Platte/Sullivan June 4^th:

1^st Place Guy Henkensiefken  15lbs 15ozs-  Guy went down to Sullivan in the morning, but it was not happening, so he headed back up to Platte and figured his best chance was to concentrate on what he had there.  In pre-fish he had found some undercut banks that had some deeper water up on the North end of Platte.  Guy worked his key water a few different times during the day and he reported it was pretty slow until he went back around 2PM when he put his best fish in the boat in short order.  Guy was primarily using craw tubes, but did catch some fish on a jig in maidencaine.

 Key-  Being persistent and committed to the right area so he was able to clean up when the fish turned on. 

2^nd Place Owen Lease 14lbs 15ozs-   Owen would like to give credit to his boater Darren Kiefer for his willingness to share information and the water;  It made for a fun and rewarding day.  Owen caught his fish on a Texas rigged lizard and craw tubes.  He reported that he caught his biggest fish (4/05) at the bridge fishing shortly after Chuck Steinbauer’s boat had tried the area.

 Key- Having a good day with a good boater. 

3^rd Place Tony Bauer 14lbs 13ozs-  Tony fished out of his own boat in this one and spent the day in Platte Lake.  He had success at a particular rice point hitting it for fish several times throughout the day and on laydowns around the  big island.  At one particular laydown he got a good look at a big fish, but was unable to catch it;  Tony went back to that same spot later in the day and was able to land his big fish (3/14) for the day.

 Key- Getting a quality limit and perseverance.  

 Lunker: Art Becker 4lbs 6os-  He caught the big fish out of 2 feet of water on a wacky rigged senko in Platte Lake.  He said Dennis did an excellent job of netting the fish.