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Weather: Cloudy turning Sunny
Water Temp 67-72
The
17th Street Bar and Grill held its annual event on May 6th. The
event is always an area favorite with tons of prizes being awarded
at weigh-in and free BBQ and beverages compliments of 17th Street
bar and Grill.
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boats launch at 6am to weather conditions consisting of clouds and
light fog. The morning hours remained cloudy and didn't break
until about 10:30am and then quickly became sunny. Fishing
conditions were tough as fish were in multiple stages of spawn,
post spawn and even a few pre-spawn fish. Even with the tough
conditions the event always draws a strong field of accomplished
anglers and respectable weights were brought to the scales.
The
first place team of Paul Estel from Chester, IL. and Keith Gale of
Ava, IL. had a slow start to the day but found a good mid day bite
and hooked the largest fish of the day just before weigh-in. The
team was using plastics in water depths ranging from 2 to 6 feet.
They reported they were not looking at their fish but they may
have been on beds. They had a five fish limit with a total weight
of 15.36 lbs and the bag was anchored by the second biggest bass
of they day weighing in at 4.59 lbs. They took home checks
totaling $2,000.00 for the place plus an additional $180.00 for
second big bass.
The
second place team of Ryan Panke and Brian Cole reported a slow
start to the day also. The team moved around quite a bit and developed
a pattern later in the day. They reported catching their fish on
shallow diving crankbaits in water depths of 2-5 feet over and
around beds. They had a total weight of 14.45 lbs and earned
checks totaling $1,150.00 for the place.
The third place team of Ron
Reeder from Murphysboro, IL. and Don Porter of Cape Giardeau, MO.
had a good start to the day reporting boating their first fish
within the first 15 minutes. They had about 8 primary spots they
had found in practice but the east winds killed 3 of them by with
muddy water. They were catching their fish in about 6 to 10 feet
of water using light line and plastics. They had a total weight of
11.14 lbs and earned $900.00 for the place.
Big Bass of the day went to the
team of Scott Struense and Jon Hopt. They caught the big fish off
a bed in 4 to 6 feet of water using tubes. The big fish weighed in
at 4.81 lbs and earned the team $500.00 on the day. The team is
sponsored by Dupo Marine, BassCat Boats and B&R Outlaw Rods.
4th
SULLIVAN AND LaMASTER 4 FISH, 10.23, $650.00
5th & BB STRUENSE/HOUPT
3 Fish, 10.07, $950.00
6th
BENNETT/BENNETT
4 Fish, 9.71, $350
7th
SCHNEISER/HUBLER
3 Fish, 9.35, $200
8th
EHLERS/TOPE
4 Fish, 9.19, $150
9th
BYRNES/SPRADLEY
3 Fish, 8.78, $100
10th
POERS/BURNSIDE
3 Fish, 8.55, 2 Rod Reel Combo's
11th
PHILLIPS/ASHBURY
2 Fish, 6.68, 2 Rods
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