1st place winners Jon Rinderer and Scott Sautman, from Highland and Pocahontas, IL, weighed in a nice bag of 5 fish for 20-70 Lbs winning $1,127.00. They fished red Bomber crankbaits in about 12 feet of water, fishing points. Jon is 48 and is a teacher. Scott is 47 and is a government worker. Dunn’s, Daiwa, Strike King, Gene Larew, Hawg Caller and G-Loomis sponsor them. 2nd place winners Terry Cordum and J Q Halteman, from Maryville and Gillespie, IL, weighed 5 fish for 17-24 Lbs winning $483.00. They caught their fish, cranking shad colored Bandit crankbaits, around weed bed in 4-6 feet of water. Terry is 39 and is an engineer. J Q is 29 and is a laborer. Outlaw Rods, East Side Marine and Stratos Boats sponsor them. 3rd place winners Lee Lowery and Frank Scheiter, from Mt. Olive, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 17-04 Lbs winning $207.00. They fished weeds and grass beds with shad and brown colored Rattle Traps and jigs in about 5-12 feet of water. Lee is 64 and is retired. Frank is 33 and is a plumber. Don McFetridge, from St Charles, MO, won big bass with a 5-30 Lb bass winning $480.00, including $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money. Tom Zinna, from St Louis, MO, won $115.00 for his 4-67 Lb bass, second of the tournament. 23 boats weighed in 95 fish for 271-15 Lbs. 12-5 fish limits. Water level low, water temp 48-54, weather sunny, temp 40’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

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1st place winners Joe Gray and Steve Klein, from Butler and Sorento, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 17-47 Lbs winning $918.00, including Joe’s 4-87 Lb second big bass of the tournament. They caught their fish on black colored Spooks and on carolina rigged tubes, in shallow water around mid-lake area. Joe is 59 and is a lineman. Steve is 28 and is a construction worker. 2nd place winners John Winkelman and Monty Cordray, from Fillmore, IL and Pevely, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 17-16 Lbs winning $777.00. Including John’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money and John’s 4-88 Lb big bass. Catching their fish on Cajun red color jerk baits in shallow water also around mid lake. John is 54 and is retired. Monty is 43 and is a Marine Tech at Nameoki Village Marine. Nameoki Village Marine and Ranger Boats sponsor them. 3rd place winners Tim Armstrong and Brad Bortz, from St Charles, MO and Belleville, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 16-76 Lbs winning $153.00. They used black/blue jigs in 8-10 feet of water around main lake points. Tim is 43 and is a car salesman. Brad is 44 and is a tech. Armstrong Motors sponsors them. 19 boats weighed in 81 fish for 226-18 Lbs. 12-5 fish limits. Water level 3 feet low, water temp 47-57, weather sunny, temp 40’s. 19 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

For more information: Bob Horrell Bass World Sports 636-949-2772                                     Next tournament for: Coffeen Winter Div 17 Main Access March 26, 2006

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1st place winners Jon Rinderer and Scott Sautman, from Highland and Pocahontas, IL, weighed in the winning limit of 5 fish for 17-99 Lbs winning $1,029.00. They caught their fish on red/shad colored crankbaits, in 5-6 feet of water around mid lake. Jon is 48 and is a teacher. Scott is 46 and is a contracting officer. Daiwa, Loomis, Gene Larew, Dunn’s, Mustad and Power Pro sponsor them. 2nd place winners Matt Carroll and Matt Micnheimer, from Hillsboro and Coffeen, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 16-48 Lbs winning $691.00, including $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money. They used Bill Lewis chrome colored Rattle L Traps in grass beds in about 6 feet of water around main lake points. Matt is 32 and is a farmer. Matt is 32 and is works at a rock quarry. 3rd place winners brother Don and Tom McFetridge, from St Charles, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 15-50 Lbs winning $189.00. They caught their fish on white crappie jigs and corks and shad colored crankbaits, in 3-8 feet of water around the lower area of the lake. Don is 48 and is a laborer. Tom is 46 and is also a laborer. Nameoki Village Marine, Tri-State and BWSTA sponsor them. Lee Lowery, from Mt Olive, IL, weighed in big bass with a 5-46 Lb bass winning $210.00. Lee used a red/shad colored crankbait in about 4 feet of water around the north end of the lake. Lee is 63 and is retired. Mike Barnes, from Mackinaw, IL, weighed in second big bass with a 4-24 Lb bass winning $105.00. 23 boats weighed in 89 fish for 242-31 Lbs. 11-5 fish limits. Water level 3 feet low, water temp 46-50, weather sunny, temp 40’s. 23 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

For more information: Bob Horrell Bass World Sports 636-949-2772                  Next tournament for: Coffeen Winter Division 17 Main Access Feb 26, 2006

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1st place winners Jim Carroll and Matt Carroll, from Hillsboro, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 17-47 Lbs winning $1,034.00, including $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus money and $80.00 for Jim’s 4-11 Lb big bass. They caught their fish on chrome colored Rattle L Traps and tube baits on points and in weed beds around mid-lake in 3-8 feet of water. Jim is 56 and is a farmer. Matt is 32 and is also a farmer. Ranger Boats and Mercury Marine sponsor them. 2nd place winners Jon Rinderer and Scott Sautman, from Highland, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 15-57 Lbs winning $496.00, including Jon’s 4-53 Lb big bass. They found their fish using shad colored crankbaits, fishing points and weed beds in about 6 feet of water, also around mid lake area. Jon is 48 and is a teacher. Scott is 46 and is project engineer. Daiwa, Strike King, Dunn’s. Gene Larew and G Loomis sponsor them. 3rd place winners Don and Dennis McFetridge, from St Charles and St Louis, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 15-08 Lbs winning $144.00. They fished shad Rattle L Traps and white jigs, on points and weed beds in 4-8 feet of water. Don is 47 and is a laborer. Dennis is 49 and is a warehouse manager. Nameoki Village Marine, Ranger Boats, Tri-State and BWSTA sponsor them. 17 boats weighed in 61 fish for 173-41 Lbs. 7-5 fish limits. Water level 3 feet low, water temp 43-48, weather overcast and windy, temp 30’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 - Belleville Sport Sales - Mertens Boats & Motors – Nameoki Village Marine – Pro’s Choice Marine – Ford Motor Company - Outdoors in the Heartland – Mann’s Bait Co.

For more information: Bob Horrell Bass World Sports 636-949-2772                 Next tournament for: Coffeen Winter Division 17 Main Access Jan 22, 2006

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1st place winners Jon Rinderer and Scott Sautman, from Highland, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 15-92 Lbs winning $931.00. They caught their fish on chart and shad colored spinnerbaits, fishing mid lake in 6-8 feet of water, fishing points. Jon is 48 and is teacher. Scott is 46 and is a project agent. Dunn’s, Daiwa, G Loomis, Strike King, Hawg Caller and Gene Larew sponsor them. 2nd place winners Gary and Scott McFetridge, from St Charles and St Louis, MO, fished secondary points in about 4 feet of water, using white Mann’s crankbaits and spinnerbaits, also around mid lake area. They weighed in 5 fish for 15-74 Lbs winning $399.00. Gary is 51 and is a salesman. Scott is 21 and is a carpenter. 3rd place winners Bob Wille and Bob Wille Jr weighed in 5 fish for 14-43 Lbs winning $171.00. They found their fish in shallow water, using a white spinnerbait around mid lake. Bob is 52 and is a service manager. Bob Jr is 28 and is an ironworker. Nameoki Village Marine, Steve Schmitt Chevy, Ranger Boats and Mercury Marine sponsor them. Big bass winner Monty Cordray weighed in a 4-24 Lb bass winning $190.00. Monty is 43 and a service tech at Nameoki Village Marine, caught his fish on a white Horny Toad, in Cemetery Cove in about 4 feet of water. Ranger Boats, Kistler Rods and Nameoki Village Marine sponsor him. Lee Lowery, from White City, IL, weighed in second big bass with a 3-93 Lb bass, winning $95.00. Jim Carroll, from Hillsboro, IL, weighed in 4 fish for 11-09 Lbs winning $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus money. 17 boats weighed in 43 fish for 111-96 Lbs. 3-5 fish limits. Water level 5 feet low, water temp 53-60, weather cloudy and rain, temp 50’s. 21 teams.

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

For more information: Bob Horrell Bass World Sports 636-949-2772       Next tournament for: Coffeen Winter Division 17 Main Access Dec. 11, 2005

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1st place winners Herman Torluemke and Jeff Boemler, from Highland, IL, weighed in 4 fish for 13-06 Lbs winning $1,512.00, including both big bass monies with Herman’s 4-13 and 4-02 Lb big bass. They caught their fish on green pumpkin colored brush hogs, fishing main lake grass and mid lake coves in 4-6 feet of water. Herman is 56 and is a service advisor for Lou Fuzz’s. Jeff is 45 and is a computer analyst. Tri State Trolling Motor sponsors them. 2nd place winners Jon Rinderer and Scott Sautman, from Highland and Pocahontas, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 11-91 Lbs winning $567.00. They fished crankbaits, worms and jigs, in shallow water grass beds in about 4-5 feet of water. Jon is 47 and is a teacher. Scott is 46 and is a contracting officer. Daiwa, Loomis, Dunn’s, Gene Larew and Power Pro sponsor them. 3rd place winners Jim Johnson and Jeff Schneider, from Carlyle and Beckmeyer, IL, fished 6" pumpkin colored worms in about 10 feet of water around the south in of the lake. They weighed in 5 fish for 11-39 Lbs. James is 41 and is an engineer. Jeff is 41 and is a press operator. Ranger Cup winner Don McFetridge, from St Charles, MO, weighed in 3 fish for 6-63 Lbs winning $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus money. 26 boats weighed in 66 fish for 154-91 Lbs. 5-5 fish limits. Water level 4 1/2 feet low, water temp 72-74, weather sunny, temp 70’s. 29 teams.

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

For more information: Bob Horrell Bass World Sports 636-949-2772                    Next tournament for: Coffeen Winter Division 17 Main Access Nov. 27, 2005

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