1st place winners Adam Crigger and Scott Crigger, from Clinton, IA, weighed in 5 fish for 14-11 Lbs winning $1,176.00. They caught their fish using white rats, fishing pads in about 2 feet of water around mid pool area. Adam is 21 and is a college student. Scott is 23 and is a painter. 2nd place winners Steve Geerts and Brad Kelly, from Morrison and Lyndon, IL, used black rats, fishing weed beds and pads in shallow water. They weighed in 5 fish for 12-00 Lbs winning $504.00. Steve is 54. Brad is 45. 3rd place winners Scott Ford and Randy Beard, from Geneseo, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 11-53 Lbs winning $216.00. Fishing green pumpkin tubes in shallow water in pool 14. Scott is 38 and is an advertisement manager. Randy is 46 and is a marketing manager. Tackle Warehouse.com, Skeeter Boats and Grace Marine sponsor them. Tim Janke, from Janesville, WI, won $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money with 5 fish for 10-38 Lbs. Greg Lester won big bass and $240.00 with a 3-21 Lb bass. Denny Ropp won second big bass with a 3-11 Lb bass winning $120.00. 20 boats weighed in 64 fish for 144-61 Lbs. 8-5 fish limits. River level 11.7, water temp 67-78, weather clear skies and windy, temp 70’s. 26 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 Bob Walker and Jon Schneeberger, from Clinton, IA, weighed in 5 fish for 17-14 Lbs winning $1,394.00. They caught their fish using black/blue yum tubes and white frogs flippin weed beds and lay downs in shallow water around mid-pool. Bob is 58 and is a teacher/coach. Jon is 44 and is a welder. Grace Marine and Skeeter sponsor them. 2nd place winners Tom Hochbaum and Mike Van Kampen, from Fulton, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 17-02 Lbs winning $714,00. They flipped red/black jigs around the lower pool in about 4 feet of water. Tom is 34 and is a policeman. Mike is 34 and is a millwright. 3rd place winners Matt Molitor and Randy Schumacher, from Janesville, WI, weighed in 5 fish for 15-36 Lbs winning $974.00, including Matt’s 5-22 Lb big bass and $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money. Matt is a MetLife Insurance salesman. Randy is 55 and is a builder. Shawn Kobel, from Bloomington, IL, won second big bass with a 4-38 Lb bass winning $170.00. 34 boats weighed in 137 fish for 329-62 Lbs. 19-5 fish limits. River level 12.1, water temp 78-84, weather overcast and rain, temp 70’s. 36 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 Dan Deets and Shawn Eickert, from Fulton, IL and Clinton, IA, weighed in 5 fish for 18-97 Lbs winning $1,800.00, including Dan’s 4-91 Lb big bass. Catching their fish on black/blue jigs and white spinnerbaits, flippin wood in about 4 feet of water around the upper pool area. Dan is 51 and is a maint tech. foreman. Shawn is 33 and is a factory worker. 2nd place winners Bob Walker and Jon Schneeberger, from Clinton, IA, weighed in 5 fish for 17-09 Lbs winning $960.00, along with Bob’s 4-16 Lb bass. Fished white buzz baits and black/blue tubes and jigs in weed beds around mid-pool area in about 3 feet of water. Bob is 58 and is a teacher/coach. Jon is a welder. Grace Marine sponsors them. 3rd place winners Cory Piddle and Mike Van Kampen, from Mt Carroll and Fulton, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 15-64 Lbs winning $430.00. Flippin black/blue jigs and tubes in shallow water weed beds in sloughs in 2-3 feet of water also around mid-pool 13. Cory is 46 and is a carpenter. Mike is 34 and is a millwright. Nav Inc sponsors them. Jim Grunauer, from Sterling IL, won $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money, winning over $450.00 including their fifth place win. 37 boats weighed in 137 fish for 326-81 Lbs. 16-5 fish limits. River level 10.6, water temp 83-88, weather sunny, temp 90’s. 42 teams 2 sidepot

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 Jim Grunauer and Shane Bryant, from Sterling and Rock Falls, IL, weighed in a nice limit of 5 fish for 17-16 Lbs winning $1,650.00, including Jim’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money and his 3-97 Lb bass. They fished black/blue jigs flippin in about 3 feet of water along the main river channel. Jim is 47 and is a dentist. Shane is 31 and is a flooring installer. Ranger Boats and Ted’s Boat Aroma sponsor them. 2nd place winners Ray Bradley and Jamie Sheeks, from Carpentersville and Sycamore, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 16-19 Lbs winning $665.00. Catching their fish on black/blue Zoom lizards, fishing the main river channel in 4-6 feet of water. Ray is 39 and is self-employed. Jamie is 40 and is a ceramic tile setter. 3rd place winners Dan Deets and Shawn Eickert, from Fulton, IL and Clinton, IA, weighed in 5 fish 15-82 Lbs winning $420.00. They found fish hitting black/green jigs fishing lay downs in about 4 feet of water around the upper pool area. Dan is 51 and is a maint foreman. Shawn is 33 and is a factory worker. Big bass winner Jerry Quinton, from Dixon, IL, weighed in a 4-07 Lb bass winning $350.00. Catching his fish on a top water frog in a weed bed. 35 boats weighed in 158 fish for 396-04 Lbs. 29-5 fish limits. River level 11.1, water temp 80-85, weather sunny, temp 100’s. 37 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 Dan Deets and Shawn Eickert, from Fulton and Clinton, IA, weighed in 5 fish for 13-95 Lbs winning $1,295.00. They caught their fish on white/green spinnerbaits and black/blue jigs, fishing mid-pool in about 3 feet of water. They culled 6 other fish and had a limit by 7:30 am. Dan is 51 and is a millwright. Shawn is 35 and is a factory worker. 2nd place winners Eric Mullan and Jeff Crow, from Sterling, IL, fished black/blue tubes and white spinnerbaits, in about 3-5 feet of water around mid-pool main channel. They weighed in 5 fish for 13-55 Lbs winning $703.00. Eric is 35 and is a maintenance engineer. Jeff is a truck driver. Top Dog Music, Grass Master’s Lawn Care and Knuckle Deep Music sponsor them. 3rd place winners Bob Walker and Jon Schneeberger, from Clinton, IA, found fish hitting black tubes and brown buzz frogs in sloughs in about 2 feet of water around mid-pool. They weighed in 5 fish for 13-50 Lbs winning $629.00, including Jon’s 3-42 Lb bass. Bob is 58 and is a teacher-coach. Jon is 44 and is a welder. Grace Marine sponsors them. Randy Dotson, from Elgin, IL, won $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money, with 5 fish for 10-06 Lbs. Scott Anderson, from Aurora, IL, won big bass worth $370.00, with a 3-50 Lb bass, using a watermelon hawg trail, flippin in about 3 feet of water. 35 boats weighed in 136 fish for 315-30 Lbs. 21-5 fish limits. River level 13.8, water temp 69-77, weather sunny, temp 80’s. 39 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

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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