April 4, 2003 Kincaid Lake, IL
Ellett And Griffiths Win Kincaid

Griffiths And Ellett	Jenkel And Atchison
Guill And Berner
Results

A week of temps in the upper seventies and fantastic fishing at Kincaid Lake abruptly came to an end Friday as a major cold front pushed into the area. Angler's that had a chance to visit the lake during the week were reporting that it would take over twenty pounds to place in the upcoming event if conditions held. Unfortunately they did not, teams awoke to temps in the mid thirties and a stiff 15 to 20mph winds as they headed to the lake on Sunday morning. The take off temp was 35deg. and as the day wore on the contestants were first greeted with a mix of sleet and rain. Then around 11:30 it turned into a full-fledged thunderstorm and did not quit raining until after the weigh-in was over at which time the temp had reached a balmy 40deg.

The first place team of Greg Ellett from Jacob, IL. and Bill Griffiths of Willisville, IL. adapted to the changing conditions. The team had been on a shallow water pattern leading up to the event but soon realized that they would have to make a change. The fish that were being caught in two to three feet of water either moved out or were not interested in feeding. The team used their local knowledge of the lake and moved to an area with steeper banks and deeper water. They started concentrating their efforts on water depths ranging from 8 to 12 feet using black and blue jigs. The bank that was most productive for the team had a lot of chunk rock on it and also a few stumps however the fish did not really seem to be relating to one or the other. The decision was a correct one however as the team caught seven keeper fish during the day with their best five weighing 20.29lbs and anchored by a hefty 5.06lb largemouth. The team received a check for $960.00 and $1,000.00 Bass Cat bonus bucks bringing their total winnings to $1,960.00 for the day. The team is sponsored by: Dunn's Sporting Goods, Matuzo Lures, and Harrison's Sport Shop. Great Job Guy's!!!!!

The second place team of Duke Jenkel from Pinkneyville, IL. and Jeff Atchison of Ina, IL. fished most of the day in shallow water depths of 5 foot or less. The fish that they boated seemed to be relating to stumps and lay downs. The team used black and blue cottonmouth jigs to boat their fish and reported a very subtle bite. The team broke off two fish during the day and also lost a keeper fish at the boat but was still able to bring four fish to the scales weighing 12.02lbs capturing the second place position and winning $450.00. The team is sponsored by: Cotton Mouth Lures and Savanda Chevrolet.

In third place is the team of Greg Berner from Elkville, IL. and David "Boo" Guill of Royalton, IL. was only able to capitalize on two keeper bites during the day but they were good ones. The teams two fish tipped the scales at 11.00lbs. The fish were both caught shallow, one was caught on crank bait and the big bass of the tournament was caught over a beaver hut on a spinner bait. The big fish weighed a very healthy 6.56lbs and earned the team a total of $375.00 for the place and big bass. The team is sponsored by: Triton, Dunn's Sporting Goods, Falcon Rods, Lunker Lure, Pyramid Acres and Harrison's Sport Shop

Angler's Choice would like to thank all those who came out and fished and we hope to see you at our next event on May 4th at Rend Lake. I would also like to thank all of our sponsors for making this possible. National sponsors include Bass Cat Boats, Mercury Outboards, Motorguide Trolling Motors, Lowrance, Competitive Edge Fishing and Yamamoto Custom Baits. Also a big thanks to our divisional sponsors: Harrison's Sport Shop, Rend Lake Sporting Goods, Strike On Lures, Great Net, Lucky Craft, Solar Bat, Wayne's Props, MWBT.com, Pyramid Acres, Cotton Mouth Lures, Adventure Sports Outdoors, and Bobs Marine in Hillsboro, IL.