The Central Pro-Am Association (CPAA) held its first Team tournament of the 2010 season on March 7 at the Lake of the Ozarks. Jim Thompson, owner of the CPAA said, “Like the battle for first and second place in the Pro-Am Tournament on March 6, the battle for first and second place in this tournament was also close with only .13 of a pound separating the first and second place teams.

Information received from CPAA indicates that the “fish were biting a little better Sunday than on Saturday.” The first place team of Kevin Stonitsch and John Bledsoe had a five bass limit weighing 19.86 pounds and were fishing a jerk bait around bluff ends. The second place team of Kelly Power and Marty Via had a five bass limit weighing 19.73 pounds and were fishing jerk baits around brush.

The top five finishers in the Team Tournament, by name, number of fish caught, total weight, and winnings are as follows:

1 KEVIN STONITSCH & JOHN BLEDSOE, 5, 19.86, $2,600.00
2 KELLY POWER & MARTY VIA (ALT), 5, 19.73 $2,000.00
3 SHANE PORTER &  ROB WILLIAMS, 5, 18.56, $1,300.00
4 BOB RICHARDSON & LYNN LUTHER, 5, 18.35, $1,000.00
5 JIM LOVAN & ROGER MHOON, 5, 16.56, $800.00

Complete tournament results are available on the CPAA website.

Branson.Com, a sister company of Branson Tourism Center, and a proud sponsor of the CPAA, congratulates all the winners. They would also remind fisherman that the next CPAA event is the first ever Elite Style Tournament to be held at Lake of the Ozarks this Sunday, March 14. For more details or to enter please contact the CPAA by phone at (417) 335-5075 or through the CPAA website www.Central-Proam.com.