1st place winners Don and Gary McFetridge, brothers from St Charles, MO, weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 11-50 Lbs winning $715.00. They caught their fish using a green pumpkin baby brush hogs pitchin banks in 3-6 feet of water and the famous cork and jig rig. Don is 50 and is a laborer. Gary is 54 and is a salesman. Bass World Sports sponsor them. 2nd place winners Jim and Matt Carroll, father and son team from Hillsboro, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 11-27 Lbs winning $562.00 including Jim’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money. They used brown/green jigs and white spinnerbaits, fishing tree and laydowns around main area in 2-4 feet of water. Jim is 58 and is a farmer. Matt is 35 and is also a farmer. Ranger Boats sponsor them. 3rd place Bob and Bev Wille, from Troy, IL, 5 fish 11-13 Lbs prizes. Gary Brooks, from St Louis, MO, won both big bass money with a 3-28 and a 2-97 Lb bass winning $195.00, using a black/brown Eakins Jig in 1-4 feet of water. Gary is 61 and is a St Charles County Sheriff officer. BWSTA, Nameoki Marine, Ardent Reels, Outlaw Rods and Tri State sponsor him and his partner Dalton Hood. 14 boats weighed in 65 fish for 124-07 Lbs. 11-5 fish limits. Lake level high, water temp 52-58, weather snow and cloudy overcast to sunny skies, temp 40’s. 15 teams Next tournament 10/09

1st place winners Josh and Brad Kirchhoff, from Highland IL weighed in 5 fish for 12-53 Lbs winning $735.00. Catching fish on chart crankbaits and red rattle traps around north area of the lake in 2-6 feet of water. Josh is 28 and is a carpenter. Brad is 52 and is an auto tech. 2nd place winners Steve Klein and Mike Laughlin, from Sorento and Hillsboro, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 11-90 Lbs winning $315.00, using white Bandit crankbaits in 3-5 feet of water. Steve is 31 and is self-employed. Mike is 46 and is quarry foreman. 3rd place winners Jon Rinderer and Scott Sautman, from Greenville and Pocahontas, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 11-62 Lbs winning $135.00. They found fish hitting red rattletraps in 5-6 feet of water around mid lake. Jon is 51 and is a teacher. Scott is 50 and is a contracting officer. Daiwa, Lunker Lure, Strike King, Dunn’s and P-Line sponsor them. Jim Carroll, from Hillsboro, IL, won $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money with 4 fish for 9-23 Lbs. Terry Cordum, from Maryville, IL won big bass with a 3-37 Lb bass winning $150.00. Matt Carroll, from Hillsboro, IL, won second big bass with a 3-30 Lb bass winning $75.00. 16 boats weighed in 55 fish for 122-52 Lbs. 6-5 fish limits. Lake level high, water temp 45-55, weather cloudy overcast skies, temp 30’s. 17 teams Next tournament 3/29/09

1st place winners Keith Frederiksen and Tom Wille, from Edwardsville, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 11-01 Lbs winning $784.00. They used green shaky head worms around laydowns in 8-10 feet of water. Keith is 39 and is a graphic artist. Tom is 48 and is a surveyor. 2nd place winners Jon Rinderer and Scott Sautman, from Greenville and Pocahontas, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 10-64 Lbs winning $336.00. They fished crankbaits and brown jigs around the warm water area in 6-10 feet of water. Jon is 51 and is a teacher. Scott is 50 and is a contracting officer. Dunn’s, Strike King, Daiwa, Hawg Caller and P-Line sponsor them. 3rd place winners Freeland Peterson and Greg Leitschuh, from Ramsey and Sorento, IL won $144.00 for their limit of 5 fish for 10-59 Lbs. John Wright, from Shelbyville, IL, won $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money with 4 fish for 8-45 Lbs. Jerry Gregory, from Hillsboro, IL won big bass with a 3-28 Lb bass winning $160.00, using a shaky head black worm in 8 feet of water. Jerry is 56 and is manager of Ace Hardware. Steve Klein, from Sorento, IL, won second big bass with a 3-17 Lb bass winning $80.00. 14 boats weighed in 49 fish for 94-91 Lbs. 4-5 fish limits. Lake level normal, water temp 45-60, weather cloudy overcast skies and snow, temp 10’s. 18 teams Next tournament 2/15/09

1st place winners Jon Rinderer and Scott Sautman, from Greenville and Pocahontas, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 14-03 Lbs winning $756.00 including Scott $70.00 for second big bass with his 4-61 Lb bass. They fished red colored crankbaits and black jigs around mid-lake, warm water discharge area in 4-8 feet of water. Jon is 51 and is a teacher. Scott is 50 and is a contracting officer. G Loomis, Dunn’s, Lunker Lure, Daiwa and P Line sponsor them. 2nd place winners Troy Micnheimer and Matt Micnheimer, from Greenville and Coffeen, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 11-82 Lbs winning $294.00. They fished mid-lake points in 10 feet of water use chrome colored crankbaits and jerkbaits. Troy is 31 and is a production supervisor. Matt is 35 and works for a rock quarry. 3rd place winners Josh and Brad Kirchhoff, from Highland, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 10-95 Lbs winning $126.00. Jim Carroll won $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money weighing in 3 fish for 8-83 Lbs. Matt Carroll won $140.00 for his 5-09 Lb big bass, winning them over $390.00 in today’s tournament. Ranger Boats and Mercury sponsor them. 13 boats weighed in 42 fish for 98-11 Lbs. 34-5 fish limits. Lake level normal, water temp 45-60, weather sunny to cloudy skies, temp 30’s. 16 teams Next tournament 1/25/09

1st place winners Jon Rinderer and Scott Sautman, from Greenville and Pocahontas, IL, weighed in one of the only 3 limits weighed in for 10-93 Lbs winning $882.00. They fished crankbaits, jigs and topwater baits in 5-18 feet of water around main channel banks. Jon is 50 and is a teacher. Scott is a contracting officer. G Loomis, Dunn’s, Lunker Lure, Daiwa and P Line sponsor them. 2nd place winners Terry Cordum and Gene Cailey, from Maryville and Litchfield, IL, fished shaky head green pumpkin worms in shallow waterweeds, catching 5 fish for 9-92 Lbs winning $378.00. Terry is 41 and is an engineer. Gene is 61 and is retired. 3rd place winners Joe Gray and Steve Klein, from Butler and Sorento, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 8-33 Lbs winning $162.00, using carolina rigged watermelon brush hogs and white crankbaits, on points in 15 feet of water. Joe is 62 and is lineman. Steve is 31 and is a contractor. Bob’s Marine sponsors them. Gary Schild, from Mundelein, IL, weighed in 4 fish for 7-54 Lbs winning $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money. Bob Wille, from Troy, IL, won big bass with a 3-40 Lb bass winning $180.00, using a green brush hog in 6 feet of water. Steve Schmitt Chevy, Nameoki and Ranger Boats sponsor him. Freeland Peterson, from Brighton, IL, won $90.00 for second big bass with a 3-26 Lb bass. 15 boats weighed in 39 fish for 79-80 Lbs. 3-5 fish limits. Lake level normal, water temp 64-70, weather sunny skies, temp 70’s. 20 teams Next tournament 12/21/08 (annual Christmas Party after tournament)