FINAL RESULTS
1st Annual MCAA Illinois River Challenge

Allen Park, Ottawa, Illinois
Saturday, July 18th, 2009

Thank you to the 26 anglers who participated in the July 18 MCAA Illinois River Challenge in Ottawa, IL. It was a great turnout. Congratulations to total weight winners (l to r) Paul Wells (1st), Jim Rink (2nd), and Zhelko Genev (3rd).

Here are some of the details of the results from the July 18 event:

26 Participants.

75 carp weighed in at Tournament Central.

330 pounds of Commons and one Mirror.

135 pounds of Grass Carp.

Total weight winner was Paul Wells with 52-14; second was Jim Rink with 39-13; third was Zhelko Genev with 37-5.

Big Common Carp was 12-5, caught by Paul Wells.

Big Grass Carp was 15-14, caught by Gruia Oltean.

Big Buffalo was 3-14, caught by Andy Burnagiel.

First Common weighed in: Mike Olinger, 8:07 AM.

First 50 pounds of Commons weighed in: Paul Wells, 2:51 PM.

$50 Bass Pro Gift cards were won by Zhelko Genev and Mike Olinger at the end-of-tourney raffle.



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