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Charlie Frederick (left), with the help of his stepfather Dan, caught this enormous catfish during August on cut bait. Charlie's son, 20-month old Ashton (right), seems in awe of the gigantic fish. |
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Jeff Mundy, Lee Nelson, and their friend Jeremy got this 14 lb. 3 ounce Asian carp from Carlyle Lake October 27. |
Kirk Ijams caught this seven pound bass on a spinner from a Bloomington-area farm pond. |
| Thom Matejewski of Spring Valley caught and released this 6.76-pound walleye from the Illinois River near Henry. |
Jodi Remmers of Dixon caught this 11-pound, 12-ounce carp with nightcrawlers from the Rock River. |
| This 4.96-pound bass was caught by Michael Bochenek July 5 at Deep Lake with a four-inch, Lake Fork baby french fry. |
John Henry caught this 38 1/2-inch Lake Evergreen muskie on a green spinnerbait during October. |
| This 18-inch bass was caught Sept. 13 at Johnson Lake in Banner Marsh with a chartruse/blue Bomber Square A crankbait. |
These smallmouth bass were caught by Tom Ondras by using a Lucky Craft bait in American Shad color. The fish came from the Cal-Sag River just north of the O'Brien Lock and weighed a total of 11 pounds, 11 ounces. |
| Rob Fox of Springfield with a 3 lb. 9 oz. bass caught with a watermelon/red plastic worm at Coffeen Lake during July. |
Jesse Radke of Joliet caught this 14-inch bass from I & M Canal near Channahon by using a drop shot worm. |
| Dana Lee with an impressive five pound, 21-inch smallmouth bass caught at Powerton Lake on a tube jig. |
Kris Berchiolly of Arlington Heights caught this largemouth bass during June at Independence Grove in Lake County. |
| Another big Evergreen Lake catfish, caught with chicken liver by Wallace Riffle of Bloomington. The fish weighed 13 lbs. 13 oz. and was 30 inches long. |
Amy Jones of Peoria caught this 18-inch, 3 lb. 8 oz. Powerton Lake smallmouth bass using shrimp bait on July 10. |
| Kevin Huprich of Peoria caught this 30-inch catfish at Evergreen Lake June 29 by using a jig and nightcrawler. |
Jason Dockery caught this 16-inch bass with a nightcrawler from Woodhaven Lake near Sublette. |
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Steve Cicciarelli of Peoria caught the smallmouth bass (left) on a Chompers lure and the northern pike on a crankbait while fishing Hidden Lakes Farm near Williamsfield.
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| Ray Holler of Lacon with a 26-inch, 7 lb. 12 oz. catfish caught at Evergreen Lake. |
John Reimer of Normal with a 21-inch, 5 lb. 13 oz. largemouth bass caught June 20 at Evergreen Lake. |
| This 36-inch Spring Lake musky was caught June 3 on a black/yellow Senko. |
Mia Hinshaw, daughter of muskie guide Thad Hinshaw, with a 34-inch muskie she
caught with dad at Evergreen Lake. |
| Bob Park of Germantown Hills caught these five catfish on Hoss's Hawg Bait at a private Tazewell County lake June 2. |
Jeff Bennett of Morton caught this 12-pound catfish on a nightcrawler June 3 at Spring Lake North. |
| Gina Christensen with 38 crappies caught with jigs at Lake Bloomington on May 12. |
Shawn Holmes holds a 16-inch striper and 15 1/2-inch bass caught, along with 31 crappies, May 27 at Lake Bloomington. |
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Joseph Bruce (left) caught an 8-pound, 12-ounce bass at a pond near Grafton and the next day his wife April landed a 9-pound lunker from the same pond. Both were using live shiners for bait. |
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Jason Thomas of Lexington with a 26-inch saugeye caught at Lake Evergreen that weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces. |
Rick Miller of Washington with a 5 pound, 14 ounce bass caught May 16 on a jig and pig from a Central Illinois strip mine club. |
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Jim Crowley with a 3.5-pound smallmouth bass caught on a Yo-Zuri crankbait at Powerton Lake during April. |
Ron Wolf of Washington with a 15-inch crappie caught at Evergreen Lake that weighed 1 pound, 13 ounces. |
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| Roger Clark with a Banner Marsh keeper bass caught at Johnson Lake on May 5. |
Dee Dee Kumpf with a 7 3/4-inch bluegill (left) and redear sunfish caught on nightcrawler pieces May 11 at Dawson Lake. |
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| Tim Beauchamp of Tremont with one of four muskies caught on lizards and spinnerbaits April 28 at North Spring Lake. |
Aaron Prichard with a huge catfish caught from Sangchris Lake. |
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Gregg Knackmuhs and his sister Gina Richardson hold some of their winning stringer of six bass caught at South Spring Lake during an April 28 tournament. Their winning weight was nearly 16 pounds. |
Travis Boley and John McKinney hold some of their winning catch of bass caught during the April 21 Fishers of Men tournament at Clinton Lake. The team had five fish, including a 6.2 lunker, that weighed 20.49 pounds. |
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A pair of Spring Lake bass. The five pound fish on the left was caught April 7 at South Spring Lake on a chartreuse and blue Bomber Square A crankbait. The 5 pound 12 ounce bass on the right was caught April 30 at North Spring Lake on a black and purple lizard.
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| Misty Gritten of Catlin with a 6 lb. 4 oz. bass she caught at Kickapoo State Park with a Heddon Zara Puppy. |
Tim Beauchamp of Tremont with a 19-inch bass caught at North Spring Lake April 30 on a spinnerbait. |
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| David Kraus of Pekin caught this four-pound bass from a Tazewell County pond on a four-inch, firetiger Zoom tube. |
Kevin Huprich of Peoria with a 5-pound Banner Marsh bass caught on a clown-colored stickbait. The fish netted him the big bass award in an April 15 tourney. |
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During the March 2007 shocking survey at Evergreen Lake, Mike Steffa holds a 10.5-pound Saugeye (left) and Drew Homan hoists a 52-inch, 41-pound Muskie.
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This 18-inch Banner West (Shovel Lake) bass was caught in 49-degree water on a clown-colored, suspending Huskie Jerk on March 19.
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Tony Lynn with a four-pound Newton Lake bass caught April 4 on a blue/black Senko.
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Dan Rodgers with a 14 lb. 6 oz. catfish caught on cut bait from a farm pond near Bourbonnais. |
This 16-inch Banner East (Wheel Lake) bass was caught in 48-degree water on a clown-colored, suspending Huskie Jerk on March 16.
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John Phillips of Carthage and his grandsons Ethan and Landen hold a stringer of rainbow trout caught from Argyle Lake on Dec. 31, 2006.
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Rob Simmons of Canton holding his 27-month-old son's first-ever fish. Owen caught the one-pound bass himself from a Fulton County farm pond using a Berkley Gulp pumpkinseed bait. |
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