1st place winners Ryan Beeman and Kari Cashen, from New Windsor, IL, weighed in 5 fish for 14-61 Lbs winning $900.00, using black frogs in weeds in pool 9 in about 2 feet of water. Ryan is 30 and is general contractor. Kari is a childcare director. 2nd place winners Paul Malone and Mike Mitchell, from Pleasant Valley and Delmar, IA, weighed in 5 fish for 14-39 Lbs winning $530.00, with $100.00 in sidepot bonus money, using swim jigs and frogs in weeds and laydowns in shallow water in pool 9. Mike is 34 and is an apps engineer. Mike is 32 and is a plant manager. 3rd place winners Mike Hanson and Wade Jones, from Lansing and Ft Madison, IA, weighed in 5 fish for 13-90 Lbs winning $460.00 including Wade’s $90.00 for second big bass with a 3-37 Lb bass and $80.00 in sidepot bonus money. They fished black/blue swim jigs and frogs, flippin in weeds and grass in 3-5 feet of water, they also ran up to pool 9. Mike is 40 and owner of AFAB. Wade is a prison guard. AFAB Affordable Fabrication sponsors them. 4th place winners Tom Bridges and Bill Stearns, from Milwaukee, WI and Normal, IL, 5 fish for 13-85 Lbs winning $180.00. Curt Samo, from Rochelle, IL, won $180.00 for big bass with a 3-39 Lb bass. Jeff Ritter, from Prairie du Chen, WI, weighed in 5 fish for 13-67 Lbs winning $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money and $40.00 in release boat money. 20 boats weighed in 95 fish for 242-45 Lbs. 18-5 fish limits. River level 11+, water temp 82-84, weather sunny skies, temp 90’s. 20 teams 9 sidepot Next tournament 8/14/11

1st place winners Jeff Ritter and Ron Check, from Prairie du Chen, WI, weighed in the winning limit of 5 fish for 16-00 Lbs winning $1,350.00 including Jeff’s $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money and $100.00 in sidepot money. They fished black/blue jigs and top water frogs in 2-3 feet of water. Jeff is 44, Ron is 46 and both are commercial fisherman. 2nd place winners Bill Gretten and Mike Valster, from Blue Grass and Pella, IA, fished Big Bite black/blue tubes in shallow water, winning $500.00 with 5 fish for 15-86 Lbs. Bill is 53 and is a civil engineer. Mike is 37 and is a sales rep. Ranger, Mercury, Bit Bite, Spro, Gumakatsu and Sunline sponsor them. 3rd place winners Larry Pennekamp and Rich Miles, from Black River Falls and Melrose, WI, weighed in 5 fish for 15-82 Lbs winning $440.00, including $60.00 in sidepot money, using black/blue swim jigs in shallow water. Larry is 47 and is in construction. Rich is 49 and is also in construction. 4th place winners Bill Schultz and Jim Stanton, from Viroqua and Mindoro, WI, 5 fish for 15-60 Lbs winning $250.00. 5th place winners Brad and Carl Albers, from Eldridge, IA, 5 fish for 15-41 Lbs winning $450.00, including Brad’s $250.00 in big bass money with his 4-08 Lb bass. 6th place winners Bob Matthies and Rick Fox, from Cicero, IL and Beaver Dam, WI, 5 fish for 15-16 Lbs winning $170.00. 7th place Terry Fitzpatrick and Justin Shepard, from Waukon and Lansing, IA, 5 fish for 15-05 Lbs winning $120.00 in left over release boat money. Kenny Thompson, from Waterloo, IA, won $125.00 for second big bass with his 3-95 Lb bass. 26 boats weighed in 129 fish for 360-96 Lbs. 26-5 fish limits. River level 11, water temp 70-75, weather sunny skies, temp 90’s. 27 teams 8 sidepot Next tournament 7/10/11 at Lansing Village Boat Ramp

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