Tournament Recap

Date:

5/20/2001

Tournament Loc:

Balsam Lake, WI

Lake Information

City

Balsam

Acreage:

2054

acres

Source:

Wisconsin DNR

County

Polk

Average Depth:

Source

State:

Wisconsin

Maximum Depth:

37

feet

Water Clarity:

Tournament

LaunchTime:

7:00:00 AM

Distance

75 miles

*distance & time estimates are from

WeighinTime:

3:00:00 PM

Estimated

1 hour 52 minutes

Bloomington

(by www.mapquest.com)

Launch

Balsam Ramp

Directions:

35W North; US-8 Taylor Falls (exit 132); Left WI-46

Ramp

Single - Concrete

**Tape Tournament**

Accomodation Information

Balsam Lake Motel

Balsam

(715) 485-3501

$54.00

Lure Type

Lure Type

Count

Total Wt

Avg Wt

Big Bass

?

2

3.36

1.68

1.69

Crankbait

3

7.10

2.37

2.50

Crawdad

1

2.00

2.00

2.00

French Fry

21

47.81

2.28

4.20

Grub

1

1.65

1.65

1.65

Hard Jerkbait

2

3.80

1.90

2.05

Jig

3

4.36

1.45

1.71

Lipless Crankbait

1

2.10

2.10

2.10

Soft Jerkbait

11

27.01

2.46

3.15

Spider Grub

14

35.40

2.53

3.75

Spinnerbait

2

5.10

2.55

2.60

Tube

7

13.62

1.95

2.70

Worm

6

12.30

2.05

2.40

Totals

74

165.61

2.24

Top Six Finishers

Big Bass

1

.

Young, Bill

15.14

Goetting, Mickey

4.20

Lake Fork Ring Fry Pumpkin

2

.

Grav, Ron

13.50

3

.

O'Banion, Troy

13.26

4

.

Olson, Andy

12.80

5

.

Goetting, Mickey

12.73

6

.

McCracken, Cal

11.83

Tournament Pattern

Winning Pattern:

Spider grubs worked slowly through shallow, wood cover (2-6 feet).

Secondary Pattern:

Deadsticking a weighted french fry.

Miscellaneous Notes:

Sunny and warm weather raised water temperatures into the upper 60s by early

Saturday afternoon. Then rain fell throughtout the afternoon, evening, and Sunday

morning. A cloudy Sunday limited water termperatures to the low to mid 60s.