| | Tournament Recap |
| | Date: | | 8/18/2002 |
| | Tournament Loc: | | Koronis |
| | Lake Information |
| | City | Paynesville | Acreage: | 3014 | acres | Source: | Minnesota DNR |
| | County | Stearns | Maximum Depth: | 132 | feet | Source | 7/26/1999 |
| | State: | Minnesota | Water Clarity: | 9 | feet |
| | Tournament |
| | Launch | Distance | 80 miles | *distance & time estimates are from |
| | Weigh-InTime | Estimated | 1 hour 49 minutes | Bloomington |
| | (by www.mapquest.com) |
| | Launch | Directions: | 494 West; MN-55 West; |
| | Ramp | Double - Concrete |
| | Accomodation Information |
| | Black Saucer Inn | $35.00 |
| | Country Inn | $35.00 |
| | Lure Type |
| | Lure Type | Count | Total Wt | Avg Wt | Big Bass |
| | ? | 9 | 14.44 | 1.60 | 2.52 |
| | Buzzbait | 1 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 |
| | Grub | 5 | 11.51 | 2.30 | 3.51 |
| | Jig | 11 | 25.66 | 2.33 | 3.10 |
| | Soft Jerkbait | 7 | 18.13 | 2.59 | 3.20 |
| | Spider Grub | 5 | 9.79 | 1.96 | 2.96 |
| | Spinnerbait | 1 | 1.99 | 1.99 | 1.99 |
| | Tube | 16 | 34.62 | 2.16 | 4.03 |
| | Totals | 55 | 117.52 | 2.14 |
| | Top Six Finishers | Big Bass |
| | 1 | . | Amos, Rob | 13.41 | Becka, Paul | 4.03 | Venom Erie Series Tube Pumpkinseed |
| | 2 | . | Nord, Paul | 11.51 |
| | 3 | . | D'Aloia, Mike | 11.51 |
| | 4 | . | Smith, Joel | 11.10 |
| | 5 | . | Olson, Robin | 10.23 |
| | 6 | . | Siefering, Kevin | 9.79 |
| | Tournament Pattern |
| | Winning Pattern: | Senkos (watermelon) |
| | Tubes (BPS #11, #12, Black/red, Pumpkin, Green) |
| | Jig/pig (3/4 oz. black/blue) on wood |
| | Swimming grubs (3” black) over rocks (Smallmouth) |
| | Docks after 11:00 (tubes, Spider grubs, jig/pig) |
| | Secondary Patterns: |
| | Weather Conditions: | General weather prior week was fairly stable, except for the day prior. A cold front came through on |
| | Saturday bringing colder temps and winds from the southwest at 25 gusting to 45 mph. |
| | Moon Phase 2/3 |
| | Temp AM 48, Mid AM 52, Noon 66, PM, 70, , Baro Pressure steady at 29.98 + 1-2 points throughout day. |
| | |
| | Water Conditions: | Water Clarity: Medium |
| | Water Temp: 72 (morning), 68 (river), 85 (afternoon--shallows) |
| | Prefishing Patterns: | Topwater (Chug Bugs, Buzzbaits), Rat L Traps (white/green), scum frogs (white/orange), jig & pig on wood, |
| | dropshot (french fry), docks, Jig & pig on deep structure, jerkbaits, and carolina rig (french fry). |
| | Miscellaneous Notes: | Unsuccessful patterns were topwater, Rattle Traps, Spinnerbaits, and Crankbaits. |
| | Fish were big, |
| | Most fish were caught in the north/west portion of the lake. |
| | Fish were on the few deep water spots in the river on wood. |
| | Docks caught on later in the day. |
| | Deep fish were few and far between. |