1st place winners Josh and Brad Kirchhoff, from Highland, IL, weighed in 4 fish for 9-12 Lbs winning $980.00. They caught their fish on chart/white spinnerbaits, fishing rocks on the north end of the lake in shallow water. Brad is 49 and is service writer. Josh is 26 and is a carpenter. 2nd place winner Herb Ralston and Ron Becker, from Bunker Hill and Carlyle, IL, weighed in 2 fish for 5-27 Lbs winning $620.00, along with his 3-42 Lb big bass. Catching their fish on brown Bandit crankbaits on rocks along main lake around the south end of the lake in 3 feet of water. Herb is 52 and is Seed Company owner. Ron is 50 and is work for the Hwy Dept. 3rd place winners Mike and Chris Viviano, from Troy, IL, weighed in 2 fish for 4-53 Lbs winning $180.00. Using white/chart spinnerbaits, on rocks in shallow water. Mike is 31 and is project manager. Chris is 35 and is also a project manager. B & R Outland Rods sponsor them. Ken Arnold, from Shobonier, IL, won second big bass with a 2-83 Lb fish winning $100.00. 10 boats weighed in 18 fish for 38-63 Lbs. 0-5 fish limits. Lake level 4445, water temp 73-80, weather overcast and rain, temp 70’s. 22 teams.

Sponsors: Ranger Boats - Mercury Outboards - MotorGuide – Garmin - Ranger Trail - Please Release Me – BWSTA Ranger Cup - Syberg’s Family Restaurants - Wholesale Batteries of MO – Bedford Sales - Belleville Sport Sales - Mertens Boats & Motors – Nameoki Village Marine – Pro’s Choice Marine – Ford Motor Company - Outdoors in the Heartland – Mann’s Bait Co – Bluff City Tackle

1st place winners Mike and Chris Viviano, from OFallon and Troy, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 13-26 Lbs winning $840,00 including Mike’s 3-62 Lb bass. Catching their fish on white/chart spinnerbaits, around dam area in about 6 feet of water. Mike is 31 and is a project manger. Chris is 35 and is also a project manager. B R Outlaw Rods sponsors them. 2nd place winners Robert Parker and Greg Belcher, from Patoka and Vernon, IL, weighed in 4 fish for 11-05 Lbs winning $726.00, including Greg’s 4-07 Lb big bass and Robert’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money. They fished white Bandit crankbaits around the south end of the lake fishing rocks and lay downs in about 8 feet of water. Robert is 31 and is truck driver. Greg is 41 and is a laborer. 13 boats weighed in 39 fish for 87-58 Lbs. 2-5 fish limits. Lake level 445, water temp 83-85, weather sunny clear skies, temp 80’s. 16 teams.

Sponsors: Ranger Boats - Mercury Outboards - MotorGuide – Garmin - Ranger Trail - Please Release Me – BWSTA Ranger Cup - Syberg’s Family Restaurants - Wholesale Batteries of MO – Bedford Sales - Belleville Sport Sales - Mertens Boats & Motors – Nameoki Village Marine – Pro’s Choice Marine – Ford Motor Company - Outdoors in the Heartland – Mann’s Bait Co – Bluff City Tackle

1st place winners brothers Paul and Danny Strausbaugh, from Worden and Hillsboro, IL, weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 13-31 Lbs winning $1,222.00, including Paul’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money and his 3-58 Lb bass money. They flipped main lake rocky banks and lay downs, using black/blue Gene Larew Salt craws in about 3-5 feet of water. Paul is 58 and is an operation manager. Dan is 53 and is a welder. Ranger Boats, Mercury and Rod Locker sponsor them. 2nd place winners Travis Gillett and Wes Cummins, from Inka and Shattuc, IL, also flipped lay downs in about 3-4 feet of water, with black/blue jigs around mid lake area. They weighed in 5 fish for 12-53 Lbs winning $558.00, including Wes’s 3-98 Lb big bass. Travis is 30 and is seed specialist. Wes is 42 and is an electrician. CGL Electric sponsors them. 3rd place winners Jason Downen and A J Johnson, from Fairview Hgts and Centralia, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 11-62 Lbs winning $162.00. They caught their fish on black/blue jigs, flippin mid lake points in 2-5 feet of water. Jason is 23 and is a carpenter. A J is 46 and is UPS driver. 14 boats weighed in 33 fish for 76-71 Lbs. 3-5 fish limits. Lake level 445, water temp 83-87, weather sunny clear skies, temp 90’s. 20 teams.

Sponsors: Ranger Boats - Mercury Outboards - MotorGuide – Garmin - Ranger Trail - Please Release Me – BWSTA Ranger Cup - Syberg’s Family Restaurants - Wholesale Batteries of MO – Bedford Sales - Belleville Sport Sales - Mertens Boats & Motors – Nameoki Village Marine – Pro’s Choice Marine – Ford Motor Company - Outdoors in the Heartland – Mann’s Bait Co – Bluff City Tackle

1st place winners Robert Hawkins and Travis Graham, from Mt Vernon and Bonnie, IL, weighed in the only limit of 5 fish for 10-95 Lbs winning $1,127.00. They found fish hitting black Zoom worms and green/blue crankbaits, fishing mid-lake rocks and lay downs in 6-10 feet of water. Robert is 29 and is a HVAC Tech. Travis is 28 and is a millwright. Warren’s Drywall, and Graham’s Service Station sponsor them. 2nd place winners Travis Gillett and Wes Cummins, from Iuka and Shattac, IL, fished white spinnerbaits and black/blue jigs, flippin laydowns around mid-lake in 2-3 feet of water. They weighed in 4 fish for 10-47 Lbs winning $598.00, including Travis’s 4-01 Lb bass. Travis is 30 and is a seed specialist. Wes is 42 and is an electrician. CGL Electric sponsors them. 3rd place winners Williams Combs and Mike Hunter, from Highland, IL, and Winfield, MO, weighed in 3 fish for 7-97 Lbs winning $207.00. They caught their fish on black/blue Crock O Gator jigs, around mid-lake in 4 feet of water. Williams is 48 and is self-employed. Mike is 48 and is a service manager. BL Boat Covers and Crock O Gator sponsors them. Tim Qualls, from Swansea, IL, weighed in big bass with a 4-98 Lb bass winning $230.00, using a black/blue jig flippin lay downs in about 10 feet of water. Mike is 39 and is an electrical contractor. SRB Electric sponsors him. 21 boats weighed in 51 fish for 115-92 Lbs. 1-5 fish limits. Lake level 446, water temp 74-82, weather overcast skies, temp 80’s. 25 teams.

Sponsors: Ranger Boats - Mercury Outboards - MotorGuide – Garmin - Ranger Trail - Please Release Me – BWSTA Ranger Cup - Syberg’s Family Restaurants - Wholesale Batteries of MO – Bedford Sales - Belleville Sport Sales - Mertens Boats & Motors – Nameoki Village Marine – Pro’s Choice Marine – Ford Motor Company - Outdoors in the Heartland – Mann’s Bait Co – Bluff City Tackle

1st place winners Jason Downen & A J Johnson, from Fairview Hgts and Centralia, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 13-93 Lbs winning $784.00. They fished chart/white spinnerbaits and black/blue jigs around rocks and laydowns in Allen Branch in about 4-8 feet of water. Jason is 23 and is a carpenter. A J is 46 and works for UPS. 2nd place winners Kevin and Randy Tune, from Breese, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 11-17 Lbs winning $336.00. Catching their fish on white spinnerbaits and black jigs, flippin around the south end of the lake in about 2 feet of water. Kevin is 50 and is hod carrier. Randy is 45 and is a laborer. 3rd place winners Tom Heintz and Derek Bircher, from Waterloo and Highland, IL, weighed in 4 fish for 10-10 Lbs winning $144.00. They used crankbaits and spinnerbaits in about 2 feet of water. Tom is 35 and is a carpenter. Derek is 33 and is also a carpenter. Rob Parker, from Patoka, IL, won $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money with 2 fish for 4-71 Lbs. Jeff Faust, from Trenton, IL, weighed in a 4-22 Lbs winning $160.00, for big bass. Danny Strausbaugh, from Hillsboro, IL, weighed in a 4-10 Lb bass winning $80.00. 14 boats weighed in 31 fish for 82-47 Lbs. 2-5 fish limits. Lake level 444, water temp 58-60, weather rain and windy, temp 60’s. 18 teams.

Sponsors: Ranger Boats - Mercury Outboards - MotorGuide – Garmin - Ranger Trail - Please Release Me – BWSTA Ranger Cup - Syberg’s Family Restaurants - Wholesale Batteries of MO – Bedford Sales - Belleville Sport Sales - Mertens Boats & Motors – Nameoki Village Marine – Pro’s Choice Marine – Ford Motor Company - Outdoors in the Heartland – Mann’s Bait Co – Bluff City Tackle

1st place winners Mike Lawler and Brock Holston, from Mt Vernon and Hoffman, IL, weighed in 2 fish for 8-93 Lbs winning $1,062.00, including Brock’s 5-79 Lb big bass. They caught their fish on white Booyah spinnerbaits, in about 8 feet of water around the south end of the lake. Mike is 33 and is a service tech. Brock is 25 and is a warehouseman. 2nd place winners Rob Parker and Greg Belcher, from Patoka and Vernon, IL, weighed in 3 fish for 8-68 Lbs winning $628.00, including Rob’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money. They fished rocks around the north area of the lake in about 4-6 feet of water. Rob is 31. Greg is 41. SLO Joe’s and Affordable Tackle sponsor them. 3rd place winners Jason Downen and A J Johnson, from Fairview Hgts and Centralia, IL, weighed in 2 fish for 5-15 Lbs winning $162.00. Catching their fish on black/blue colored tubes, flippin mid lake in about 3 feet of water. Jason is 23 and is a carpenter. A J is 45 and is a UPS driver. Don McFetridge, from St Charles, MO, weighed in a 5-15 Lb bass winning $90.00 for second largest bass of the tournament. 8 boats weighed in 13 fish for 39-35 Lbs. 0-5 fish limits. Lake level 443, water temp 50-56, weather rain and windy, temp 60’s. 20 teams.

Sponsors: Ranger Boats - Mercury Outboards - MotorGuide – Garmin - Ranger Trail - Please Release Me – BWSTA Ranger Cup - Syberg’s Family Restaurants - Wholesale Batteries of MO – Bedford Sales - Belleville Sport Sales - Mertens Boats & Motors – Nameoki Village Marine – Pro’s Choice Marine – Ford Motor Company - Outdoors in the Heartland – Mann’s Bait Co – Bluff City Tackle

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