1st place winners Ernie Tessone and Greg Gibson, from Carbondale, IL, weighed in 5 for 22-75 Lbs winning $1,895.00, including Ernie’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money and Greg’s second big bass money. They used black jigs, fishing mid lake pitching in about 2-4 feet of water. Ernie is 58 and is Finance Executive. Greg is 60 and is retired. 2nd place winners Mark Jelley and Danny Clark, from Mulkeytown, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 20-57 Lbs winning $752.00. They used crawfish colored crankbaits and black/blue jigs, fishing points around mid-lake in 4-5 feet of water. Mark is 43 and is a lineman. Danny is 50 and is a coal miner. Ziegler Outdoors sponsor them. 3rd place winners Mike Goessman and Brett Anderson, from Sesser and Woodlawn, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 18-64 Lbs winning $940.00, along with Mike’s 5-87 Lb big bass money. They fished black/blue Eakins Jigs and Yum tubes around the wagon area in 18-20 feet of water. Mike is 34 and is contractor. Brett is 23 and is a plumber. Win-Nelson, Jet-A-Marina, Mercury, Goessman Construction sponsor them. 4th place Harold Buchmeier and Kevin Bires, 5 fish 17-97 Lbs winning $376.00. 5th place Shannon Toigo and Greg Berner, 5 fish 17-89 Lbs winning $329.00. 6th place Joel Trovillion and Doug Bates, 5 fish 17-20 Lbs winning $235.00. 7th place Keith Cloe and Adam Eggertsen, 5 fish 17-08 Lbs winning $351.00 along with 1st place sidepot money. 2nd place sidepot money Don Norris and Billy Dean 5 fish 15-37 Lbs winning $70.00. 38 boats weighed in 166 fish for 475-49 Lbs. 25-5 fish limits. Lake level normal, water temp 48-54, weather cloudy overcast skies, temp 50’s. 49 teams 7 sidepot

-1st place winners Joel Trovillion and Doug Bates, from Grantsburg, IL, weighed in the winning limit of 5 fish for 16-04 Lbs, winning $1,377.00, including Joel’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money. They fished shad jerk baits and rattle l traps around windy points with grass in about 2-10 feet of water. Joel is 34 and a correctional officer. Doug is 37 and is also a correctional officer. Triple Fish Line sponsors them. 2nd place winners Eric Niswonger and Kyle Radake, from Cape Girardeau, MO, used shad colored Luck Craft jerk baits, fishing grass points. They weighed in 5 fish for 15-87 Lbs winning $483.00. Eric is 26 and is an electrician. Kyle is 24 and is a student. Flying Fisherman Sunglasses, Setyr Rods and Seagur Line sponsor them. 3rd place winners Vern Williams and George Panick, from Pittsburg and Marion, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 15-14 Lbs winning $201.00. They caught their fish using silver stick baits and jigs around the north end in about 10 feet of water. Vernon is 48 and is dry waller. George is 62 and is retired. V.N.W. Drywall sponsors them. Big bass winner Steve Giacoma, from W Frankfort, IL, weighed in a 5-03 Lb bass winning $230.00, using a brown colored Lucky Craft jerk bait around mid lake grass point in about 15 feet of water. Mark Jelley won second big bass and $115.00 with his 4-96 Lb bass. 22 boats weighed in 70 fish for 174-13 Lbs. 5-5 fish limits. Lake level normal, water temp 45-55, weather sunny clear skies, temp 50’s. 25 teams

1st place winners Mark Jelley and Danny Clark, from Mulkeytown, IL, weighed in a nice limit of 5 fish for 17-91 Lbs winning $1,216.00, including Danny’s both big bass money. They use black/blue jigs and white spinnerbaits, around mid lake in about 8-12 feet of water around weeds. Mark is 42 and is a lineman. Danny is 50 and is a coal miner. Zeigler Outdoors sponsors them. 2nd place winners Lucas Levanti and Lonnie Bowlin, from W Frankfort and Benton, IL, show rolled white spinnerbaits also in grass around mid lake in about 6 feet of water. They weighed in 5 fish for 15-32 Lbs winning $649.00, including Lucas’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money. Lucas is 27 and is a correctional officer. Lonnie is 37 and is a flooring tech. 3rd place winners Eric Niswonger and Kyle Radake, from Cape Girardeau, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 14-95 Lbs winning $171.00. They fished main lake points in about 8-10 feet of water using black jigs. Eric is 26 and is an electrician. Kyle is 23 and is a student. Foutz’s Hunting and Fishing, Flying Fisherman Sunglasses, Seagur Line and Setyr Rods sponsor them. 20 boats weighed in 72 fish for 172-95 Lbs. 8-5 fish limits. Lake pool level high, water temp 42-50, weather rain and snowy skies, temp 30’s. 21 teams

Sponsors: Ranger Boats - Mercury Outboards - MotorGuide – Garmin - Ranger Trail - Please Release Me – BWSTA Ranger Cup - Wholesale Batteries of MO – Belleville Sport Sales – Jet-A-Marina - Mertens Boats & Motors – Nameoki Village Marine – Twin City Marine - Ford Motor Company - Outdoors in the Heartland - Bluff City Tackle – Dupo Marine Center - Lucky Craft Lures

1st place winners Shannon Toigo and Greg Berner, from Christopher and Elkville, IL, weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 17-65 Lbs winning $1,690.00, including Shannon’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money and Greg’s big bass money. They used black/blue colored jigs and frogs, swimming them in weed around mid lake points in 5-8 feet of water. Shannon is 38 and is a water plant operator. Greg is 37 and is furniture maker. Lunker Lure and Zeigler Outdoors sponsor them. 2nd place winners Lucas Levanti and Lonnie Bowlin, from W Frankfort and Benton, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 13-79 Lbs winning $1,044.00, along with Lonnie’s big bass money. They caught their fish on white spinnerbaits and frogs, fishing grass in 5-10 feet of water around the south end of the lake. Lucas is 27 and is a correctional officer. Lonnie is 35 and is a flooring tech. Zeigler Feed sponsors them. 3rd place winners Harold Buchmeier and D J Helton, from Anna and Jonesboro, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 11-91 Lbs winning $432.00, using black colored frogs in shallow water. Harold is 38 and is a correction officer. D J is 38.  32 boats weighed in 101 fish for 199-99 Lbs. 9-5 fish limits. Lake pool level normal, water temp 60-64, weather clear skies, temp 60’s. 38 teams

Sponsors: Ranger Boats - Mercury Outboards - MotorGuide – Garmin - Ranger Trail - Please Release Me – BWSTA Ranger Cup - Wholesale Batteries of MO – Belleville Sport Sales – Jet-A-Marina - Mertens Boats & Motors – Nameoki Village Marine – Twin City Marine - Ford Motor Company - Outdoors in the Heartland - Bluff City Tackle – Dupo Marine Center - Lucky Craft Lures