1st place winners Steve & Tom Hoots, from Winchester, IL, weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 8-84 Lbs winning $1,000.00. They flipped black Yum craw tubes in about 1-3 feet of water in the north area of pool 26. Steve is 44 and is a cable splicer. Tom is 46 and is a steel fabricator. Shoots Custom Baits and Davidson Trailers sponsor them. 2nd place winners Trent Foiles and Mike Jackson, from Edwardsville and Jerseyville, IL, fished red shad colored Thunder Baits, baby brush hogs, flippin in about 1-3 feet of water in back water sloughs. They weighed in 5 fish for 8-79 Lbs winning $750.00, including Trent’s 2-47 Lb big bass of the tournament. Trent is 33 and is a 7up Dist. Mike is also 33 and is also a 7up Dist. Bluff City Tackle, Falcon Rods, Thunder Baits, Foiles and Jackson Dist, sponsor them. 3rd place winners Monty and Jon Cordray, from Pevely, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 7-61 Lbs winning $250.00. They caught their fish on chart. colored Bandit crankbaits, in about 1-3 feet of water, fishing the main river channel in the lower Illinois River. Monty is 42 and is a marine tech. Jon is 17 and is a student. Vesci Inc, Nameoki Village Marine, Miller Lite, B&L Boat Cover and Outdoors in the Heartland sponsors them. Don Stark, from Alton, IL, weighed in second big bass with a 2-40 Lb bass winning $125.00. 23 boats weighed in 68 fish for 100-33 Lbs. 5-5 fish limits. Water level 8.0, water temp 73-75, weather sunny, temp 80’s. 27 teams.

Sponsors: Ranger Boats - Mercury Outboards - MotorGuide – Garmin - Ranger Trail - Please Release Me – BWSTA Ranger Cup - Syberg’s Family Restaurants – Tri-State Trolling Motor Repair - Wholesale Batteries of MO - Belleville Sport Sales - Mertens Boats & Motors – Nameoki Village Marine - RCTackle.com

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Next tournament for: Alton Div 5 Piasa Boat Ramp

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1st place winners Rod Verdun and Dale Goetten, from E Alton and Jerseyville, IL, weighed in the winning limit of 5 fish for 7-76 Lbs winning $1,080.00. They fished worms, spinnerbaits and crankbaits in about 4 feet of water fishing on the main pool sloughs. Rod is 45 and is a printer. Dale is 47 and is a steel worker. 2nd place winners Keith Diveley and Tim Davis, from E Alton, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 7-31 Lbs winning $540.00. They fished in the Illinois River, using white/chart spinnerbaits in 3-4 feet of water. Keith is 44 and is a laborer. Tim is 31 and is also a laborer. 3rd place winners Chris & Tim Randell, from St Charles, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 7-28 Lbs winning $270.00. They used red colored Strike King buzz baits and spinnerbaits in the Illinois River in 1-3 feet of water. Chris is 41 and is an electrician. Tim is 13 and is a student. Nameoki Village Marine, Strike King, Triton and Mercury sponsor them. 4th place winners Scott Floyd and Jim Floyd, from Wentzville and Defiance, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 6-89 Lbs winning $135.00. Big bass winner Mike Augustine, from Livingston, IL, weighed in a 2-87 Lb bass winning $270.00. Mike caught his fish on a white Mad Dog spinnerbait in Piasa Creek in 6 feet of water. Mike is 42 and is a plant manager for Georgia Pacific. Jerry DeJohn, from OFallon, MO, weighed in a 2-56 Lb bass, winning $135.00 for second big bass of the tournament. 22 boats weighed in 64 fish for 96-73 Lbs. 5-5 fish limits. Water level 8.0, water temp 75-78, weather sunny, temp 70’s. 29 teams.

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

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Next tournament for: Alton Div 5 Piasa Boat Ramp September 25, 2004

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1st place winners Steve and Tom Hoots, from Winchester, IL, weighed in the winning limit of 5 fish for 8-20 Lbs winning $1,040.00. They pitched black/blue Lucky Strike ring worms and Gene Larew salt craws in 2-3 feet of water in the north area of pool 26. Steve is 43 and is a cable splicer. Tom is 51 is a steel fabricator. Shooters Custom Baits and Davidson Trailers sponsor them. 2nd place winners father and son Don and Adam McFetridge, from St Charles, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 7-65 Lbs winning $520.00. They fished along the main river sloughs and marinas, fishing black colored Bandit crankbaits in shallow water. Don is 46 and is a laborer. Adam is 17 and is a student. Nameoki Village Marine, Ranger Boats, BWSTA and Tri State Trolling Motor Repair sponsor them. 3rd place winners Bob Richardson and Bob Wilson, from Granite City, IL and St Louis, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 7-59 Lbs winning $260.00. They cranked chart colored Strike King crankbaits, fishing in the lower pool in about 11 feet of water. Bob is 53 and is TV Host of Outdoors in the Heartland. Bob is 57 and is and Adverting Executive for Ford Motor Company. Nameoki Village Marine, Outdoors in the Heartland, Triton, Ford, Mercury, MotorGuide and Strike King sponsor them. Big bass winner Rodger Becker, from Granite City, IL, weighed in a 4-24 Lb bass winning $260.00. Rodger flipped a watermelon candy colored brush hog in about 6 feet of water. Rodger is 54 and is a boat repair tech. Jim Sprague, from St Charles, MO, weighed in the second big bass with a 2-98 Lb bass winning $130.00. 22 boats weighed in 63 fish for 94-51 Lbs. 5-5 fish limits. Water level 11-50, water temp 79-82, weather sunny, temp 90’s. 28 teams.

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

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Next tournament for: Alton Div 5 Piasa Boat Ramp Aug 14, 2004

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Jerry DeJohn and John Koopmann, from OFallon, MO, won first place with 4 fish for 10-78 Lbs, winning $1,350.00, including big bass of the day with Jerry’s 4-39 Lb river bass. They used chart/purple colored Bandit crankbaits, fishing harbors in about 6 feet of water, using a fast retrieve. Jerry is 56 and is a meat cutter. John is a construction foreman. Nameoki Village Marine, Here’s Johnny Bar & Grill and BWSTA sponsor them. 2nd place winners Ken Wise and Bill Turner, from Mt Olive, IL and St Peters, MO, weighed in 4 fish for 7-58 Lbs winning $675.00, including Bill’s 3-48 Lb bass, second big bass of the tournament. Ken and Bill, fished docks and marinas, in about 4 feet of water, using white/chart spinnerbaits. Ken is 52 and is an auto body technician. Bill is 58 and is a body shop owner. 3rd place winners Trent Foiles and Mike Jackson, from Edwardsville and Jerseyville, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 7-44 Lbs winning $270.00. Catching their fish on crankbaits, spinnerbaits, worms and jigs, in 1-3 feet of water in pool 26 sloughs. Trent is 33, Mike is also 33, and both are 7up/Dr Pepper Distributors. Bluff City Tackle, Falcon Rods, Thunder Baits, Foiles Dist and Jackson Dist. sponsor them. 24 boats weighed in 71 fish for 106-11 Lbs. 4-5 fish limits. Water level 11-50, water temp 76-79, weather sunny, temp 90’s. 29 teams.

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

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Next tournament for: Alton Div 5 Piasa Boat Ramp July 10, 2004

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1st place winner’s father and son team, Monty and Jon Cordray, from Pevely, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 11-66 Lbs winning $1,440.00, including Monty’s 3-21 Lb, second big bass of the tournament. Monty and Jon fished green colored Bandit crankbaits, black/chart salt craws, in about 1-5 feet of water in the lower pool area. Monty is 41 and is a marine tech. Jon is 17 and is a student. Nameoki Village Marine, Vesci Inc, Miller Lite, B & L Boat covers, Outdoors in the Heartland, Yamaha and Skeeter Boats sponsor them. 2nd place winners Dale Goetten and Rodney Verdun, from Jerseyville and E Alton, IL, found fish hitting black/green Zoom fish doctor worms, in Otter and Piasa Creek in shallow water. They weighed in 5 fish for 8-46 Lbs winning $640.00. Dale is 46 and is a steel worker. Rod is a printer. 3rd place winners Larry Diveley and Ryan Varner, from Highland and Alhambra, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 8-32 Lbs winning $320.00. They used shad colored crankbaits and black/blue jigs, flippin is shallow water around Piasa and the main river. Larry is 32 and is a press operator. Ryan is 47 and is a mechanical engineer. Nameoki Village Marine, Mercury, Dunn’s, MWBT.com, Lunker Lure and Terry’s Taxidermy sponsor them. Rich Stark, from Wood River, IL, weighed in a 3-49 Lb big bass winning $320.00. Rich used a fire tiger colored crankbait in about 3 feet of water around the lower Alton pool. 27 boats weighed in 88 fish for 132-41 Lbs. 9-5 fish limits. Water level 13-07, water temp 75-81, weather sunny and light wind, temp 80’s. 34 teams.

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

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Next tournament for: Alton Div 5 Piasa Boat Ramp June 12, 2004

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1st place winners Trenton Foiles and Mike Jackson, from Edwardsville and Jerseyville, IL, weighed in the winning limit with 5 fish for 12-04 Lbs winning $1,368.00, including Trenton’s 6-14 Lb big bass. They flipped brush in 1-3 feet of water, using june bug colored Thunder baits and brush hogs, in the north area of pool 26. Trenton is 33 and is a 7UP Dr. Pepper Dist. Mike is 33 and is also a 7UP Dr. Pepper Dist. Falcon Rods, Thunder Baits, Foiles Dist. Jackson Dist. and Bluff City Tackle sponsor them. 2nd place winners Drew Gal and Terry Underwood, from St Louis and DeSoto, MO, weighed in 4 fish for 7-58 Lbs winning $480.00. They fished rip rap around the south end of the pool in 2 feet of water using green colored Norman crankbaits. Drew is 38 and works for Gravois Auto Top. Terry is 49 and also works for Gravois Auto Top. Gravois Auto Top and Nameoki Village Marine sponsor them. 3rd place winners father and son team Monty and Jon Cordray, from Pevely, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 7-12 Lbs winning $192.00. They used black/silver colored Gene Larew salt craws, in 5 feet of water. Monty is 41 and is a marine tech. Jon is 17 and is a student. Vesci Dist. Miller Life, Nameoki Village Marine, Outdoors in the Heartland and B & L Boat Cover sponsor them. Andy Hemkens, from OFallon, MO, weighed in a 4-36 Lb bass winning second big bass and $120.00. 15 boats weighed in 37 fish for 48-17 Lbs. 3-5 fish limits. Water level 7-61, water temp 60-64, weather rain and windy, temp 50’s. 26 teams.

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

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

Next tournament for: Alton Div 5 Piasa Boat Ramp May 22, 2004

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