| | Tournament Recap |
| | Date: | | 5/19/2002 |
| | Tournament Loc: | | Tainter, WI |
| | Lake Information |
| | City | Menomonie | Acreage: | 1752 | acres | Source: | www.lake-link.com |
| | County | Dunn | Average Depth: | 14 | feet | Source |
| | State: | Wisconsin | Maximum Depth: | 37 | feet |
| | Water Clarity: | 2 | feet |
| | Tournament | **Tape Tournament** |
| | Launch | 5:50:00 AM | Distance | 75 miles | *distance & time estimates are from |
| | Weigh-InTime | 2:00:00 PM | Estimated | 1 hour 25 minutes | Bloomington |
| | (by www.mapquest.com) |
| | Launch | Directions: | 35W North; I-94 East; WI-25 (exit 41) to Menomonie |
| | Ramp | Single - Concrete |
| | Accomodation Information |
| | Best Western | Menomonie | (715) 235-9651 | $76.00 |
| | Motel 6 | Menomonie | $50.00 |
| | Super 8 | Menomonie | $60.00 |
| | Twin Spring Campground | Menomonie | $20.00 |
| | Lure Type |
| | Lure Type | Count | Total Wt | Avg Wt | Big Bass |
| | Crankbait | 4 | 5.50 | 1.38 | 1.50 |
| | French Fry | 1 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| | Hard Jerkbait | 3 | 5.50 | 1.83 | 2.00 |
| | Jig | 1 | 4.05 | 4.05 | 4.05 |
| | Spider Grub | 8 | 18.87 | 2.36 | 2.87 |
| | Spinnerbait | 3 | 5.05 | 1.68 | 2.20 |
| | Tube | 24 | 56.79 | 2.37 | 4.05 |
| | Worm | 1 | 2.56 | 2.56 | 2.56 |
| | Totals | 45 | 100.32 | 2.23 |
| | Top Six Finishers | Big Bass |
| | 1 | . | Young, Bill | 15.27 | McDonough, | 4.05 | Strike King KVD Tube Black/Blue |
| | 2 | . | Longerbone, Brad | 13.48 | McMillan, Mike | 4.05 | Berkley Bungee Leech |
| | 3 | . | D'Aloia, Mike | 12.12 |
| | 4 | . | McDonough, Mike | 10.35 |
| | 5 | . | Tope, Chris | 6.59 |
| | 6 | . | Siefering, Kevin | 5.75 |
| | Tournament Pattern |
| | Winning Pattern: | Black/blue tube Kevin Van Dam tube on a 1/8 oz exposed jighead and rattle on rocky points. |
| | Secondary Patterns: | Spider grub on leadhead jigs dragged along rocky/rubble bottoms |
| | Watermelon tubes on rocky points |
| | Rogues on rocky points (early in day only) |
| | Weather Conditions: | Prior week weather was rainy and cold. |
| | Wind: calm in morning then NW 20-25 |
| | Sky: partly cloudy then sunny |
| | Water Conditions: | Water level was dropped 6-8 feet during mid week prior to the tournament to repair the dam. Water levels |
| | returned to normal (2-3 feet lower than usual) by Saturday. Water temp was 4 degrees warmer on |
| | tournament day than prior day. |
| | Prefishing Patterns: | Black/Blue tubes on rocky points |
| | Rogues (fire tiger and black/orange) on rocky points |
| | Plastics on wood shorelines |
| | White 3/16oz and Chartreuse spinnerbaits |
| | Watermelon Senko |
| | Swim Baits |
| | Rattle Traps |
| | Miscellaneous Notes: | Moon Phase: 1/2 |
| | Peak Activity: 7:15am |
| | 30 boat money tournament held on prior day. |