Words from the President

Our first tournament of the year is in the record books, and should go down as one of the best and closest tournaments in quite a while, with the top three spots being only ounces apart and all over 17 pounds!! Congratulations are in order for the first place team of Jim Eide and Nick Koshmeder who found shallow bedding and cruising largemouth later in the afternoon for a 5 fish limit of 17lbs 10.5 oz... Great job guys! And also congratulations are in order for our second place team of Chad Foster and Greg Kangas who also put together an extremely respectable 5 fish limit of 17lbs. 6.5oz. and happened to have the kicker bass of the day of 4lbs 14oz.. All in all, a ton of fish were caught all day on several different patterns and both lakes fished equally well.

Our next tournament will be held on Saturday, June 30th. on Woman lake. The access we are tentatively using will be right off of Hwy. 5, just past the Woman Lake Lodge, on the right side of the road. If you will be unable to fish, you MUST be in touch with Jim Eide or myself by no later than Wed. June 27th... Once again, to help with access crowding and fuel costs, be in touch with either your partner or even someone to carpool with and lets try to keep expenses to a minimum.

One last note, as many of you may have heard, there was a loss on Saturday, June 2nd... Ed Bogan of the Northern Black Bass club died while fishing a tournament on Leech Lake, in preparation for the up coming state tournament. From what has been said, the wind picked up quite a bit and all of the anglers were called back in not long into the day, and on the way back in, the boat he was in caught a rogue wave and he was ejected from the boat. Also as the report goes, he was brought back into the boat, and remained conscious for most of the way back, but then went unconscious shortly before arriving, and was unable to be resuscitated. Ed was a very active member of Mn. Bass, and several of the youth organizations within, he will be missed. Having just relayed that, it got me thinking and I'd just like to pass a little reminder to keep in mind as we continue with our season, and with every passing day that each is to be cherished as no one can predict which will be our last.

Keith

Platte/Sullivan

Nick Koschmeder & Jim Eide with First Place Awards
A 5 Fish limit of 17 pounds 10.5 ounces

Platte/Sullivan

Chad Foster & Greg Kangas with Second Place Awards
A 5 fish limit with 17 pounds 6.5 ounces

Platte/Sullivan

Greg Kangas with the Big Fish Award
4 pound 14 ounce largemouth

Current Standings

Angler---------------------Platte--------Woman--------Total Points-----Points w/drop

Jim Eide............................30......................24...................54.....................30
Keith Tuma........................24......................30...................54.....................30
Nick Koschmeder..............30......................21...................51.....................30
Craig Paulson....................21......................30...................51.....................30
Chad Foster.......................25......................25...................50.....................25
Greg Kangas......................25......................22..................47.....................25
Wade Hollingsworth...........21......................25..................46.....................25
Dan Doughty......................23......................24..................47......................24
Rod Romine.......................24.....................21..................45......................24
Scott Roesner....................23.....................23..................46......................23
Justin Goss........................20.....................23...................43.....................23
Craig Wallace....................22.....................22...................44.....................22
Tony Espeland...................22....................20...................42......................22
Chad Ingvalson...................20....................20...................40......................20

Platte/Sullivan Results

Anglers-----------------------------------------Big Fish---------------Bag Limit

Jim Eide & Nick Koschmeder------------4 lbs 7.5 oz-----------17 lbs 10.5 oz
Chad Foster & Greg Kangas-------------4 lbs 14 oz------------17 lbs 6.5 oz
Keith Tuma & Rod Romine----------------4 lbs 3.0 oz-----------17 lbs 2.0 oz
Scott Roesner & Dan Doughty----------- 3 lbs 13 oz----------- 14 lbs 8.5 oz
Craig Wallace & Tony Espeland---------4 lbs 8.0 oz---------- 13 lbs 10.5 oz
Wade Hollingsworth & Craig Paulson--3 lbs 9.0 oz*----------13 lbs 0.5 oz**
Chad Ingvalson & Justin Goss------------3 lbs10.5oz-----------12 lbs 2.5 oz**

* Dead Fish, 4oz penalty
** Two Dead Fish, 8 oz penalty

Average Fish 3 lbs 9 oz