Lakes Area Bass Circuit

TOC Results - Lake Mary - Tuesday, August 30, 2011

First Place - $3,600
Durand and Dean Peterson
15.36 pounds / 4.35 pound big fish

Second Place - $2,000
Mike Peterson and Dave Christopher
14.30 pounds

Third Place - $1,200
Rob Goodin and Dana Freese
14.23 pounds

Fourth Place - $1,000
Brad Trousil and Matt Klem
14.11 pounds

Fifth Place - $900
Phil and Jim Lokken
12.81 pounds

Sixth Place - $800
Jeff Hanson and Rocky Burgau
12.57 pounds

2011 Team of the Year - Rocky Burgau and Jeff Hanson - Tuesday, August 30, 2011

By winning the last tournament of the year on Lake Osakis, Rocky Burgau and Jeff Hanson took the Team of the Year honor and the $1,000 cash payout. They bested the field of 15 teams competing in the 2011 season. In second place was the team of Matt Klemm and Brad Trousil. Congratulations Rocky and Jeff.

Week 4 Winners - Lokkens on Moses/Bugau & Hanson on Osakis - Tuesday, August 16, 2011

The final week-end of the season saw a lot of shuffling in the standings. The weather was perfect and there were many big fish caught.

On Lake Moses, Jim and Phil Lokken squeeked out a win with a 13.38 pound bag that included the big fish of the day, a 4.38 pound largemouth. At 13.37 pounds was Stave Stave and Aaron Anderson.

At Lake Osakis, Rocky Burgau and Jeff Hanson brought in a five fish limit that weighed 18.07 pounds. They also had the day's big fish at 4.08 pounds. Dana Freeze and Rob Goodin finished second with 16.29 pounds.

The Tournament of Champions will be held on one of the following lakes - Lobster, Irene, The Chain or Mary. The lake will be drawn on August 28th, the morning of the tournament.

The following teams qualified for the TOC:

Rocky Burgau and Jeff Hanson
Matt Klemm and Brad Trousil
Dana Freeze and Rob Goodin
Durand and Dean Peterson
Jim and Phil Lokken
Mike Peterson and Dave Christopher

Final Standings

Week 3 Winners - Burgau/Hanson & Klemm/Trousil - Tuesday, August 02, 2011

The third weekend of the LABC season was conducted on Lake Miltona and Lake Andrew. On Miltona, Rocky Burgau and Jeff Hanson took the win with a bag of 13.54 pounds. Their bag included the 4.25 pound big fish. Close behind with 12.50 pounds was the team of Tom and Kathy Wilkins.

At Lake Andrew, Matt Klemm and Brad Trousil had 11.00 pounds to narrowly pull off the win. Mike Peterson and Dave Christopher were only .02 pounds back with 10.98 pounds. Mike and Dave had the big fish, a 3.33 pound largemouth.

The race for the Angler of the Year remains very tight. Matt Klemm and Brad Trousil are in first followed by Mike Peterson and Dave Chrisopher in second. There is one event left to settle the race. It will be held on August 14th on Lakes Moses and Osakis.

YTD Standings
2011 Payout

The Wilkins' First on Smith/Braaten and Kriese Top Red Rock - Thursday, July 28, 2011

Tom and Kathy Wilkins took the win on Smith Lake with a bag of 15.80 pounds. Their bag included the big fish of the day, a 3.41 pound largemouth. Dana Freese and Rob Goodin were second with 14.47 pounds.

On Red Rock, Doug Kriese and Al Braaten brought in 21.05 pounds to narrowly take the win from Jon and Kelli Englund with 20.69 pounds. Jon and Kelli had the big bass, a 6.33 pound largemouth.

After two events, the standing are very tight with the teams on the Englunds and Mike Peterson and Dave Christopher tied for the lead. The next events are on July 31.

Petersons Win on Pelican/Klemm and Trousil First on Aaron - Tuesday, June 28, 2011

The first of tournaments of the 2011 season were held on June 26th. It was another cool, cloudy day. Dean and Durand Peterson narrowly edged out Steve Stave and Aaron Anderson for the win on Pelican Lake. They had 18.42 pounds and also took big fish honors.Steve and Aaron had 18.41 pounds.

Matt Klemm and Brad Trousil took the win on Aaron with 14.14 pounds. They also had the big fish of the day at 3.59 pounds. Mike Peterson and Dave Christopher took second with 11.54 pounds.

The next tournaments will be held on July 23rd.

2011 Lakes Area Bass Circuit - Saturday, January 29, 2011

Tentative plans for the 2011 season are in place and have been posted on this site. Highlights for the season are:

Field limited to two brackets of 10 boats maximum.
Four tournaments to qualify for the Top 7 TOC
Tentative dates are:
- June 26th
- July 23rd
- July 31st
- August 14th
TOC - August 28th
AOY Payout - $1000.00
Meeting to draw lakes - April 23rd, 1:00 PM upstairs at the Depot

Freeze/Goodin Take Team of Year Crown - Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Rob Goodin and Dana Freese Dana Freeze and Rob Goodin captured the team of the year honors by the narrowest of margins. Their 480 points tied Clarence Rasmussen and Terry Cosgrove but their 5.01 pound bass was enough to take the tie-breaker. Bob Hefti and Al Braaten were third with 479 points.