| State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
| ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #3 | APRIL | PM | 50'S | 12 | black blue swim jig | bank(parallel to) | 2' | sunny cool overcast | 60's | 1 bass about 16 inches |
| ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #123 | APRIL | Mid | 50'S | 12 | shallow running crankbait | rocky shoreline | 3' | sunny cool | 65 | 2 bass |
| ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #123 | APRIL | Mid | 50 | 12 | black blue jig & paca craw trailer | wood | 4-5' | sunny cool | 60's | 3 bass, 16 incher was biggest |
| ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #4 | JULY | Evening | 80'S | 18 | BPS shallow CB | weedy areas | 0-2' | hot sunny | 80's | 6 small bass |
| ILLINOIS | | JULY | Mid | 70'S | 13 | | bluff walls | | | 80's | |
| ILLINOIS | Banner Marsh | JUNE | All Day | 70'S | 12 | spinnerbait, senko | wood & grass | shallow | cool windy | 70's | tough day, most bass uner 12 inches. |
| ILLINOIS | | JUNE | PM | ?? | ?? | | aquatic vegetation | | | 80's | |
| ILLINOIS | I & M Canal | MAY | early and late | 70'S | 18 | white wacky senko | laydowns | 1-2; | sunny warm | 70's | averaging 6-10 bass every outing, up to 3 lbs. |
| ILLINOIS | I & M Canal | MAY | Evening | 60'S | 16 | white senko | bank(parallel to) | shallow | sunny warm | 70's | 4 bass, one over 3 lbs. |
| ILLINOIS | Lake Thunderbird | APRIL | AM | 50'S | 12 | double colorado Stanley spinnerbait | structure (general) | shallow | cool windy | 60's | 3 nice keeps, partner had 2 keepers, Won tournament with 9+ lbs. |
| ILLINOIS | Mill Creek | MAY | All Day | 60'S | 24 | bubblegum wacky stick-o | weed mat | 1-6' | warm windy | 70's | caught 20-25 bass a day, most of them 12-14 inches |
| ILLINOIS | Rawson Ponds #5 | MAY | Evening | 60'S | 24 | spinnerbait w/ gold/red blades | bank(parallel to) | 3' | sunny warm | 70's | couple bass, seen a few big females on beds |
| ILLINOIS | Hennepin Hopper | APRIL | Early | 50'S | 8 | willow leaf spinnerbait chart/wht. | laydowns | 3' | cold clear | 30's | one bass 4.8 lbs. |
| ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | NOVEMBER | Mid | 47 | 24 | 1/4 oz. white/blue blade bait | structure (general) | 2-6' | sunny cold | 40's | 6 bass, 3 of them over 15 inches, one of those 18 inches. |
| ILLINOIS | Rawson #4 | NOVEMBER | Mid | ?? | 36 | 1/4 oz. white blade bait | grass (over top of) | 2-5' | overcast cool | 40's | 3 small bass, blade baits work very well in cold water |
| ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal at Bureau | NOVEMBER | Mid | ?? | 12 | double wcolorado spinnerbait white/chart, | bank(parallel to) | 1-2' | cold rainy drizzle | 40's | 1 small bass, got 2 more on a rattlin rap at another pond |
| ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal at Bureau | NOVEMBER | Mid | ?? | 16 | double wcolorado spinnerbait white/chart, | rocks | 1-3' | overcast cool | 40's | one 2 lb bass slow rolling spinnerbait |
| ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | OCTOBER | First light | 54 | 36 | blade bait, 4 inch white senko | points | 5-10' | cloudy, cool | 40's | two of us caught 10 bass, 6 over 14 inches |
| ILLINOIS | Lake ThunderBird | OCTOBER | First light | 54 | 24 | 1/4 oz. blade bait | structure (general) | 3-6' | cold lite rain | 40's | 5 small bass, biggest was 14 inches |
| ILLINOIS | Hennepin Canal at Bureau | OCTOBER | Evening | ?? | 12 | Stanley (modified)double colorado spinnerbait white/chart | bridge area | 1-2' | cold windy | 40's | testing new Stanley spinnerbaits, caught one nice one had 2 other hits |