Fornelli Wins on Stockton
Athens, AL December 3, 2020. Mound City, KS angler Lucas Fornelli topped the leaderboard on November 22, 2020, as 24 anglers faced cool, cloudy weather to fish the Bass Pro Shops Fishing Tour Division 126 tournament on Stockton Lake. Fornelli reported catching most of his 16.61 lb bag of fish with a jig, casting into shallow water. He took Big Bass honors with a 4.98 lb bass and won $165 plus a $25 gift card from Heritage Tractor.
Second place went to a new member, Beau Browning of Hot Springs, AR. His fish weighed 15.21 lb. Scott Tassi was third with 14.23 lb, followed by Eric Craft with 13.97 lb. Jim Banks took second Big Bass with a 4.12 lb largemouth.
Both the water temperature and the water level were dropping. The water temperature hovered around the 54-degree mark, and the water level is down over five feet. The day was mostly cloudy all day with air temps staying in the mid-40s with a little north wind and an occasional light shower.
In addition to cash, anglers also won prizes from many local sponsors. These included Albers Marine of Arma, KS, Crawford County C & V of Pittsburg, KS, The Bait Shop on South HWY 39 in Stockton, Bud’s Baits of Carthage and Joplin, Double M Reel Service of Girard, KS, Enriques Mexican Grill of Stockton, Heritage Tractors (Big Bass Sponsor for 2021 season), JAG’s Snacks (Big Stringer Sponsor for 2021 season), Ken’s Kafe of Arcola, Labette County Tourism of Parsons, KS, Meridian Professional Imaging of Parsons, KS, Pete’s Convenience Stores, Quality Printing of Parsons, KS, Stockton Simple Simon’s Pizza, Squeeze Inn of Stockton, Stockton Area C of C, Stockton Lake Outfitters of Greenfield, Stockton State Park Marina, Taco Mayo of Parsons and Coffeyville, KS, Wood’s Supermarket, Woody’s Fast Stop of Stockton
The next tournament in this division will occur on December 12, 2020, launching from Old State Park Ramp on Stockton Lake. Look for up-to-date announcements about the upcoming tournaments on centralmidwestbass.com facebook page.
Full results including pictures are posted at www.centralmidwestbass.com along with 2021 schedules and information about several area ABA Divisions. Call Becky with any questions at 316 644-1454.
These anglers earn valuable points toward the divisional angler of the year title. The points champion from each division will compete in the annual American Bass Anglers BPSFT Angler of The Year Final Round at the BPSFT Championship. In addition, the top 500 anglers from the various divisions will earn the right to compete in the three-day ABA, BPSFT National Championship tournament.
The Bass Pro Shops Fishing Tour offers low cost, close to home bass tournaments that are designed for the weekend angler. All anglers fish for both money and points. The points advance the angler to their divisional championship and the top 500 anglers in the US are invited to the Bass Pro Shops Fishing Tour National Championship.
About American Bass Anglers - American Bass Anglers is committed to providing low cost, close to home tournaments for the weekend angler while offering an upward path for individual angler progression. For more information about American Bass Anglers and all their bass tournament trails visit www.americanbassanglers.com
American Bass Anglers is sponsored by: Bass Pro Shops, Triton Boats, Mercury Marine, Nitro Boats, Tracker Boats, MotorGuide, Garmin, T-H Marine, Abu Garcia, Berkley, Engel Coolers, Lucas Oil, Maui Jim, Optima Batteries and Power-Pole. Mailing address: American Bass Anglers, Inc, PO Box 475, Athens, AL 35612 PH (256) 232-0406.
