1st place winners Lucas Levanti and Scott Levanti, from W Frankfort, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 13-61 Lbs winning $1,562.00, including Lucas’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money. They fished shallow water cover around the north end of the lake using white spinnerbaits and black/blue jigs. Lucas is 27 and is a correctional officer. Scott is 52. 2nd place winners Lonnie Bowlin and John Mocaby, from Benton and Thompsonville, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 12-33 Lbs winning $992.00, along with John’s 4-99 Lb big bass money. They used purple Lucky Crafts jerkbaits and white spinnerbaits, in 1-5 feet of water on laydowns. Lonnie is 37 and is flooring tech. John is 36. Zeigler Feed, Benton Carpet and Harrison Sports sponsor them. 3rd place winners Carl Wasem and Jason Downen, from Belleville and Fairview Hgts, IL, won $352.00 with 5 fish that weighed 11-99 Lbs. Catching them on black/blue tubes and beavers, flippin laydowns around the south end of the lake. Carl is 34 and is UPS worker. Jason is 25 and is a carpenter. 111 Prop Shop and Monken Buick in Centralia sponsor them. Tony Rost, from Dahlgren, IL, weighed in a 4-61 Lbs bass winning second big bass money worth $160.00. 28 boats weighed in 96 fish for 224-18 Lbs. 12-5 fish limits. Lake level 404.4, water tem 77-80, weather clear skies, temp 70’s. 34 teams

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1st place winners Brad Schoenrock and Bill Wooden, from Bluford and Mt Vernon, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 15-90 Lbs winning $1,915.00, including Brad’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money and $225.00 for his 4-90 Lb big bass. They caught their fish using purple haze colored Bandit crankbaits, fishing mid lake in about 6-10 feet of water and had a limit of 5 fish by 7:30 am. Brad is 31 and is a warehouse worker. Bill is 44 and is a farmer. 2nd place winners Mike Goessman and Bob Atchison, from Sesser, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 15-15 Lbs winning $720.00. They fished mid lake in about 3-5 feet of water using pearl colored Bandit crankbaits and black/blue jigs. Mike is 34 and is a contractor. Bob is 50 and is a coal miner. Dunns, Winn-Nelson, Mercury, Jetta Marine and Rend Lake Sporting Goods sponsor them. 3rd place winners Brett Boldrey and Terry Hale Jr, from Dix and Waltonville, IL, won $495.00 with a limit of 5 fish for 13-40 Lbs. They caught them using shad Bagley crankbaits, also mid lake in 5-7 feet of water. Brett is 41 and is machinist. Terry is 39 and is a machine operator. B&B Labs sponsors them. Dan Wessman, from Belleville, IL, weighed in big bass with a 5-70 Lb bass winning $450.00. Dan’s team also won an additional $225.00 for sixth place. Dan is 30 and is an airman with the USAF. 38 boats weighed in 137 fish for 322-60 Lbs. 18-5 fish limits. Lake level 404.9, water tem 83-86, weather cloudy skies, temp 90’s. 47 teams

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1st place winners Shannon Toigo and Lonnie Bowlin, from Christopher and Benton, IL, weighed in the winning limit of 5 fish for 14-19 Lbs winning $1,754.00, including Shannon’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money. They fished shad colored Lucky Crafts and tubes, fishing rocks and laydowns in about 3-5 feet of water around the south end of the lake. Shannon is 38 and is a water/sewer plant operator. Lonnie is 33 and is flooring tech. Ziegler Outdoors sponsors them. 2nd place winners Tom Witges and Carl Crider, from Albers and Opdyke, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 14-11 Lbs winning $752.00. They found their fish around mid lake area in about 3-5 feet of water, hitting blue/white Pop-R’s, crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Tom is 46 and is a laborer. Carl is 49 and is a plant supervisor. 3rd place winners Danny Borcherding and Billy Bradford, from Mt Vernon, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 13-74 Lbs winning $517.00. They caught fish on shad colored Bandit crankbaits, fishing shallow water. Danny is 45 and is a factory worker. Billy is 46 and is also a factory worker. Larry Diveley, from Highland, IL, won big bass worth $470.00 with his 5-40 Lb bass. Larry caught his fish on a shad Rapala crankbait, fishing rocks in 4-6 feet of water. Dan Wessman, from Belleville, IL, won second big bass with a 5-37 Lb bass winning $235.00. 45 boats weighed in 158 fish for 357-72 Lbs. 18-5 fish limits. Lake level 405.9, water tem 82-86, weather sunny skies, temp 90’s. 49 teams

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1st place winners Mike Goessman and Kenny Atchison, from Sesser and Whittington, IL, weighed in the winning limit of 5 fish for 16-53 Lbs. They found their fish hitting Dunn’s black/blue jigs, swimming them in weed beds in about 3 feet of water and blue/chart crankbaits around the north end of the lake. Mike is 34 and is a contractor. Kenny is 26 and is a boat builder. Dunn’s, Winn Nelson, Goessman Construction, Mercury and Rend Lake Sporting Goods sponsor their team. 2nd place winners Brett Boldrey and Terry Hale Jr, used bone colored crankbaits, fishing rip rap in about 4 feet of water. They weighed in 5 fish for 14-38 Lbs winning $768.00. Brett is 41 and Terry is 38. 3rd place winners Ken Hemmen and Gene Thoele, from St Louis, MO, and Effingham, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 14-36 Lbs winning $778.00, including Kenny’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money. Big Bass winner Mike Raney, from Mt Vernon, IL, weighed in a 5-43 Lb bass winning $480.00. Mike caught his fish on a black Sinko worm flippin laydowns. Richard Stevens, from Galatia, IL, won second big bass worth $240.00, with his 5-23 Lb bass. 44 boats weighed in 178 fish for 386-35 Lbs. 28-5 fish limits. Lake level 409, water tem 69-79, weather partly cloudy, temp 80’s. 50 teams

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1st place winners Kenny Hemmen and Gene Thoele, from St Louis, MO and Effingham, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 15-67 Lbs winning $1,754.00, including Kenny’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money. They fished white Lucky Craft crankbaits, around the north end of the lake in about 3-6 feet of water. They culled 3 other fish and had a limit by 10:30 am. Kenny is 41 and is a consultant. Gene is 41 and is in auto sales. 2nd place winners James Rost and Pat Creighton, from Dahlgren and Wayne City, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 13-99 Lbs winning $752.00. They fished around the Gun Creek area, using shad colored Bagley crankbaits, in about 3-8 feet of water. James is 60 and is a storeowner. Pat is 47 and is a carpenter. 3rd place winners Gene Miller and Jeff Farmer, from Benton and Sesser, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 13-19bs winning $517.00. They pitched U.S. Tackle brown jigs, tubes and crankbaits, in shallow water around the south end of the lake. Gene is 42 and works for Walgreens. Jeff is 39 and works for General Tire. Rend Lake Marina sponsors them. 4th place winners Ken Stone and Robert Bruce, from Granite City, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 13-05 Lbs winning $846.00, including Robert’s, 5-32 Lb big bass money. They fished red shad worms on rocks in the North Gun Creek area in about 6 feet of water. Ken is 40 and is a Federal Security site manager. Robert is 28 and is in the Air Force. Mike Anderson, won Woodland, IL, won second big bass with his 5-29 Lb bass winning $235.00. 48 boats weighed in 161 fish for 361-91 Lbs. 15-5 fish limits. Lake level 407, water tem 68-72, weather sunny, temp 80’s. 49 teams

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1st place winners Lucas Levanti and Scott Levanti, from W Frankfort, IL, weighed in a nice limit of 5 fish for 19-43 Lbs, winning $1,978.00, including Lucas’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money. They fished black/blue jigs and spinnerbaits, around the north area of the lake in about 2 feet of water. They culled 2 other fish and had their limit by 12:00 pm. Lucas is 26. Scott is 52 and works for FCHA. 2nd place winners Bill Walker and Jerry Walker, from Mulkeytown and Zeigler, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 17-34 Lbs winning $864.00. They used Bill Walker white/chart spinnerbaits, fishing in Gun Creek in about 3 feet of water. Bill is 47 and is a contractor. Jerry is 55 and is a coal miner. Walker’s Bar & Grill sponsors them. 3rd place winners Aaron Wehmeyer and Jason Thomas, from Smithton and Mt Vernon, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 16-43 Lbs winning $594.00. They fished black/blue Yum tubes, flippin brush in shallow water around the north end of the lake. Aaron is 32 and is an insurance agent. Jason is 33 and is a factory worker. Jerry Bate won big bass with a 6-69 Lb bass winning $540.00. Jerry caught his fish on a black/blue Prowler tube, flippin in about 3 feet of water around the south end of the lake. Jerry is 33 and is a coal miner. David Pedigo, from Benton, IL, won second big bass with a 6-28 Lb bass winning $270.00. 44 boats weighed in 136 fish for 349-72 Lbs. 15-5 fish limits. Lake level 408, water tem 60-70, weather sunny, partly cloudy and some wind, temp 70’s. 56 teams

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