1st place winners Kevin Larson and Jim Fetting, from Coon Valley and LaCrosse, WI, weighed in 5 fish for 20-05 Lbs winning $1,648.00, including both big bass monies and bonus sidepot money. They caught their fish on black/blue swimming jigs, fishing sloughs in pool 9 in 1-5 feet of water. Kevin is 41 and is a landscaper. Jim is 40 and works in a cheese factory. Shard Lot Lawn Care sponsors them. 

2nd place winners Lennie Lewin and Randy Reed, from Earlville and Cedar Rapids, IA, weighed in 5 fish for 18-05 Lbs winning $588.00. Fishing rock and weed beds in pool 9 in shallow water, using black/blue spinnerbaits and Tenn Shad colored crankbaits. Lennie is 48 and is an insulator. Randy is 28 and is in sales. Reed Supply and Land Star Trucking sponsor them. 

3rd place winners Scott McLaury and Pat Simpson, from Hazelton and Oelwein, IA, weighed in 5 fish for 16-04 Lbs winning $308.00. They found their fish hitting white swimming jigs and black buzzbaits, in weed beds in shallow water. Scott is 37 and works for ICBP. Pat is 38 and is a CNC machinist. 

Bob Garman, from Cedar Rapids, IA, won $250.00 in Ranger Cup Bonus Money with 5 fish for 13-10 Lbs. 

29 boats weighed in 140 fish for 342-06 Lbs. 27-5 fish limits. River level 8.3, water temp 68-69, weather cloudy and some rain, temp 60’s. 30 teams 2 sidepot.

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