Winning first place and 2003 Pomme Top Point team, Freddie Cox Jr and Lawrence Fulton, from St Clair and Bonne Terre, MO. They weighed in the only limit of 5 fish for 7-37 Lbs winning $1,128.00, fishing 5" black/blue salt craws, around mid-lake points in 12-15 feet of water. Freddie is 40 and is auto body worker. Lawrence is 42 and works for the Union Pacific Railroad. 2nd place winners Steve Anderson and Greg Dishman, from Springfield, MO, used blue/flex colored power worms, in shallow water. They weighed in 4 fish for 6-27 Lbs winning $480.00. Steve is 49 and is a printer. Greg is 45 and is a manager at National Oil. 3rd place winner’s brothers Tad and Chris Richards, from Maryland Hgts and St Louis, MO, fished fire/tiger crankbaits and white spinnerbaits, fishing lay downs, in 1-5 feet of water in the Pomme arm. They weighed in 4 fish for 5-73 Lbs winning $192.00. Tad is 37 and is a self-employed landscaper. Chris is 40 and is a self-employed carpenter. Ranger Boats, Tri-State Trolling Motor Repair, Lowrance, Pradco sponsor them. Chris Klenke, from Wildwood, MO, weighed in big bass with a 4-11 Lb bass worth $240.00. Chris used a green pumpkin colored Zoom worm in brush in 15 feet of water in the Pomme arm. Chris is 40 and is brick contractor. Skeeter, Yamaha and Nameoki Village Marine sponsor him. 21 boats weighed in 43 fish for 70-28 Lbs. 1-5 fish limits. Water level 839, water temp 80-84, weather sunny, temp around 80’s. 26 teams.

Sponsors: Ranger Boats - Mercury Outboards - MotorGuide – Garmin - Ranger Trail - Please Release Me – BWSTA Ranger Cup - Lucky Craft Lures - Solar Bat Sunglasses - Mad Dog Baits – Syberg’s Family Restaurants – Tri-State Trolling Motor Repair - Wholesale Batteries of MO - Belleville Sport Sales - Mertens Boats & Motors – Nameoki Marine - Sport World Boat Center – RCTackle.com

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Next tournament for: Pomme Division 10 Light House Ramp

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1st place winners Rick Fishback and Billy Lewis, from Fair Grove and Springfield, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 12-39 Lbs winning $1,081.00. They caught their fish on neon colored Zoom brush hogs, fishing brush piles in 15 feet of water on main lake pockets. Rick is 27 and is a factory worker. Billy is 26 and works for Tindle Mill’s. Bass World Sports sponsors them. 2nd place winners Steve Snyder and Don Farmer, from Nevada, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 12-34 Lbs winning $460.00. Steve and Don, fished red shad colored power worms in 12-14 feet of water around main lake pockets, catching most of their keeper early in the morning hours. Steve is 51 and works for 3M. Don is 51 and is a mechanic. Marty’s Marine sponsors them. 3rd place winners Greg Becker and Don Thrall, from St Louis and Hermitage, MO, fished black/blue brush hogs and power worms around main lake pockets in 15-20 feet of water. They weighed in 5 fish for 12-12 Lbs winning $414.00, including Greg’s 5-58 Lb big bass. Greg is 42 and is a maintenance worker. Don is 52 and is retired. Shimano, Pradco, Quality Fiberglass and BWSTA sponsor them. Freddie Cox Jr weighed in a 5-38 Lb bass winning $115.00 for second big bass. 22 boats weighed in 70 fish for 127-47 Lbs. 9-5 fish limits. Water level 839, water temp 82-86, weather full moon, temp around 80’s. 25 teams.

Sponsors: Ranger Boats - Mercury Outboards - MotorGuide – Garmin - Ranger Trail - Please Release Me – BWSTA Ranger Cup - Lucky Craft Lures - Solar Bat Sunglasses - Mad Dog Baits – Syberg’s Family Restaurants – Tri-State Trolling Motor Repair - Wholesale Batteries of MO - Belleville Sport Sales - Mertens Boats & Motors – Nameoki Marine - Sport World Boat Center – Rctackle.com

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Next tournament for: Pomme Division 10 Light House Ramp Sept 7, 2003

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1st place winners Walt Putman and Bob Hough, from Booneville, IA and Lebanon, MO, weighed in the winning limit of 5 for 10-13 Lbs winning $1,215.00, along with Bob’s 3-49 Lb bass. They caught their fish using pumpkinseed colored power worms and buzz baits in the Lindley arm in 10-16 feet of water. Walt is 47 and is a sheet metal worker. Bob is retired. Installation Plus, Tailgate Tackle, Kness Sign and Bumble Bee Boats sponsor them. 2nd place winners Matt Gunter and Justin Crawford, from Pittsburg and Hermitage, MO, used brown jigs and worms, fishing in the lower Lindley arm in 15 feet of water. They weighed in 5 fish for 9-93 Lbs winning $540.00. Matt is 29 and is a teacher. Justin is 31 and is an auctioneer. Whites Marine Center sponsors them. 3rd place winners Jim Robbins and Bill Davenport, from St Roberts and Waynesville, MO, weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 9-91 Lbs winning $270.00. They fished black jigs, fishing main lake pockets in 10-15 feet of water. Jim is 47 and is retired military and a schoolteacher. Bill is 57 and is retired. MWBT.Com, Chompers, Ozarks Outfitters, DM Motorsports, Bass Cat, Mercury, Solar Bat and Tri State Trolling Motor Repair sponsors them. Big Bass winner Val Schmitt, from Hillsboro, MO, weighed in a 3-59 Lb bass worth $270.00, using a black Zoom lizard, in the Pomme River arm in 8 feet of water. 22 boats weighed in 85 fish for 143-13 Lbs. 11-5 fish limits. Water level 840, water temp 86-87, weather full moon, temp around 80’s. 29 teams.

Sponsors: Ranger Boats - Mercury Outboards - MotorGuide – Garmin - Ranger Trail - Please Release Me – BWSTA Ranger Cup - Lucky Craft Lures - Solar Bat Sunglasses - Mad Dog Baits – Syberg’s Family Restaurants – Tri-State Trolling Motor Repair - Wholesale Batteries of MO - Belleville Sport Sales - Mertens Boats & Motors – Nameoki Marine - Sport World Boat Center – Rctackle.com

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Next tournament for: Pomme Division 10 Light House Ramp nite Aug. 16, 2003

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1st place winners Chris Klenke and Bob Murphy, from Wildwood and Fenton, MO, weighed in the winning weight with 5 fish for 13-09 Lbs, winning by 100 of an oz, winning $1,000.00. They caught their fish using red shad colored 10" worms, fishing main-lake cuts and points in 12-16 feet of water. Chris is 40 and is a brick contractor. Bob is 22 and is a painter. 2nd place winners Bobby Williams and Brian Wright form Urbana and Hermitage, MO, used black/blue spinnerbaits and jigs, fishing bluffs around the Pomme arm in 5 feet of water. They weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 13-08 Lbs winning $625.00, including Bobby’s big bass. 3rd place winners Dennis Flagg and Noe Singletary, from Schell City, MO and DeSoto, KS, used red shad Sinko worms, fishing around Bolin’s Landing in 10-12 feet of water. They weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 11-96 Lbs winning $250.00. Dennis is 47 and is an auto parts manager. Noe is 48 and is laborer. Big Bass winner Sonny Moore, from Forsyth, MO, weighed in a 5-01 Lb bass worth $250.00, using a green pumpkin colored Zoom lizard, fishing the dam area in about 15 feet of water. Sonny is 61 and is a retired pipefitter. 26 boats weighed in 114 fish for 204-97 Lbs. 17-5 fish limits. Water level 841, water temp 68-76, weather full moon, temp around 60’s. 27 teams.

Sponsors: Ranger Boats - Mercury Outboards - MotorGuide – Garmin - Ranger Trail - Please Release Me – BWSTA Ranger Cup - Lucky Craft Lures - Solar Bat Sunglasses - Mad Dog Baits – Syberg’s Family Restaurants – Tri-State Trolling Motor Repair - Wholesale Batteries of MO - Belleville Sport Sales - Mertens Boats & Motors – Nameoki Marine - Sport World Boat Center – Rctackle.com

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Next tournament for: Pomme Division 10 Light House Ramp nite July 19, 2003

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1st place winners Eric Dearduff and Johnny Parlow, from Imperial and Arnold, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 10-93 Lbs winning $1,080.00. They caught their fish using green colored Zoom lizards, fishing in the Pomme arm in about 5-8 feet of water, culling 4 fish all day. Eric is 31 and is floor contractor. John is 39 and is a chemist. Tucker Brothers Taxidermy, Dearduff Flooring, Triton and Twin City Marine sponsor them. 2nd place winners father and son team Mark Thompson and Mark Thompson Jr, from Pleasant Hill, MO, fished shad colored spooks, over bedding fish in about 5-8 feet of water around the mid-lake area. They weighed in 5 fish for 10-20 Lbs winning $810.00, along with Mark’s big bass. Mark is 37 and is a signal engineer. Mark Jr is 19 and a college student. 3rd place winners Ricky Clemen and Tim Southard, from Dix and Lebanon, MO, won $270.00 with their 5 fish limit of 10-02 Lbs. They fished mid-lake in about 2-15 feet of water using Lucky Craft Baits and green pumpkin colored Zoom lizards. Ricky is 45 and is a manager for All Star Gas. Tim is 29 and is a supervisor. Clemens Taxidermy, Grahams Auto Marine and Woody’s Ice sponsor them. Greg Becker, from St Louis, MO, weighed in the second largest bass with a 3-49 Lbs fish worth $135.00. 26 boats weighed in 103 fish for 176-50 Lbs. 14-5 fish limits. Water level 842, water temp 62-68, weather thunderstorms in the morning and clear to cloudy skies in the afternoon, temp around 60’s. 29 teams.

Sponsors: Ranger Boats - Mercury Outboards - MotorGuide – Garmin - Ranger Trail - Please Release Me – BWSTA Ranger Cup - Lucky Craft Lures - Solar Bat Sunglasses - Mad Dog Baits – Syberg’s Family Restaurants – Tri-State Trolling Motor Repair - Wholesale Batteries of MO - Belleville Sport Sales - Mertens Boats & Motors – Nameoki Marine - Sport World Boat Center – Rctackle.com

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Next tournament for: Pomme Division 10 Light House Ramp nite June 14, 2003

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The weather was a big factor; we waited till 7:30 to take-off letting the thunderstorms blow over, after a night of rain and high winds. As soon as we took off another rainstorm moved in and rain lasted the whole day. Winning 1st place Don Farmer and Steve Snyder, from Nevada and Milo, MO, weighed in 3 fish for 8-72 Lbs, with 2 of their fish big bass’s, winning $1,305.00. They found their fish, fishing clown colored jerk baits, in about 6-8 feet of water on main lake cuts on chuck rock banks. Don is 51 and is a mechanic. Steve is 51 and works for 3M. Marty’s Marine sponsors them. 2nd place winners Greg Becker and Don Thrall, from St Louis and Hermitage, MO, weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 8-51 Lbs winning $420.00. Greg and Don, used chart/blk crankbaits, fishing main lake points in about 5-6 feet of water around the dam area of the lake. Greg is 42 and is a maintenance worker. Don is 52 and is retired. Quality Fiber Glass, Shimano and BWSTA sponsor them. 3rd place winners Arden Pagel and Ray Mariner, from Flemington, MO, weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 8-30 Lbs winning $165.00. They fished blue colored jerk baits and blk/silver crankbaits, fishing secondary points in about 3-8 feet of water, catching most of their fish early in the morning. Ray is 52 and is a sales rep. Arden is 47 and is a line tech. Real Tree, Bill Roberts, Mercury, Ranger and Strike King sponsor them. 15 boats weighed in 41 fish for 76-66 Lbs. 2-5 fish limits. Water level 841, water temp 50-54, weather thunderstorms, winds, temp around 40’s. 23 teams.

Sponsors: Ranger Boats - Mercury Outboards - MotorGuide – Garmin - Ranger Trail - Please Release Me – BWSTA Ranger Cup - Lucky Craft Lures - Solar Bat Sunglasses - Mad Dog Baits – Syberg’s Family Restaurants – Bass World Sports Wholesale Tackle - Tri-State Trolling Motor Repair - Wholesale Batteries of MO - Belleville Sport Sales - Mertens Boats & Motors – Nameoki Marine - Sport World Boat Center - BWSTA Pro-Am Bass Trail

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Next tournament for: Pomme Division 10 Light House Ramp May 4, 2003

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