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BWSTA 2001 Team Classic

Bull Shoals Lake     October 13-14, 2001

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1st Place Winners BWSTA Team Classic winners.
1st Place 518 VS Ranger Boat
Powered by Mercury worth $38,000.00

1

110

4

VAN SIRESS-RONNIE SIRESS

BENTON KY

5

3

8

7.20

4.03

11.23

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Draw Boat Ranger Cherokee 118 Boat
Powered by Mercury worth $14,000.00
(drawing after second day weigh-in must be present to win)

DRAW

192

7

STEVE PRATT-ANTHONY PRATT

PALMYRA-STAUNTON IL

0.00

0.00

0.00

 

2001 Team Classic Results Top 25 Winners

PLACE

BOAT

DIV

TEAM

CITY

FISH

LBS

AMOUNT

1

110

4

VAN SIRESS-RONNIE SIRESS

BENTON KY

8

11.23

$38,000.00

$39,350.00

WON A $38,000.00 RANGER 518VX

AND $1350.00

$1,350.00

2

80

7

JEROLD DUBOIS-VINCE LATO

ARNOLD-ST LOUIS MO

6

10.48

$1,430.00

$4,430.00

3

152

1

JOHN HANES-JOHN KAISER

ASHLAND-MACKS CREEK MO

5

8.92

$1,600.00

4

49

7

JOHN BEHITER-BILLY TURNER

ST CHARLES-HAZELWOOD MO

8

8.74

$1,400.00

5

4

8

TONY WATERS-SCOTT MCINTYRE

SPRINGFIELD-DECATUR IL

5

8.04

$2,000.00

$3,300.00

6

160

7

CHRIS & TAD RICHARDS

ST LOUIS MO

5

7.14

$1,000.00

7

137

7

BILL DUNCAN-HARRY BELLI

ST LOUIS-CHESTERFIELD MO

6

7.10

$900.00

8

30

12

ROD GARNIER-STEVE SMITH

CENTRALIA MO

5

6.88

$700.00

9

68

1

DAN BOWMAN-KEVIN WELCH

JEFF CITY MO

4

6.88

$500.00

10

143

1

GARY ENLOW-JOE MOYER

DITTMER-HOUSE SPRINGS MO

5

6.83

$400.00

11

85

1

KIRK SYBERG-SCOTT SHELTON

ST LOUIS MO

5

6.32

$300.00

12

52

1

KEVIN STONITSCH-J BLEDSOE

CAMDENTON MO

4

6.23

$270.00

13

43

7

MIKE FOREE-ED JOHN

BEAUFORT-LAKE OZARK MO

3

5.80

$270.00

14

62

7

BILL BOSTIC-TIM HILL

FORISTELL-ST PETERS MO

6

5.72

$270.00

15

22

7

RON SMITH-CHARLIE FARRELL

RUSSELLVILLE-CLINTON MO

2

5.42

$1,430.00

$1,700.00

16

54

3

STEVE & TONY CHIAURRO

ST CHARLES-OVERLAND MO

4

5.08

$220.00

17

60

6

SKIP SURBAUGH-LON MCKINNY

LAKE OZARK MO

3

5.01

$220.00

18

148

7

GARRY SHIRRELL-W COOKSEY

FENTON-HOUSE SPRINGS MO

5

5.01

$220.00

19

100

2

JERRY & SALLY CROSTHWAIT

RAYMORE MO

4

4.80

$220.00

20

16

10

GREG BECKER-DON THRALL

ST LOUIS-HERMITAGE MO

4

4.61

$220.00

21

159

1

GARY LAUGHLIN-B LIGGETT

ST CHARLES MO

3

4.35

$220.00

22

34

7

JIM LOWE-JOE LOWE

ST PETERS-FLORISSANT MO

3

4.34

$220.00

23

2

7

DON & DENNIS MCFETRIDGE

ST CHARLES-ST LOUIS MO

3

4.07

$220.00

24

155

3

GARY & ERIC GRZYBINSKI

FLORISSANT MO

3

4.05

$220.00

25

106

7

DENNIS BACON-CHUCK BACON

COLUMBIA-SCHELL CITY MO

2

4.02

$220.00

1ST DAY BIG BASS WINNERS

1ST

B-B

SAVA GAVRILOVI

FENTON MO

2-96

$1,430.00

2ND

B-B

RON SMITH

RUSSELLVILLE MO

2-46

$715.00

2ND DAY BIG BASS WINNERS

1ST

B-B

JEROLD DUBOIS

ARNOLD MO

4-18

$1,430.00

2ND

B-B

RON SMITH

RUSSELLVILLE MO

2-96

$715.00

2001 Team Classic Results All Places

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PLACE

BOAT

DIV

TEAM

CITY

FISH1

FISH2

TOTALF

DAY1

DAY2

TOTAL

1

110

4

VAN SIRESS-RONNIE SIRESS

BENTON KY

5

3

8

7.20

4.03

11.23

2

80

7

JEROLD DUBOIS-VINCE LATO

ARNOLD-ST LOUIS MO

5

1

6

6.30

4.18

10.48

3

152

1

JOHN HANES-JOHN KAISER

ASHLAND-MACKS CREEK MO

3

2

5

5.25

3.67

8.92

4

49

7

JOHN BEHITER-BILLY TURNER

ST CHARLES-HAZELWOOD MO

4

4

8

4.06

4.68

8.74

5

4

8

TONY WATERS-SCOTT MCINTYRE

SPRINGFIELD-DECATUR IL

4

1

5

6.90

1.14

8.04

6

160

7

CHRIS & TAD RICHARDS

ST LOUIS MO

4

1

5

6.20

0.94

7.14

7

137

7

BILL DUNCAN-HARRY BELLI

ST LOUIS-CHESTERFIELD MO

4

2

6

5.44

1.66

7.10

8

30

12

ROD GARNIER-STEVE SMITH

CENTRALIA MO

5

0

5

6.88

0.00

6.88

9

68

1

DAN BOWMAN-KEVIN WELCH

JEFF CITY MO

2

2

4

2.94

3.94

6.88

10

143

1

GARY ENLOW-JOE MOYER

DITTMER-HOUSE SPRINGS MO

5

5

6.83

6.83

11

85

1

KIRK SYBERG-SCOTT SHELTON

ST LOUIS MO

3

2

5

3.49

2.83

6.32

12

52

1

KEVIN STONITSCH-J BLEDSOE

CAMDENTON MO

3

1

4

5.30

0.93

6.23

13

43

7

MIKE FOREE-ED JOHN

BEAUFORT-LAKE OZARK MO

2

1

3

4.15

1.65

5.80

14

62

7

BILL BOSTIC-TIM HILL

FORISTELL-ST PETERS MO

2

4

6

1.12

4.60

5.72

15

22

7

RON SMITH-CHARLIE FARRELL

RUSSELLVILLE-CLINTON MO

1

1

2

2.46

2.96

5.42

16

54

3

STEVE & TONY CHIAURRO

ST CHARLES-OVERLAND MO

2

2

4

2.91

2.17

5.08

17

60

6

SKIP SURBAUGH-LON MCKINNY

LAKE OZARK MO

1

2

3

1.33

3.68

5.01

18

148

7

GARRY SHIRRELL-W COOKSEY

FENTON-HOUSE SPRINGS MO

2

3

5

1.48

3.53

5.01

19

100

2

JERRY & SALLY CROSTHWAIT

RAYMORE MO

3

1

4

3.90

0.90

4.80

20

16

10

GREG BECKER-DON THRALL

ST LOUIS-HERMITAGE MO

3

1

4

3.55

1.06

4.61

21

159

1

GARY LAUGHLIN-B LIGGETT

ST CHARLES MO

3

3

4.35

4.35

22

34

7

JIM LOWE-JOE LOWE

ST PETERS-FLORISSANT MO

3

3

4.34

4.34

23

2

7

DON & DENNIS MCFETRIDE

ST CHARLES-ST LOUIS MO

3

3

4.07

4.07

24

155

3

GARY & ERIC GRZYBINSKI

FLORISSANT MO

3

3

0.00

4.05

4.05

25

106

7

DENNIS BACON-CHUCK BACON

COLUMBIA-SCHELL CITY MO

2

2

4.02

4.02

26

93

1

RANDY SCHANUEL-B CHILDERS

CAMDENTON MO

3

3

3.95

3.95

27

131

1

MONTY AMOS-WINK MITCHELL

CAMDENTON-SPRINGFIELD MO

3

3

0.00

3.90

3.90

28

15

3

TOM CARTER-TIM HUCK

ST LOUIS-ARNOLD MO

3

3

3.81

3.81

29

9

1

FRANK SINN-CHARLIE BOGARD

ST LOUIS-ST PETERS MO

1

1

2

1.49

2.14

3.63

30

14

10

GREG DISHMAN-S ANDERSON

SPRINGFIELD MO

0

3

3

0.00

3.51

3.51

31

122

6

MIKE KOBY-BERNARD ENGLISH

CRESTWOOD-AFTON MO

1

1

2

2.26

1.19

3.45

32

82

10

JOHN-GORDON LITZSINGER

SPRINFIELD-SHELL KNOB MO

3

3

3.40

3.40

33

94

7

RODNEY LEWIS-JOE ANDERS

FENTON-HAZELWOOD MO

2

1

3

2.55

0.81

3.36

34

5

4

BOB WILKAS-JASON HISH

THOMPSONVILLE-RIDGEWAY IL

2

2

0.00

3.32

3.32

35

151

7

ROBERT CRUTCHER-D DAWSON

HANLEY HILL-BLACK JACK MO

1

1

2

1.81

1.50

3.31

36

118

8

ROBERT RICE-MATT FRENCH

NORMAL-CONGERVILLE IL

1

1

2

1.45

1.80

3.25

37

170

1

JEFF BROWN-MIKE ROGERS

WILDWOOD-BALLWIN MO

2

2

0.00

3.17

3.17

38

33

2

DON STINE-RODGER JARBOE

REDFIELD-WALNUT KS

2

2

2.97

2.97

39

44

6

LEE SPARKS-SAVA GAVRILOVI

FENTON MO

1

1

2.96

2.96

40

13

9

TOM HOWLAND-JASON HOWLAND

RICEVILLE IA-ALBERT LE MN

1

1

2

1.00

1.36

2.36

41

74

12

JEFF FAUST-MIKE CREASY

OFALLON-NEW BADEN IL

2

2

2.32

2.32

42

144

1

DAVE WERTENBERGER-J MATT

IMPERIAL-ARNOLD MO

1

1

2.21

2.21

43

97

7

WAYNE DAWSON-DAVE YORK

WARRENTON-OFALLON MO

1

1

2.19

2.19

44

116

7

DOUG BARTON-RICK FISHBACK

PITTSBURG-FAIR GROVE MO

1

1

2

1.32

0.86

2.18

45

8

6

JIM & GLEN YOUNG

HOUSE SPRINGS-ROLLA MO

2

2

2.14

2.14

46

145

13

RYAN BEEMAN-DAVID BEEMAN

DAVENPORT IA

1

0

1

2.14

2.14

47

201

1

RANDY PURCELL-LEN JACKSON

LINN CREEK-CAMDENTON MO

1

1

2.03

2.03

48

55

4

CARL PICKERING-G SIMPSON

HARRISBURG IL

1

1

2.02

2.02

49

17

7

JAMES BOOKHOUT-STEVE GRAY

ODIN-KELL IL

1

1

2.01

2.01

50

114

9

MIKE BRUEGGEN-JIM CAULUM

CASHTON-LA CROSSE WI

1

1

0.00

1.99

1.99

51

61

13

TERRY MATHIAS-M STEIGER

COLONA-MOLINE IL

2

2

1.93

1.93

52

69

4

FRED SCHUTTER-R MODGLIW

HERRIN-CAMBRIA IL

1

1

0.00

1.85

1.85

53

28

7

MARK & MARK THOMPSON JR

PLEASANT HILL MO

2

0

2

1.83

1.83

54

207

7

CHUCK AUSTIN-JOSH MERTZ

ST CHARLES-ST PETERS MO

1

1

1.82

1.82

55

51

13

STEVE IVES-TOM IVES

ROCKFORD IL

2

2

1.79

1.79

56

182

8

CLINT ROSSON-R MITCHELL

BETHALTO-BRIGHTON IL

1

1

1.74

1.74

57

128

7

RICK CARDEN-AL CARDEN

CUBA-SULLIVAN MO

1

0

1

1.70

1.70

58

107

1

GARY BURRIS-LANCE BURRIS

SUNRISE BEACH MO

1

1

1.67

1.67

59

25

4

FRANK HILLER-STAN SCHWART

CARBONDALE-MURPHYSBORO IL

2

2

1.60

1.60

60

138

7

TIM RISLER-MATT KAPPER

LAKE ST LOUIS-WENTZVILLE MO

1

1

0.00

1.60

1.60

61

167

1

ALLAN HICKS-BRETT RUSHING

LEBANON MO

1

1

1.60

1.60

62

78

7

MIKE HOFSTETTER-T QUALLS

E CARONDELET-SWANSEA IL

1

1

1.59

1.59

63

83

7

JEFF BERNET-DAN MCCLUSKEY

CARTERVILLE IL

2

2

1.59

0.00

1.59

64

66

5

JEFF WILSON-JERRY WILSON

ST CHARLES MO

1

1

1.58

1.58

65

206

1

GREG CORBER-PAT MURPHY

OFALLON MO

1

1

0.00

1.57

1.57

66

200

7

DENNIS & JUSTIN BAUMAN

ST PETERS-ST CHARLES MO

1

1

1.54

1.54

67

72

7

JOHN CRAWFORD-EDDIE KELLY

ST LOUIS MO

1

1

0.00

1.52

1.52

68

87

11

STEPHEN SPENCER-J HAGGARD

GLEN CARBON-BELLEVILLE IL

0

1

1

0.00

1.51

1.51

69

18

7

JERRY & BRENDA DEJOHN

OFALLON MO

0

1

1

0.00

1.49

1.49

70

103

8

BRAD THOMAS-MARK HEIL

TAYLORVILLE IL

1

1

1.45

1.45

71

125

12

STAN JONES-DOUG BORGMANN

CENTRALIA-IRVINGTON IL

1

1

1.45

1.45

72

139

11

MIKE SWAYNE-D FULKERSON

DUQUOIN-PICKNEYVLLE IL

1

1

1.42

1.42

73

180

1

ERIC HAYES-TONY ANELLO

BRECKEN RIDGE-ST ANN MO

1

1

1.41

1.41

74

111

5

GARY & JUDY DENNEY

LIVINGTON IL

1

1

0.00

1.29

1.29

75

38

4

KERRY BETZ-BUTCH CRAIG

STONEFORT IL

1

1

1.26

1.26

76

158

1

BOB WORTHLEY-SEAN WILLIAM

BLUE SPRINGS-CAMDENTON MO

1

1

1.20

1.20

77

39

7

BILL ROST-JAMES ROST

DAHLGREN IL

1

1

0.00

1.13

1.13

78

53

7

BILL HERRON-BILL BERNET

CAMBRIA-CARTERVILLE IL

1

1

1.02

1.02

79

7

2

RICKEY YORK-JERRY RAY

GATEWOOD-ST JOHNS MO

1

1

1.01

1.01

80

104

4

JOHN SYTSMA-BUDDY MURPHY

MURPHYSBORO-MARION IL

1

1

1.00

1.00

81

81

4

FROSTY YOUNKER-B BROADWAY

HARRISBURG-GOLCONDA IL

1

1

2

0.04

0.88

0.92

82

101

7

R D BENION-L D BENION

CEDAR RAPIDS-URBANA IA

1

1

0.90

0.90

83

48

6

SCOTT STONITSCH-D JOHNSON

CAMDENTON MO

1

1

0.79

0.79

84

84

7

DAVE BOOHER-ROGER FATH

HILLSBORO IL

1

1

0.71

0.71

85

65

7

MIKE RUSSELL-ROB GARBE

BENTON-CALVERT CITY KY

0

1

1

0.00

0.70

0.70

86

64

5

DAN OSTHOFF-JIM SPRAGUE

ST CHARLES MO

1

1

0.54

0.54

87

42

5

DAVID SMITH-JIM HART

HIGH RIDGE-BALLWIN MO

1

1

0.51

0.51

129

73

202

177.56

101.32

278.88

    For the second consecutive year, a team from Illinois Division 4 claimed the Bass World Classic championship. The father-son duo of Van and Ron Siress from Benton, Kentucky, brought a limit to the scales on Saturday weighing 7.20 lbs. They followed up that effort with three more bass weighing 4.03 lbs. on Sunday. Their two day total of 11.23 lbs. was enough to claim the title, a fully rigged 518VX Ranger boat with 200 h.p. EFI Mercury outboard, and $1,350 in cash. Great job! Winning a tournament in the clear waters of Bull Shoals is a great accomplishment considering this team spends the majority of its time fishing the shallow stained waters of the Ohio, Cumberland, and Tennessee rivers. They concentrated on spotted bass fishing parallel to bluff walls. Their lure of choice was a white Stanley spinnerbait with matching trailer. They rolled the spinnerbait along the bluffs. Some bass hit very shallow, while other came up from 20 - 30 feet to get the offering.
    
    Jerold Dubois and Vince Lato from Arnold and St. Louis, Missouri, claimed second place honors with a two day total of 10.48 lbs. This team was in fourth position after day one with a total of 6.30 lbs. They brought one largemouth bass to the scales on day two weighing 4.18 lbs. This fish claimed big bass honors for the day. It was also the largest fish for the entire tournament. They took home $1,430 for big bass on day two and $3,000 for their second place finish. They ran up river to start the day. Then, they would come down in the dam area to try to catch larger fish. Their baits of choice were the 5/16 oz. and 7/16 oz. Loto Jig tipped with a Ninja Claw trailer. They are sponsored by Mad Dog Baits featuring the Loto Jig.
    
    Finishing third with a two day total of 8.92 lbs. was the team of John Haines of Ashland, Missouri, and John Kaiser of Macks Creek, Missouri. They Carolina rigged finesse worms in 40-60 feet of water to catch their bass. 

    A total weight of 8.74 lbs. claimed the fourth place spot. John Behiter and Billy Turner Jr fished 8-15 feet deep in stained water to catch their bass.
    
    Tony Waters and Scott McIntyre of Springfield and Decatur, Illinois, brought 8.04 lbs. to the scales during the two day event to claim fifth place. This team was in second place after day one with a total of 6.90 lbs., but could only add one keeper fish to their total. They found bass biting buzzbaits in six inches of water. They caught both largemouth and spotted bass. Their buzzbait pattern is one that they have used successfully in past Bass World Sports Team Classics on Bull Shoals.
    
    Finishing sixth were past Classic winners, Chris and Tad Richards, with 7.14 lbs. Bill Duncan and Harry Belli finished 7th with 5.44 lbs. Rod Garnier and Steve Smith finished in eighth position with 6.88 lbs.

    Conditions on Bull Shoals were tough to say the least. Several weather fronts and storms passed through the area in the days leading up to and during the event. Rain and clouds dominated until Sunday when the front cleared out bringing in bright blue skies and strong afternoon winds. Water temperatures during the tournament ranged from the mid to upper 60's. In the dam area, the temperature was 64-68 degrees. Fish were caught on a variety of presentations from Zara Spooks and buzzbaits to spinnerbaits and Carolina rigged centipedes and finesse worms.

A total of 208 teams competed in the 2001 Bass World Classic. Bob Horrell announced that the 2002 Classic will be held at a new location, one that has never hosted a Bass World Team Classic. So, everyone should be looking for to the 2002 tournament trail.  

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