| 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. |