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News: 05/17/09
Mark McDonnell Wins the Mr. Bass of Arkansas Tournament on Lake Dardanelle
Mark McDonnell wins on Lake Dardanelle!!!
Mark McDonnell topped 82 boaters fishing the 4th MBOA tournament of 2009 by catching 5 bass that weighed 18.63 pounds. The bite was solid on Dardanelle with 6 sacks over 15 pounds brought to the scales. Here's how the top 3 pro's caught their fish:
Mark fished the mid-lake area, where he relied on a Booyah Swim jig (White; 1/2 oz.) to catch his fish. He caught 8 keepers on the day. Mark also won the Landers Bonus worth an additional $500.00
Ronnie Everett and Mark McDonnell
2nd - Duke Gunnell - 5 bass - 16.66 pounds
Duke used several techniques to catch his bass. He flipped jigs, swam jigs, and punched mats with a Beaver style bait.
Duke Gunnell
3rd - Jerry Williams - 5 bass - 15.83 pounds
Jerry fished in the Spadra area, where he flipped a jig (black/blue) to flooded bushes to catch his bass.
Jerry Williams
Here's the rest of the top 10:
4th - Kevin Short - 15.31 pounds 5th - Kyle Henderson - 15.05 pounds 6th - Brandon Rhoden - 15.04 pounds 7th - Kelly Coble - 14.85 pounds 8th - Shawn Gordon - 13.02 pounds 9th - Randy Verboon - 12.57 pounds 10th - Tony Nesterenko - 12.41 pounds
Get5's Frank Leone fished this event and finished 25th. To read his "In the Boat" Column presented by Jewel Jigs, Click Here