Boater Troy Anderson of Gallesville, Wis., caught three-bass weighing 10 pounds, 2 ounces July 30 to win $3,879 plus a $2,000 Ranger Cup bonus in the BFL Great Lakes Division bass fishing tournament on the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien. Anderson was using spooks in Pool 9 to catch his bass.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers:
2nd: Jeff Ritter, Prairie du Chien, Wis., three bass, 10-1, $1,940
3rd: Mike Kiese, Weaver, Minn., three bass, 9-15, $1,293
4th: Travis Brueggen, Cashton, Wis., three bass, 9-14, $905
5th: Brandon Gann, Sparta, Wis., three bass, 9-6, $776
6th: Jim Caulum, Rockland, Wis., three bass, 9-4, $679
6th: Mike Feldermann, Galena, Ill., three bass, 9-4, $679
8th: Ted Stardig, Winona, Minn., three bass, 8-15, $549
8th: Kyle Von Ruden, Stoddard, Wis., three bass, 8-15, $549
10th: Jeff Benson, Holmen, Wis., three bass, 8-14, $226
WHAT: Jamie Dressler of Prairie du Chien, Wis., caught three-bass weighing 9 pounds, 14 ounces July 30 to win $1,940 in the Co-angler Division. Dressler was flipping topwater, frogs in Pool 9.
WHO: The remaining top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: Jeff Mitchell, Iola, Wis., three bass, 9-0, $970
3rd: Richard Majewski, Fond du Lac, Wis., three bass, 8-10, $646
4th: Ronald Syverson, La Crosse, Wis., thee bass, 8-7, $453
5th: Bruce Biermann, Byron, Ill., three bass, 8-4, $355
5th: Thomas Bridges, Milwaukee, Wis., three bass, 8-4, $355
5th: Matt French, Congerville, Ill., three bass, 8-4, $355
8th: Pete Haire, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., three bass, 8-3, $291
9th: Jefferey Hensen, La Crosse, Wis., three bass, 8-2, $259
10th: Jason Swanson, Cedar Falls, Iowa, three bass, 8-1, $226
NOTES: The next BFL Great Lakes Division tournament is scheduled for Sept. 10-11 on the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wis. After the fifth Great Lakes Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 20-22 Regional Championship on the Barren River in Scottsville, Ky. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger 198VX with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy pick-up, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.