RESULTS
"Saturday in the Park" All Species Fishing Tournament
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Allen Park, Illinois River, Ottawa, Illinois
Peg Draw at 7:00 a.m.; Fishing from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
A big thanks to the 17 anglers who participated in July 30th's "Saturday in the Park" All Species Tournament at Allen Park in Ottawa, Illinois. Recent flooding and 90° temps made fishing a challenge, and the typical Allen Park bite never really materialized to any large extent. Nevertheless, we had some winners. Tournament results, photos and stats follow. Congrats to those who finished well, and thanks, again, to those who attended.--F. Rink
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Peg Draw: Here are the results of the 7:00 a.m. peg draw: Mike Olinger - Peg 1 Jim Rink - Peg 2 Frank Rink - Peg 3 Larry Seeman - Peg 4 Tony Creasy - Peg 5 Tracy Jourdan - Peg 6 Juan Serrano - Peg 7 Dan Ramir - Peg 8 Cory Bohmann - Peg 9 Paul Wells - Peg 10 Rob Schaller - Peg 11 Nathaniel Jablonski - Peg 12 Fred Rhodes - Peg 13 Robert Kraft - Peg 14 Tim Stoyanov - Peg 15 Tsvetomir Tsetanov - Peg 16 Hamdi Redihebov - Peg 17 |
Total Weight Winners:
| Mike Olinger 79 lbs., 11 oz. First Place Total Weight $170 |
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| Tracy Jourdan 50 lbs., 3 oz. Second Place Total Weight $120 |
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| Hamdi Redihebov 43 lbs., 9 oz. Third Place Total Weight $50 |
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Big Common/Mirror Winners:
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Jim Rink 11 lbs., 15 oz. Common First Place Big Common or Mirror $80 |
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Frank Rink 9 lbs., 4 oz. Common Second Place Big Common or Mirror $50 |
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Other Prizes:
| Larry Kirchner offered, for the biggest catfish weighed, a $50 Bait and Tackle package including a Bait Flare catfish kit, two packages of circle hooks, some river weights, Team Catfish dip tubes (2) and Furry Things, catfish beacons, catfish hook remover, a big ole' container of dip bait, and a clip on bell for the purists. | |
| Big Catfish Winner. Nathaniel Jablonski 1 lb., 1 oz. $50 Catfish Tackle Kit from Larry Kirchner |
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| Mike Olinger conducted a $5 big buffalo pot. | |
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Big Buffalo Winner. Fred Rhodes 8 lbs., 4 oz. $40 |
| The organizer offered a rarely used 8.5 feet salmon/steelhead Ugly Stik stalker rod to the angler who first weighed fish from all of the following three categories: (1) carp (any variety), (2) buffalo or drum, and (3) catfish or bullhead. | |
| First to catch a carp, a buffalo, and a catfish. Mike Olinger 9:54 a.m. Ugly Stik 8.5 ft. stalker rod |
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| The organizer offered an additional $10 prize to the first to weigh a grass carp . | |
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First to weigh a Grass Carp. Juan Serrano 8:27 a.m., 12 lbs., 5 oz. $10 |
| The organizer offered an additional $5 prize to the first to weigh a catfish. | |
| First to weigh a Catfish. Mike Olinger 8:52 a.m., 0 lbs., 15 oz. $5 |
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| The organizer offered an additional $5 prize to the first to weigh a drum or buffalo. | |
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First to weigh a Buffalo or Drum. Tony Creasy 8:53 a.m., 0 lbs., 7 oz. $5 |
| The organizer offered a new bag of Erni's Four Season Method Mix to the angler who caught the smallest carp (any variety including goldfish) of the day. | |
| Smallest Carp (any variety). Mike Olinger 1 lbs., 15 oz. Common WCB 4 Seasons Method Mix |
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| The organizer offered a pack of size six curved shank premium hooks (Nash, Gardner, Fox) to the first angler to weigh a carp exceeding 10 pounds. | |
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First to weigh a Carp (any variety) exceeding 10 pounds. Juan Serrano 8:27 a.m., 12 lbs., 5 oz. Grass Carp Carp Hook Pack |
| The organizer offered a 2.5 pound bag of 37% protein cattle cubes for the biggest buffalo/drum. | |
| Biggest Buffalo or Drum. Fred Rhodes 8 lbs., 4 oz. Buffalo 37% Cattle Cubes (2.5 lb. pack) |
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| The organizer offered a 2.5 pound bag of 37% protein cattle cubes for the smallest buffalo/drum. | |
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Smallest Buffalo or Drum. Rob Schaller 0 lbs., 2 oz. Drum 37% Cattle Cubes (2.5 lb. pack) |
In addition, all anglers were given a container of boilies and were offered Arrowhead Mills Puffs.
Other stats from the July 30th "Saturday in the Park" event:
| Number of fish caught: 72 Total pounds caught: 326-12 Average weight: 4 lbs., 9 oz. |
# of Common Carp - 25 # of Grass Carp - 17 # of Buffalo - 17 |
# of Drum - 9 # of Catfish - 2 # of Suckers/Sheepshd - 2 |
| Top 5 Total Weight Mike Olinger - 79-11 Tracy Jourdan - 50-3 Hamdi Redihebov - 43-9 Tsvetomir Tsetanov - 27-4 Fred Rhodes - 26-15 |
Top 5 Number Caught Mike Olinger - 15 Fred Rhodes - 8 Rob Schaller - 8 Hamdi Redihebov - 7 Paul Wells - 7 |
Top 5 Average Wt. Jim Rink - 11-15 Juan Serrano - 10-8 Cory Bohmann - 9-4 Tracy Jourdan - 8-6 Hamdi Redihebov - 6-4 |
| Top 5 Big Common Carp Jim Rink - 11-15 Frank Rink - 9-4 Tracy Jourdan - 8-8 Tsvetomir Tsetanov - 7-0 Frank Rink - 6-13 |
Top 5 Big Grass Carp Mike Olinger - 13-1 Juan Serrano - 12-5 Tracy Jourdan -11-11 Mike Olinger - 11-10 Mike Olinger - 11-8 |
Top 5 Big Buffalo Fred Rhodes - 8-4 Fred Rhodes - 2-13 Fred Rhodes - 2-10 Fred Rhodes - 2-10 Paul Wells/F. Rhodes- 2-8 |
| Top 5 Big Drum Rob Schaller - 1-0 Rob Schaller - 0-12 Rob Schaller - 0-9 Tony Creasy -0-7 Rob Schaller - 0-7 |
BIG THANKS TO ALL THE PARTICIPANTS! | CONGRATS TO THE WINNERS! |
