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Mississippi River Pools 9 and 10
(June 21 and 22, 2008) Bass World Sports held events out of Harper's Ferry and Lansing. Terry Brandhorst and Randy Hines won out of Harper's with a limit weighing 15.34 pounds. Hines also had the 4.13-pound big bass. On Sunday, Lansing winners were Rick Miller and Terry Ackley. They weighed in 15.81 pounds. Darrin Hannah had the 3.53-pound big bass.

Fort Madison Elite Series relocated

(June 13, 2008) Per BASS: Recent unsafe conditions on the Mississippi River have prompted BASS to relocate the Bassmaster Elite Series' River Rumble presented by Longhorn, set for June 26-29 and originally scheduled in Fort Madison, Iowa, to Old Hickory Lake and Hendersonville, Tenn.

What will happen to the BASS Elite Series Fort Madison River Rumble tournament?
(June 11, 2008) The Elite Series pros are scheduled to fish on Mississippi River Pool 19 out of Fort Madison, Iowa June 26-29. But the relentless rains have water gushing down tributaries in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois into the Big Muddy. As of today, Pool 19 is forecast to hit 8 feet above flood stage by June 16. More rain is coming across Iowa today. BASS is currently looking at the situation and it's rumored a decision on relocating/rescheduling the event may come this Friday.

La Crosse MSBC
(June 8, 2008) Dan Thill and Jim Johnson won the MSBC team tournament out of La Crosse on Mississippi River Pool 8 with an 8-fish limit weighing 26.06 pounds. A total of 49 8-fish bags came in highlighting the impressive fishery of the Upper Mississippi. Todd Bina and Jason Leuenberger had the 5.2-pound big bass.

Ohio River - Lusk Creek
(June 8, 2008) Brien Vaughn and Dan Kahrhoff won the Bass World Sports tournament on Smithland Pool with 14.22 pounds. Big bass went to Bill Penrod with a 4.5-pounder.

Mississippi River - Savanna and Dubuque
(June 7 and 8, 2008) Bob Walker and Jon Schneeberger weighed 17.03 pounds to win the Bass World Sports event on Pool 13. Mike tanner had the 4.58-pound big bass. Sunday, Cletus Gerardy and Terry Ackley won up a pool in Dubuque with 12.93 pounds. Gerardy also had the 3.88-pound big bass.

Pool 26 can't get started
(June 7, 2008) All of the Bass World Sports events on Pool 26 out of Alton, Illinois this year have been cancelled due to flooding. BWSTA currently plans to reschedule these cancelled tournaments.

Here comes the water...again
(June 6, 2008) Heavy rains in the Upper Mississippi Valley are forecase to push many of the middle pools over flood stage for the second time this year. The coming week has more rain in the forecast. Hopefully this prolonged high water will not negatively impact vegetation.

Ft. Madison Mississipi River Pool 19
(May 31, 2008) The Angler's Choice tournament on Saturday was won by Fosananh and Emily Phosy with a limit weighing 16.87 pounds. 14 out of 16 teams weighed limits. Big bass was 4.09 pounds for Chad Kerr and Quinton Ingrahm.

Mississippi River Pool 24 - Bass World Sports
(May 31, 2008) Four fish weighing 8.18 pounds won for Bob Havermale and Ed Ensor in Louisiana. Big bass was 3.94 pounds and went to John Sackwitz.

Bass World Sports Harper's Ferry and Lansing
(May 31 and June 1, 2008) Bill Sutton and Aaron Dick took the Bass World tournament out of Pool 10 with a 16.31-pound limit including the 3.94-pound big bass. Zac Cassill won the Sunday BWSTA event on Pool 9 of the Mississippi with a limit weighing 15.90 pounds. 17 limits out of 30 boats came in. Big bass was 4.36 pounds and went to Darrin Hannah.

Angler's Choice Pool 13
(June 1, 2008) Pete Rizzi and Jake Field won out of Savanna with 17.01 pounds. Weights came down a little bit with many fish done with spawning. Results.

Arkansas River - Pendelton Bridge
(May 17, 2008) Terry Hopson and Teddy Bogard won the Angler's Choice tournament with an 18.51-pound limit. Bradley Rice and Don Jones weighed the 6.17-pound big bass.

Savanna Pool 13
(May 17 and 18, 2008) Ted Cole and Tim Vick won the Gateway Bass Club tournament Saturday with a 6-fish limit weighing 22.39 pounds. The bag included the 4.86-pound big bass. On Sunday, Jeff Gee and Steve Majewski topped the Angler's Choice field with 5 bass going 19.65 pounds. Big bass weighed 5.37 pounds.

Ohio River Smithland Pool results
(May 4, 2008) Kerry Betz and B.J. Betz won the Bass World Sports tournament out of Lusk Creek with a five-bass limit weighing 12.32 pounds. Greg Marlow had the 4.75-pound big bass. Results.

Pool 13 stays strong with big river bass
(May 3 and 4, 2008) Mississippi River Pool 13 near Savanna has been busy staking its claim as one of the premier pools for big bags early in 2008. Several tournaments have been won with over 20 pounds for five fish. Mark Dempsey and Danny Basham won the Bass World Sports event Saturday as the river fell below flood stage. They weighed a nice limit at 19.87 pounds including the 6.05-pound big bass. Results. On Sunday, Bass World Sports moved a pool north to Dubuque. James Friedman and Jim Friedman Jr. won with 14.67 pounds. Pool 12 results.

McGarry takes top honors at BFL in LaCrosse
(May 3, 2008) Boater Dan McGarry won the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Great Lakes Division tournament on the Mississippi River Pools 7, 8, and 9 Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 19 pounds, 10 ounces. McGarry caught his bass fishing stumps with a jig.
James Klass had the 5-pound, 5-ounce big bass. Results.

Storms push Upper Miss higher
(April 25, 2008) Storms rolled through the Upper Mississippi Valley today, with most pools expected to crest over flood stage by the time this weekend is over. Water levels may impact tournaments, so stay up to date.

High water affecting events
(April 15, 2008) High water on the Arkansas and Ohio Rivers have forced some events to be rescheduled. The Mississippi is on the rise with Pools from the Quad Cities south just over flood stage. Pools to the north are not expected to go over flood stage as of today.

CastingDeck.com expands classifieds service
(April 14, 2008) CastingDeck Free Fishing Classifieds launched in February as a boat listing site but has since added categories for rods, reels, lures, terminal tackle, and accessories. Big river bassers looking for a boat should give the site a look -- there are over 140 used bass boats for sale on the site.

Big bags on the Arkansas
(March 15 and 16, 2008) Terry Hopson and Teddy Bogard had a good weekend to say the least, winning the Angler's Choice Southern Division event at Pendleton Bridge on the Arkansas River on the 15th and then again on the 16th for the Eastern Division tournament. They weighed a 5-fish limit weighing 24.35 pounds on Saturday, then did even better on Sunday with an impressive 27.38 pounds including an 8.59-pound toad for big bass. Complete results.

Bass tournaments kick off on the Arkansas River
(February 23, 2008) Ken Adamson won the White River Bassmasters tournament on the Arkansas River out of Pendleton with an impressive 5-fish limit weighing 22 pounds. Second place went to Carl Smith with an 18.1-pound limit including the 6.56-pound big bass. Complete Pendleton tournament results.

New USFWS regs in 2008 within the Upper Mississippi River Wildlife Refuge
Don't forget that some new regulations are in effect on Pools 4-14 in 2008 that will impact Mississippi River bass fishing. included are some new slow/no-wake areas and speed/distance regulation areas. The most controversial and possibly most difficult to abide by may be the speed/distance regulation for Spring Lake on Pool 13. The regulation is posted as “Slow, 5 mph When Boats Present” and marked on maps as “Speed/Distance Regulation.” The reg requires watercraft operators to reduce the speed of their watercraft to less than 5 mph when within 100 feet of another watercraft that is anchored or underway at 5 mph or less. With Spring Lake's shallow water and boat paths narrowed by vegetation in summer, bass fishermen here historically tolerate other boats passing them at close range on plane due to the inability for everybody to get back up once coming off plane. It will be interesting to see how this regulation works out. You can review all changes on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service site.

New free fishing boat/motor/accessory classified ad site launches

(January 31, 2008) A new site for buying and selling fishing boats launched today. CastingDeck.com focuses only on fishing boats, motors, and accessories. Listing items is free.

2008 Tournament Schedules Updated
(January 23, 2008) Event listings for Upper Mississippi, Ohio, and Arkansas River tournaments have been updated. If you would don't see your event and would like it added, please contact us.

Sluyter wins BFL Regional on Mississippi
(October 6, 2007) Boater Dirk Sluyter won the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on the Mississippi River in Fort Madison, Iowa. The top 40 boaters and the top 40 co-anglers from the Great Lakes, Illini, Michigan and Ozark divisions competed in the three-day event. Sluyter’s winning three-day catch of 15 bass weighed 50 pounds, 5 ounces. Sluyter caught his winning bass by throwing a frog and a June-bug Senko near lily pads. “I only brought one frog with me to the tournament,” Sluyter said. “After the first day, I had to run to Wal-Mart to get more, and I could only find white frogs. That night I took a black magic marker and colored the frogs black. By the next day the frogs had turned purple. This ended up being my number one bait and helped me win the tournament.” Results.

Smallies are surprise winners at ABA Midwest Regional
(September 28 and 29, 2007) Fishing was ultra-tough on Mississippi River pools 14-18 for the American Bass Anglers Midwest Regional. In fact, it only took a little over 5 pounds for two days to make the top 25 out of 109 anglers. Larry Coleman won the event with 17.5 pounds of smallmouth from Pool 15. Smallmouth numbers have been on the rise in recent years, but nobody predicted a tournament could be won on these pools with them. Coleman fished a rock pile with crankbaits and finesse worms for the win. Results.

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