Big Bass Bash Winner - Fall 2015

John Hertzler, of Wichita, Kan. caught a 6.88 pound fish during the Big Bass Bash, held on Oct. 3–4. He won the event with that catch and took home $71,500.

LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. — More than 1,500 fishermen will head out on Saturday and Sunday, looking for the lunker that could pay a year’s salary. 

The biggest fish of this weekend’s Big Bass Bash will earn $60,000. But there’s lots of cash for other anglers too: every two hours, 25 fishermen will win prize money. Jim Dill has been fishing at the Lake for more than a century, and guides fishing trips throughout the year; he has two tips for Big Bass Bash competitors.

  1. Fish with baits known to land large bass. That means jigs, spinner baits, and buzz baits/spooks.
  2. Work the spawn. With a full moon and warm waters, many bass have headed to the beds to spawn. So anglers will likely have good luck fishing the shallow pea gravel banks. Zoom mag finesse worms can work off the beds, and buzz baits and spooks can be worked over the top of the beds.

Good luck to all the anglers headed out on the water this weekend -- here's to safe boating, and tight lines!


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