1st place winners Rick Ragner and Jason Leuenberger, from LaCrosse, WI, weighed in 5 fish for 11-45 Lbs winning $880.00, including the sidepot and Jason’s 2-97 Lb bass. They caught their fish on silver colored Bill Lewis rattle L traps, ripping them in 4 feet of water on rocks. Rick is 34 and is a carpenter. Jason is 30 and is a subcontractor. Ace Sportsland and LaCrosse Tackle and Supply sponsor them. 2nd place winners Don Van Duyse and Nick O’Keefe, from Green Bay and LaCrosse, WI, weighed in 5 fish for 11-25 Lbs winning $240.00. They fished silver colored crankbaits, around French Island in about 10 feet of water. Don is 35 and is an engineer. Nick is 24 and is in school. Packerland Pools and Genes II sponsor them. 3rd place winners Andy and Charles, Muller, from Onalaska and Tomah, WI, weighed in 5 fish for 11-04 Lbs. Big Bass winner Joe Peplinski, from Winona, MN, weighed in a 3-35 Lb bass winning $120.00. Joe used a blue rattle L trap in 3-5 feet of water in pool 8. 14 boats weighed in 41 fish for 84-72 Lbs. 4-5 fish limits. River level 10, water temp 6-692, weather sunny skies, temp 70’s. 14 teams 4 sidepot

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1st place winners David Snyder and Jason Leuenberger, from Holmen and La Crosse, WI, used white Zoom super flukes, swimming them in 3-5 feet of water in pool 8. They weighed in 5 fish for 13-70 Lbs winning $940.00. David is 57 and is retired. Jason is 30 and is self-employed. Gander Mtn, Al’s Specialty and La Crosse Tackle sponsor them. 2nd place winners Mark Miller and Kyle Prentice, from Onalaska and La Crosse, WI, weighed in 5 fish for 12-48 Lbs winning $500.00, including Kyle’s 3-29 Lb bass. They fished shad colored Rapala’s top water baits and crankbaits, fishing in shallow water in pool 8. Mark is 52 and is a contractor. Kyle is 41 and is a bar owner. Helm Bar sponsors them. 3rd place winners Andy Hauser and Terry Wood, from La Crosse, WI, weighed in 5 fish for 12-16 Lbs winning $160.00. Fishing green pumpkin colored Zoom lizards in shallow water in pool 8. Andy is 26 and is an outboard mechanic. Terry is 25 and is a welder. Dave Durbala, from Ft Madison, IA, weighed in big bass with a 3-50 Lb fish worth $200.00. Dave fished a june bug colored RC Tackle tube in grass in 6 feet of water in pool 8. Dave is 38 and is a juvenile probation officer. RC Tackle, Hookhider Rods, Accent Fishing Products and Lake Cooper Tackle Co sponsor them. 18 boats weighed in 86 fish for 185-99 Lbs. 18-5 fish limits. River level 8, water temp 81-82, weather sunny skies, temp 80’s. 22 teams 6 sidepot

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Next tournament for: LaCrosse Division 15 Bob’s Bait & Tackle Sept. 20, 2003

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1st place winners Jim Fetting and Kevin Larson, from Lacrosse and Coon Valley, WI, weighed in the winning limit of 5 fish for 13-49 Lbs, winning $1,188.00, including second big bass and bonus sidepot. They fished black/blue jigs in pool 8 in 1-5 feet of water. Jim is 37 and works for a cheese factory. Kevin is 38 and does lawn care work. 2nd place winners Bruce Chandler and Robert Dulgar, from Holmen, WI and Rockford, IL, won $380.00 for the limit of 5 fish for 13-32 Lbs. They fished blue Lucky Craft buzz baits, fishing weed in 3-6 feet of water in pool 8. Bruce is 56 and is retired. Robert is 56 and is self-employed. Valvoline Oil sponsors them. Wayne Thesing and Aaron Brown, from LaCrescent, MN and Lacrosse, WI, weighed in 5 fish for 12-35 Lbs winning $152.00. They used chrome colored chug bug top water lures in shallow water in pool 8. Wayne is 27 and is a carpenter. Aaron is 27 and is also a carpenter. Big bass winner Tom Arentz, from Lacrosse, WI, weighed in a 4-27 Lb bass worth $190.00, using a black/blue jig in 16 feet of water. 20 boats weighed in 92 fish for 203-19 Lbs. 17-5 fish limits. River level 8, water temp 81-82, weather sunny skies, temp 80’s. 21 teams 5 sidepot

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Next tournament for: LaCrosse Division 15 Bob’s Bait & Tackle August 23, 2003

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1st place winners Wayne Thesing & Aaron Brown, from LaCrescent, MN and LaCrosse, WI, weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 14-06 Lbs winning $912.00, including Wayne’s big bass, a 3-34 Lb fish. They caught their fish on topwater chrome colored spooks, fishing in 2 feet of water in pool 7. Wayne is 27 and is a carpenter. Aaron is 26 and is a mechanic. 2nd place winners Jim Johnson and Dan Thill, from LaCrosse, WI, used blue colored Yamamoto baits in shallow water, fishing in pool 8. They weighed in 5 fish for 13-62 Lbs and winning $640.00, including the sidepot and second big bass. Jim is 32 and is a lab tech. Dan is 37 and is a mechanic. 3rd place winners Leslie Wing and Mark Miller, from Onalaska, WI, found the fish hitting orange/brown colored tubes, flippin in 3-16 feet of water in the river. They weighed in 5 fish for 11-66 Lbs winning $128.00. Leslie is 52 and is a laborer. Mark is also 52 and is a contractor. 15 boats weighed in 59 fish for 123-64 Lbs. 10-5 fish limits. River level 8, water temp 80-82, weather sunny skies, temp 80’s. 18 teams 6 sidepot.

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Next tournament for: LaCrosse Division 15 Bob’s Bait & Tackle Aug. 2, 2003

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1st place winners Jeff Ritter and Ron Check, from Prairie du Chien, WI, used Team Supreme black/blue jigs, fishing lay downs in the lower pool in 1-2 feet of water. They weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 14-41 Lbs winning $1,000.00. Jeff is 26 and is a commercial fisherman. Ron is 39 and is also a commercial fisherman. Team Supreme and American Marine sponsor their fishing team. 2nd place winners Les Wing and Mark Miller, from Onalaska, WI, weighed in 5 fish for 13-95 Lbs winning $500.00. They flipped green and brown tubes, in 2-10 feet of water in pool 8. Les is 52 and is a laborer. Mark is 52 and is contractor. 3rd place winners Larry Pennekamp and Courtney Leibfried, from Black River Falls and Onalaska, WI, found their fish hitting black/blue jigs in pool 7 in 3-6 feet of water. Weighing in 5 fish for 13-32 Lbs winning $250.00. Larry is 38 and is construction worker. Courtney is 25 and is a sales rep. Ben Borchardt, from Winona, WI, weighed in big bass with a 3-35 Lb bass winning $250.00. They won over $575.00, including 4th place money and sidepot money. Jim Fetting, from LaCrosse, WI, weighed in a 3-21 Lb bass worth $125.00 for second big bass. 24 boats weighed in 118 fish for 265-91 Lbs. 22-5 fish limits. River level 8, water temp 71-75, weather sunny skies, temp 80’s. 27 teams 5 sidepot

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Next tournament for: LaCrosse Division 15 Bob’s Bait & Tackle July 12, 2003

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This was our first tournament at LaCrosse, WI, and the fishery impressed us with the quality and amount of fish brought to the scales. Winning 1st place brothers Dan and Jim Harbaugh, from La Crescent, MN and West Salem, WI, weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 15-46 Lbs winning $1,225.00. They found their fish hitting Rite-Bite black/blue colored tubes, jigs and spinnerbaits, fishing in flooded timber in pool 9, in about 5 feet of water. Dan is 49 and is a semi-driver. Jim is 47 and is a fisherman. 2nd place winners Jim O’Donnell and Mark Leasure, from Ottawa and Crest Hill, IL, used gold colored Rapala, crankbaits, fishing wood and rocks in about 4-6 feet of water around Black River. They weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 15-09 Lbs, winning $1,380.00, including Mark’s big bass worth $350.00 and $400.00 in sidepot money. Jim is 46 and is a radiation tech. Mark is 44 and is a mail carrier. 3rd place winners Bruce Behrens and Scott McLaury, from Oelwein and Hazelton, IA, weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 14-96 Lbs winning $385.00. They caught their fish using brown colored Big O crankbaits, fish rocks, in about 4 feet of water. Bruce is 52 and is retired. Scott is 33 and is in corn by product work. Second big bass winner Larry Pennekamp, from Black River Falls, WI, weighed in a 3-84 Lb bass worth $175.00. Larry used a black jig, flippin in grass in about 5 feet of water. 34 boats weighed in 162 fish for 383-13 Lbs. 30-5 fish limits. River level 8.94, water temp 66-68, weather clear skies, temp 60’s. 37 teams 10 sidepot

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Next tournament for: LaCrosse Division 15 Bob’s Bait & Tackle June 22, 2003

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