1st place winners James Schubert and Ryan Wakeman, from Mt Vernon, IL and St Charles, MO, weighed in the winning limit of 5 fish for 15-03 Lbs winning $1,518.00, including $410.00 for James big bass with a 5-57 Lb bass. They fished laydowns using 10" green pumpkin Ghost Bait worms and shaky worms in 2 feet of water. James is 27 and is a security guard. Ryan is 27 and is a painter. Ghost Baits sponsor them. 2nd place winners Gene Gilliam and Mike Beltz, from Tamaroa and DuQuoin, IL, won $1,114.00 with 5 fish for 13.60 Lbs, including Gene’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money and $168.00 for 1st place sidepot money. They found fish hitting Mighty Strike green pumpkin Sweet Melody and jigs, flippin in 1-3 feet of water. Gene is 40 and works for General Cable. Mike is 38 and is a corrections officer. Mighty Strike and Lunker Lure sponsor them. 3rd place winner Ken Hemmen, from St Louis, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 13-26 Lbs winning $574.00, using shad crankbaits in 3-5 feet of water. Ken is 44 and is a consultant. 4th place winners Jerry Walker and Bob Atchison, from Zeigler and Whittington, IL, 5 fish 13-10 Lbs $719.00, including Bob’s $205.00 for second big bass with his 4-75 Lb bass and $84.00 in sidepot money. 5th place winners Brad Schoenrock and Bill Wooden, from Opdyke and Bonnie, IL, 5 fish 12-86 Lbs $412.00, including $84.00 in sidepot money. 6th place winners Matt Weber and Kevin Chambers, from Glen Carbon, IL, 5 fish 12-77 Lbs $288.00. 7th place winners Travis Graham and Robert Hawkins, from Goreville, IL, 5 fish 12-49 Lbs $246.00. 8th place winners Chad Holman and Matt Coe, from Whittington and Ewing, IL, 5 fish 12-09 Lbs $226.00. 9th place Larry Diveley and Steve Pate, from Highland and St Jacobs, IL, 5 fish 12-00 Lbs $246.00, including $42.00 in sidepot money. Keith Cloe and Chuck Gardner, 5 fish 11-92 Lbs $42.00 in sidepot money. 31 boats weighed in 130 fish for 293-26 Lbs. 21-5 fish limits. Lake level 406, water temp 83-85, weather rain and cloudy skies, temp 90’s. 43 teams 21 sidepot Next tournament 9/11/10

1st place winners Travis Graham and Robert Hawkins, from Bonnie and Goreville, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 15-07 Lbs winning $1517.00, including Roberts $370.00 in big bass money with his 5-58 Lb bass. They fished black/blue jigs flippin laydowns in 3 feet of water around the north end of the lake. Travis is 32 and is a millwright. Robert is 33 and is a HVAC Tech. Warren Dry Wall and Graham’s Service Station. 2nd place winners Danny Wooden and Dan Borcherding, from Mt Vernon, IL, won $666.00 with 5 fish for 13-39 Lbs, using black/blue jigs, pitchin bushes around mid lake in 4 feet of water. Danny is 48 and works at Vanex Paint. Danny is 48 and works for Mt Vernon Mold. Rend Lake Sporting Goods sponsors them. 3rd place winners Bob Atchison and Randy Gutzler, from Whittington and Sesser, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 12-84 Lbs winning $912.00 including $250.00 in Bob’s Ranger Cup Bonus Money and $144.00 in sidepot money. Bob is 54 and is a coal miner. Randy is 58 and is a bar owner. 4th place Keith Cloe & Chuck Gardner, from Sesser and W Frankfort, IL, 5 fish 11-92 Lbs, $700.00, including $108.00 in sidepot money and Keith’s $185.00 for second big bass with his 5-21 Lb bass. 5th place Brett Boldrey and Terry Hale, from Dix and Waltonville, IL, 5 fish 11-77 Lbs, $368.00, including $72.00 in sidepot money. 6th place Tracy Harrington and James Johnson, 5 fish 11-07 Lbs $259.00. 7th place Lucas and Scott Levanti, 5 fish 10-73 Lbs $222.00. 8th place Dennis Robbins and Rick Basso, 5 fish 10-11 Lbs $185.00.  David Junk and Ashley Bunch, 5 fish 8.61 $36.00 in 4th place sidepot money. 29 boats weighed in 94 fish for 208-07 Lbs. 10-5 fish limits. Lake level 408, water temp 63-66, weather storms rain and windy skies, temp 70’s. 39 teams 18 sidepot Next tournament 6/05/10

1st place winners Matthew Coe and James Lang, from Ewing and Benton, IL, weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 13-23 Lbs winning $1,236.00, including $120.00 in sidepot money, using sexy shad crankbaits and black/blue jigs, around the Gun Creek area flippin bushes in shallow water. Matthew is 28 and is Hydraulic Engineer. James is 33 and is fisherman. Holmes Kennels and M-M Outfitters sponsor them. 2nd place winners Dan Peterson and Chris Oglesby, from Texico and Mt Vernon, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 11-89 Lbs winning $720.00, including $72.00 in sidepot money. They fished black/blue jigs, flippin shallow water around the middle north area of the lake. Dan is 29 and works for General Tires. Chris is 26. 3rd place Carl Crider and Jerry Burgess, from Opdyke and Mt Vernon, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 11-33 Lbs winning $754.00, including $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money, using shad crankbaits around the north end of the lake in 5-10 feet of water. Carl is 52 and is plant superintendent. Jerry is 66 and is a maintenance tech. 4th place Ryan Faller and Dan McDowell, 5 fish 10-82 Lbs $444.00 including $48.00 in sidepot money. 5th place Keith Cloe and Chuck Gardner, 5 fish 10-79 Lbs $468.00, including Keith’s $180.00 for second big bass with his 4-55 Lb bass. 6th place Russ and Chris Rensing, 5 fish 10-31 Lbs $252.00. 7th place Matt Adams and Jason Miles, 4 fish 9-24 Lbs, $216.00. 8th place Brett Boldrey and Terry Hale, 5 fish 8-70 Lbs, $180.00. Big Bass winner Dennis Robbins weighed in a 5-73 Lb bass winning $360.00, using a white spinnerbait in shallow water. 27 boats weighed in 81 fish for 182-48 Lbs. 8-5 fish limits. Lake level 409+, water temp 54-63, weather clear skies, temp 70’s. 38 teams 12 sidepot Next tournament 5/02/10