1st place winners Jim Dill and Dave Dill, from Laurie and OFallon, MO, weighed in a nice limit of 5 fish for 18-59 Lbs winning $1,922.00, including the Bonus Sidepot Money, $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money and second big bass money. They use black Grock-O-Gator jigs, in about 15-20 feet of water around the 15-17 mile marker area of the lake. Jim is 41 and is a contractor. Dave is 46 and is a carpenter. Crock-O-Gator, Light House Marina sponsors them. 2nd place winners Scott Stonitsch and Mike Del Motte, from Camdenton, MO, weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 13-47 Lbs winning $672.00. They caught their fish from the 9-11 mile marker in 2-6 feet of water, using a black/white Lucky Craft jerk bait, in back of coves with no wind. Scott is 42 and is auto body tech. Mike is 31 and is a landscaper contractor. Ranger Boats, Mertens Boat & Motors, Creative Stone and BWSTA sponsor them. 3rd place winners Brian Maloney and Kevin Owens, from Osage Beach and Laurie, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 13-08 Lbs winning $352.00. They used clown jerk baits, on main channel windy points in 8-10 feet of water. Brian is 46 and is AT&T manager. Kevin is 47 and is a pharmacist. Quantum, Strike King, Sufix Line, Curt Waller Jigs and Clement Rods sponsor them. 4th place Roger Fitzpatrick and Dennis Berhorst, from Eldon and Holts Summit, MO, weighed in 4 fish for 11-00 Lbs winning $192.00. Sava Gavrilovic, from Fenton, MO won big bass with a 5-30 Lb bass worth $320.00. 19 boats weighed in 46 fish for 121-58 Lbs. 3-5 fish limits. Lake level 656, water temp 42-45, weather sunny clear skies, temp 70’s. 34 teams 5 sidepot

High winds and cold weather made fishing tough. 1st place winners Randy Krull and Chris D’Aquila, from Ballwin and Catawissa, MO, weighed 1 of the 2 limits of fish weighed in for 11-59 Lbs winning $931.00. They found fish hitting shad colored jerkbaits, fishin secondary points with pea gravel around mid lake in 12-15 feet of water. Randy is 48 and is a contractor. Chris is 34 and is a sales consultant. Champion Boats, Eberlins Boats & Motors, Mercury sponsor them. 2nd place winners Randy Stewart and Tim Jeffries of Lees Summit and Lake Ozark, MO, weighed in 4 fish for 11-54 Lbs winning $494.00, along with Tim’s big bass money. They fished points with brush piles around the north shore area using shad jerkbaits. Randy is 38 and is a builder. Tim is 27 and is manager of Hy Vee. Pro’s Choice Marine sponsors them. 3rd place David McCormick and Bryce Rieder, from Lees Summit, MO, weighed in 4 fish for 11-41 Lbs winning $171.00, use white jerkbaits in about 20 feet of water. David is 41 and is owner of an Auto Tech Business. Bryce is 34 and is an electrician. Pro’s Choice Marine and Leadheardlures.com sponsor them. Scott Taucher, from House Springs, MO, won big bass with a 4-32 Lbs bass winning $190.00. Kevin Stonitsch, from Camdenton, MO won $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money with 3 fish for 7-86 Lbs. 13 boats weighed in 36 fish for 88-12 Lbs. 2-5 fish limits. Lake level 657, water temp 38-42, weather rain, cold and windy, temp 40’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 Casey McTaggart and Chris Embry, from Troy, IL and Camdenton, MO, weighed in a nice limit of 5 fish for 20-51 Lbs winning $1,935.00, along with Casey’s 6-95 Lb big bass money. They caught their fish around the Shawnee Bend Area, using white War Eagle spinnerbaits and black buzz baits, along main lake and secondary points in 3-6 feet of water. Casey is 33 and a computer tech. Chris is 27 and is a trim carpenter. Dupo Marine, BassCat and Mercury sponsor them. 2nd place winners Dale Burgman and Mike Malone, from Villa Ridge and Lake Ozark, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 17-44 Lbs winning $817.00. Fishing rocky points around the 18-23 mile marker area in about 3-10 feet of water, using white spinnerbaits. Dale is 65 and is retired. Mike is 55 and is in sales. BassCat, Mercury, G-Loomis and Omega Jigs sponsor them. 3rd place winners Shane Voyles and Jeff Hamilton, from Grain Valley and Blue Springs, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 14-28 Lbs winning $516.00. Also fishing white spinnerbaits and black buzzbaits in shallow water rocky point in 3 feet of water. Shane is 38 and is owner of Show Me Campers & Boats. Jeff is 37 and works for UPS. Show Me Campers & Boats, Triton and Mercury sponsor them. Benny Green Sr won second big bass with a 5-72 Lb bass winning $215.00 and over $559.00 with his 13-43 Lbs of fish. Mark Wiese Jr won $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money with 5 fish for 13-02 Lbs. 29 boats weighed in 103 fish for 266-49 Lbs. 11-5 fish limits. Lake level 659, water temp 51-54, weather cloudy, windy and rain, temp 60’s to 30’s. 45 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 Brett Govreau and Jason Schumer, from House Springs and Festus, MO, weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 13-79 Lbs winning $1,640.00, including Brett’s big bass money. They fished main lake points in the Glaize Arm using brown/purple colored Omega football jigs in about 20 feet of water. Brett is 28 and is a carpenter. Jason is 35 and is also a carpenter. Omega Custom Tackle and Nameoki Village Marine sponsor them. 2nd place winners Brian Schumacher and Stacy Moss, from Fenton and Wright City, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 13-34 Lbs winning $779.00, using shad colored crankbaits, fishing back of coves in shallow water around schooling shad. Brian is 39 and is a crane operator. Stacy is 39 and is a carpenter. BTS Crane Service sponsors them. 3rd place winners Chris D’Aquila and Randy Krull, from Catawissa and Ballwin, MO, fished shad colored buzzbaits, spooks and flukes, on pea gravel banks in the morning and then on deep docks in the afternoon. They weighed in 5 fish for 12-86 Lbs winning $492.00. Chris is 34 and in sales. Randy is 48 and is a carpenter. Ranger Boats, Mercury, Champion, Uncle Sams Outfitters and MotorGuide sponsor them. Mike Kelsey, from Rocky Mount, MO, won $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money with 5 fish for 10-96 Lbs. Terry Blankenship won big bass worth $410.00 with a 4-50 Lb bass. He caught his fish on green tube on a point in about 20 feet of water. 31 boats weighed in 102 fish for 220-60 Lbs. 10-5 fish limits. Lake level 658, water temp 62-70, weather sunny with windy, temp 60’s. 43 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 Jay Beffa and Jim Williams, from Festus and OFallon, MO, weighed in the winning limit of 5 fish for 14-28 Lbs winning $1,575.00, including Jay’s big bass money. They fished black/blue Omega jigs the dam area on rocky banks in about 5-15 feet of water. Jay is 36 and is in sales. Jim is 38 and is also in sales. Home Service Oil, Ambassador Flooring and Crock-O-Gator sponsors them. 2nd place winners Scott Stonitsch and Mike Del Motte, from Camdenton, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 13-77 Lbs winning $910,00 including Scott’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money. They fished Norman DD22 crankbaits, along points in 15-20 feet of water with drop off’s around the 10-16 mile marker area. Scott is 41 and is a body shop painter. Mike 31 and is a landscape contractor. Ranger Boats, Mertens Boats & Motors, Yamaha, Creative Stone, Osage Outdoors and BWSTA sponsor their team. 3rd place winners Brett Govreau and Jason Schumer, from House Springs and Festus, MO, flipped docks in shallow water with black/blue brush hogs around the 35-mile marker area. Brett is 28 and is a carpenter. Jason is 35 and is also a carpenter. Omega Custom Tackle sponsors them. Kevin Stonitsch, from Camdenton, MO, won $175.00 for second big bass with a 4-65 Lb bass. 25 boats weighed in 74 fish for 168-50 Lbs. 6-5 fish limits. Lake level 658, water temp 72-77, weather sunny with windy, temp 80’s. 37 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 Mark Dunbar and Mike Riley, from Jeff City, MO weighed in 5 fish for 19-10 Lbs winning $1,181.00, including Mike’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money. They caught their fish using black/blue Eakins Jigs and worms, fishing mid lake in about 3-15 feet of water. Mark is 47 and is a supervisor for Ameren UE. Mike is 49 and is a paperhanger. "What Ya Say" Custom Hearing & Vision, Ranger Boats, Mercury, MotorGuide, Mertens Boats & Motors, Mertens Bait & Tackle and Bryant’s Osage Outdoors Tackle Shop sponsors them. 2nd place winners Jim Young and Terry McCormick, from House Springs, MO and Granite City, IL, weighted in 5 fish for 14-87 Lbs, winning $494.00 along with Jim’s big bass money. They found fish hitting black/blue jigs in brush piles in 6-15 feet of water from the 19-30 mile marker area. Jim is 47 and is a supervisor for Laclede Gas Company. Terry is 63 and is owner of Nameoki Village Marine. Ranger Boats, Nameoki Village Marine and BWSTA sponsor them. 3rd place winners Dale Burgman and Mike Malone, from Villa Ridge and Lake Ozark, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 13-76 Lbs winning $171.00. Flippin brown jigs in 5 feet of water around the 55-mile marker area. Dale is 65 and is retired. Mike is 59 and is in sales. Bass Cat, Mercury and G Loomis sponsor them. Scott Stonitsch, from Camdenton, MO won big bass with a 5-67 Lb bass winning $190.00, using black tubes flippin laydowns. Creative Stone, Ranger Boats, Mertens Boats & Motors and BWSTA sponsor him. 19 boats weighed in 61 fish for 148-02 Lbs. 4-5 fish limits. Lake level 658, water temp 78-84, weather sunny with some clouds, temp 80’s. 21 teams

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