GREAT LAKES BASSMASTERS

2009 Tournament Points and Position

Point Standings after Lake Sara Classic Tournament 

Big Bass Caught on Madison Chain 8/15/2009 By BM Charley Obecny (5.21 LBS) 

Rank/Angler    Meeting Pts   Tourn.Pts   BB    Total    TW       # of Fish

1 Chip Karpiesz        250     2165         20    2435    64.25         31

  Your 2009 Tournament Champian

2 Charley Obecny     250     1920         50    2220    42.91        19

  Your 2009 Classic Champian and Big Bass of the Year

3 Tom Bergbauer      250     1565         10    1825    36.82       17  

4 Donatas Jakelis      200     1440         20    1660    39.97       20 

5 Tony Rasmussen   250     1350           5     1605    31.39       19

6 John Mitchell           250     1050         20     1320    23.20      10

7 Jason Milton            250       900           5    1155     27.60      14

8 Mike Russell            250       685                    935     11.12        6   

9 Gary Gamberdine       0       100                     100           0         0

9 Bob Rasmussen         0       100                      100          0         0

10  Art Robles                 0           0                          0           0         0

11 John Rinchich      250      160                         0       2.38         1

Lake Sara Oct 3rd & 4th 2009 Classic

Oct 3rd day one of a two day tournament.The water was low and stained with water temps 59 to 65 degrees. The air temp was about 56 with about 20 to 30 mph winds and cloudy. The fishing was very tough with only four legal fish caught.Chip Karpiesz caught one fish weighing 1.83 lbs. Mike Russell Caught one fish weighing 1.34 lbs. Tony Rassmussen caught one fish weighing 1.33 lbs. Jason Milton caught one fish weighing 1.02 lbs. After fishing everyone enjoyed an evening with a great cook out.

Oct 4th day two of the tournament the weather had cooperated with a sunny and warmer temps of 65 degrees. With winds only 10 to 15 mph and water temps found 60 to 65 degrees.Again the fishing was tough with six legal fish caught.Our Classic Champion was Charley Obecny, catching two fish with one being Big Bass 3.13 lbs with a total of 4.55 lbs. Second place was Chip Karpiesz with two fish totaling 3.22 lbs.Third place was Tony Rassumssen with two fish totaling 2.64 lbs. Forth place was Donatas Jakelis with two fish weighing 2.49 lbs. Fifth place was Mike Russell with one fish 1.34 lbs. Sixth place was Jason Milton with one fish weighing 1.02 lbs.

We will see you all on the water soon in 2010, from everyone at Great Lakes Bassmasters! If you are interested in learning to fish with our club call Charley Obecny at 708-997-8428 or Mike Russell at 708-302-2052.

Wolf River Wisc Tournament # 11 & 12

Sept 12th Saturday , the mornings start out with a total fog and the visibility was only 100 feet.But as the morning continued it was clear and sunny. The water was stained with the water temps 71 to 75 degrees depending on where we fished and everyone headed to there hopeful stops.The fishing was tough with only four keepers caught on mostly plastic and crank baits. First place went to Chip Karpiesz with 2 fish weighing in at 4.72 lbs and big bass 2.41 lbs. Second place Tom Bergbauer with one fish 1.83 lbs and third place Charley Obecny with one fish 1.37 lbs.

Sept 13th Sunday, after an evening of great food and just kicking back we all headed out at day brake. The water temp again was 70 to 76 degrees but also stained.The fishing was also tough again with short fish and northerns caught. This time with only three fish caught, first place with one fish and big bass weighing 1.95 lbs Charley Obecny. Second place went to Chip Karpiesz with one fish 1.66 lbs and third went to Tom Bergauer also with one fish 1.63 lbs.

Madison Chain #9 & #10

On Saturday August 15th , A lot of fish were caught but mostly short ones on crank baits, spinners, buzz baits and plastics. The majority were caught in deeper weed lines, some in shallow shore lines.The water temp was 72 to 76 degrees and stained with some clear water. The air temp was 85 degrees and sunny.1st place went to Chip with a five fish limit weighing in at 11.33 lbs,Great job Chip. 2nd place wwent to Charley with only three fish with a total of 8.96 lbs and Big Bass of the year to date weighing in at 5.21 lbs. 3rd place went to Tony also with five fish caught on the last cast.Weighing in at 8.15 lbs,Great job Tony. 4th place went to Donatas moving up the ladder each tournament with four fish weighing in at 7.08 lbs with one dead fish and a penalty of .20 ozs. 5th place went to Tom with one fish 1.76 lbs. 6th place was John with one fish 1.57 lbs.  

On Sunday August 16th , all hopes were set on everyone catching a limit.Big fish were lost in the weeds and at the boat.The water temp was 72 to 76 degrees stained and parts were clear.The air temp was 75 degrees and windy with overcast and light rain.Again most of the fish were caught in deeper water on plastic and crank baits. No limits came to the scales but everyone did weigh in fish and also a lot of shorts. Donatas again in 1st place with four fish weighing in at 8.81 lbs and still moving up the ladder, Great job Don. 2nd place was Chip with three fish weighing in at 7.49 lbs and Big Bass 3.22 lbs. 3rd place was Tom with three fish 7.00 lbs also moving up the ladder making the points even closer. 4th place went to Tony with three fish weighing in at 6.56 lbs and possibly losing Big Bass in the water, sorry to here that,not! 5th place went to Charley with three fish weighing in at 5.81 lbs and holding onto second place overall,just cant catch the Chipper. 6th place went to Jason with three fish weighing in at 4.36 lbs. 7th place went to John with one fish weighing in at 2.01 lbs. Great job to all and the Wolf River should be a challenge and fun. See you on the water!

Mississippi River Pool 13 ( #7 & #8)

On July 18th Saturday,The weather was 65 degress and partly cloudy with some sun.The water temp was around 70 degress and murky.The fish were caught on plastic, crank baits ,and spinners.  Donatas had caught three fish for a total of 6.15 lbs and Big Bass weighing in at 3.10  for 1st place. 2nd place went to Tom with three fish with a total of 4.55 lbs. 3rd place was Tony with 2 fish 3.00 lbs and forth place John with one fish 1.88 lbs. A lot of short fish were caught also that day.

On July 19th Sunday, The weather was 75 degress and overcast,and the water temp was about 70 degress and stained. Ist place went Chip with 5 fish weighting in at 9.22 on plastic. 2nd place went to Donatas with three fish weighing at 6.51 and Big Bass 3.02. 3rd place went to Jason with two fish weighing in at 4.69. 4th place went to Tom with two fish weighing in at 4.29. 5th and last place was Charley with one fish weighing in at 2.17. 

   

Lake Jacksonville Results June 2009 #5 & #6

June 20th it was a warm 90 degree and sunny day,the water temp was in the 80s with a greenish stain color water.All anglers came to weigh in with fish.Fish were caught on buzz baits, plastic, and crank baits.The fish were not as easy to catch as we had all expected. Big Bass was caught on a buzz bait in an open channel over weeds weighing in at 3.74 lbs by Charley Obecny.Also took first place with three fish with total of 10.08 lbs.Second place went to Tony Rasmussen with two fish weighing at 5.34.Third place went two Donatas Jakelis with two fish weighing in at 5.23 earning his first tag and plaque.Forth place was Mike Russell with two fish 4.46 lbs. Fifthplace went to Chip Karpiesz with two fish,3.88 lbs. Sixth place Tom Bergbauer with one fish 3.00 lbs even.Seventh place Jason Milton one fish 2.68 and eighth place John Mitchell one fish 2.15 lbs. A total of 14 fish caugth weigthing 36.82 lbs.

June 21st it also was a warm 90 degree day with partly cloudy morning and turned out to be a hot sunny afternoon.The water was in the 80s with a greenish color.The fish were caught mostly on plastic and some on buzz baits off of the weed edges. Big Bass was a tie with 4.18 lbs each in the last cast of the day with Jason Milton on a corner stump on a worm,and Tony Rasmussen catching his fish early in the morning.First place was Chip Karpiesz with three fish catching one early in the morning on a buzz bait and one also on the last cast to take first place. Lucky with a total of 7.26 lbs. Second place was Tom Berbauer with three fish 6.81 lbs and another tag. Third place went to John Mitchell also with three fish on his secret red worms weigthing in at 6.59. Forth was Jason Milton two fish 6.19 lbs . Fifth with one fish Tony Rasmussem 4.18 lbs . Sixth Charley Obecny with one fish 2.82 lbs and seventh Donatas Jakelis one fish 1.70 lbs. And Mike Russell hanging in there with all the pain.We all wish him well on the surgery and a fast recovery.We hope to see Mike at the August tournament.A total of 14 fish caugth weigthing in at 35.55 lbs.

3rd & 4th Tournament

Body of Water: East Fork Lake-Olney Illinios

Time of Year: Spring (May 16th & 17th)

Water Temp: 68-69 Degress both Days

Air Temp- Saturday 54-67 & Sunday 60-65 Degress

Satuday Pattern:  Eight Anglers fished on Saturday.8 fish were caught on Saturday.Big Bass and First Place went to Tom Bergbauer with two fish big bass was 3.68 lbs with a total of 5.95lbs,Second Place went to Chip Karpiesz and Mike Russell both with two fish weighing in at 3.64 lbs.Third place went to Tony Rasmussen with one fish at 1.78 lbs.Forth place Charley Obecny one fish 1.75 lbs. The water was stained and dirty, fish were caugth mostly on plastics and spinner baits.

Sunday Pattern: 18 fish were caught on Sunday, with two five fish limits.The Jason had five fish with a total of 10.54 lbs for First Place all caugth in one cove. Second place went to Chip Karpiesz also with five fish with a total of 9.09 lbs,also caugth in one cove by 7:30 am.Third place was Tony Rasmussen 3 fish 6.16 lbs.Forth place with 2 fish went John Mitchell with Big Bass 3.22 lbs with a total of 4.80 lbs.Fifth place Donatas Jakelis, Sixth place Charley Obecny, Seventh place Mike Russell.The water was stained and dirty with heavy winds at times.It was Sunny most of the day. Most of the fish were caugth on plastics, buzz baits and spinner baits. 

1st & 2sec Tournament

Body of Water: Lake Clinton- Clinton Illinios:

Time of Year: Spring (April 18th &19th)

Water Temps: 55-64 Degress

Air Temp Saturday 60-70 Sunday 50-60 Degress

Pattern: Nine anglers fished on Saturday and eleven on Sunday.Conditions were very tough only 5 fish were caught on Saturday and non on Sunday.Big Bass was caught by John Mitchell 4.20 lbs for second place.Two fish caught by Charley Obecny 6.06 lbs for first place and third place went to Chip Karpiesz with one fish 2.73 lbs. On Saturday it was an over cast and the water was a greenish stain color. The fish were caught on spinner baits, plastic, crank baits. Fish were caught on Sunday but no keepers and it rained most of the day. Two new members had joined us,we welcome Gary Gamberdine and Arthur Robles.

2008 GLB Champion

Congratulations to Chip Karpiesz, he is our 2008 champion and Classic Winner. Also congratulations to Jason Milton for second place with the help from his 14 foot cruiser.And third place goes to our tournament director Tony Rasmussen.And congratulations to everyone else for a great summer of fun.

GLB Conservation Project

The Illinois Federation Nation website has pictures of our conservation project. Check it out ILFedNation.com. Also the pictures are on our website under "Community Projects" on the left hand side.

Lake Taylorville Results

Congratulations to Tony Rasmussen for his win at Lake Taylorville!!

See the results HERE
See the overall points HERE

Lake Sara #2 Results

Congratulations to Charley "Big Money" Obecny for two solid first place finishes at the second Lake Sara tournament of 2008. Charley brought nine bass to the scales that weighed over 15 pounds!

For full tournament results click HERE .

For tournament archive click HERE .

For tournament pictures click HERE.

Duke O'Malley Kids Fishing Derby

Great Lakes Bassmasters were a sponsor of the recent Duke O'Malley Kids Fishing Derby on June 7, 2008. Club member Miles Waldron and multiple wives in the club helped to make this a success. Thank you to all involved!

For more pictures from the event CLICK HERE

Lake Vermillion Results

Congratulations to Chip and Jason for catching fish and taking first place on a VERY tough weekend of fishing!

For tournament results click here

For tournament archive click here

Lake Vermillion June 7-8

If you can't make it to the Lake Vermillion tournament, make sure you let Chip know!

MSN has a great aerial map of the lake. If you haven't been introduced to MSN Maps yet, check it out by clicking here. It's way better than Google maps when it comes to detail.

Lake Sara Pictures & Results

Pictures & Results from Lake Sara are up!

Click here to check out the pictures.

Click here to check out the results.

Also we are going to start archiving the tournaments for future reference. Check out the archive here. If you have anything to add send an email to akschadegg@yahoo.com.

Pictures from Clinton Lake Tournament

Some pictures are up from the Clinton Tournament. They're pretty much all from Day 1, since Day 2 was so wet the camera didn't come out much. The results from the tournament will be posted shortly along with a newsletter about the conditions and standings. If anybody has any other pictures from the tournament they want to send to post up email them to akschadegg@yahoo.com. For future tournaments bring your cameras so we can get a photo record of what's happening on the water!!

American Flag Jump

John Rinchich sent this over for all to enjoy: