1st place winners Chris and Tim Randell, from St Charles, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 13-77 Lbs winning $833.00, using purple Strike King worms and brown craws, fishing in pool 25 in 1-6 feet of water. Chris is 45 and is an electrician. Tim is 17 and is a high school student. Strike King, Pro Craft Boats and St Charles Boat & Motors sponsor them. 2nd place winners Larry and Ben Moss, from Moscow Mills and Troy, MO, fished firetiger and taco salad Bandit crankbaits in 6-8 feet of water in Grassy Creek, winning $607.00 including Larry’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money with 5 fish for 12-02 Lbs. Larry is 58 and is a carpenter. Ben is 35 and is refrigeration worker. Harshmancustombaits.com and Nameoki Village Marine sponsor them. 3rd place winners Robin Hessling and Gary Hackworth, from Quincy, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 11-07 Lbs winning $327.00, along with Robin’s big bass money with his 4-26 Lb bass. They fished channel ledges in 8 feet of water using green crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Robin is 49 and is a mortgage banker. Gary is 49 and is sales manager for Pepsis. Terry Jones, from Quincy, IL won second big bass with his 3-92 Lb bass winning $85.00. 18 boats weighed in 89 fish for 148-34 Lbs. 17-5 fish limits. River level 12+, water temp 78-82, weather clear sunny skies, temp 80’s. 19 teams next tournament 9/06/08

1st place winners Jay Garrison and Jerry Reed, from Louisiana, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 12-76 Lbs, winning $1,029.00. They caught their fish on black/blue craws, chart crankbaits and jigs, in Buffalo Creek in 2-5 feet of water, flippin laydowns and brush. Jay is 39 and is control room operator. Jerry is 57 and is a truck driver. 2nd place winners Larry and Holly Moss, from Moscow Mills, MO, won $691.00, including Larry’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money. They weighed in 5 fish for 12-37 Lbs, using white spinnerbaits, crankbaits and black/blue chatter baits in Grassy Creek up the Salt River in shallow water. Larry is 55 and is a carpenter. Holly is a factory worker. Harschmancustombaits.com and Nameoki Village Marine sponsor them. 3rd place winners Gary Koenig and Terry Mast, from Ursa and Quincy, IL, won $189.00, with 5 fish for 11-64 Lbs, using black/blue Kayser Jigs pitchin laydowns in creeks in 4 feet of water. Gary is 50and is owner of Koenig Machine and Welding who also sponsor his team. Terry Mast is 58 and is retired. Steve Hoots, from Winchester, IL, won $210.00 for big bass with his 3-53 Lb big bass. Using a white chatterbait in 6 feet of water. Jim Manker, from Chambersburg, IL, won second big bass with a 3-53 Lb bass winning $105.00. 22 boats weighed in 121 fish for 185-73 Lbs. 20-5 fish limits. River level 12.1, water temp 78-80, weather clear sunny skies, temp 80’s. 23 teams next tournament 9/06/08

1st place winners Steve Hoots and Tom Hoots, from Winchester, IL, weighed in 4 fish for 10-25 Lbs winning $1,168.00, including Steve’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money and $85.00 for second big bass with his 3-58 Lb bass. They fished inside marina’s using white spinnerbaits and chatter jigs in about 10 feet of water. Steve is 47 and is a cable splicer. Tom is 55 and is project manager. BWSTA, Davidson Machine and Shooters sponsor them. 2nd place winners Bill Wells and Dana Daniels, from Roxana and Hartford, IL, fished green Zoom crawdads and white spinnerbaits in shallow water, they weighed in 5 fish for 8-96 Lbs winning $357.00. Bill is 54 and is truck driver. Dana is 47 and is a water plant operator. Nameoki Village Marine, Phone Masters and Grainger sponsor them. 3rd place winners Ken Eberhardt and Matt Bizelli, from St Charles, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 7-73 Lbs winning $153.00. They caught their fish on white/char spinnerbaits in shallow water also around marina’s. Ken is 46 and is a manager. Matt is a heating & cooling tech. My River Home, Laramie Dry Wall and Bizelli Heating and Cooling sponsor them. Butch Eaton, from Palmyra, MO, won $170.00 for big bass with his 3-96 Lb bass. 15 boats weighed in 37 fish for 61-77 Lbs. 2-5 fish limits. River level 14, water temp 78-80, weather clear sunny skies, temp 80’s. 19 teams next tournament 8/9/08 8/10/08

Due flooding of the Mississippi River at Louisiana, MO, we moved the tournament to Salt River at Cincinnati Landing Boat Ramp, 20 boats weighed in a limit of 5 fish. Winning 1st place and $1,134.00, including Dennis $105.00 in second place big bass money, Dennie Edwards and Butch Eaton, from Hannibal and Palmyra, MO. They weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 13-44 Lbs, using black hoo-daddys flippin wood around mid river in about 8 feet of water. Dennis 8s 57 and is a heavy equipment operator. Butch is 66 and is fishing sales. 2nd place winners Dave June and Mike Melton, from Quincy, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 11-25 Lbs winning $441.00. They caught their fish on white/chart star flash spinnerbaits and black/blue jigs in 2-4 feet of water. Dave is 41 and is a fisherman. Mike is 43 and is a painter. Kayser Lures and Star Flash silicone shirts sponsor them. 3rd place winners Terry Jones and Brent Dieker, from Quincy, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 9-86 Lbs, winning a tie by earlier boat number, winning $189.00. They flipped pink brush hogs and 10" worms in 2-8 feet of water. Terry is 42 and is a service manager. Brent is 53 and is a self-employed truck driver. ShottenKirk Toyota, Amsoil and Star Flash Skirts sponsor them. Eddie Kelly won $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money with 5 fish for 9-86 Lbs. Tom Hoots, from Winchester, IL, weighed in 5-22 Lb bass worth $210.00 for first big bass. Tom caught his fish on a cinnamon purple wooly hog tail flippin wood in shallow water. 23 boats weighed in 104 fish for 173-47 Lbs. 20-5 fish limits. River level normal for re-reg pool, water temp 74-79, weather clear sunny skies, temp 80’s. 23 teams next tournament 7-19-08

1st place winners Bob Havermale and Ed Ensor, from Lewistown and LaGrange, MO, weighed in 4 fish for 8-18 Lbs winning $1,492.00, including Bob’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money and his $115.00 in second big bass money for his 3-65 Lb bass. They fished in Noix Creek using white/chart chatterbaits on lay downs in about 2 feet of water. Bob is 55 and is a manufacture. Ed is 61 and a LaGrange city worker. 02 Marine, Stealth 1 Charger and Star Flash Skirts sponsor them. 2nd place winners Bill Wells and Shawn Kelly, from Roxana, IL, won $483.00 for their 5 fish limit for 8-00 Lbs. Catching them on white spinnerbaits and spring crawdad crankbaits, in Spring Creek fishing grass in shallow water. Bill is 54 and is a truck driver. Shawn is 53 and is an engineer. Nameoki Marine, Grainger and Phone Masters sponsor them. 3rd place winners Jim Sprague and Susan Blair, from St Charles, MO, flipped green craws around Buffalo Creek in 1-4 feet of water, weighing in a limit of 5 fish for 7-04 Lbs winning $207.00. Jim is 46 and is a welder. Susan is a med tech. John Sackwitz, from St Louis, MO, won big bass and $230.00 for his 3-94 Lb big bass, using a green pumpkin in about 5 feet of water around the Salt River in brush. Dupo Marine sponsors his team. 21 boats weighed in 63 fish for 92-05 Lbs. 4-5 fish limits. River level 15+, water temp 62-66, weather clear sunny skies, temp 80’s. 25 teams