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Water
temp-52-58 degrees
Sky- overcast turning partly cloudy
Wind- calm
The
2006 Fishers of Men Wisconsin West season opened on Saturday, April
22 on Pool 4 of the Mississippi River.
1st Place Bob Allen and Nathan Whiting
Bob Allen and Nathan Whiting
came up with an afternoon largemouth bite that weighed 16.3 lbs. and
that catapulted them into first place over 43 other teams. Allen and
Whiting’s bigger fish came later in the day by flipping wood in
the backwaters. Soft plastics and jigs worked best, but the team did
not disclose brands or sizes. A 5.2 lb. bass that was the biggest of
the tournament anchored their catch. Not bad for a team that stated
that they didn’t have any pattern going. Look out in the next
event if they do get one going! Great win!
2nd Place Jason Berg and Brad Cline
Finishing second was
Jason Berg and Brad Cline with a mixed bag of smallmouth and
largemouth. Their catch of 16.2 was just an ounce shy from first.
Their smallmouth came earlier in the day using Carolina rigs. Cline
caught a beautiful 4lb 10 oz smallmouth for 2nd Big Bass.
In third
was the familiar father son team of Ted and Dean Capra. Their catch
of 15 1/2 lbs. was the only all smallmouth limit. Nearly half of all
the teams came in with a five fish limit. We were all grateful to
The Good Lord for the nice weather.
The dinner/meeting on Friday night was a festive time of fellowship
for all the anglers who had not seen much of each other over the
winter. Everyone seemed to share the excitement and optimism of
another season. This event was combined with the Minnesota West
division and Lee Danielson, the new director, was our speaker.
Danielson has been around bass fishing for many years and his
experience will be beneficial during their season. Danielson spoke
about God’s grace and the fact that we will never be “good
enough” to go to heaven. The Bible says it is only through Jesus
Christ and believing that He died for our sins to make us “good
enough” to live in heaven. This only happens through God’s grace
and us accepting Jesus as our Lord!
The next stop for FOM West Wisconsin is the beautiful Chetek Chain
in Chetek, WI. on May 27. We will be meeting at 6pm at the
Northwoods ( 715 924-4861) on Lake Pokegama at 6pm on Friday, May
26. Please mail your entries to me postmarked by May 20 to avoid the
$25 late fee. Please check www.wifom.com
or www.fomntt.com
for details and results.
God
Bless and Good Fishin’,
Jeff Bosshardt
bosshardt@minnehahaacademy.net
612 728-3754 or 612 817-8880
Local Sponsors: MG Lures, Stamina Quality Components, All-Terrain
Tackle, Spanjers Insurance, Chetek Marine, Warner’s Dock, St.
Croix Stone, Crosstown Covenant Church, Georgetown Lutheran.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the fine
companies that make Fishers of Men possible; Triton Boats, Mercury,
Strike King Lure Company, All Star Rods, Solar Bat, Gary Yamamoto
Custom Baits, Keelshield, Marshall’s Marine Lake City SC, Kistler,
Jones Chevrolet, All-Terrain Tackle, Dual Pro Charger, XTools,
Lowrance, Buckeye Lures, Stanley Jigs, Castrol, Deka Marine Master
Batteries, Spike-It, Jacobs Glass, Motorguide, Hooah Energy Bars
& Drinks, Hot Rods Marine Care Products, SOSPENDERS, River
Bottom Lures, Shakespeare, Diamond Cut Jeans, T&H Marine BASS
Rx, and Keep Alive
43 teams
137 bass caught
21 (5 bass) limits caught
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