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| AIM International Championship Day Three Canceled |
The front forecasted to roll through this morning brought winds gusting to the middle thirty mile and hour range, forcing the cancelation of Day Three. |  | High Winds Force Day Three Cancelation
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The AIM Advisory board met this morning with Randy Reek, AIM Tournament Director and concurred that for safety reasons, the day should be called. Scott Matheson, AIM CEO, said it was an unfortunate but necessary decision. The safety of the Pros and Co Anglers comes first, and the weather forecast indicates worsening conditions into the mid day timeframe.
The Awards ceremony is, at this point, still scheduled for 5 PM this evening. Stand by at www.aimfishing.com for updates!
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| Gofron Wins Abbreviated AIM International Walleye Championship, Blosser Takes Angler of the Year |
Mike Gofron finished day two of the AIM Int'l Walleye Championship in first place ahead of Robert Blosser, and spent a considerable amount of time between end of the day on day two and this morning planning out where he intended to fish to take the win home in the big winds forecast for the last day.
When the morning dawned Mike stepped outside, and even on the lee side of the lake by the river, there were whitecaps. Trees were whipping about and rain was horizontal, but he began packing the Lund for the day none the less. His plan was to leave the water that had given him his first place standing due to the heavy weather and hit a few pre-fish spots on the west shore 'out' of the wind.
The call soon came in the last day had been called due to the weather. Randy Reek, AIM Tournament Director, called the event as a safety measure. Several of the Co Anglers had already announced they would not be willing to fish in any case, and the AIM advisory council agreed with the decision. |  | Big Winds On Big Winnie
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Pro Rick Olson told AIM this morning in an interview he felt the lake would have been extremely dangerous this morning, especially if the Pros had to head for the landing the permit was assigned to for the morning's start, and try to check in later in the day when winds would hit as much as 40 MPH.
Mike Gofron CRR'd 17.86 yesterday, extending his lead to over 7 pounds over second place and JJ Keller Fishing Team AOY winner Robert Blosser. Joe Okada continued his hot streak keeping third place, while Brett King moved to fourth and 'Doc' Bruce Samson weighed the yesterday's best total to move to fifth.
In sixth is Nick Schertz, seventh Tommy Skarlis, eighth, Kevin Audrain, ninth, Chris Kindraka ninth, and rounding out the top ten is Scott Glorvigen. |  | Gofron Wins
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AIM Championship Payout:
First Place $65,000 Lund/Mercury package
Second Place $8,000
Third Place $5,000
Fourth Place $4,000
Fifth Place $3,500
Sixth Place $3,400
Seventh Place $3,300
Eighth Place $3,200
Ninth Place $3,100
Tenth Place $3,000
Robert Blosser took the JJ Keller Angler of the Year trophy and a check for $10,000.00, plus the honor of leading the AIM Field into 2011 as the Top Pro on the Circuit. Join us at www.aimfishing.com for more information!
Anglers Insight Marketing, LLC� (AIM) is a unique tournament organization which is owned by stockholders, the majority of which are Professional walleye anglers. AIM Professionals are among the "All Stars" of professional fishing, with cumulative HUNDREDS of years of tournament experience, including countless tournament victories, series championships, and Angler of the Year titles. This insight and knowledge is now being employed to provide the finest tournament experience for the participants, and the maximum exposure for the host tournament sites and corporate partners. |  | Blosser is JJ Keller AOY
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Additional AIM Marketing Partners:
South Dakota Office of Tourism, Bay Mills Resort & Casino, Lund Boat Company, Mercury Marine, Crestliner Boats, JJ Keller Fishing Team, Navionics, Fin-Tech Tackle, John Butts Outdoors, Rutting Ridge Outfitters,
Oahe Wings & Walleyes, Optima Batteries, Worldwide Marine Insurance,
Pier of d'Nort piers, Me and My Catch photo replicas, Reef Runner Lures, The Judge Tournament Ruler, Rite in the Rain Paper, G2 Angling, E-Z Lube Systems, Transducer Armor, Gemini Sports Marketing |  | AIM Championship Top Ten
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| Gofron Leads Winnibigoshish AIM Championship |
The weather has been tough all week during the AIM International Championship pre-fishing period, featuring huge winds and a cold front that went through today flattening out the winds and waves to near nothing. Predictions that the fishing would be both better AND worse than the pre-front period both turned out to be correct as several Pros put CRR totals in the upper 20 to mid 30 pound range while others lost their pre-fish bite and struggled to catch a 7 fish limit. |  | Gofron Leads AIM Championship |
Mike Gofron ended the day leading by just under 3 pounds over Texas Pro Kevin Audrain. Mike is no stranger to the top spot and is well known as one of the leading Pro Walleye Anglers in the country. Kevin, a Pro from Texas, drove over 20 hours to get here, practiced in the big winds, and found his fish despite the big winds and tough weather, and talked onstage of his excitement in fishing against the Pros he has read about for years.
Joe Okada is in third just 5 pounds back, continuing his 2010 AIM CRR hot streak. Joe, a 'young gun' in the AIM Circuit, is in 7th place for the JJ Keller Fishing Team Angler of the year standings coming into the Championship.
Brett King, last year's Bay of Green Bay AIM winner, is in fourth. Robert Blosser, leading the Angler of the Year standings coming into this event, held his standing against second place AOY place holder Jarrad Fuekiger. Blosser is in fifth, perennial top ten SD Pro Chad Schilling is in sixth, Jarrad Fluekiger seventh, Scott Glorvigen eighth, Scott Duncan is in ninth, and Rick Olson rounds out the top ten.
The AIM Sanctioned Series tournament, held within the AIM International Walleye Championship, features teams qualifying to fish through one of the AIM Sanctioned Series events from six states and three Provinces in Canada. Sanches and Roehl lead the Sanctioned Series event with 26.90 and a commanding 8 pound plus advantage, Ustishen and Ustishen are in second, Lacoe and Dagel are in third, Fothergill and Rassmussen are in fourth, and Brown and Brown hold down fifth.
Another reinforcing cold front is in the process of moving in now, bringing rain and cooler temps, and the promise of high winds to the area again tomorrow late. Precipitation is promised tomorrow and Friday, with the big breezes forecast to hit late tomorrow and sustaining through Friday. Temps are to fall into the high 50's to low 60's for Friday, offering the coolest temps seen in the area for quite some time.
The field will hit the water tomorrow at 8 AM, and will be off the water at 4 PM and ready for the Virtual Weigh at the Gosh Dam Place in Deer River. After tomorrow's weigh in is complete, the top 25 will qualify to compete Friday. The JJ Keller Fishing Team Angler of the Year Award worth $10,000.00, and a $65,000.00 boat, motor, and trailer are at stake, plus a total cash and prize payout of 130% of entries.
Anglers Insight Marketing, LLC� (AIM) is a unique tournament organization which is owned by stockholders, the majority of which are Professional walleye anglers. AIM Professionals are among the "All Stars" of professional fishing, with cumulative HUNDREDS of years of tournament experience, including countless tournament victories, series championships, and Angler of the Year titles. This insight and knowledge is now being employed to provide the finest tournament experience for the participants, and the maximum exposure for the host tournament sites and corporate partners.
Additional AIM Marketing Partners:
South Dakota Tourism, Bay Mills Resort & Casino, Lund Boat Company,
Mercury Marine, Crestliner Boats, JJ Keller Fishing Team, Navionics,
Fin-Tech Tackle, John Butts Outdoors, Rutting Ridge Outfitters,
Oahe Wings & Walleyes, Optima Batteries, Worldwide Marine Insurance,
Pier of d'Nort piers, Me and My Catch photo replicas, Reef Runner Lures, The Judge Tournament Ruler, Rite in the Rain Paper, G2 Angling, E-Z Lube Systems, Gemini Sports Marketing |
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