.000	15
	1	Jess Stewart	0	0.000	0.000	15

  

	2011 Nemaha Valley Bassmasters Standings
			ANGLER	PTS	BACK	T	#B	LBS.	BBB
	1		Ron Kling, Jr.	228	0	5	26	88.850	6.900
	2		Jess Stewart	217	-11	7	18	65.288	6.300
	3		Bob Ivey	166	-62	5	16	46.225	6.200
	4		Bill Hinz	156	-72	6	11	30.188	6.000
	5		Josh Ramer	142	-86	5	13	36.838	5.750
	6		Frank Novak	137	-91	4	9	26.138	4.938
	7		Roger Alexander	114	-114	5	9	21.950	3.250
	8		Derek Baze	82	-146	4	2	5.000	2.800
	9		John Schwanke	77	-151	4	3	6.963	2.063
	10		Dean James	65	-163	2	5	15.738	4.000
	11		Chuck Sailors	15	-213	1	0	0.000	0.000
	11		Dave Davis	15	-213	1	0	0.000	0.000

    

 

Pony Creek Redemption

(posted August 11th, 2011)

 Today's storyline highlights... Jess oversleeps and gets to the ramp right at blast off time. Jess watches Ron set the hook on a 2 pounder as Ron Breaks his G.Loomis rod in half, but still manages to get the fish in. Bob watches Jess catch what we thought would be the big bass of the day at 4.12, until a little while later Jess watches Ron catch a 5.1 for big bass. At the end of the tourrnament Ron gets to play Junior Game Warden and help the real game warden nab some violators. Then turns around and has all of our licences checked by the game warden. Everyone passed.

   

	TOURNAMENT #6
	Pony Creek Lake, KS
	Saturday, July 09, 2011
	6 ANGLERS - 27 BASS  - 72.5 LBS.
	WINNER - Jess Stewart - 19.25 LBS.
	BIG BASS - Ron Kling, Jr. - 5.0625 LBS.
		ANGLER	#BASS	LBS.	BB#	PTS.
	1	Jess Stewart	5	19.250	4.750	55
	2	Ron Kling, Jr.	5	16.063	5.063	40
	3	Bill Hinz	5	11.188	3.125	35
	4	Josh Ramer	4	10.375	3.125	30
	5	Bob Ivey	4	8.125	2.313	27
	6	Roger Alexander	4	7.500	2.000	22

 

 

Ron Kling, Jr. (and Jess Stewart) Shatter Club Record at Harrison County Lake Tournament

(posted June 13th, 2011)

Don Weddle held the club record for most weight in a 2-day tournament for almost two years with 26.70 lbs. (at Harrison County Lake) - but Ron Kling and Jess Stewart managed to destroy that record this year.  Ron won the tournament with a total of 36.60 lbs. and Jess had 31.50 lbs.  Jess led after the first day with an impressive 21.80 lbs., and luckily Ron escaped his hotel room Saturday morning to end up catching 21.60 lbs. on the first day.  Jess had a lifetime best catch for big bass on Saturday with a 6.30 pounder (and a 5 pounder as well).

Day two was quite a bit slower, but Ron managed to take over the lead and win the tournament by catching five more weighing a total of 15.00 lbs.  Jess finished in 2nd place overall, only finding three on day two for 9.70 lbs., but won the day two big bass with a 4.00 pounder.  Josh Ramer finished 3rd a little bit further back with a two day total of 12.00 lbs.  Bob couldn't make the tournament and drops to 3rd place overall in the standings as Ron takes over the lead (again) and Jess moves into 2nd overall.

	TOURNAMENT #5
	Harrison County Lake, MO
	Saturday, June 11, 2011
	Sunday, June 12, 2011
	7 ANGLERS - 27 BASS  - 94.6 LBS.
	WINNER - Ron Kling, Jr. - 36.6 LBS.
	BIG BASS - Jess Stewart - 6.3 LBS.
	& Jess Stewart - 4.0 LBS.
		ANGLER	#BASS	LBS.	BB#	PTS.
	1	Ron Kling, Jr.	10	36.600	5.600	56
	2	Jess Stewart	8	31.500	6.300	40
	3	Josh Ramer	4	12.000	3.500	35
	4	Dean James	2	6.800	3.800	30
	5	Frank Novak	2	5.000	0.000	27
	6	Roger Alexander	1	2.700	2.700	22
	7	Bill Hinz	0	0.000	0.000	15

Day 1: Jess - 5 bass - 21.8 lbs., Ron - 5 bass - 21.6 lbs., Josh - 3 bass - 8.5 lbs., Frank - 2 bass - 5.0 lbs., Dean - 1 bass - 3.0 lbs., Roger - 1 bass - 2.7 lbs., Bill - 0 bass - 0.0 lbs.  Day 1 big bass - Jess - 6.3 lbs.

Day 2: Ron - 5 bass - 15.0 lbs., Jess - 3 bass - 9.7 lbs., Dean - 1 bass - 3.8 lbs., Josh - 1 bass - 3.5 lbs., Frank, Roger, Bill - 0 bass - 0.0 lbs.  Day 2 big bass - Jess - 4.0 lbs.

    

	2011 Nemaha Valley Bassmasters Standings
			ANGLER	PTS	BACK	T	#B	LBS.	BBB
	1		Ron Kling, Jr.	188	0	4	21	72.788	6.900
	2		Jess Stewart	147	-41	5	13	46.038	6.300
	3		Bob Ivey	139	-49	4	12	38.100	6.200
	4		Frank Novak	137	-51	4	9	26.138	4.938
	5		Josh Ramer	112	-76	4	9	26.463	5.750
	6		Bill Hinz	106	-82	4	6	19.000	6.000
	7		Derek Baze	82	-106	4	2	5.000	2.800
	8		Roger Alexander	77	-111	3	5	14.450	3.250
	9		Dean James	65	-123	2	5	15.738	4.000
	10		John Schwanke	62	-126	3	3	6.963	2.063
	11		Chuck Sailors	15	-173	1	0	0.000	0.000
	11		Dave Davis	15	-173	1	0	0.000	0.000

    

 

 

Frank Novak Tops Almost Every Club Member at Burchard

(posted May 22nd, 2011)

A big turnout for a crowded day on Burchard left Frank Novak with his first win of the year with 5 bass weighing 15 lbs. 7 oz.  Roger Alexander had a great 2nd place finish with 4 bass weighing 11 lbs. 12 oz and Dean James had 3 bass weighing 8 lbs. 15 oz.  Big bass went to Bill Hinz and Josh Ramer, who each caught a big bass - one measured 21 3/4" and the other was 21 1/2". The golden rule had Bill's at 6 lbs. even and Josh's weighing 5 lbs. 12 oz. - the scale had them weighing exactly the same, so they split the big bass.

Eleven guys showed up to the lake with a total of 21 keepers caught weighing a total of over 52 lbs.  The lake was crowded with lots of bluegill anglers, canoers, bank anglers, and other people - all out on what turned out to be a pretty nice weather day.

Next tournament is a two day trip to Harrison County Lake on June 11th & 12th.  Please let Jess or Derek know as soon as you know if you're going so we can reserve rooms. 

     

	TOURNAMENT #4
	Burchard Lake, NE
	Saturday, May 21, 2011
	11 ANGLERS - 21 BASS  - 66.375 LBS.
	WINNER - Frank Novak - 15.4375 LBS.
	BIG BASS - Bill Hinz - 6 LBS.
		ANGLER	#BASS	LBS.	BB#	PTS.
	1	Frank Novak	5	15.438	4.938	60
	2	Roger Alexander	4	11.750	3.250	40
	3	Dean James	3	8.938	4.000	35
	4	Jess Stewart	3	7.938	3.563	30
	5	Josh Ramer	2	7.563	5.750	27
	6	Bill Hinz	1	6.000	6.000	22
	7	Bob Ivey	1	4.000	4.000	19
	8	Ron Kling, Jr.	1	2.688	2.688	18
	9	John Schwanke	1	2.063	2.063	17
	10	Derek Baze	0	0.000	0.000	15
	10	Dave Davis	0	0.000	0.000	15

      

	2011 Nemaha Valley Bassmasters Standings
			ANGLER	PTS	BACK	T	#B	LBS.	BBB
	1		Bob Ivey	139	0	4	12	38.100	6.200
	2		Ron Kling, Jr.	132	-7	3	11	36.188	6.900
	3		Frank Novak	110	-29	3	7	21.138	4.938
	4		Jess Stewart	107	-32	4	5	14.538	3.900
	5		Bill Hinz	91	-48	3	6	19.000	6.000
	6		Derek Baze	82	-57	4	2	5.000	2.800
	7		Josh Ramer	77	-62	3	5	14.463	5.750
	8		John Schwanke	62	-77	3	3	6.963	2.063
	9		Roger Alexander	55	-84	2	4	11.750	3.250
	10		Dean James	35	-104	1	3	8.938	4.000
	11		Dave Davis	15	-124	1	0	0.000	0.000
	11		Chuck Sailors	15	-124	1	0	0.000	0.000

 

Results and standings are unofficial. If anyone finds any mistakes, you can call the complaint line at 1-800-NITPICK or send an email to doityourself@quityourwhining.com.  Your complaint will be dealt with in the order received.  We are currently handling complaints from several years ago, so please be patient. If anyone has any complaints about the scoring system, don't ask me, ask the four guys that have more fish and more pounds than Derek, but have fewer points.

 

Last Year's Champion Has Great Day 2 to win LOZ

(posted May 22nd, 2011)

Six guys showed up for our 2-day tournament at The Lake of the Ozarks to fish for several days in very low water conditions, muddy and debris filled water, and rough bass fishing overall. After saying, "I'm never coming back here." after a rough first day, Ron Kling managed to catch 4 bass weighing 11.3 on day two.  Ron barely slipped past Bob Ivey, the leader after day one.  Bob had a 4 bass weighing 11.9 on day one, but only managed a nice 3.6 pounder on day two.  Frank Novak finished in third with a blank on day one and 2 bass weighing a total of 5.7 lbs. on day two.

  

	TOURNAMENT #3
	Lake of the Ozarks, MO
	Saturday, April 30, 2011
	Sunday, May 01, 2011
	6 ANGLERS - 17 BASS  - 49 LBS.
	WINNER - Ron Kling, Jr. - 16.2 LBS.
	BIG BASS - Bob Ivey - 4.1 LBS.
	& Ron Kling, Jr. - 3.8 LBS.
		ANGLER	#BASS	LBS.	BB#	PTS.
	1	Ron Kling, Jr.	6	16.200	3.800	55
	2	Bob Ivey	5	15.500	4.100	40
	3	Frank Novak	2	5.700	3.600	35
	4	John Schwanke	2	4.900	0.000	30
	5	Jess Stewart	1	3.900	3.900	27
	6	Derek Baze	1	2.800	2.800	22

    

 

Bill Hinz Wins Mozingo

(posted May 22nd, 2011)

A very small turnout of 5 guys showed up at Mozingo to see Bill Hinz catch a 5 bass bag weighing 13.0 lbs. and winning big bass with a 3.2 pounder.  Bob Ivey had 4 bass weighing 8.6 lbs. for second place and Josh Ramer had 3 bass weighing 6.9 lbs. to take 3rd place.  The other two guys on the other boat managed to catch one keeper between them to take 4th and 5th place (also known as last and second-to-last).

   

	TOURNAMENT #2
	Mozingo Lake, MO
	Saturday, April 16, 2011
	5 ANGLERS - 13 BASS  - 30.7 LBS.
	WINNER - Bill Hinz - 13 LBS.
	BIG BASS - Bill Hinz - 3.2 LBS.
		ANGLER	#BASS	LBS.	BB#	PTS.
	1	Bill Hinz	5	13.000	3.200	54
	2	Bob Ivey	4	8.600	2.600	40
	3	Josh Ramer	3	6.900	0.000	35
	4	Derek Baze	1	2.200	2.200	30
	5	Jess Stewart	0	0.000	0.000	15

    

 

Last Year's Champion Returns

(posted April 4th, 2011)

Ron picked up right where he left off with an exceptional bag of 4 bass weighing 17.3 lbs.  Bob had a fat 6.2 pounder, but is wans't enough for big bass - Ron had a 6.9 pounder.  That bass may or may not be the biggest bass caught in one of our club tournaments.

Bob had another bass giving him a 10.0 pound bag of two bass to finish in 2nd place.  The only other guy to catch anything was Jess, who had a 2.7 pounder to finish in 3rd place.

We had a great turnout of 10 guys, with 5 of them packing up and heading home early.  The fishing was rough for most of us and we all fought the 20-30 mph winds all day long.  Next tournament in just two weeks at Mozingo!

    

	TOURNAMENT #1
	Bilby Ranch Lake, MO
	Sunday, April 03, 2011
	10 ANGLERS - 7 BASS  - 30 LBS.
	WINNER - Ron Kling, Jr. - 17.3 LBS.
	BIG BASS - Ron Kling, Jr. - 6.9 LBS.
		ANGLER	#BASS	LBS.	BB#	PTS.
	1	Ron Kling, Jr.	4	17.30	6.90	59
	2	Bob Ivey	2	10.00	6.20	40
	3	Jess Stewart	1	2.70	0.00	35
	4	Roger Alexander	0	0.00	0.00	15
	4	Derek Baze	0	0.00	0.00	15
	4	Bill Hinz	0	0.00	0.00	15
	4	Frank Novak	0	0.00	0.00	15
	4	Josh Ramer	0	0.00	0.00	15
	4	Chuck Sailors	0	0.00	0.00	15
	4	John Schwanke	0	0.00	0.00	15

     

 

2011 Club Tournament Schedule

(posted January 15th, 2011)

Below is this year's tournament schedule. Dates and locations are still tentative for now.

   

1. Bilby Ranch Lake, MO Sunday, April 3rd, 2011	7. Banner Creek Lake, KS Saturday, July 30th, 2011
2. Mozingo Lake, MO Saturday, April 16th, 2011	8. Bilby Ranch Lake, MO Sunday, August 14th, 2011
3. Lake of the Ozarks,  MO Sat. & Sun., April 30th & May 1st, 2011	9. Lake Sebelius, KS Sat. & Sun., August 27th & 28th, 2011
4. Burchard Lake, NE Saturday, May 21, 2011	10. Banner Creek Lake, KS Saturday, September 17th, 2011
5. Harrison County Lake, MO Sat. & Sun., June 11th & 12th, 2011	Truman Reservoir, MO Nebraska BASS State Tournament Sun. Oct. 2nd thru Thu. Oct. 6th, 2011
6. Pony Creek Lake, KS Saturday, July 9th, 2011

 

Want to Join a Bass Fishing Club?

Our club is looking for new members. Most of our members live in southeast Nebraska, but our club schedules tournaments in Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska.  Many of our members live in the Falls City, Auburn and Nebraska City area, but we have a couple of members who live in Kansas.

We are always looking for members that have their own bass boats and non-boaters are always welcome too.  Most of our members have their own bass boats, so we usually have plenty of room for non-boaters to participate.  We usually schedule about ten club tournaments every year.  Our club is very relaxed - we meet up at the lakes for our tournaments, we have one meeting after the tournament season, and then our yearly club banquet in January.

   

Membership Questions

Most people's first question is "how much does it cost?"  Our club is a member of the Nebraska BASS Federation which costs $50 per year to be a member.  BASS Federation Nation members receive a subscription to BASS Times magazine, as well as many other benefits.

Members must also be a member of BASS, which costs about $15 per year.  BASS members receive a subscription to Bassmaster magazine, tournament elegibility, BASS member credentials, free tackle, and many other benefits.  Our club does not charge any additional membership fees, although you will be responsible for your own tournament costs (including entry fees, gas, tackle, lodging, etc.)

   

Tournament Eligibility

If you join our club, you of course are eligible to fish in our small club tournaments, but you will also be eligible to fish in the Nebraska BASS State Tournament.  Each club in the Nebraska BASS Federation can send up to eight (8) anglers to compete in the state level tournament.  The top 12 anglers in the state tournament are eligible to fish in the Central Regional tournament the following year.  The top finisher from those 12 anglers advances to the BASS Federation Nation championship, where the winner of the six divisions will advance to the Bassmaster Classic.

Our club hasn't sent a full team of eight anglers to the state tournament in some time, so the past few years, our club has had a "if you want to go to the state tournament you can" policy when it comes to competing in the state tournament.  Most clubs have anglers competing just to get to the state tournament, so if you join our club, you may already be past the first step of making it all the way to the Bassmaster Classic.

   

How to Join our Club

Joining our club is easy, just email our club president Jess Stewart at jbstew22@yahoo.com or our tournament director Derek Baze at admin@nebraskabass.com and tell us you want to join. We will also be more than happy to answer any questions you might have.

   

     

         

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2011 Angler of the Year

Jess Stewart

Brock, NE

22 bass - 77.413 lbs.

1 tournament win

(Two 2nd place and one 3rd place)

9 out of 9 tournaments attended

 

2011 State Tournament

Truman Reservoir, MO

Jess and Derek teamed up with the Big 8 Bassin' club and actually showed up this year.  Jess finished 13th overall and is the official alternate for the BASS Central Regional tournament at the Red River, LA in 2012.

Jess and Derek were both in the top 13 going into day 3, but Derek blanked and dropped to 25th overall.

As a team, the Big 8 Bassin' (including Jess & Derek) managed to dominate the team competition.  They were the leaders through all three days and won the team competition.  Jess and Derek will let you look at their champion plaques... if you sign up for next year's state tournament at Grand Lake.

    

2012 State Tournament

Grand Lake, OK

April 29th - May 3rd, 2012

Just a reminder for anyone interested - next year's state tournament is back to a spring tournament at Grand Lake, OK.

We're just going to leave this list up here.  If you definitely want to go, don't want to go, or don't know for sure yet, just let us know.

  

Ron Kling, Jr.

Chuck Sailors

Dean James

Frank Novak

Bob Ivey

John Schwanke

Roger Alexander

Bill Hinz

Josh Ramer

Dave Davis

Jess Stewart - YES

Derek Baze - YES

  

2012 State Tournament Team

Grand Lake, OK

April 29th - May 3rd, 2012

Jess Stewart

Derek Baze

 

  

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