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The heat was on as
anglers took to the water for the fifth of seven qualifying events for
the Southern Illinois division. With high temperatures hovering near 100
degrees extra precautions were taken to assure a healthy release. The
point race had also heated up as teams are nearing the end of the season
and searching for valuable classic points. The wind kept the physical
heat bearable but the standings only got more interesting as the day
came to an end.
The first place team of Troy Lowery from Breeze, Illinois and his
alternate Danny Kahrhoff of Salem, Illinois found the day in the sun to
their liking as they put together an impressive five fish limit weighing
12.72lbs. The team used top water baits throughout the entire day to
take their fish. They fished both the main river and creeks and found
their fish located in very shallow water of two feet or less. Cover was
not key as the fish seemed to be on bare banks feeding on shad. For
their efforts the team takes home checks totaling $1,500.00 for the
place. The team is sponsored by: Affordable Tackle. Great Job Guys!!
The second place team of Bill
Penrod from Harrisburg, Illinois and his alternate Butch Craig of
Stonefort, Illinois was only able to bring four keeper fish to the
scales but they were quality bites for the river during this time of
year. Their fish were located around stumps in five to ten feet of water
and came up on spinner baits and spooks. The teams four fish weighed
10.80lbs and earned them checks totaling $1,265.00 for the day. The team
is sponsored by: McCabe’s Marine.
The third place team of David Guill from Royalton, Illinois and Greg
Berner of Elkville, Illinois fished creeks throughout the day focusing
on channel swings. They used black and blue jigs and tubes working them
from the bank out to ten feet. The team brought a five fish limit to the
scales weighing 10.74lbs and earned checks totaling $785.00 on the day.
The team is sponsored by: Harrisons Sport Shop, Solar Bat, Dunn’s
Sporting Goods and Falcon Rods.
The Lunker Lure Big Bass of the day goes to the team of Cris McCabe and
Stanley Barnett both from Carterville, Illinois. The fish was fooled by
a jig and hit during the middle of the day. It was located in shallow
water and positioned on wood. The healthy largemouth weighed 4.67lbs and
it along with 4 others also put the team in fifth place. They take home
checks totaling $842.00 for the Lunker Lure Big bass and the position.
The team is sponsored by: Lunker Lure and Cotton Mouth Jigs.
Angler's
Choice would like to thank all those who came out and fished and we hope
to see you at our next event on August 14th at Smithland Pool. I would
also like to thank all of our sponsors for making this possible.
National sponsors include Bass Cat Boats, Mercury Outboards, Motorguide
Trolling Motors, Lowrance, Eagle, Competitive Edge Fishing, Solar Bat,
Bass West Magazine and Bass Medics. Also a big thanks to our divisional
sponsors: Angler’s Advantage Insurance, Lunker Lure, Falcon Rods,
Harrison's Sport Shop, Rend Lake Sporting Goods, Great Net, Lucky
Craft,
Solar Bat, Wayne's Prop shop, Adventure Sports Outdoors, and Foothills
Marine.
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