| | Tournament Recap |
| | Date: | | 5/18/2003 |
| | Tournament Loc: | | Deer Lake, WI |
| | Lake Information |
| | City: | Balsam | Acreage: | Source: | Wisconsin DNR |
| | County: | Polk | Maximum Depth: | Source Date: |
| | State: | Wisconsin | Water Clarity: | DOW number: |
| | Tournament Information | **Tape Tournament** |
| | Launch Time: | Distance: | *distance & time estimates are from Bloomington |
| | Weigh-InTime: | 2:00:00 PM | Estimated DriveTime: | (by www.mapquest.com) |
| | Launch Location: | Directions: |
| | Ramp Condition: |
| | Accomodation Information |
| | Lure Type Summary |
| | Lure Type | Count | Total Wt | Avg Wt | Big Bass |
| | ? | 9 | 11.07 | 1.23 | 1.45 |
| | Crankbait | 20 | 30.37 | 1.52 | 2.50 |
| | French Fry | 19 | 28.11 | 1.48 | 3.00 |
| | Jig | 15 | 32.20 | 2.15 | 3.45 |
| | Senko | 20 | 35.57 | 1.78 | 4.05 |
| | Spider Grub | 4 | 4.67 | 1.17 | 1.26 |
| | Tube | 17 | 32.86 | 1.93 | 4.05 |
| | Worm | 4 | 6.14 | 1.54 | 1.83 |
| | Totals | 108 | 180.99 | 1.68 |
| | Top Six Finishers | Big Bass |
| | 1 | . | Longerbone, Brad | 14.20 | | Longerbone, Brad | 4.05 | | All-Terrain Tube Pumpkinseed |
| | 2 | . | Amos, Rob | 11.59 | | O'Banion, Troy | 4.05 | | Pro Tour Baits Trik Stick Pumpkin/Green |
| | 3 | . | DaLoia, Mike | 11.55 |
| | 4 | . | O'Banion, Troy | 10.99 |
| | 5 | . | Richardson, Dale | 10.19 |
| | 6 | . | Olson, Robin | 9.57 |
| | Tournament Pattern Information |
| | Winning Pattern: | Pumpkinseed tubes on docks. |
| | Secondary Patterns: | Jig/pig in shallow water cove. |
| | Docks: Zoom Centipede (pumpkin, green watermelon), Tubes (Bass Pro Tender Tube #11, #12), Jig/pig (black/blue), |
| | Spider grubs (pumpkin, watermelon), Senkos (watermelon, pumpkin) |
| | |
| | Weedlines: |
| | Kalin grub (smoke), Jig/craw (pumpkin), Crankbaits (deep divers), Cordel Wiggle O (perch), Bomber 6A/7A (perch) |
| | Weather Conditions: | Improving weather during the week with gradually increasing temps. Overcast and rain on Sunday prior and Wednesday |
| | prior, otherwise mostly sunny each day. Full moon on Thursday (total eclipse of the moon Thursday night). |
| | |
| | Wind 7 mph from East at 6 am, gradually increasing and shifting to South East at 12 mph at 2 pm. |
| | Sky AM Haze am, mostly clear from 9:30 to 12:30, then partly cloudy rest of day. |
| | Water Conditions: | Water Clarity Clear |
| | Water Temp AM 62, PM 64 |
| | Water warming steadily the entire week prior. Water temp Saturday the week prior was 51 am and 57pm. The day before |
| | tournament was 57 am and 64 pm |
| | Prefishing Patterns: | Docks, Zoom Centipede (pumpkin), |
| | Crankbaits, |
| | Spinnerbaits (a few fish) |
| | Carolina rig Zoom Centipede, pumpkin in 8-10 feet in green weeds |
| | Jig/Pig in weeds |