| Tournament Recap |
| Date: | | 5/18/2003 |
| Tournament Loc: | | Deer Lake, WI |
| Lake Information |
| City: | Balsam | Acreage: | Source: | Wisconsin DNR |
| County: | Polk | Maximum Depth: | Source Date: |
| State: | Wisconsin | Water Clarity: | DOW number: |
| Tournament Information | **Tape Tournament** |
| Launch Time: | Distance: | *distance & time estimates are from Bloomington |
| Weigh-InTime: | 2:00:00 PM | Estimated DriveTime: | (by www.mapquest.com) |
| Launch Location: | Directions: |
| Ramp Condition: |
| Accomodation Information |
| Lure Type Summary |
| Lure Type | Count | Total Wt | Avg Wt | Big Bass |
| ? | 9 | 11.07 | 1.23 | 1.45 |
| Crankbait | 20 | 30.37 | 1.52 | 2.50 |
| French Fry | 19 | 28.11 | 1.48 | 3.00 |
| Jig | 15 | 32.20 | 2.15 | 3.45 |
| Senko | 20 | 35.57 | 1.78 | 4.05 |
| Spider Grub | 4 | 4.67 | 1.17 | 1.26 |
| Tube | 17 | 32.86 | 1.93 | 4.05 |
| Worm | 4 | 6.14 | 1.54 | 1.83 |
| Totals | 108 | 180.99 | 1.68 |
| Top Six Finishers | Big Bass |
| 1 | . | Longerbone, Brad | 14.20 | | Longerbone, Brad | 4.05 | | All-Terrain Tube Pumpkinseed |
| 2 | . | Amos, Rob | 11.59 | | O'Banion, Troy | 4.05 | | Pro Tour Baits Trik Stick Pumpkin/Green |
| 3 | . | DaLoia, Mike | 11.55 |
| 4 | . | O'Banion, Troy | 10.99 |
| 5 | . | Richardson, Dale | 10.19 |
| 6 | . | Olson, Robin | 9.57 |
| Tournament Pattern Information |
| Winning Pattern: | Pumpkinseed tubes on docks. |
| Secondary Patterns: | Jig/pig in shallow water cove. |
| Docks: Zoom Centipede (pumpkin, green watermelon), Tubes (Bass Pro Tender Tube #11, #12), Jig/pig (black/blue), |
| Spider grubs (pumpkin, watermelon), Senkos (watermelon, pumpkin) |
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| Weedlines: |
| Kalin grub (smoke), Jig/craw (pumpkin), Crankbaits (deep divers), Cordel Wiggle O (perch), Bomber 6A/7A (perch) |
| Weather Conditions: | Improving weather during the week with gradually increasing temps. Overcast and rain on Sunday prior and Wednesday |
| prior, otherwise mostly sunny each day. Full moon on Thursday (total eclipse of the moon Thursday night). |
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| Wind 7 mph from East at 6 am, gradually increasing and shifting to South East at 12 mph at 2 pm. |
| Sky AM Haze am, mostly clear from 9:30 to 12:30, then partly cloudy rest of day. |
| Water Conditions: | Water Clarity Clear |
| Water Temp AM 62, PM 64 |
| Water warming steadily the entire week prior. Water temp Saturday the week prior was 51 am and 57pm. The day before |
| tournament was 57 am and 64 pm |
| Prefishing Patterns: | Docks, Zoom Centipede (pumpkin), |
| Crankbaits, |
| Spinnerbaits (a few fish) |
| Carolina rig Zoom Centipede, pumpkin in 8-10 feet in green weeds |
| Jig/Pig in weeds |