Alton Division 5

2003 Alton Division 5

Piasa Boat Ramp
Team $110.00

2004 Schedule

April   ------ 24   Alton Pool
May   ------ 22 Alton Pool
June ------   12 Alton Pool
July   ------ 10 Alton Pool
Aug. ------  14 Alton Pool
Sept. ------ 25 Alton Pool

$110.00 Entry fee Bonus sidepot $50.00

2003 Alton Division 5

2003 Alton Division 5 Top Point Team Winner Rusty Czeschin & Paul Batson, 572 Points

Alton Pool Piasa Boat Ramp September 13, 2003 48 Fishermen 24 Boats

PLACE	TEAM	CITY	FISH	LBS	AMOUNT
1st	Monty Cordray	Pevely, MO	5	6-37	$1,034.00
	Jon Cordray	Pevely, MO
2nd	Chris Randall	St Charles, MO	5	5-97	$440.00
	Tim Randall	St Charles, MO
3rd	Steve Hoots	Winchester, IL	4	5-76	$176.00
	Tom Hoots	Winchester, IL		Total	$286.00

B-B	Adam McFetridge	St Charles, MO		2-56	$220.00
B-B	Steve Hoots	Winchester, IL		2-13	$110.00

1st place winners father and son Monty and Jon Cordray, from Pevely, MO, weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 6-27 Lbs winning $1,034.00. They caught their fish on crankbaits, spinnerbaits and tubes, fishing in the Illinois River in 2 feet of water. Monty is 40 and a marine tech at Nameoki. Jon is 16 and is a student. Nameoki Village Marine, B&L Boat Covers and Outdoors in the Heartland sponsor them. 2nd place winners another father and son team Chris and Tim Randall, from St Charles, MO, weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 5-97 Lbs winning $440.00. They fished by the dam, using Strike King tenn/shad colored crankbaits, in 1-2 feet of water. Chris is 40 and is an electrician. Tim is 12 and is a student. Nameoki Village Marine, Strike King, Stren, Triton and Mercury sponsor them. 3rd place winner’s brothers Steve and Tom Hoots, from Winchester, IL, found fish flippin black Yum tubes and Gene Larew salt craws, in 2 feet of water around the north pool. They weighed in 4 fish for 5-76 Lbs winning $286.00, including Steve’s 2-13 Lb second big bass. Steve is 43 and is a cable splicer. Tom is 50 and is a steel fabricator. Shooters Custom Baits and Davidson Trailers sponsor them. Adam McFetridge, from St Charles, weighed in a 2-56 Lb bass worth $220.00. Adam is 16 and a student, used a black Gene Larew Salt Craw in 2 feet of water. BWSTA and Tri-State Trolling Motor Repair sponsor him. 21 boats weighed in 55 fish for 68-53 Lbs. 3-5 fish limits. River level 10, water temp 77-80, weather cloudy rain, temp 80’s. 24 teams.

Sponsors: Ranger Boats - Mercury Outboards - MotorGuide – Garmin - Ranger Trail - Please Release Me – BWSTA Ranger Cup - Lucky Craft Lures - Solar Bat Sunglasses - Mad Dog Baits – Syberg’s Family Restaurants – Tri-State Trolling Motor Repair - Wholesale Batteries of MO - Belleville Sport Sales - Mertens Boats & Motors – Nameoki Marine - Sport World Boat Center – RCTackle.com

For more information: Bob or Ryan Horrell Bass World Sports 636-949-2772

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2003 Alton Division 5

Alton Pool Piasa Boat Ramp August 9, 2003 54 Fishermen 27 Boats

PLACE	TEAM	CITY	FISH	LBS	AMOUNT
1st	Randy Sutter	St Charles, MO	5	7-83	$1,000.00
				Total	$1,250.00
2nd	Dale Goetten	Jerseyville, IL	5	7-72	$500.00
	Rodney Verdun	E Alton, IL
3rd	Jim Floyd	Defiance, MO	5	6-70	$250.00
	Dominic Farachi	Bridgeton, MO
4th	Monty Cordray	Pevely, MO	5	6-01	$125.00
	Benjamin Cordray	Pevely, MO

B-B	Randy Sutter	St Charles, MO		2-75	$250.00
B-B	Doug Byrd	Foristell, MO		2-70	$125.00

1st place winner Randy Sutter, from St Charles, MO, weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 7-83 Lbs winning $1,250.00, including Randy’s 2-75 big bass. Randy caught his fish on a white spinnerbait, slow rolling it in 2-5 feet of water around the Alton dam area. Randy is 51 and is retired. 2nd place winners Dale Goetten and Rodney Verdun, from Jerseyville and E Alton, IL, used Zoom watermelon colored brush hogs, fishing in creeks in 2 feet of water. They weighed in 5 fish for 7-72 Lbs winning $500.00. Dale is 46 and is a steel worker. Rodney is 38 and is a printer. 3rd place winners Jim Floyd and Dominic Farachi, from Defiance and Bridgeton, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 6-70 Lbs winning $250.00. They found their fish hitting black/silver Rebel crankbaits in 8 feet of water north of Grafton in the Illinois River on rocks. Jim is 54 and is plumbing contractor. Dominic is 21 is a plumber. 20 boats weighed in 68 fish for 78-40 Lbs. 7-5 fish limits. River level 8, water temp 82-86, weather sunny skies, temp 80’s. 27 teams.

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Next tournament for: Alton Division 5 Piasa Boat Ramp Sept. 13, 2003

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2003 Alton Division 5

Alton Pool Piasa Boat Ramp July 12, 2003 62 Fishermen 31 Boats

PLACE	TEAM	CITY	FISH	LBS	AMOUNT
1st	Eddie Kelly	St Louis, MO	5	9-19	$1,160.00
	Robert Crutcher	St Louis, MO
2nd	Monty Cordray	Pevely, MO	5	8-54	$580.00
	Jon Cordray	Pevely, MO		Total	$870.00
3rd	Steve Hoots	Winchester, IL	5	7-94	$290.00
	Tom Hoots	Winchester, IL
4th	Bill Wells	Roxana, IL	5	7-64	$145.00
	Dana Daniels	Hartford, IL

B-B	Monty Cordray	Pevely, MO		3-37	$290.00
B-B	Dale Goetten	Jerseyville, IL		2-56	$145.00

1st place winners Eddie Kelly and Robert Crutcher, from St Louis, MO, weighed in the winning weight with 5 fish for 9-19 Lbs, winning $1,160.00. They flipped black colored salt craws, up the river (Amoco) in 7 feet of water, catching 7 fish out of one brush pile. Eddie is 50 and is a retired concrete finisher. Rob is 45 and is a chef. Bandit Lures, Skeeter and Nameoki Village Marine sponsor them. 2nd place winners father and son team Monty and Jon Cordray, from Pevely, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 8-54 Lbs winning $870.00, including Monty’s 3-37 Lb big bass. They fished green colored Bandit crankbaits, in 1-4 feet of water in the south area of the pool. Monty is 40 and is a marine tech. Jon is 16 and a student. Nameoki Village Marine, Outdoors In the Heartland, B&L Boat Covers and Kool Threads sponsor them. 3rd place winner brothers Steve and Tom Hoots, from Winchester, IL, found their fish hitting black/chart salt craws and tubes, flippin in harbors and in Piasa Creek in 4-5 feet of water. They weighed in 5 fish for 7-94 Lbs winning $290.00. Steve is 42 and is a cable splicer. Tom is 50 and is a steel fab estimator. Shooters Custom Baits and Davidson Trailers sponsor them. Dale Goetten, from Jerseyville, IL, weighed in the second largest bass winning $145.00 with his 2-56 Lb bass. 23 boats weighed in 68 fish for 100-19 Lbs. 4-5 fish limits. River level 11, water temp 80-85, weather sunny skies, temp 80’s. 31 teams.

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Next tournament for: Alton Division 5 Piasa Boat Ramp Aug. 9, 2003

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2003 Alton Division 5

Alton Pool Piasa Boat Ramp June 14, 2003 54 Fishermen 27 Boats

PLACE	TEAM	CITY	FISH	LBS	AMOUNT
1st	John Behiter Jr	Wentzville, MO	5	11-22	$1,000.00
	Dennis Knaust	Lake St Louis, MO		Total	$1,125.00
2nd	Joe Walch	Arnold, MO	5	7-98	$500.00
	Andy Hempkins	OFallon, MO
3rd	Rusty Czeschin	Bethalto, IL	5	7-89	$250.00
	Paul Batson	Staunton, IL
4th	Don McFetridge	St Charles, MO	5	7-43	$125.00
	Dennis McFetridge	St Louis, MO

B-B	Dominic Farachi	Bridgeton, MO		3-36	$250.00
B-B	Dennis Knaust	Lake St Louis, MO		3-33	$125.00

1st place winners John Behiter Jr and Dennis Knaust, from Wentzville and Lake St Louis, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 11-22 Lbs winning $1,125.00, including Dennis’s big bass. They flipped black neon salt craws, fishing around Washington, MO a 70 mile run in 1-2 feet of water. John is 29 and is a machine operator. Dennis is 29 and is a laborer. DM Motorsports, Falcon and Ranger Boats sponsor them. 2nd place winners Joe Walch and Andy Hempkins, from Arnold and OFallon, MO, used white/chart spinnerbaits, fishing the lower pool in 1 foot of water. They weighed in 5 fish for 7-98 Lbs winning $500.00. Joe is 39 and is an AC Tech. Andy is 38 and is a pressman. 3rd place winners Rusty Czeschin and Paul Batson, from Bethalto and Staunton, IL, fished the lower pool marina in about 1-3 feet of water, using black salt craws. They weighed in 5 fish for 7-89 Lbs winning $250.00. Rusty is 40 and is a machinist. Paul is 39 and is also a machinist. Big bass winner Dominic Farachi, from Bridgeton, MO, used a clown colored crankbait, fishing in boat harbors in about 5 feet of water, winning $250.00. Dominic is 19 and is salesman at Dunn’s. Eberin’s Boats & Motor, Dunn’s and G Loomis Rods sponsor him. 23 boats weighed in 74 fish for 103-10 Lbs. 6-5 fish limits. River level 11, water temp 69-74, weather cloudy skies, temp 80’s. 27 teams.

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Next tournament for: Alton Division 5 Piasa Boat Ramp July 12, 2003

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2003 Alton Division 5

Alton Pool Piasa Boat Ramp May 31, 2003 52 Fishermen 26 Boats

PLACE	TEAM	CITY	FISH	LBS	AMOUNT
1st	Paul Batson	Staunton, IL	5	10-53	$1,128.00
	Rusty Czeschin	Bethalto, IL
2nd	Eddie Kelly	St Louis, MO	5	9-50	$480.00
	Robert Crutcher	St Louis, MO
3rd	David Smith	House Springs MO	5	9-18	$192.00
	Phil Smith	House Springs, MO		Total	$432.00

B-B	Phil Smith	House Springs, MO		3-74	$240.00
B-B	Randy Barnett	Collinsville, IL		3-17	$120.00

1st place winners Paul Batson and Rusty Czeschin, from Staunton and Bethalto, IL, weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 10-53 Lbs winning $1,128.00. They caught their fish using black Larew salt craws, pitchin in shallow water in Piasa Creek. Paul is 39 and is a machinist. Rusty is 40 and is also a machinist. 2nd place winners Eddie Kelly and Robert Crutcher, from St Louis, MO, used white colored Bandit crankbaits, fishing in the lower pool in about 8 feet of water. They weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 9-50 Lbs winning $480.00. Eddie is 50 and is retired. Robert is 45 and is a chef. Bandit, Nameoki Marine, Skeeter and Citgo sponsor them. 3rd place winners David Smith and Phil Smith, from House Springs, MO, weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 9-18 Lbs winning $432.00, including Phil’s big bass. They flipped black worms in Piasa Creek in shallow water. David is 34. Phil is 27 and is HVAC Tech. Randy Barnett, from Collinsville, IL, weighed in the second largest bass with a 3-17 Lb bass worth $120.00. 25 boats weighed in 82 fish for 120-49 Lbs. 10-5 fish limits. River level 11-4, water temp 64-66, weather cloudy skies, temp 60’s. 26 teams.

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Next tournament for: Alton Division 5 Piasa Boat Ramp June 14, 2003

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2003 Alton Division 5

Alton Pool Piasa Boat Ramp May 3, 2003 36 Fishermen 18 Boats

PLACE	TEAM	CITY	FISH	LBS	AMOUNT
1st	Monty Cordray	Pevely, MO	5	12-96	$752.00
	Jon Cordray	Pevely, MO
2nd	Chris Randell	St Charles, MO	5	12-84	$320.00
	Tim Randell	St Charles, MO		Total	2nd $400.00
3rd	Jim Luckshis	Granite City, IL	5	10-45	$128.00
	Keith Sveda	Granite City, IL

B-B	Jim Sprague	St Charles, MO		3-60	$160.00
B-B	Chris Randell	St Charles, MO		3-46	$80.00

1st place winners father and son team Monty and Jon Cordray, from Pevely, MO, weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 12-96 Lbs winning $752.00. Monty and Jon, used red/shad colored Culprit worms and spinnerbaits, fishing in about 2-4 feet of water around the south end of the pool. Monty is 40 and a marine tech. for Nameoki Marine. Jon is 16 and is a student. Nameoki Marine, B&L Boat Covers, Outdoors in the Heartland and Kool Threads sponsor them. 2nd place winners another father and son team Chris and Tim Randell, from St Charles, MO, flipped black/blue Strike King Denny Bauer flippin tubes. They weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 12-84 Lbs winning $400.00, along with Chris’s big bass, fishing in the lower Alton pool in about 1-3 feet of water. Chris is 40 and is an electrician. Tim is 12 and is a student. Nameoki Marine, Strike King, Quantum, Stren, Triton Boats and Mercury sponsor them. 3rd place winners Jim Luckshis and Keith Sveda, from Granite City, IL, fished the Illinois River and the Piasa area in shallow water, using spinnerbaits, tubes and rattletraps. They weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 10-45 Lbs winning $128.00. Jim is 57 and is retired. Keith is 47 and is also retired. Jim Sprague, from St Charles, MO, weighed in a 3-60 Lb big bass worth $160.00. Jim used a green pumpkin colored Zoom craw, flippin in the boat harbors in about 2 feet of water. 13 boats weighed in 53 fish for 90-45 Lbs. 5-5 fish limits. River level 13-5, water temp 62-64, weather clear skies, temp 70’s. 18 teams.

For more information: Bob or Ryan Horrell Bass World Sports 636-949-2772

Next tournament for: Alton Division 5 Piasa Boat Ramp May 31, 2003

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2003 BWSTA Top Point Teams

PLACE	RECORD	RC	TEAM	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	T6	POINTS
1	17		RUSTY CZESCHIN & PAUL BATSON	95	100	98	92	94	93	572
2	3		MONTY & JON CORDRAY	100	83	80	99	97	100	559
3	1		CHRIS & TIMMY RANDELL	99	80	94	87	91	99	550
4	2		DAVID SMITH & JIM HART	96	98	87	83	89	95	548
5	18	RC	JOE WALCH & ANDY HEMPKINS	92	93	99	95	81	86	546
6	6	RC	GARY L DENNEY & MIKE AUGUSTINA	90	85	95	86	83	92	531
7	5		JIM LUCKSHIS & KEITH SVEDA	98	91	86	80	90	84	529
8	12		JIM SPRAGUE & DAN PEDERSEN	97	77	79	91	85	90	519
9	4		JEFF & JERRY WILSON	93	81	92	79	93	80	518
10	9		*JIM LOWE & JOE LOWE 133**	20	84	85	88	88	81	446
11	22	RC	*BILL TURNER & KEN WISE 137**	0	89	82	82	96	89	438
12	20		*EDDIE KELLY & ROB CRUTCHER 138**	0	99	96	100	20	88	403
13	24		JAMES FLOYD & SCOT FLOYD	0	94	89	20	98	91	392
14	13		GREG & KIM BAALMAN	20	96	81	81	92	20	390
15	14		TOM & DEBBIE JASPER	89	82	20	85	20	94	390
16	11	RC	*S L CANNADY & LEROY THOMAS JR 157**	20	86	20	89	82	85	382
17	7	RC	LARRY PAYNE & LOUIS HUCK	88	78	84	20	20	83	373
18	29	RC	*STEVE HOOTS & TOM HOOTS 222**	0	0	90	98	87	98	373
19	21		*MARK BROODS & BILL GEILSER 56**	0	90	78	20	86	87	361
20	15		*RANDY SUTTER & BILL PRESTON 162**	20	92	0	93	100	0	305
21	19		*RANDY BARNETT & JERRY BARNETT 152**	0	87	83	94	0	0	264
22	34		*FRED CLAY & JOHN KOOPMANN 207**	0	0	0	78	84	82	244
23	8		MIKE MCKINNEY & JOE SENALDI	94	79	20	20	20	0	233
24	23		*DON & DENNIS MCFETRIDGE 129**	0	20	97	0	0	97	214
25	16		*CLINTON ALEMOND & TIM COPELAND 148**	91	97	0	0	0	0	188
26	27		ROBERT MCDONOUGH & KEVIN MAY	0	88	0	0	0	96	184
27	32		*CESAR SPILLARI & ROBIN ROSS 230**	0	0	88	20	20	0	128
28	36	RC	*GATOR SMALL & DOMINIC FARACHI 177**	0	0	0	96	0	20	116
29	26		*BOB RICHARDSON & BOB WILSON 194**	0	95	0	0	20	0	115
30	30	RC	*JOHN BEHITER & DENNIS KNAUST 223**	0	0	100	0	0	0	100
31	42		*DALE GOETTEN & RODNEY VERDUN 249**	0	0	0	0	99	0	99
32	33		*BILL WELLS & DANA DANIELS 100**	0	0	0	97	0	0	97
33	25		*WAYNE WERLE & GENE ROGALSKI 192**	0	76	20	0	0	0	96
34	41		*DOUG BYRD & TOM SILBER 99**	0	0	0	0	95	0	95
35	28		*JOHN ARNOLD & DOMINIC FARACHI 71**	0	0	93	0	0	0	93
36	31		*TERRY MCCORMICK & BOB RICHARDSON90**	0	0	91	0	0	0	91
37	39		*RODNEY VERDUN & DALE GOETTEN 249**	0	0	0	90	0	0	90
38	38		*GENE BARNETT & FRANK VAUGHAN 186**	0	0	0	84	0	0	84
39	10		*BRUCE & RICK WEISHAUPT 130**	20	0	0	20	0	0	40
40	35		*TIM RISLER & 37**	0	0	0	20	0	0	20
41	37		*FRANK HOWARD JR & KEITH LEWIS 246**	0	0	0	20	0	0	20
42	40	RC	ROBERT SMITH & DREW GAL	0	0	0	0	20	0	20
43	43		RICHARD STARK & RICH STARK JR	0	0	0	0	0	20	20