Thirty-eight teams fished last weekend’s Angler’s Choice tournament on Wappapello Lake, and all but a few weighed fish.
At the end of the day, Paul Henderson and his son, Kason Henderson, came away as the winners, hauling a five-fish limit totaling 25.35 pounds to the weigh-in scales. For their efforts, the pair took home $1,720.
Second place was earned by Jake Harris and T.C. Jennings with 21.62 pounds. They also had the day’s big bass, which weighed in at 5.96 pounds, and overall, they won $1,500.
Third place was taken by Don Hampton and Ron Carnahan with 17.41 pounds, good for $810.
Taking the fourth position was the team of Bruce Hutson and his son, Adam Hutson, with a total weight of 16.72 pounds. Their winnings amounted to $495.
Rounding out the top five was the team of Bryan House and Brent House, who weighed in 16.67 pounds, good for $305.
The Angler’s Choice circuit will fish again on Aug. 15.
The Poplar Bluff High School trap team, along with the Poplar Bluff Gun Club, hosted an Amateur Trapshooting Association event last weekend, and some impressive scores were tallied.
The high overall shooter was Jaydon Dalton with a score of 276. He was followed closely by runner-up Brayden Tarantino with a score of 268.
In singles competition, the high overall shooter was Dylan Hale with 97 clays broken.
The runner-up was Chet Orick with a score of 96, and the ladies division singles winner was Tayler Hillis with 95.
In the sub-junior division, Tarantino took the win with a score of 96. In the junior division, Trenton Patterson’s 93 earned the win.
Jon Pike scored 92 to win the junior gold division, and the pre-sub junior division winner was Isaac Hensley with 84.
In handicaps competition, the high overall shooter was Jonathan Bailey with 92 clays broken. Close behind in the runner-up position was Eli DePew with 90.
Hillis captured the ladies handicaps division win with a score of 85.
In the 18 to 21.5 yard division, Garett Cooper took first place with a score of 90, while in the 22 to 24.5 yard division, Dalton won with 90 breaks.
Dalton also was the high overall shooter in doubles competition, breaking 95 clays. Orick was the runner-up with 85.
Hillis again won the ladies doubles division with a score of 73, and Tarantino too the sub-junior win with an 84.
The next scheduled ATA shoot at the Poplar Bluff Gun Club is set for Sept. 19.
There are a couple of fishing tournaments coming up this weekend. You’ll have to pick your flavor, however, because they are both on the same day.
On Saturday, the Current River Smallmouth Association will host its annual King of the River tournament, based out of Van Buren.
The tournament is sponsored by the Carter County Nutrition Center and will kick off at 7 a.m.
Anglers can launch from either the Watercress ramp north of town or at the Big Spring ramp.
The weigh-in is scheduled for 5 p.m. at the Watercress ramp.
The other tournament is one hosted Saturday by the Wappapello Bass Circuit.
The event is scheduled to take off at 6 a.m. from the Redman Creek ramp.
Fishing is scheduled to conclude at 2 p.m., followed by a weigh-in at Redman Creek.
As always, the pre-event meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at the Wappapello VFW to assign boat numbers.
Questions about the tournament can be referred to Justun Buchanan at 573-429-6312.
Finally, don’t forget about Missouri’s upcoming managed deer hunt application deadline if you plan to apply and haven’t done so yet.
All applications must be done online at mdc.mo.gov by July 31.
The results of the drawings will be published on that website beginning Aug. 15.