Here Fishy, Fishy, Fishy!!

Bob Yannie (Bear) displays his 5.26# fish - 4th Big Bass

Chuck Billhimer donated this prize for the 3rd place Big Bass. Unfortunately, the team with 3rd Big Bass didn't come to weigh-in on Sunday, so Bob & Kathi Yannie took it home! Fluker told them they needed to use bigger baits to catch bigger fish!

Ben Bilott and Justin Hrach from Three Rivers Marine Electronics
drove from Pennsylvania to fish with us. This is their Saturday bag.

And Sunday's catch.

James Biesemeyer Jr. and Sr. brought these to the scales on Saturday.

Bill Mausbach and Dave Steppuhn showing that old guys can still catch them. The 6.04# fish Bill is holding on the left missed winning the Big Bass award by 3/100th of a pound!!!

2nd Place finishers Brent Haimes & Fluker with their Saturday catch.

And their Sunday catch.

Norman Corkle (Cranky®) with his nice 5.1 pounder.

Dane Johnson and Joe McBride caught a nice sack on Saturday.

Tim Erwin and Greg Glandt caught this guy on Saturday.

Winners Ivan Williams and Danny Collier with their 18.87# Saturday bag.
That's the 6.07# Big Bass of the tournament on the left.

Jason Hoover with a nice Saturday catch.

Mark Trumble with a couple nice LOZ bass.

Nicole Mimick holds up a nice one.

Todd Eno's Saturday Catch.

Saturday Night Door Prize Drawings

Bobbie and Jim Johns (ReelDoc/KS) relaxing before the drawing begins.
Bobbie is DEFINITELY the better half of this couple!

Jim was a much happier camper after his name was drawn for this
custom built flipping stick from George's Custom Rods!

Ben Bilott found the 14 hour drive from Pennsylvania much easier to take after
winning this Shimano Untegra 2500S reel from Brooklyn Bill's Tackle Shop!

First timer Todd Eno won a Kentucky Lake guide trip courtesy of
Dave Stewart at Bass Buster Guide Service.

Dave Stepphun (our Keebler elf) won the Leatherman Multi-Tool
and two bottles of Kick'n Bass.

Bear (Bob Yannie) won a Wee Vee Transducer protector from
Three Rivers Marine Electronics along with two bottles of Kick'n Bass.

Earl Best also  won a Wee Vee Transducer protector from
Three Rivers Marine Electronics along with two bottles of Kick'n Bass.

Bill Mausbach also  won a Wee Vee Transducer protector from
Three Rivers Marine Electronics along with two bottles of Kick'n Bass.

Dale Jones (shown here with IBBT Chairman fluker)  won the final Wee Vee Transducer protector from Jan Roth (inventor fo the Wee Vee) and two bottles of Kick'n Bass.

Jay McKnight won a jacket and hat courtesy of Basscat Boats.
 That's very appropriate since he fishes from a Basscat!

Bob Yannie Jr. won a BassCat shirt and hat.

Billy Ray won a BassCat gift pack.

Kathi Yannie also won a BassCat gift pack.

Chuck Billhimer (XChamp) won one as well.

So Did Chuck Campbell (Fluker)

Sid Stephens won a miscellaneous tackle pack.

Terry Johnson won this great rod rack complete with IBBT08 logo
which was handcrafted by Mike "Smithkowski" Szczechowski.

Eric Peterson won the second Mike "Smithkowski" rod rack.
Beautiful woodworking Mike!!!

Cranky® pondering the problems of the world.

Terry Johnson and his sons Dane (left) and Kirk from the
Kansas City area joined us for the first time in 2008.

Sunday Morning Foggy Bottom Blues

Yes, Virginia, it does get foggy on LOZ!

Plenty of bull was shot while waiting for the fog to lift.