Bill’s Series-Lake Wapogasset-August 5, 2006
Sponsor-Larsen Auto Centers/Doc Watson, Amery, WI

Wapogasset Standings 

First Place 5 Bass 15.07 pounds Barry Rettke and Wes Haney	Second Place 5 Bass 13.36 pounds Eric Smith and Dave Clare
Third Place 5 Bass 12.96 pounds Robby Newhouse and Mike Anselmo	Fourth Place 5 Bass 12.57 pounds John Gubrud and Dan Allen
Fifth Place 5 Bass 12.53 pounds Rob Keller and Steve Bahls	Sixth Place 5 Bass 12.15 pounds Gene Parker and Kurt Scheer
Seventh Place 5 Bass 12.01 pounds Jim Welch and Andrew Siverling	Big Bass 4.59 pounds Jim Welch and Andrew Siverling

Cloudy skies and temperatures in upper 70’s greeted the anglers when they arrived at the ramp.  Unfortunately the Waterside Bar & Grill, which was our host site, suffered a fire this past spring, that totally destroyed the building.  The owners, Ray and Pam Johnson were kind enough to let us use their landing to run the tournament.  Awards were presented at The Home Base Bar & Grill.

35 teams competing in this event brought a total of 149 bass to the scales, weighing 307.43 pounds.  All but one team weighed in fish.  First place honors again went to the team of Wes Haney and Barry Rettke.  They have been “hot” this season.  Will it carry into the next tournament?  Their winning bag weighed 15.07 pounds.  For their efforts, Wes and Barry received $1500 from the tournament, $750 from Stratos Boats, $250 Warner’s Dock Bucks for having purchased their Stratos there, plus $100 Warner’s Dock, Bucks for having a Minn Kota trolling motor, for a grand total of $2600.

Be sure to check out all the results from this tournament, plus the year-to-date points standings, as the teams are trying to accumulate 300 points, to be eligible for Wisconsin Bass Classic-2006 where they will be competing for over $17,000.

Our last qualifying tournament in this Series is August 19, 2006 at Long Lake.  The host site for this tournament is Fletch’s Reel’em Inn.  The sponsor is Evinrude Outboards.

Wapogasset Standings