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

1st place winners Greg Stimac and Tim Davis, from Bethalto and E Alton, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 11-94 Lbs winning $1,614.00, including Tim’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money and Greg’s $220.00 in big bass money for his 3-04 Lb bass and Tim’s $110.00 for second big bass with his 3-04 Lb bass. They fished salt craws and spinnerbaits in Alton Pool in 5-8 feet of water. Greg is 34 and is a laborer. Tim is 36 and is also a laborer. 2nd place winners Rick and Randy Weishaupt, from Hardin, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 6-60 Lbs winning $440.00, using pumpkin critter crawls in Piasa Creek in 1-2 feet of water. Rick is 51 and is self-employed recycling center. Randy is 45 and is also self-employed. 3rd place winners Chris and Tim Randell, from St Charles, MO, weighed in 3 fish for 6-37 Lbs, winning $330.00, using spinnerbaits and (brown plastics?) must be a secret, in Amoco Slough in flooded brushes. BassCat, Strike King, Mercury and Dupo Marine sponsor them. 4th place Joe Walch and Andy Hemkens, 3 fish 5-11 Lbs $220.00. 6th place Dave Dawson and Leroy Thomas Jr, 2 fish 3-55 Lbs $176.00. 9 boats weighed 24 fish for 40-48 Lbs. 2-5 fish limits. River level still rising 23+ , water temp 63-66, weather rain and windy skies, temp 70’s. 24 teams 0 sidepot. Next tournament 6/12/10

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

1st place winners Larry Diveley and Steve Pate, from Highland and St Jacobs, IL, fished black/neon tube jigs, flippin laydowns north of Grafton. They weighed in 4 fish for 11-06 Lbs winning $826.00, including Larry’s $70.00 in second big bass with his 3-79 Lb bass. Larry is 38 and is press operator. Steve is 47 and is a cabinet maker. Nameoki Marine and Dunn’s Sporting Goods sponsor them. 2nd place winners Tim Davis & Greg Stimac, from E Alton, IL and Bethalto, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 10-89 Lbs winning $560.00, including Greg’s $140.00 in big bass money for his 3-92 Lb bass, using black/chart spinnerbaits and salt craws, in about 10 feet of water. Tim is 36 and is a laborer. Greg is 34 and is also a laborer. 3rd place winners Chris Randell and Matt Elliott, from St Charles and Florissant, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 8-66 Lbs, used spinner baits. Chris is 47 and is an electrician. Matt is 47 and is maintenance tech. Strike King, BassCat, Mercury and Dupo Marine sponsor them. Joe Walch, from Arnold, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 6-06 Lbs winning $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money. 12 boats weighed 50 fish for 78-13 Lbs. 5-5 fish limits. River level 13-69, water temp 60-64, weather rain and windy skies, temp 70’s. 16 teams 0 sidepot. Next tournament 5-15-10

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