1st place winners Don and Dennis McFetridge, from St Charles and St Louis, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 17-80 Lbs winning $1,194.00, including Don’s big bass money with his 5-34 Lb bass and his $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money. They fished green pumpkin colored brush hogs and a shad colored float and fly, on main lake points with grass in about 4-8 feet of water. Don is 49 and is a laborer. Dennis is 50 and is a warehouse manager for Sportsprint. Nameoki Village Marine, Tri-State and BWSTA sponsor them. 2nd place winners Brad & Josh Kirchhoff, from Highland, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 14-61 Lbs winning $336.00. They also won the top point award for most points. They caught their fish on red Bomber crankbaits, black/blue jigs fishing grass beds around the north area of the lake in about 4 feet of water. Brad is 50 and is a service advisor. Josh is 27 and is a carpenter. 3rd place winners Jon Rinderer and Scott Sautman, from Highland and Pocahontas, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 14-09 Lbs winning $144.00. They fished brown jigs in pockets in about 5-8 feet of water. Jon is 49 and is a teacher. Scott is 48 and is contracting officer. Dunn’s, Daiwa, Strike King, P Line and G Loomis sponsor them. Jim Lowe, from St Peters, MO, weighed in a 4-47 Lb bass winning $80.00, for second big bass of the tournament. 17 boats weighed in 67 fish for 156-32 Lbs. 8-5 fish limits. Lake level high, water temp 60-70, weather cloudy to clearing sunny skies, temp 80’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 – Jet-A-Marina - 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 Josh and Brad Kirchhoff, from Highland, IL, weighed in the winning limit of 5 fish for 20-50 Lbs winning $1,134.00, including Josh’s 4-72 Lb bass. They caught their fish using red colored Bomber and Bandit crankbaits, black/blue jigs, fishing grass in 4-6 feet of water around the north end of the lake. They had their limit by 8:30 am and culled 12 other fish. Josh is 26 and is a carpenter. Brad is 50 and is a service writer. 2nd place winners Herman Torluemke and Tom Kerns, from Highland, IL and St Charles, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 16-26 Lbs winning $441.00. They found fish hitting white and gold spinnerbaits, fishing mid lake in grass in about 10 feet of water. Herman is 57 and is a service advisor. Tom is 55 and is maintenance worker. Nameoki Village Marine, Tri State Trolling Motor sponsors them. 3rd place winners Jim and Matt Carroll, from Hillsboro, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 14-81 Lbs winning $439.00 including Jim’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money. They fished red rattletraps in grass beds in 6-8 feet of water also around mid lake. Jim is 56 and is a farmer. Matt is 36 and is also a farmer. Ranger Boats and Mercury Marine sponsor them. Tom Zinna, from St Louis, MO, weighed in big bass with a 4-95 Lb bass winning $210.00. Tom caught his fish on a blue/chrome rattletrap in weeds in about 8 feet of water. Tom is 51 and in construction work. 19 boats weighed in 84 fish for 231-00 Lbs. 14-5 fish limits. Lake level normal, water temp 46-56, weather cloudy overcast day, temp 30’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 – Jet-A-Marina - 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 Wille and Bob Wille Jr, from Troy and Highland, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 18-39 Lbs winning $810.00, along with Bob’s Sr, 4-90 Lb big bass. They caught they fish on chrome rattle traps, fishing grass in about 5 feet of water. Bob Sr is 53 and is a service manager for Steve Schmitt Chevrolet. Bob Jr is 30 and is an ironworker. Ranger Boats, Steve Schmitt Chevy and Nameoki Village Marine sponsor them. 2nd place winners Jim Carroll and Matt Carroll, from Hillsboro, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 17-78 Lbs winning $565.00 with Jim’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money. They fished mid lake area, around weeds in about 5-8 feet of water with red rattle traps. Jim is 55 and is a farmer. Matt is 33 and is also a farmer. Ranger Boats and Mercury Marine sponsor them. 3rd place winners Jon Rinderer and Scott Sautman, from Highland and Pocahontas, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 17-33 Lbs winning $135.00. They fished red rattle traps in about 5 feet of water. Jon is 49 and is teacher. Scott is 48 and is manager. G-Loomis, Dunn’s, Strike King, Daiwa and Gene Larew sponsor them. John Wright from Shelbyville, IL, won big bass with a 5-05 Lb bass winning $150.00. John caught his fish on a crawfish colored crankbait in the warm water arm in shallow water. 15 boats weighed in 63 fish for 183-73 Lbs. 8-5 fish limits. Lake level normal, water temp 46-56, weather snow and cloudy overcast day, temp 30’s. 17 teams

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1st place winners Tom Zinna and Tim Copeland, from St Louis, MO and Livingston, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 16-27 Lbs winning $931.00. They caught their fish on brown jigs and shad colored Rattle L Traps, fishing mid-lake area in 4-20 feet of water. Tom is 31 and is construction worker. Tim is 26 and is a service tech. 2nd place winners Mike Foree and Charlie Bogard, from Osage Beach and St Charles, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 15-22 Lbs winning $649.00, including Mike’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money. They found their fish using green pumpkin jigs, watermelon colored brush hogs around mid-lake in 2-15 feet of water. Mike is 58 and is a fisherman. Charlie is 31 and is a heavy equipment operator. Nameoki Village Marine, Bad Boy Mowers, Bullseye and BWSTA sponsor them. 3rd place winners father and son team Josh and Brad Kirchhoff, from Highland, IL, won $266.00, including Josh’s big bass money, weighing in 5 fish for 14-96 Lbs. Catching fish on crawdad Rattle L Traps and black/blue jigs, around the north area of the lake in 2-4 feet of water. Josh is 26 and is a carpenter. Brad is 50 and is service writer. Jerry DeJohn, from OFallon, MO, weighed in a 4-27 Lb bass winning $190.00. Jerry is 59 and is meat cutter and caught his fish on a white Bandit crankbait in about 2 feet of water. 21 boats weighed in 82 fish for 206-12 Lbs. 12-5 fish limits. Lake level normal, water temp 61-63, weather cloudy overcast day, 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 – 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 Greg Coleman and Dave Riggs, from Butler and Coffeen, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 15-18 Lbs winning $1,127.00. They caught their fish using white spinnerbaits and purple rattle traps, fishing weeds around the south end of the lake in about 4 feet of water. Greg is 37 and in sales. Dave is 32 and is a machinist. Bob’s Marine, Bass Cat and Mercury sponsor them. 2nd place winners Josh and Brad Kirchhoff, from Highland, IL, fished red rattle traps and black/blue jigs, in 2-4 feet of water around weeds in the north area of the lake. They weighed in 5 fish for 15-13 Lbs winning $483.00. Josh is 26 and is a carpenter. Brad is 50 and is a service advisor. 3rd place winners Jon Rinderer and Scott Sautman, from Highland and Pocahontas, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 15-07 Lbs winning $322.00, including Scott’s big bass money. They used shad colored spinnerbaits and crankbaits, fishing weeds around mid-lake in 3-4 feet of water. Jon is 48 and is a teacher. Scott is 47 and is a contracting officer. Daiwa, G Loomis, Strike King, Dunn’s and Gene Larew sponsor them. Don McFetridge, from St Charles, MO won $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money with 5 fish for 14-21 Lbs. Dennis McFetridge won big bass with a 5-15 Lb bass winning $230.00. Dennis used a black/blue jig in about 4 feet of water. 23 boats weighed in 72 fish for 174-50 Lbs. 7-5 fish limits. Lake level 495, water temp 70-74, weather cloudy overcast day, temp 50’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 Jim Koontz and Mark Viehweg, from Hillsboro and Litchfield, IL, weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 14-04 Lbs winning $1,377.00, along the Jim’s 4-16 Lb big bass money. They caught their fish using black/blue jigs in grass beds in about 10 feet of water around the north end of the lake. Jim is 48 and is a shop manager. Mark is 45 and is a bus driver. 2nd place winners Josh and Brad Kirchhoff, from Highland, IL, found their fish hitting black jigs, spinnerbaits and buzz baits, in about 3-6 feet of water in weed beds also in the north area of the lake. They weighed in 5 fish for 12-33 Lbs winning $704.00, including Josh’s big bass money with his 4-05 Lb bass. Josh is 26 and is a carpenter. Brad is 49 and is a service writer. 3rd place winners Tim Armstrong and Brad Bortz, from St Charles, MO and Belleville, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 11-20 Lbs winning $297.00. Tim and Brad, found their fish around mid lake in about 6 feet of water, hitting black/blue Omega Jigs and blue Tony U Buzz Baits, fishing weeds and points. Tim is 43 and is a car dealer. Brad is 44 and is a technician. Omega Custom Tackle, Armstrong Motors and Mikes Prop Shop sponsor them. Mike Foree, from Beaufort, with in 5 fish for 9-85 Lbs winning $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money. Mike and Darron also won 4th place worth $162.00. 23 boats weighed in 66 fish for 139-35 Lbs. 4-5 fish limits. Lake level 499, water temp 70-74, weather cloudy overcast day, temp 60’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 – 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