Due to flooding of pool 24, we moved the tournament to the re-regulation pool at Cincinnati Boat Ramp. 1st place winners Chris and Tim Randell, from St Charles, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 14-54 Lbs winning $900.00 including Chris $150.00 in big bass money with his 5-99 Lb bass. They fished shad colored crankbaits and black/blue jigs in rocks and brush in shallow water. Chris is 47 and an electrician. Tim is 19 and a college student. BassCat, Mercury, Dupo Marine and Strike King sponsor them. 2nd place winners Ed Kyle and Larry Moss, from Wentzville and Moscow Mills, MO, weighed in 3 fish for 11-08 Lbs winning $685.00.00, including Larry’s $75.00 in second big bass money with a 4-81 Lb bass and Larry’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money, using E-Factor black/blue flippin laydowns and brushes in shallow water. Ed is 58 and is state of Mo investigator. Larry is 60 and is a carpenter. 3rd place winners Steve and Tom Hoots, from Winchester, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 10-63 Lbs winning $240.00, using chart spinnerbaits, fishing riprap around the dam area in 3 feet of water. Steve is 44 and is a cable splicer. Tom is 58 and is a fabrication manager. BWSTA, Shooter Baits and Davidson Machine sponsor them. 4th place Jay Garrison and Jerry Reed, from Louisiana, MO, 4 fish, 9-48 Lbs $150.00. 15 boats weighed 37 fish for 81-24 Lbs. 3-5 fish limits River level high, water temp 73-78, weather sunny clear skies, temp 90’s. 17 teams 0 sidepot Next tournament 8/14/10

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 Ed and Ethan Kyle, from Wentzville, MO and Laramie, WY, weighed in 5 fish for 12-21 Lbs winning $1,140.00, including Ethan’s $110.00 in second big bass money with a 4-87 Lb bass. They fished white E-Factor spinnerbaits and chart/white crankbaits, in Bryant Creek in the Winfield Pool in about 3 feet of water. Ed is 58 and is state of Mo investigator. Ethan is 26 and is a wrestling coach at University of Wyoming. 2nd place winners Gary Koenig and Terry Mast, from Ursa and Quincy, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 9-91 Lbs winning $690.00, including Gary’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money, using brown/orange Gene Larew salt craws, fishing in creeks in the lower pool area in 2-4 feet of water. Gary is 52 and is owner of Koenig’s Machine & Welding, who also sponsors him. Terry is 61 and is retired. 3rd place winners Bob Zimmerman and Larry Pederson, from Clarksville and Bowling Green, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 9-71 Lbs winning $550.00, including Larry’s $220.00 in big bass money with his 5-30 Lb bass. They fished black/chart salt craws and shad crankbaits in the lower pool 24 area. Bob is 55 and is works for the Corp of Engineers. 4th place Bill Wells and Dana Daniels, Roxana and Hartford, IL, 5 fish, 8-92 Lbs $220.00. 5th place Jim Coan and John Rucker, Durham and Hannibal, MO, 5 fish, 8-33 Lbs $180.00. 18 boats weighed 59 fish for 86-07 Lbs. 6-5 fish limits River level 13.1, water temp 70-76, weather sunny clear skies, temp 90’s. 24 teams 0 sidepot Next tournament 7/17/10

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 Chris & Tim Randell, from St Charles, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 9-77 Lbs winning $760.00, using black/blue jigs and buzz baits in back of creeks in 3-6 feet of water. Strike King, BassCat, Dupo Marine and Mercury sponsor them. 2nd place winners Jim Coan and John Rucker, from Durham, MO and Hannibal, MO, won $490.00, including Jim’s $70.00 in second big bass money with 5 fish for 8-50 Lbs, using black Wave brush hogs, pitchin in Salt River in about 3 feet of water. Jim is 64 and is a Tel Co Tech. John is 46 and is a welder. 154 Marine, Skeeter and Yamaha sponsor them. 3rd place winners Chuck Heming and Brad Dooley, from Quincy, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 8-43 Lbs winning $220.00, using orange/white spinnerbaits in about 3 feet of water in Salt River. Chuck is 56 and is self-employed. Brad is 55 and is in Internet sales. Overhead Doors sponsor them. Gary Koenig, from Ursa, IL, won big bass with a 3-61 Lb bass winning $140.00, using a brown/orange salt craw flippin in Buffalo Creek in shallow water. Steve Hoots, from Winchester, IL, won $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money with 4 fish for 6-71 Lbs. 15 boats weighed 39 fish for 64-54 Lbs. 3-5 fish limits River level 13.27, water temp 63-64, weather cloudy and overcast skies, temp 60’s. 16 teams 0 sidepot Next tournament 6-05-10

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 winner John Marshall and John Simmons, from Mt Sterling and Winchester, IL, weighed in a limit of 5 fish for 9-00 Lbs winning $875.00, including John Marshall’s $75.00 in second big bass money with his 2-57 Lb bass. They caught their fish on white spinnerbaits and green pumpkin lizards, around the creeks in 1-2 feet of water. John Marshall is 49 ad is IL Dept of Corrections Officer. John Simmons is 48 and is public works supt. Eastside Marine sponsors them. 2nd place winners Steve Hoots and Tom Hoots, from Winchester, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 8-88 Lbs winning $850.00, including Steve’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money, used black/blue sweet beavers and black/neon Rodents, flippin in the Creeks up the Salt River in 1-2 feet of water. Steve is 49 and is cable splicer. Tom is 57 and a project manager. Shooters Bar, Davidson Machine and BWSTA sponsor them. 3rd place winners Chris & Tim Randell, from St Charles, MO, weighed in 5 fish for 8-66 Lbs winning $250.00, using brown crawls flippin around Calumet and Bryant Creek in 4-8 feet of water. Chris 47 and is an electrician. Tim is 19 and is a college student. 15 boats weighed 48 fish for 70-49 Lbs. 5-5 fish limits River level 15.75, water temp 60-62, weather sunny clear skies, temp 70’s. 17 teams 0 sidepot Next tournament 5-01-10

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