1st place winners Bill Bostic and Tim Hill, from Foristell and St Peters, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 9-26 Lbs, winning $850.00, fishing junebug brush hogs, flippin laydowns in creeks and the main river in2 feet of water. Bill is 57 and is retired. Tim is 59 and is an engineer. Eberlin Boats, Phoenix Boats and Cajow Custom Baits sponsor them. 2nd place winners Kevin Brunstein and Steve Esslinger, from Jacksonville, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 8-15 Lbs winning $660.00, including Kevin’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money. They fished white crankbaits and spinnerbaits, in shallow water creeks in 3-6 feet of water. Kevin is a nuclear Med Tech. Steve is 39 and is an asst service manager. 3rd place winners Phil and Rob Zimmerman, from Quincy, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 7-63 Lbs winning $440.00, including Rob’s $170.00 in big bass money for his 4-45 Lb bass, using black/chart salt craws, flippin laydowns on the main river in 4-8 feet of water. Phil is 58 and is a carpenter. Rob is 54 and is also a carpenter. 4th place winners Bob Zimmerman and Larry Pederson, from Clarksville and Bowling Green, MO, won $170.00 with 5 fish for 7-51 Lbs. Larry Moss, from Moscow Mills, MO, won second big bass with a 2-87 Lb bass worth $85.00. 18 boats weighed in 57 fish for 87-45 Lbs. 6-5 fish limits. River level 10, water temp 82-85, weather cloudy to sunny skies, temp 80’s. 19 teams 0 sidepot Next tournament October 22, 2011 starts 2012

1st place winners Bob Zimmerman and Larry Pederson, from Clarksville and Bowling Green, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 11-14 Lbs winning $640.00, using Tenn Shad crankbaits and green pumpkin craws, fish back water in the south end of pool 24 in 4-5 feet of water. Bob is 56 and is a lock & dam operator. Larry is 51 and is also a lock & dam operator. 2nd place winners Steve and Tom Hoots, from Winchester, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 10-35 Lbs winning $730.00, including Steve’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money and Tom’s $120.00 in big bass money with his 4-61 Lb bass. They fished chart/blue and chart/white crankbaits in Buffalo Creek in 1-3 feet of water. Steve is 50 and is a cable splicer. Tom is 58 and is steel fabricator. BWSTA, Davison Mfg and Shooters Baits sponsor them. 3rd place winners Dan Osthoff and Jeff Wilson, from OFallon and St Charles, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 9-84 Lbs winning $260.00, including Jeff’s $60.00 in second big bass money with his 4-48 Lb bass, pitchin green pumpkin craws in brush in creeks in 2 feet of water. Dan is 49 and is maint tech. Jeff is 49 and is a carpenter. 14 boats weighed in 59 fish for 94-27 Lbs. 10-5 fish limits. River level 13+, water temp 84-86, weather sunny skies, temp 90’s. 14 teams 0 sidepot Next tournament 8/20/11

1st place winners Kevin Brunstein and Steve Esslinger, from Jacksonville, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 9-36 Lbs winning $1,080.00, including Kevin’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money and Steve’s place second place big bass money worth $70.00 with his 2-82 Lb bass, using black/green jigs in brush piles in Buffalo and Calumet Creek in 1-3 feet of water. Kevin is 40. Steve is 40 and is a service manager. 2nd place winners Gary Koenig and Terry Mast, from Ursa and Quincy, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 8-95 Lbs winning $420.00, using black/red tubes and spinnerbaits, also in brush piles in the lower pool area in 1-2 feet of water. Gary is 53 and owns Koenig Machine & Welding who also sponsors them. Terry is 61 and is retired. 3rd place winners Bob Zimmerman and Larry Pederson, from Clarksville and Whiteside, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 8-51 Lbs winning $220.00, fishing tenn shad crankbaits around laydowns in 3 feet of water. Bob is 56 and is a lock operator. Larry is 51. Eddie "Big Bass Eddie" Kyle, from Wentzville, MO, won $140.00 for his 4-27 Lb big bass. 14 boats weighed in 49 fish for 56-50 Lbs. 7-5 fish limits. River level 17+, water temp 70-73, weather cloudy and windy skies, temp 70’s. 16 teams 0 sidepot Next tournament 7/16/11

The river is still at flood stage and fishing was still tough. 1st place winners Kevin Brunstein and Steve Esslinger, from Jacksonville, IL, weighed in 4 fish for 5-93 Lbs winning $1,070.00, including Kevin’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money and both big bass monies for another 180.00 with is 2-77 and 1-78 Lb bass. They fished black/green jigs, flippin laydowns in Buffalo and Calumet Creek in shallow water. 2nd place winners Bob Brothers and Ed Kyle, from Perry and Wentzville, MO, weighed in 4 fish for 4-71 Lbs winning $360.00, using War Eagle chart spinnerbaits, in shallow water in Noix Creek. Bob is 51 and is a corrections captain. Ed is 59 and an investigator for MO. BWSTA sponsor them. 3rd place winners Jim Coan and John Rucker, from Duran and Hannibal, MO, weighed in 3 fish for 3-71 Lbs winning $200.00, pitchin brown Wave Creature Baits on laydowns in the Salt River in 2 feet of water. Jim is 65 and is a fiber optic tech. John is 47 and is a welder, 154 Marine sponsors them. 12 boats weighed in 27 fish for 33-91 Lbs. 0-5 fish limits. River level 16.8, water temp 63-68, weather rainy skies, temp 50’s. 14 teams 0 sidepot Next tournament 6/25/11

River at flood stage fishing was tough winning 1st place Bob Brothers and Ed Kyle, from Perry and Wentzville, MO, weighed in 3 nice fish for 10-43 Lbs winning $1,018.00, including Bob’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money and his $120.00 in big bass with his 5-94 Lb bass. They fished War Eagle chart spinnerbaits, in 3 feet of water in the Winfield Pool. Bob is 51 and is a corrections captain. Ed is 59 and an investigator for MO. BWSTA sponsor them. 2nd place winners Bob Zimmerman and Larry Pederson, from Clarksville and Bowling Green, MO, weighed in the only limit of 5 fish for 6-83 Lbs winning $360.00, using green pumpkin Booyah tubes flippin creeks in 5 feet of water. Bob is 56 and is a lock and dam operator. Larry is 51 and is also a lock and dam operator. 3rd place winners Gary Koenig and Terry Mast, from Ursa and Quincy, IL, weighed in 3 fish for 3-97 Lbs winning $192.00, using white/chart spinnerbaits in Buffalo Creek in 4-6 feet of water. Gary is 53 and owns Koenig Machine Co, who also sponsors them. Terry is 61 and is retired. Rod Disseler, from Quincy, IL, won $60.00 for second big bass with his 2-33 Lb bass. 9 boats weighed in 21 fish for 32-56 Lbs. 1-5 fish limits. River level 16.8, water temp 54-58, weather sunny skies, temp 80’s. 14 teams 0 sidepot Next tournament 5-14-11

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1st place winners Gary Koenig and Terry Mast, from Quincy, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 12-62 Lbs winning $1,020.00, including Gary’s $170.00 in big bass money for his 4-48 Lb bass. They fished creeks south of the take-off area in 2-4 feet of water using white/chart spinnerbaits and black tubes and craws pitchin laydowns. Gary is 52 and is owner of Koenig Machine. Terry is 61 and is retired. Koenig Machine & Welding sponsor them. 2nd place winners Jay Garrison and Jerry Reed, from Louisiana, MO, won $410.00 with 5 fish for 10-86 Lbs, using white spinnerbaits and shad crankbaits up the Salt River in shallow water. Jay is 41 and is a Chemical Plant Operator. Jerry is 59 and is a truck driver. 3rd place winners Kevin Brunstein and Steve Esslinger, from Jacksonville, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 9-85 Lbs using white/chart spinnerbaits on laydowns in Buffalo Creek in shallow water winning $270.00. Kevin is 39 and is Med Tech. Steve is 59 and is an asst SVC mng. 4th place winners Ben and Larry Moss, from Troy and Moscow Mills, MO, weighed in 3 fish for 8-21 Lbs winning $420.00, including Ben’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money. Shawn Kelly, from Roxana, IL, won second big bass money with a 3-75 Lb bass worth $85.00. 16 boats weighed 60 fish for 102-03 Lbs. 8-5 fish limits River level 12.6 water temp 58-60, weather rainstorms, then cloudy to sunny skies, temp 70’s. 19 teams 0 sidepot Next tournament April 9, 2011.

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