Tournament Recap

Date:

6/15/2003

Tournament Loc:

Whitefish

Lake Information

City:

Crosslake

Acreage:

7370

acres

Source:

Minnesota DNR

County:

Crow Wing

Maximum Depth:

138

feet

Source Date:

8/8/2000

State:

Minnesota

Water Clarity:

9

feet

DOW number:

18-0310

Tournament Information

Launch Time:

5:30:00 AM

Distance:

*distance & time estimates are from Bloomington

Weigh-InTime:

2:00:00 PM

Estimated DriveTime:

(by www.mapquest.com)

Launch Location:

Cross Lake

Directions:

Ramp Condition:

Accomodation Information

Lure Type Summary

Lure Type

Count

Total Wt

Avg Wt

Big Bass

?

5

2.28

0.46

2.18

Buzzbait

3

5.03

1.68

2.20

Crankbait

6

7.13

1.19

1.38

French Fry

9

13.09

1.45

2.15

Jig

3

3.50

1.17

1.35

Senko

32

60.42

1.89

5.11

Soft Jerkbait

5

11.82

2.36

3.24

Spider Grub

2

3.90

1.95

2.30

Topwater

13

20.88

1.61

2.61

Tube

10

19.95

2.00

3.17

Worm

12

19.91

1.66

2.23

Totals

100

167.91

1.68

Top Six Finishers

Big Bass

1

.

Longerbone, Brad

14.57

Longerbone, Brad

5.11

Bass Pro Shops Stik-O Pumpkin

2

.

McCracken, Cal

12.12

3

.

Christianson, Tom

11.24

4

.

Olson, Robin

10.04

5

.

Becka, Paul

9.96

6

.

Amos, Rob

9.06

Tournament Pattern Information

Winning Pattern:

Deadsticking Stik-Os under docks.

Secondary Patterns:

Topwater early and soft plastics on the inside weedline.

Weather Conditions:

Improving weather during the week with gradually increasing temps. Cloudy and rain Thursday AM. Full moon on

Saturday

Water Conditions:

Water Clarity Clear

Water Temp AM 67, PM 72

Water warming steadily the entire week prior

Prefishing Patterns:

Plastics on inside weedline

Frogs in the pads in afternoon

Carolina rigs

Backs of bays -- frogs in pads

Topwater on Thursday and Saturday mornings

Crankbaits on Thursday

Some spawners were seen in Trout Lake

Miscellaneous Notes:

Peak times were early morning and 11:30 to 12:30 on inside weedlines