Tournament # 3, June 2 2007, Mississippi River Pool 19

Today began rainy but shortly after launch the rain went away for the most part. The air temperature was pleasant and the water temperature was in mid 70's. Due the the recent rains the creeks feeding the river were muddy and rising. This seemed to have made the fish less aggressive but there were still good numbers caught by the field.

The field was topped once again by the team of Richie Eaves and Neil LeMaster but today Neil could not make it so Richie brought along his lovely wife Nikki as a substitute. They proceeded to best the field with just over 15lbs along with big bass at 3.58lbs. Early in the day they targeted largemouth but after catching only skinny fish they decided to chase smallmouth along the rip-rap and by the end of the day it proved to be a good decision. Richie credited his new Evinrude ETec as saving money on fuel and oil while also providing trouble-free operation.

The second place team of Steve Anderson (Bobby Evans stood-in for Anderson today) and David Fritts caught their fish on a classic junk fishing pattern. Their limit weighed 13.51lbs. The team is sponsored by Watkins Marine in Pekin, IL.

Third place went to Roger Ward and Matt Kipling with 13.01lbs. Their pattern for the day as pitching tubes and beavers in the feeder creeks.

From L to R: 2nd, Bobby Evans & David Fritts; 3rd Matt Kipling, Roger Ward; 1st & Big bass, Richie and Nikki Eaves