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The
two weeks in the greater
La Crosse
,
Wisconsin
area have brought gloomy skies, and as a result, high and cloudy
waters. The
Mississippi River
was high and muddy for this weekends MSBC Fall Classic two day
tournament held on pools 7,8, and 9. Many anglers have been
reporting tough conditions, but there are still fish to be found,
and nice ones too. With day one temperatures into the 60’s with
light winds, it was a slugfest for some of the anglers. However,
day two brought rains yet again and temperatures in the low 50’s
at best.
Only
a select few anglers overcame adversity and brought in a good
weight on this day. The weights were significantly smaller than
day one after this system.
First
place team Lloyd Demorest of
La
Crescent,
MN
and partner Butch Zabel brought in a heavy 27 lbs on day one to
take the lead. With the weights the way they were on day two, and
the fish that Lloyd and Butch were on, it seemed as if all they
needed to do was catch their limit. They did just that, and yet
again brought in an impressive weight. Their day two catch of 8
smallmouth weighed just over 20 lbs and propelled them to the win
with 47.58 lbs of smallmouth.
They
caught their fish on spooks and crankbaits over shallow wingdams
in the 4 foot range. Their catch earned them $2,872, and the team
is sponsored by Bob’s Bait and Tackle.
In
second with 45.36 lbs of smallmouth was Chet Hawkins and Scott
Gartner of
La Crosse
,
Wisconsin
. They used lethal weapon swim jigs, rat-l-traps, and
Carolina
rigs to catch their fish out of three feet of water on sand. Their
catch was good enough for $1,890. Country Kitchen, Carpet one,
Custom Lures, Red Truck Financial, and Breadoux Pizza are their
sponsors.
The
third place prize of $1,134 went to Scott Alo of
Onalaska
,
Wisconsin
, and Jesse Kasseres of
Sparta
,
Wisconsin
. They utilized
Carolina
rigged plastics, as did many other anglers, catching their fish
out of deep wood in the 12 to 14 foot range. Their two day catch
of largemouth totaled 44.18 lbs. Their sponsors are cc106.3 radio,
Skipperliner, Schmitz Services, Lloyd’s Speedstop, GR graphics,
Beautanica, Bangor Lanes, and C&C Catering.
The
Multiple Sclerosis Bass Circuit had a great turn out this season,
and drew far more anglers than in past seasons. Please visit their
website for more information on how to help this great cause.
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