The 2-2-03 make up date for the 1-19-03 event that was cancelled due to ice on the ramp and single digit temps yielded beautiful weather and tough fishing conditions for most. With air temps in the mid 60s but with half of the lake froze due to several weeks of well below average temperatures many were not able to reach the areas they normally fish. There were several teams that made the most of the available water and brought respectable weights for anytime of the year to the scales. The first place team of: Jack Doan and Ben Doan both from Desoto IL. brought 17.62Lbs of fish to the scales for their first win of the winter series. The team has been close in several events just lacking that one anchor fish to push them to the top. On this day they found it, a healthy 5.20lb large mouth that helped best the second place team by nearly four pounds. The team used a combination of baits ranging from jigs, crank baits and Competitive Edge spinner baits catch their fish. Their fish were caught in water depths ranging from 5 feet to 12 feet. The team reported that the bites were really subtle and you had to work your baits extremely slow to trigger the fish into hitting. The win puts the team 1.25 points behind the current point leaders Danny Clark and Mark Jelley with two events left to fish. Jack and Ben are sponsored by: Competitive Edge Fishing.

The second place team of George Panick from Marion, IL. and Albert Krueger from Chicago, IL also beat the tough conditions and weighing in a healthy bag of fish, with a total weight of 13.80lbs. The team caught their fish on crank baits, jerk baits and jigs. All of the teams fish were caught in water depths less than ten feet deep. The team reported catching fish in many different areas and that no one spot produced more than two fish. George and Albert are currently third in points and ready to fish the next two events.