Tournament Recap

Date:
7/20/2003

Tournament Loc:
North/South Center

Lake Information

City: Center City Acreage: 1164 acres Source: Minnesota DNR

County: Chisago Maximum Depth: 109 feet Source Date: 7/31/2000

State: Minnesota Water Clarity: 2 feet DOW number: 13-0032

Tournament Information

Launch Time: 5:09:00 AM Distance: 53 miles *distance & time estimates are from Bloomington

Weigh-InTime: 2:00:00 PM Estimated DriveTime: 59 minutes (by www.mapquest.com)

Launch Location: South Center Directions: 35W North; US-8 Taylor Falls (exit 132);

Ramp Condition: Double - Concrete

Accomodation Information

Lure Type Summary

Lure Type Count Total Wt Avg Wt Big Bass

? 6 2.26 0.38 2.16

Crankbait 6 11.53 1.92 2.56

French Fry 3 8.58 2.86 3.53

Jig 10 22.86 2.29 3.00

Lizard 7 17.55 2.51 3.60

Senko 22 43.60 1.98 3.60

Spider Grub 16 32.97 2.06 3.60

Spinnerbait 4 6.40 1.60 2.10

Topwater 4 8.89 2.22 4.04

Tube 22 50.25 2.28 4.60

Weedless Topwater 1 1.70 1.70 1.70

Worm 13 22.00 1.69 3.90

Totals 114 228.59 2.01

Top Six Finishers Big Bass

1 . Longerbone, Brad 16.20 Smith, Jeff 4.60 Mad Man Craw Tube

2 . Bisek, Rusty 15.10

3 . Boettcher, Jim 14.75

4 . Smith, Jeff 13.40

5 . O'Banion, Troy 12.50

6 . Nord, Paul 12.45

Tournament Pattern Information

Winning Pattern: Brad - Carolina rig tube

Secondary Patterns: Jim

Weather Conditions: Generally steady conditions with exception of Monday prior when severe thunderstorms/tornados came through area.

Otherwise stable temps and sunny skies

Water Conditions: Water Clarity Stained

Water Temperature 74 degrees

Prefishing Patterns: Jig worms on weedlines

Plastics on shorelines

Carolina Rigs and Crankbaits on rocky points and humps

Jig/Craw

Flippin Tubes

Docks

Rattle Traps

Miscellaneous Notes: Water level was extremely high due to unusually high rainfall in preceding month. Unable to get through the culvert to

North Center.

Most fish were very skinny.