Boater Toby Corn of West Frankfort, Ill., caught a five-bass limit weighing 14 pounds, 7 ounces to win the June 11 Bass Fishing League Illni Division bass tournament on Rend Lake to earn $3,164. Donald Oksanen of Chicago, Ill., won the co-angler title in the Illni Division on Rend Lake Saturday to take home $1,578. Corn was flipping Lucky Craft and Mizmo jigs on the north end of the lake to catch his limit.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers:
2nd: John Wright, Shelbyville, Ill., five bass, 14-5, $1,582
3rd: David Smothers, Johnston City, Ill., five bass, 12-4, $1,054
4th: Clifford Pass, Lenzburg, Ill., five bass, 12-3, $738
5th: Aaron Mays, Mt. Vernon, Ill., five bass, 12-1, $633
6th: Dennis Robbins, Sesser, Ill., five bass, 10-15, $580
7th: Bill Walker, Mulkeytown, Ill., five bass, 10-4, $527
8th: Jim Young, Roodhouse, Ill., three bass, 9-13, $475 plus $1,000 Evinrude bonus
9th: Kyle Danhausen, Kankakee, Ill., five bass, 9-12, $422
10th: Ray Arning Jr., Walnut Hill, Ill., five bass, 9-10, $369
WHAT: Donald Oksanen of Chicago, Ill., caught three bass weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces June 11 to win $1,578 in the Co-angler Division. He was using spinnerbaits and Brush Hogs in flooded timber on the north end of the lake to catch his fish.
WHO: The remaining top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: Obadiah Holsapple, Greenup, Ill., four bass, 8-5, $789
3rd: Jeremy Richardson, Benton, Ill., five bass, 8-2, $526
4th: Shea Krotz, St. Jacob, Ill., three bass, 7-11, $368
5th: David Bunton, Iuka, Ill., three bass, 6-6, $302
Andy Paschedag, Edwardsville, Ill, four bass, 6-6, $302
7th: Dan Brown, Springfield, Ill., three bass, 5-14, $263
8th: Aaron Arning, Walnut Hill, Ill., three bass, 5-12, $237
9th: Michael Mooney, Collinsville, Ill., three bass, 5-8, $210
10th: Bob Rask, Dahinda, Ill., two bass, 5-6, $184
NOTES: The next BFL Illni Division tournament is scheduled for July 9 on the Mississippi River in Madison, Iowa. After the fifth Illini 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.