July 05, 2009

Lake Jacksonville Results June 2009

June 20th it was a warm 90 degree and sunny day,the water temp was in the 80s with a greenish stain color water.All anglers came to weigh in with fish.Fish were caught on buzz baits, plastic, and crank baits.The fish were not as easy to catch as we had all expected. Big Bass was caught on a buzz bait in an open channel over weeds weighing in at 3.74 lbs by Charley Obecny.Also took first place with three fish with total of 10.08 lbs.Second place went to Tony Rasmussen with two fish weighing at 5.34.Third place went two Donatas Jakelis with two fish weighing in at 5.23 earning his first tag and plaque.Forth place was Mike Russell with two fish 4.46 lbs. Fifthplace went to Chip Karpiesz with two fish,3.88 lbs. Sixth place Tom Bergbauer with one fish 3.00 lbs even.Seventh place Jason Milton one fish 2.68 and eighth place John Mitchell one fish 2.15 lbs. A total of 14 fish caugth weigthing 36.82 lbs.

June 21st it also was a warm 90 degree day with partly cloudy morning and turned out to be a hot sunny afternoon.The water was in the 80s with a greenish color.The fish were caught mostly on plastic and some on buzz baits off of the weed edges. Big Bass was a tie with 4.18 lbs each in the last cast of the day with Jason Milton on a corner stump on a worm,and Tony Rasmussen catching his fish early in the morning.First place was Chip Karpiesz with three fish catching one early in the morning on a buzz bait and one also on the last cast to take first place. Lucky with a total of 7.26 lbs. Second place was Tom Berbauer with three fish 6.81 lbs and another tag. Third place went to John Mitchell also with three fish on his secret red worms weigthing in at 6.59. Forth was Jason Milton two fish 6.19 lbs . Fifth with one fish Tony Rasmussem 4.18 lbs . Sixth Charley Obecny with one fish 2.82 lbs and seventh Donatas Jakelis one fish 1.70 lbs. And Mike Russell hanging in there with all the pain.We all wish him well on the surgery and a fast recovery.We hope to see Mike at the August tournament.A total of 14 fish caugth weigthing in at 35.55 lbs.

June 02, 2009

2009 Tournament Points and Position

Rank  Angler  Meeting Pts    Troun Pts   BB  Total    TW     # of Fish

 Point Standings after Lake Jacksonville 

Big Bass to date John Mitchell (4.20) 

1.Chip Karpiesz         250        885               1135      26.60     13  

2.Charley Obecny      250        830        10    1090      22.65      8

3.Tony Rasmussen     250        650         5      905      11.04      7

4.John Mitchell         250        630        20      900      17.74      7

5.Tom Bergbauer      250        575        10      835      15.76      6

6.Jason Milton          250        490          5      745      19.41      8

7.Mike Russell           250        485                 735        9.78      5 

8.Donatas Jakelis      200        460                 660        8.92      4      

9.Gary Gamberdine      0        100                 100         

10.Bob Rasmussen        0           0                                  0  

11.Art Robles               0           0                                  0

12.John Rinchich       250        160                                 0   1=2.38

May 27, 2009

3rd & 4th Tournament

Body of Water: East Fork Lake-Olney Illinios

Time of Year: Spring (May 16th & 17th)

Water Temp: 68-69 Degress both Days

Air Temp- Saturday 54-67 & Sunday 60-65 Degress

Satuday Pattern:  Eight Anglers fished on Saturday.8 fish were caught on Saturday.Big Bass and First Place went to Tom Bergbauer with two fish big bass was 3.68 lbs with a total of 5.95lbs,Second Place went to Chip Karpiesz and Mike Russell both with two fish weighing in at 3.64 lbs.Third place went to Tony Rasmussen with one fish at 1.78 lbs.Forth place Charley Obecny one fish 1.75 lbs. The water was stained and dirty, fish were caugth mostly on plastics and spinner baits.

Sunday Pattern: 18 fish were caught on Sunday, with two five fish limits.The Jason had five fish with a total of 10.54 lbs for First Place all caugth in one cove. Second place went to Chip Karpiesz also with five fish with a total of 9.09 lbs,also caugth in one cove by 7:30 am.Third place was Tony Rasmussen 3 fish 6.16 lbs.Forth place with 2 fish went John Mitchell with Big Bass 3.22 lbs with a total of 4.80 lbs.Fifth place Donatas Jakelis, Sixth place Charley Obecny, Seventh place Mike Russell.The water was stained and dirty with heavy winds at times.It was Sunny most of the day. Most of the fish were caugth on plastics, buzz baits and spinner baits. 

1st & 2sec Tournament

Body of Water: Lake Clinton- Clinton Illinios:

Time of Year: Spring (April 18th &19th)

Water Temps: 55-64 Degress

Air Temp Saturday 60-70 Sunday 50-60 Degress

Pattern: Nine anglers fished on Saturday and eleven on Sunday.Conditions were very tough only 5 fish were caught on Saturday and non on Sunday.Big Bass was caught by John Mitchell 4.20 lbs for second place.Two fish caught by Charley Obecny 6.06 lbs for first place and third place went to Chip Karpiesz with one fish 2.73 lbs. On Saturday it was an over cast and the water was a greenish stain color. The fish were caught on spinner baits, plastic, crank baits. Fish were caught on Sunday but no keepers and it rained most of the day. Two new members had joined us,we welcome Gary Gamberdine and Arthur Robles.

December 11, 2008

2008 GLB Champion

Congratulations to Chip Karpiesz, he is our 2008 champion and Classic Winner. Also congratulations to Jason Milton for second place with the help from his 14 foot cruiser.And third place goes to our tournament director Tony Rasmussen.And congratulations to everyone else for a great summer of fun.

September 16, 2008

GLB Conservation Project

The Illinois Federation Nation website has pictures of our conservation project. Check it out ILFedNation.com. Also the pictures are on our website under "Community Projects" on the left hand side.

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Lake Taylorville Results

Congratulations to Tony Rasmussen for his win at Lake Taylorville!!

See the results HERE
See the overall points HERE

July 22, 2008

Lake Sara #2 Results

Congratulations to Charley "Big Money" Obecny for two solid first place finishes at the second Lake Sara tournament of 2008. Charley brought nine bass to the scales that weighed over 15 pounds!

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For full tournament results click HERE .

For tournament archive click HERE .

For tournament pictures click HERE.

June 24, 2008

Duke O'Malley Kids Fishing Derby

Great Lakes Bassmasters were a sponsor of the recent Duke O'Malley Kids Fishing Derby on June 7, 2008. Club member Miles Waldron and multiple wives in the club helped to make this a success. Thank you to all involved!

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June 12, 2008

Lake Vermillion Results

Congratulations to Chip and Jason for catching fish and taking first place on a VERY tough weekend of fishing!

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