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B.A.S.S. Federation Divisional
Yankton, S.D.
Lewis and Clark Lake - June 7-9, 2000 - Yankton, S.D.

Final Story
High Winds on Lewis and Clark Lake Force Early End to Federation's Central Divisional

Eight amateur B.A.S.S. angler's are crowned state champs
Jason Baird of Hope limits both days for Kansas crown

YANKTON, S.D., June 9, 2000 - Dan Finkral did not factor high winds into
his strategy for fishing the B.A.S.S. National Federation Central Division
Championship held on Lewis and Clark Lake. It would not have really
mattered either way.

But blow the wind did early this morning, forcing B.A.S.S. officials to
cancel the final round of this regional competition from eight states and
Africa. In doing so, Finkral, of Norfolk, Neb., has been declared the
winner.

"It was a wise decision to cancel the tournament," said Don Corkran,
national director of the B.A.S.S. Federation. "We did it for safety
reasons, knowing the forecast calls for winds in the 35 to 40 mph range."

Finkral, a 40-year-old truck parts salesman, both days caught the maximum
limit of 5 bass measuring at least 12 inches. His two-day total of 10 bass
weighed 25 pounds, 3 ounces. His nearest competition was Pete Ponds of
Madison, Miss, whose 10 bass weighed 22 pounds, 11 ounces.

Finkral said the spawn was about complete on Lewis and Clark, although he
pinpointed the winning catch on the beds. Other anglers targeted the less
reliable post-spawners that were moving targets between the shallows and
main river channel.

Finkral used one bait to win the tournament. It was a 4-inch Luck 'E'
Strike Ringworm (camouflage) that he Texas-rigged to a No. 1 Owner Hook and
1/8-ounce slip sinker. The rig was fished on 10-pound test Stren Super
Tough line and Shimano spinning tackle.

While the spawning target was popular with other anglers, Finkral found a
different angle with his clever pattern. He targeted old growth reeds where
smallmouths were bedding in 2- to 3-feet of calm water on a sandy,
irregular bottom. Closer to the shoreline, new growth reeds were the target
of other anglers.

"I was catching fish behind other guys," said Finkral, a member of the
Norfolk Bassmasters club in his hometown. "A few years ago, this lake
flooded and I was fishing what I suspect was the original reed line. The
other guys were fishing the greener reeds that established themselves on
the new shoreline."

That was the key. The fish were actually bedding out in the deeper water,
using the older dead reeds for cover," he continued. "The reeds I fished
were hard to see and that factor alone gave me an edge."

Finkral was not the only winner in this tournament that made state
champions of eight anglers one day sooner. From here, Nebraska's Finkral
and his peers advance to next spring's B.A.S.S. National Championship. They
will join other state champions from across the nation to compete for their
respective divisional crowns. This group will fish for the Central Division
title. Others come from the Western, Northern, Eastern, and Southern
divisions of the grass-roots network of B.A.S.S. clubs. The divisional
winners will advance to the 2001 BASS Masters Classic to compete rod-to-rod
for the world championship with the sport's top 40 anglers. (Note: This
year's Classic is July 20-22 in Chicago on Lake Michigan.)

Joining Finkral is overall runner-up Pete Ponds from Mississippi;
Louisiana's Trey Morgan; and Matt Eisenbacher of Missouri. Others on the
team include Oklahoma's Jody Linder; Jason Baird of Kansas; Louisiana's
Steven Junot; Joe Partain of Arkansas; and Texan Jim Behnken. The African
nation of Zimbabwe will send its national champion.

The national championship qualifiers also fished as a team for bragging
rights in the state competition. At the conclusion of yesterday's
competition, Nebraska and Arkansas were locked in a tie with their 12-man
teams posting collective weights of 142 pounds, 1 ounce.

In the event of a tie-breaker, B.A.S.S. rules call for the team with the
most legal fish (5 maximum per angler measuring at least 12 inches) to be
declared the winner. Both teams caught 79 fish weighing the same weight.

"It's unbelievable that two 12-man teams can catch 79 fish weighing exactly
the same weight down to the ounce," said Corkran. "There is such a high
potential for individuals and teams to tie that we had to get picky about
the rules, but this particular scenario was amazing."

The next level in the official rulebook states the team with the most legal
and live fish is declared the winner. As fate would have it, Nebraska had
one dead fish, giving it a total of 78 live bass. By virtue of the
tie-breaking process in the rulebook, that gave the state championship to
Arkansas, which takes home the $11,000 cash prize for conservation
projects. Nebraska received $6,300 for the same purpose. "That one dead
fish cost Nebraska $4,700," added Corkran.

Overall, the 108 anglers caught 603 fish weighing 1,072 pounds, 14 ounces.
The biggest fish weighed 4 pounds, 13 ounces and was caught Wednesday by
Zimbabwe's Biff Humphreys.

The next tournament under this format is the Southern Divisional at
Alabama's Lake Eufaula, June 21-23.

Final Standings
PLACE NAME CITY STATE FISH/DEAD LBS-OZ
PTS WINNINGS
001 DAN FINKRAL NORFOLK, NE NE 10/0 25-03
002 PETE PONDS MADISON, MS MS 10/0 22-11
003 TREY MORGAN GOLDONNA, LA LA 10/0 22-10
004 MATT EISENBACHER SPRINGFIELD, MO MO 10/0 21-10
005 DOUG PINKLEY LEIGH, NE NE 10/0 21-05
006 JODY LINDER PONCA CITY, OK OK 10/1 19-10
007 JASON BAIRD HOPE, KS KS 10/0 19-07
008 STEVEN JUNOT ADDIS, LA LA 8/2 19-00
008 BIFF HUMPHRIES CENTENARY, ZB ZB 8/2 19-00 $200
010 MOOSA ISMAIL HARARE, ZB ZB 9/0 18-15
011 JOE PARTAIN FAYETTEVILLE, AR AR 10/0 18-14
012 LEE WUBBELS LINCOLN, NE NE 10/0 18-04
013 SCOTT HAMEL PHILLIPSBURG, KS KS 10/0 17-04
014 GREG HACKNEY OAK RIDGE, LA AR 10/0 17-03
015 JIM BEHNKEN GARDEN RIDGE, TX TX 10/0 17-02
016 GERRY JOOSTE BANKET, ZIMBABWE ZB 8/0 16-14
017 DENNIS HAMEL PLAINVILLE, KS KS 8/0 16-10
018 JAY BOURGEOIS PASCAGOULA, MS MS 8/0 16-09
019 BILLY JOE GIPSON CLARKSVILLE, AR AR 6/0 16-05
020 KEITH GOODIN LOUISVILLE, MS MS 9/0 16-02 $200
021 ROBERT CARTLIDGE PONCA CITY, OK OK 7/0 15-03
022 KEITH NICKELL RAYMORE, MO MO 7/0 15-01
023 JOHN GARNER MUSKOGEE, OK OK 7/0 15-00
024 KENT PRIEL NO PLATTE, NE NE 10/0 14-15
025 RUSSELL MATT ST JOSEPH, MO MO 7/0 14-11
026 DANA HULET PERRY, OK OK 9/0 14-07
027 JEFFREY TALL JENNINGS, LA LA 8/0 13-15
027 MATT LEA CONWAY, AR AR 9/0 13-15
029 JOSEPH DORCY KANSAS CITY, KS MO 8/0 13-14
030 TOM JESSOP DALHART, TX TX 9/0 13-10
031 CLIFFORD MCCARTY VIDOR, TX TX 7/0 13-05
032 WILL MAJOR PORT ALLEN, LA LA 7/0 13-03
033 BILL KNOELL FREMONT, NE NE 6/0 13-02
034 KEVIN GAUBERT LULING, LA LA 7/0 12-12
035 JAY HULSEY BOURBON, MO MO 8/0 12-05
036 MATTHEW KING OLATHE, KS KS 9/0 12-04
037 RAY PEBWORTH COALGATE, OK OK 6/0 12-01
038 SCOTT MONTGOMERY LEE'S SUMMIT, MO MO 8/0 11-14
039 DAVID PORTER SUNNYVALE, TX TX 5/0 11-04
040 J R BEEHLER BELLA VISTA, AR KS 7/0 11-02
041 PIERRIE PRINSLOO HARARE, ZB ZB 6/0 11-00
041 DENNIS TIEFJE ROANOKE, LA LA 7/0 11-00
043 BURL SMITH, JR FARMINGTON, AR AR 6/0 10-15
044 SCOTT MARTIN HAUGHTON, LA LA 6/0 10-14
045 JEFF WISE LUFKIN, TX TX 6/1 10-09
045 BRUCE JOHNSON MONTROSE, AR AR 5/0 10-09
047 MIKE JORDAN BEATRICE, NE NE 7/0 10-08
048 JIMMY FARRAR COLLINSTON, LA LA 6/0 10-05
049 ROBERT ROBERTSON BETHANY, LA LA 5/0 10-04
050 MATT WOLF OVERLAND PK, KS KS 6/1 10-02
051 IAN GODFREY BULAWAYO, ZB ZB 7/0 10-01
052 KEITH BRASHERS ROGERS, AR AR 6/0 9-15
053 TERRY NEAL MAGNOLIA, AR AR 6/0 9-11
054 ROBERT GLASGOW WILBER, NE NE 6/1 9-10
055 ALAN HULTS GAUTIER, MS MS 4/0 9-06
056 HAROLD STARK ELDON, MO MO 6/0 9-05
057 MARK GOINES SHADY POINT, OK OK 7/0 9-03
058 RONALD OSBERG LINCOLN, NE NE 7/0 9-00
059 BRAD WIEGMANN SPRINGDALE, AR AR 6/0 8-13
060 BURL SMITH, SR FAYETTEVILLE, AR AR 5/0 8-12
060 DAVID SMITH HARRISONVILLE, MO MO 5/0 8-12
062 ROBERT HENSON HAZELWOOD, MO MO 4/0 8-10
063 CHUCK JACKSON PLUMERVILLE, AR AR 5/0 8-09
063 JOHN LEWIS HAMBURG, AR AR 6/0 8-09
065 DENNIS CARROLL LINCOLN, NE NE 6/0 8-07
066 RICHARD PORTER WOODLANDS, TX TX 5/0 8-05
066 WAYNE HOPPER ADAIR, OK OK 4/0 8-05
068 JAMES GOODPASTURE ALTENBURG, MO MO 6/1 8-00
069 BRAD SCHEUER BELLEVILLE, IL MO 5/0 7-14
070 TOMMY MAYNARD EASTLAND, TX TX 5/0 7-09
071 KENNETH LAWHON GARDEN CITY, KS KS 4/1 6-15
072 JAY GLASGOW MUSKOGEE, OK OK 4/0 6-14
073 LLOYD PHELPS GRAND BAY, MS MS 5/0 6-12
074 LARRY RIFFEY PRATT, KS KS 5/0 6-08
075 GREGORY HEBERT PORT ALLEN, LA LA 5/0 6-06
076 STEVE LEA BULAWAYO, ZB ZB 3/0 6-03
077 BRYAN MARTIN TYLERTOWN, MS MS 3/0 5-14
077 DON LINDER PONCA, OK OK 5/0 5-14
077 GARY SMITH VIDOR, TX TX 6/0 5-14
080 PETER WINSOR KARIBA, ZB ZB 3/0 5-10
081 JOHN HATTON BEAUMONT, TX TX 4/0 5-07
082 JOE DALE SMITH HALTOM, TX TX 4/0 5-04
083 KENNETH HAMM SHAWNEE, KS KS 4/0 5-02
084 DICK WARSOCKI OMAHA, NE NE 3/0 5-01
085 DOUG DELUCA OCEAN SPRINGS, MS MS 4/0 4-06
086 ELTON OXLEY TYLER, TX TX 2/0 4-03
087 ROLAND KEETLE RALSTON, NE NE 2/0 4-01
088 MARK MARTIN VIDOR, TX TX 2/0 3-11
089 RICHARD NILES MOSS POINT, MS MS 2/0 3-05
089 PAUL WEAVER BRISTOW, OK OK 3/0 3-05
091 GEORGE BLAVER SHURUGWI, ZB ZB 2/0 3-04
092 MARCUS SYKORA COLUMBIA, MO MO 3/0 3-02
093 RICK HINNEN HUTCHINSON, KS KS 2/0 2-15
093 TERRY BURT HARARE, ZB ZB 2/0 2-15
095 HARVEY CHERRY CARROLLTON, MS MS 2/0 2-13
096 TOM LEBLANC OMAHA, NE NE 2/0 2-09
097 HAROLD BROWN MOSS POINT, MS MS 2/0 2-08
098 WILLIAM STUEVER PONCA CITY, OK OK 2/0 2-04
098 ALLEN FAGAN HARARE, ZB ZB 2/0 2-04
098 MICHAEL BASS VANCLEAVE, MS MS 1/0 2-04
101 COLIN BESTER HILLSIDE BYO, ZB ZB 1/0 2-02
102 GILBERT BAKER TOPEKA, KS KS 1/0 2-00
103 RONNIE ATKINS MONROE, LA LA 1/0 1-14
104 TROY BATTY BELLAWAYO, ZB ZB 1/0 1-00
105 LARRY FRALICK WICHITA, KS KS 1/0 0-15
106 RANDY CLOETER NORFOLK, NE NE 0/0 0-00
106 MICHAEL THOMPSON TULSA, OK OK 0/0 0-00
106 RALPH DUNN MOSSPOINT, MS MS 0/0 0-00
106 STEVE CAGLE FARMERVILLE, LA LA 0/0 0-00
106 STEVE STREETER MONROE, LA LA 0/0 0-00

DAY BIG BASS NAME CITY STATE CASH
1 4-13 BIFF HUMPHRIES CENTENARY, ZB ZB $200
2 4-01 KEITH GOODIN LOUISVILLE, MS MS $200
DAY # FISH # DEAD # LIMITS LBS-OZ
1 290 1 27 532-08
2 313 9 34 540-06
3 1 0 0 0-01
604 10 61 1072-15

B.A.S.S. NATIONAL FEDERATION TOURNAMENT TRAIL
2000 CENTRAL DIVISIONAL 06/07-06/09
LEWIS AND CLARK LAKE YANKTON SD
T E A M S T A N D I N G S
D A Y 3

PLACE STATE WEIGHT PRIZE
001 ARKANSAS 142/ 2 11000.00
002 NEBRASKA 142/ 1 6300.00
003 MISSOURI 135/ 2 4800.00
004 LOUISIANA 132/ 3 3150.00
005 OKLAHOMA 112/ 2 1900.00
006 KANSAS 111/ 4 1600.00
007 TEXAS 106/ 3 1250.00
008 ZIMBABWE 99/ 4 1000.00
009 MISSISSIPPI 92/10 600.00

B.A.S.S. NATIONAL FEDERATION TOURNAMENT TRAIL
2000 CENTRAL DIVISIONAL 06/07-06/09
LEWIS AND CLARK LAKE YANKTON SD
I N D I V I D U A L S T A N D I N G S
D A Y 3

STATE NAME WEIGHT
AR JOE PARTAIN 18/14
AR GREG HACKNEY 17/ 3
AR BILLY JOE GIPSON 16/ 5
AR MATT LEA 13/15
AR BURL SMITH, JR 10/15
AR BRUCE JOHNSON 10/ 9
AR KEITH BRASHERS 9/15
AR TERRY NEAL 9/11
AR BRAD WIEGMANN 8/13
AR BURL SMITH, SR 8/12
AR CHUCK JACKSON 8/ 9
AR JOHN LEWIS 8/ 9

NE DAN FINKRAL 25/ 3
NE DOUG PINKLEY 21/ 5
NE LEE WUBBELS 18/ 4
NE KENT PRIEL 14/15
NE BILL KNOELL 13/ 2
NE MIKE JORDAN 10/ 8
NE ROBERT GLASGOW 9/10
NE RONALD OSBERG 9/ 0
NE DENNIS CARROLL 8/ 7
NE DICK WARSOCKI 5/ 1
NE ROLAND KEETLE 4/ 1
NE TOM LEBLANC 2/ 9
NE RANDY CLOETER 0/ 0

MO MATT EISENBACHER 21/10
MO KEITH NICKELL 15/ 1
MO RUSSELL MATT 14/11
MO JOSEPH DORCY 13/14
MO JAY HULSEY 12/ 5
MO SCOTT MONTGOMERY 11/14
MO HAROLD STARK 9/ 5
MO DAVID SMITH 8/12
MO ROBERT HENSON 8/10
MO JAMES GOODPASTURE 8/ 0
MO BRAD SCHEUER 7/14
MO MARCUS SYKORA 3/ 2

LA TREY MORGAN 22/10
LA STEVEN JUNOT 19/ 0
LA JEFFREY TALL 13/15
LA WILL MAJOR 13/ 3
LA KEVIN GAUBERT 12/12
LA DENNIS TIEFJE 11/ 0
LA SCOTT MARTIN 10/14
LA JIMMY FARRAR 10/ 5
LA ROBERT ROBERTSON 10/ 4
LA GREGORY HEBERT 6/ 6
LA RONNIE ATKINS 1/14
LA STEVE CAGLE 0/ 0

STATE NAME WEIGHT
OK JODY LINDER 19/10
OK ROBERT CARTLIDGE 15/ 3
OK JOHN GARNER 15/ 0
OK DANA HULET 14/ 7
OK RAY PEBWORTH 12/ 1
OK MARK GOINES 9/ 3
OK WAYNE HOPPER 8/ 5
OK JAY GLASGOW 6/14
OK DON LINDER 5/14
OK PAUL WEAVER 3/ 5
OK WILLIAM STUEVER 2/ 4
OK MICHAEL THOMPSON 0/ 0

KS JASON BAIRD 19/ 7
KS SCOTT HAMEL 17/ 4
KS DENNIS HAMEL 16/10
KS MATTHEW KING 12/ 4
KS J R BEEHLER 11/ 2
KS MATT WOLF 10/ 2
KS KENNETH LAWHON 6/15
KS LARRY RIFFEY 6/ 8
KS KENNETH HAMM 5/ 2
KS RICK HINNEN 2/15
KS GILBERT BAKER 2/ 0
KS LARRY FRALICK 0/15

TX JIM BEHNKEN 17/ 2
TX TOM JESSOP 13/10
TX CLIFFORD MCCARTY 13/ 5
TX DAVID PORTER 11/ 4
TX JEFF WISE 10/ 9
TX RICHARD PORTER 8/ 5
TX TOMMY MAYNARD 7/ 9
TX GARY SMITH 5/14
TX JOHN HATTON 5/ 7
TX JOE DALE SMITH 5/ 4
TX ELTON OXLEY 4/ 3
TX MARK MARTIN 3/11

ZB BIFF HUMPHRIES 19/ 0
ZB MOOSA ISMAIL 18/15
ZB GERRY JOOSTE 16/14
ZB PIERRIE PRINSLOO 11/ 0
ZB IAN GODFREY 10/ 1
ZB STEVE LEA 6/ 3
ZB PETER WINSOR 5/10
ZB GEORGE BLAVER 3/ 4
ZB TERRY BURT 2/15
ZB ALLEN FAGAN 2/ 4
ZB COLIN BESTER 2/ 2
ZB TROY BATTY 1/ 0

Day 2 Story
State Championships and More Up for Grabs Tomorrow at B.A.S.S. Tournament on Lewis and Clark

YANKTON, S.D., June 8, 2000 - Eight anglers will come one step closer to
realizing a working bass fisherman's dream when the B.A.S.S. National
Federation Central Division Championship ends tomorrow on Lewis and Clark
Lake. One of them is the tournament leader, Dan Finkral of Norfolk, Neb.,
who continued his lead in the regional tournament of bass clubs.

Fishing on Lewis and Clark are 12-angler teams from the states of Arkansas,
Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas. The
African nation of Zimbabwe, where B.A.S.S. stocked largemouth bass in the
1908s, is also represented in the tournament.

Finkral's two-day total for 10 bass stands at 25 pounds, 3 ounces.
Mississippi's Pete Ponds is second with 22 pounds, 11 ounces and Trey
Morgan of Louisiana third with 22 pounds, 10 ounces. Fourth place is held
by Missouri's Matt Eisenbacher with 21 pounds, 10 ounces and Doug Pinkley
of Nebraska fifth with 21 pounds, 5 ounces.

Finkral found his area receiving more pressure today. "It's getting thin
and there are a lot of guys fishing in my area," he said. "I may have to
make an adjustment tomorrow if things don't go well early in the day."

He is targeting spawning fish in the backwater areas of the fishery. Most
of the fish had finished spawning and were migrating back to their
summertime holding areas in the main lake. "We're on the tail end of the
spawn," he added. "Every day that goes by, there are fewer spawning fish to
catch."

Other fish are being caught in a pattern that relies on a combination of
moving water and aquatic reeds. Said Finkral, "Those fish are more
plentiful, hungry, and biting more aggressively. I have a go-to area like
that, although I haven't had to rely on it yet."

Had the tournament ended today, Finkral would have won the overall titled
plus earned his state team's title. In doing so, he would advance one step
further to bass fishing's world championship in a process that began with
his local bass club. The eight anglers placing first among their state's
teammates advance to next spring's B.A.S.S. National Championship.

The National Championship will send the Central Division's top angler and
four others from the other geographical divisions of the B.A.S.S.
Federation to the 2001 BASS Masters Classic. There, they will compete
rod-to-rod with the sport's top 40 anglers for the world championship.
(Note: This year's Classic is July 20-22 in Chicago on Lake Michigan.)

The anglers face a 5 bass and 12-inch minimum length limit on Lewis and
Clark. Only artificial lures are allowed and the anglers are encouraged to
return to the weigh-in scales with their catch alive. Not doing so results
in a 4-ounce penalty per fish.

Keith Goodin of Louisville, Miss., caught the day's biggest bass that
weighed 4 pounds, 1 ounce. Overall, the anglers caught 313 keepers (23 more
than yesterday) weighing a collective 540 pounds, 6 ounces. There were 34
limits caught.

The first-place team receives $11,000 to take home for conservation
projects in its home state. Arkansas and Nebraska are locked in a tie for
first place with a collective weight of 142 pounds, 1 ounce.

The final weigh-in for the Central Divisional begins at 2:30 p.m. local
time at Lewis and Clark Recreation Area in Yankton.

Day 2 Standings

PLACE NAME CITY STATE FISH/DEAD LBS-OZ
001 DAN FINKRAL NORFOLK, NE NE 10/0 25-03
002 PETE PONDS MADISON, MS MS 10/0 22-11
003 TREY MORGAN GOLDONNA, LA LA 10/0 22-10
004 MATT EISENBACHER SPRINGFIELD, MO MO 10/0 21-10
005 DOUG PINKLEY LEIGH, NE NE 10/0 21-05
006 JODY LINDER PONCA CITY, OK OK 10/1 19-10
007 JASON BAIRD HOPE, KS KS 10/0 19-07
008 STEVEN JUNOT ADDIS, LA LA 8/2 19-00
008 BIFF HUMPHRIES CENTENARY, ZB ZB 8/2 19-00
010 MOOSA ISMAIL HARARE, ZB ZB 9/0 18-15
011 JOE PARTAIN FAYETTEVILLE, AR AR 10/0 18-14
012 LEE WUBBELS LINCOLN, NE NE 10/0 18-04
013 SCOTT HAMEL PHILLIPSBURG, KS KS 10/0 17-04
014 GREG HACKNEY OAK RIDGE, LA AR 10/0 17-03
015 JIM BEHNKEN GARDEN RIDGE, TX TX 10/0 17-02
016 GERRY JOOSTE BANKET, ZIMBABWE ZB 8/0 16-14
017 DENNIS HAMEL PLAINVILLE, KS KS 8/0 16-10
018 JAY BOURGEOIS PASCAGOULA, MS MS 8/0 16-09
019 BILLY JOE GIPSON CLARKSVILLE, AR AR 6/0 16-05
020 KEITH GOODIN LOUISVILLE, MS MS 9/0 16-02
021 ROBERT CARTLIDGE PONCA CITY, OK OK 7/0 15-03
022 KEITH NICKELL RAYMORE, MO MO 7/0 15-01
023 JOHN GARNER MUSKOGEE, OK OK 7/0 15-00
024 KENT PRIEL NO PLATTE, NE NE 10/0 14-15
025 RUSSELL MATT ST JOSEPH, MO MO 7/0 14-11
026 DANA HULET PERRY, OK OK 9/0 14-07
027 JEFFREY TALL JENNINGS, LA LA 8/0 13-15
027 MATT LEA CONWAY, AR AR 9/0 13-15
029 JOSEPH DORCY KANSAS CITY, KS MO 8/0 13-14
030 TOM JESSOP DALHART, TX TX 9/0 13-10
031 CLIFFORD MCCARTY VIDOR, TX TX 7/0 13-05
032 WILL MAJOR PORT ALLEN, LA LA 7/0 13-03
033 BILL KNOELL FREMONT, NE NE 6/0 13-02
034 KEVIN GAUBERT LULING, LA LA 7/0 12-12
035 JAY HULSEY BOURBON, MO MO 8/0 12-05
036 MATTHEW KING OLATHE, KS KS 9/0 12-04
037 RAY PEBWORTH COALGATE, OK OK 6/0 12-01
038 SCOTT MONTGOMERY LEE'S SUMMIT, MO MO 8/0 11-14
039 DAVID PORTER SUNNYVALE, TX TX 5/0 11-04
040 J R BEEHLER BELLA VISTA, AR KS 7/0 11-02
041 PIERRIE PRINSLOO HARARE, ZB ZB 6/0 11-00
041 DENNIS TIEFJE ROANOKE, LA LA 7/0 11-00
043 BURL SMITH, JR FARMINGTON, AR AR 6/0 10-15
044 SCOTT MARTIN HAUGHTON, LA LA 6/0 10-14
045 JEFF WISE LUFKIN, TX TX 6/1 10-09
045 BRUCE JOHNSON MONTROSE, AR AR 5/0 10-09
047 MIKE JORDAN BEATRICE, NE NE 7/0 10-08
048 JIMMY FARRAR COLLINSTON, LA LA 6/0 10-05
049 ROBERT ROBERTSON BETHANY, LA LA 5/0 10-04
050 MATT WOLF OVERLAND PK, KS KS 6/1 10-02
051 IAN GODFREY BULAWAYO, ZB ZB 7/0 10-01
052 KEITH BRASHERS ROGERS, AR AR 6/0 9-15
053 TERRY NEAL MAGNOLIA, AR AR 6/0 9-11
054 ROBERT GLASGOW WILBER, NE NE 6/1 9-10
055 ALAN HULTS GAUTIER, MS MS 4/0 9-06
056 HAROLD STARK ELDON, MO MO 6/0 9-05
057 MARK GOINES SHADY POINT, OK OK 7/0 9-03
058 RONALD OSBERG LINCOLN, NE NE 7/0 9-00
059 BRAD WIEGMANN SPRINGDALE, AR AR 6/0 8-13
060 BURL SMITH, SR FAYETTEVILLE, AR AR 5/0 8-12
060 DAVID SMITH HARRISONVILLE, MO MO 5/0 8-12
062 ROBERT HENSON HAZELWOOD, MO MO 4/0 8-10
063 JOHN LEWIS HAMBURG, AR AR 6/0 8-09
064 CHUCK JACKSON PLUMERVILLE, AR AR 4/0 8-08
065 DENNIS CARROLL LINCOLN, NE NE 6/0 8-07
066 RICHARD PORTER WOODLANDS, TX TX 5/0 8-05
066 WAYNE HOPPER ADAIR, OK OK 4/0 8-05
068 JAMES GOODPASTURE ALTENBURG, MO MO 6/1 8-00
069 BRAD SCHEUER BELLEVILLE, IL MO 5/0 7-14
070 TOMMY MAYNARD EASTLAND, TX TX 5/0 7-09
071 KENNETH LAWHON GARDEN CITY, KS KS 4/1 6-15
072 JAY GLASGOW MUSKOGEE, OK OK 4/0 6-14
073 LLOYD PHELPS GRAND BAY, MS MS 5/0 6-12
074 LARRY RIFFEY PRATT, KS KS 5/0 6-08
075 GREGORY HEBERT PORT ALLEN, LA LA 5/0 6-06
076 STEVE LEA BULAWAYO, ZB ZB 3/0 6-03
077 BRYAN MARTIN TYLERTOWN, MS MS 3/0 5-14
077 DON LINDER PONCA, OK OK 5/0 5-14
077 GARY SMITH VIDOR, TX TX 6/0 5-14
080 PETER WINSOR KARIBA, ZB ZB 3/0 5-10
081 JOHN HATTON BEAUMONT, TX TX 4/0 5-07
082 JOE DALE SMITH HALTOM, TX TX 4/0 5-04
083 KENNETH HAMM SHAWNEE, KS KS 4/0 5-02
084 DICK WARSOCKI OMAHA, NE NE 3/0 5-01
085 DOUG DELUCA OCEAN SPRINGS, MS MS 4/0 4-06
086 ELTON OXLEY TYLER, TX TX 2/0 4-03
087 ROLAND KEETLE RALSTON, NE NE 2/0 4-01
088 MARK MARTIN VIDOR, TX TX 2/0 3-11
089 RICHARD NILES MOSS POINT, MS MS 2/0 3-05
089 PAUL WEAVER BRISTOW, OK OK 3/0 3-05
091 GEORGE BLAVER SHURUGWI, ZB ZB 2/0 3-04
092 MARCUS SYKORA COLUMBIA, MO MO 3/0 3-02
093 RICK HINNEN HUTCHINSON, KS KS 2/0 2-15
093 TERRY BURT HARARE, ZB ZB 2/0 2-15
095 HARVEY CHERRY CARROLLTON, MS MS 2/0 2-13
096 TOM LEBLANC OMAHA, NE NE 2/0 2-09
097 HAROLD BROWN MOSS POINT, MS MS 2/0 2-08
098 WILLIAM STUEVER PONCA CITY, OK OK 2/0 2-04
098 ALLEN FAGAN HARARE, ZB ZB 2/0 2-04
098 MICHAEL BASS VANCLEAVE, MS MS 1/0 2-04
101 COLIN BESTER HILLSIDE BYO, ZB ZB 1/0 2-02
102 GILBERT BAKER TOPEKA, KS KS 1/0 2-00
103 RONNIE ATKINS MONROE, LA LA 1/0 1-14
104 TROY BATTY BELLAWAYO, ZB ZB 1/0 1-00
105 LARRY FRALICK WICHITA, KS KS 1/0 0-15
106 MICHAEL THOMPSON TULSA, OK OK 0/0 0-00
106 RALPH DUNN MOSSPOINT, MS MS 0/0 0-00
106 STEVE CAGLE FARMERVILLE, LA LA 0/0 0-00
106 STEVE STREETER MONROE, LA LA 0/0 0-00

Day 1 Story

Nebraska Angler Leads B.A.S.S. Tournament on South Dakota's Lewis and Clark Lake

YANKTON, S.D., June 7, 2000 -If variety is the spice of life, then Lewis
and Clark Lake is the place for bass fishermen to be this week after
first-round action at the B.A.S.S. National Federation Central Division
Championship. The regional tournament of state champions from eight states
and Africa is underway here through Friday.

Leading the contest is Dan Frinkral of Norfolk, Neb., who caught the
tournament limit of 5 bass that weighed 14 pounds, 4 ounces. Within ounces
is Billy Joe Gipson of Clarksville, Ark., with a limit weighing 14 pounds,
1 ounce. Third is Trey Morgan of Goldonna, La., with 12-9, Pete Ponds of
Madison, Miss., is fourth with 11-15, and fifth place is Russell Matt of
St. Joseph, Mo., with 11-6.

Finkral says the fish are being caught three completely different ways, or
just about any way you can catch bass in the springtime. Some are being
caught as they spawn, others are being coming and going to spawning sites
between shallow backwaters and the river channel. Others are being found
holding to sand bars in the main river channel, a popular summertime
pattern on this lake.

"I'm catching spawning fish in the backwaters, but overall, the fish are in
transition," said Finkral. "You can catch them just about any way you want
if you know how."

He said the actively feeding post-spawn fish are being caught along
shorelines holding a combination of reeds and current. "The edges of the
reed lines are the best, because the fish are holding there to ambush the
bait coming down with the current," he added.

The tournament is one of five regional championships held nationwide that
attract state champions from bass clubs affiliated with the Bass Anglers
Sportsman Society (B.A.S.S.) and its grass-roots federation arm.
Contestants qualified by outfishing anglers in their local clubs.

Fishing on Lewis and Clark are 12-angler teams from the states of Arkansas,
Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas. The
African nation of Zimbabwe, where B.A.S.S. stocked largemouth bass in the
1908s, is also represented in the tournament.

This contest is unique to bass fishing. The winner's trophy is indeed a
coveted prize. However, placing first on each respective state team is the
ultimate goal. On Friday, the winners will advance to next spring's
B.A.S.S. National Championship and compete for their respective divisional
title (Central, Western, Eastern, Southern, Northern). The five divisional
champions go to the 2001 BASS Masters Classic world championship to compete
with the sport's top 40 pros for the international angling title, lucrative
endorsement contracts and a professional career on the BASSMASTER
Tournament Trail.

The anglers face a 5 bass and 12-inch minimum length limit on Lewis and
Clark. Only artificial lures are allowed and the anglers are encouraged to
return to the weigh-in scales with their catch alive. Not doing so results
in a 4-ounce penalty per fish.

Zimbabwe's Biff Humphries' bass weighing 4 pounds, 13 ounces was the
biggest caught today. Overall, the anglers caught 290 keepers weighing a
collective 532 pounds, 8 ounces. There were 27 limits caught.

The first-place team receives $11,000 to take home for conservation
projects in its home state. Arkansas leads with 71 pounds, 6 ounces,
followed by Nebraska's 70 pounds, 12 ounces. Third place is Louisiana with
70 pounds, 2 ounces, Missouri in fourth with 67 pounds, 2 ounces, and Texas
fifth with 54 pounds, 14 ounces.

Daily weigh-ins for the Central Divisional begin at 2:30 p.m. local time at
Lewis and Clark Recreation Area in Yankton.

Sponsors of the B.A.S.S. National Federation Central Divisional
Championship are Ranger Boats, RangerTrail Trailers, Mercury Marine,
Chevrolet Trucks, Big Kmart, Humminbird/Zercom Electronics, Pennzoil
Marine, ACDelco Batteries, Flowmaster Exhaust Systems, MotorGuide Trolling
Motors, Quantum Rods and Reels, Berkley Trilene, Berkley Power Bait, Eagle
Claw Fishhooks, and First USA.

Day 1 Standings

PLACE NAME CITY STATE FISH/DEAD LBS-OZ PTS WINNINGS
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001 DAN FINKRAL NORFOLK, NE NE 5/0 14-04
002 BILLY JOE GIPSON CLARKSVILLE, AR AR 5/0 14-01
003 TREY MORGAN GOLDONNA, LA LA 5/0 12-09
004 PETE PONDS MADISON, MS MS 5/0 11-15
005 RUSSELL MATT ST JOSEPH, MO MO 5/0 11-06
006 ROBERT CARTLIDGE PONCA CITY, OK OK 5/0 11-05
007 DAVID PORTER SUNNYVALE, TX TX 5/0 11-04
008 KEITH NICKELL RAYMORE, MO MO 5/0 11-00
009 MATT EISENBACHER SPRINGFIELD, MO MO 5/0 10-14
010 LEE WUBBELS LINCOLN, NE NE 5/0 10-11
011 BILL KNOELL FREMONT, NE NE 5/0 10-00
011 JIM BEHNKEN GARDEN RIDGE, TX TX 5/0 10-00
013 JOE PARTAIN FAYETTEVILLE, AR AR 5/0 9-14
014 MOOSA ISMAIL HARARE, ZB ZB 4/0 9-10
015 JEFFREY TALL JENNINGS, LA LA 5/0 9-07
016 GERRY JOOSTE BANKET, ZIMBABWE ZB 4/0 9-03
016 JODY LINDER PONCA CITY, OK OK 5/0 9-03
018 STEVEN JUNOT ADDIS, LA LA 4/0 9-01
019 SCOTT MARTIN HAUGHTON, LA LA 4/0 8-14
020 BIFF HUMPHRIES CENTENARY, ZB ZB 3/0 8-13
021 JASON BAIRD HOPE, KS KS 5/0 8-12
022 DOUG PINKLEY LEIGH, NE NE 5/0 8-10
022 TERRY NEAL MAGNOLIA, AR AR 5/0 8-10
024 SCOTT HAMEL PHILLIPSBURG, KS KS 5/0 8-05
024 JIMMY FARRAR COLLINSTON, LA LA 4/0 8-05
026 DANA HULET PERRY, OK OK 5/0 8-03
026 HAROLD STARK ELDON, MO MO 5/0 8-03
026 MATT LEA CONWAY, AR AR 5/0 8-03
029 ROBERT ROBERTSON BETHANY, LA LA 4/0 7-14
030 JEFF WISE LUFKIN, TX TX 4/0 7-13
031 KENT PRIEL NO PLATTE, NE NE 5/0 7-08
032 GREG HACKNEY OAK RIDGE, LA AR 5/0 7-06
033 PIERRIE PRINSLOO HARARE, ZB ZB 3/0 7-03
034 RONALD OSBERG LINCOLN, NE NE 5/0 7-01
035 KENNETH LAWHON GARDEN CITY, KS KS 4/1 6-15
036 KEITH GOODIN LOUISVILLE, MS MS 5/0 6-14
036 MATT WOLF OVERLAND PK, KS KS 4/0 6-14
036 WAYNE HOPPER ADAIR, OK OK 3/0 6-14
039 TOM JESSOP DALHART, TX TX 4/0 6-09
040 ALAN HULTS GAUTIER, MS MS 3/0 6-07
041 STEVE LEA BULAWAYO, ZB ZB 3/0 6-03
042 JOSEPH DORCY KANSAS CITY, KS MO 4/0 6-01
042 JAY HULSEY BOURBON, MO MO 3/0 6-01
044 BRUCE JOHNSON MONTROSE, AR AR 3/0 5-15
045 JAMES GOODPASTURE ALTENBURG, MO MO 4/0 5-12
046 BURL SMITH, JR FARMINGTON, AR AR 4/0 5-11
047 DENNIS TIEFJE ROANOKE, LA LA 4/0 5-08
048 JAY BOURGEOIS PASCAGOULA, MS MS 3/0 5-05
049 CHUCK JACKSON PLUMERVILLE, AR AR 2/0 5-04
050 DENNIS HAMEL PLAINVILLE, KS KS 3/0 5-03
051 DICK WARSOCKI OMAHA, NE NE 3/0 5-01
051 LARRY RIFFEY PRATT, KS KS 4/0 5-01
051 MATTHEW KING OLATHE, KS KS 4/0 5-01
054 LLOYD PHELPS GRAND BAY, MS MS 4/0 5-00
055 SCOTT MONTGOMERY LEE'S SUMMIT, MO MO 3/0 4-13
055 GARY SMITH VIDOR, TX TX 5/0 4-13
057 IAN GODFREY BULAWAYO, ZB ZB 3/0 4-12
058 JOHN GARNER MUSKOGEE, OK OK 2/0 4-08
059 CLIFFORD MCCARTY VIDOR, TX TX 3/0 4-07
060 JOE DALE SMITH HALTOM, TX TX 3/0 4-03
061 J R BEEHLER BELLA VISTA, AR KS 2/0 4-00
062 WILL MAJOR PORT ALLEN, LA LA 2/0 3-10
063 TOMMY MAYNARD EASTLAND, TX TX 2/0 3-08
064 PAUL WEAVER BRISTOW, OK OK 3/0 3-05
065 KEVIN GAUBERT LULING, LA LA 2/0 3-00
065 JOHN LEWIS HAMBURG, AR AR 2/0 3-00
067 DENNIS CARROLL LINCOLN, NE NE 2/0 2-15
068 MARK GOINES SHADY POINT, OK OK 2/0 2-14
069 ROBERT GLASGOW WILBER, NE NE 1/0 2-11
070 DOUG DELUCA OCEAN SPRINGS, MS MS 2/0 2-10
071 DON LINDER PONCA, OK OK 2/0 2-06
072 JOHN HATTON BEAUMONT, TX TX 1/0 2-05
073 WILLIAM STUEVER PONCA CITY, OK OK 2/0 2-04
074 RICHARD NILES MOSS POINT, MS MS 1/0 2-03
075 COLIN BESTER HILLSIDE BYO, ZB ZB 1/0 2-02
076 BRAD WIEGMANN SPRINGDALE, AR AR 2/0 2-00
076 JAY GLASGOW MUSKOGEE, OK OK 1/0 2-00
078 MIKE JORDAN BEATRICE, NE NE 2/0 1-15
079 RONNIE ATKINS MONROE, LA LA 1/0 1-14
080 ROBERT HENSON HAZELWOOD, MO MO 1/0 1-12
081 BRYAN MARTIN TYLERTOWN, MS MS 1/0 1-10
081 KENNETH HAMM SHAWNEE, KS KS 1/0 1-10
083 RAY PEBWORTH COALGATE, OK OK 1/0 1-09
084 KEITH BRASHERS ROGERS, AR AR 1/0 1-06
085 DAVID SMITH HARRISONVILLE, MO MO 1/0 1-04
086 PETER WINSOR KARIBA, ZB ZB 1/0 1-02
087 HAROLD BROWN MOSS POINT, MS MS 1/0 1-00
088 BURL SMITH, SR FAYETTEVILLE, AR AR 0/0 0-00
088 ELTON OXLEY TYLER, TX TX 0/0 0-00
088 MARK MARTIN VIDOR, TX TX 0/0 0-00
088 BRAD SCHEUER BELLEVILLE, IL MO 0/0 0-00
088 TROY BATTY BELLAWAYO, ZB ZB 0/0 0-00
088 HARVEY CHERRY CARROLLTON, MS MS 0/0 0-00
088 ALLEN FAGAN HARARE, ZB ZB 0/0 0-00
088 GILBERT BAKER TOPEKA, KS KS 0/0 0-00
088 RICK HINNEN HUTCHINSON, KS KS 0/0 0-00
088 ROLAND KEETLE RALSTON, NE NE 0/0 0-00
088 MICHAEL THOMPSON TULSA, OK OK 0/0 0-00
088 TERRY BURT HARARE, ZB ZB 0/0 0-00
088 TOM LEBLANC OMAHA, NE NE 0/0 0-00
088 LARRY FRALICK WICHITA, KS KS 0/0 0-00
088 GEORGE BLAVER SHURUGWI, ZB ZB 0/0 0-00
088 RALPH DUNN MOSSPOINT, MS MS 0/0 0-00
088 GREGORY HEBERT PORT ALLEN, LA LA 0/0 0-00
088 MARCUS SYKORA COLUMBIA, MO MO 0/0 0-00
088 RICHARD PORTER WOODLANDS, TX TX 0/0 0-00
088 MICHAEL BASS VANCLEAVE, MS MS 0/0 0-00
088 STEVE CAGLE FARMERVILLE, LA LA 0/0 0-00
088 STEVE STREETER MONROE, LA LA 0/0 0-00
DAY BIG BASS NAME CITY STATE CASH
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1 4-13 BIFF HUMPHRIES CENTENARY, ZB ZB $200

DAY # FISH # DEAD # LIMITS LBS-OZ
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1 290 1 27 532-08


B.A.S.S. NATIONAL FEDERATION TOURNAMENT TRAIL
2000 CENTRAL DIVISIONAL 06/07-06/09
LEWIS AND CLARK LAKE YANKTON SD
T E A M S T A N D I N G S
D A Y 1
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PLACE STATE WEIGHT PRIZE
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001 ARKANSAS 71/ 6
002 NEBRASKA 70/12
003 LOUISIANA 70/ 2
004 MISSOURI 67/ 2
005 TEXAS 54/14
006 OKLAHOMA 54/ 7
007 KANSAS 51/13
008 ZIMBABWE 49/ 0
009 MISSISSIPPI 43/ 0