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| Casper Wy- The Lowrance sponsored Pro Team Walleye Circuit will kick off its 2005 season in Chamberlain, South Dakota on Lake Francis Case April 14th, 15th,16th with the FoodSource Lures NO LIVE BAIT Challenge. FoodSource Lures are the only molded fishing lures made entirely of ingredients that fish can eat and want to eat. They are not plastic.
Launch is at 7:00am and weigh-ins will start at 3:00pm at the beautiful Cedar Shore Resort. We have fifty four teams coming from 11 states and Canada to compete in the first of six tournaments. The Lowrance sponsored Pro Team Walleye Circuit will have two divisions, one open tournament, and a championship. The FoodSource Lures NO LIVE BAIT Challenge and the Troll Master/Drift Control Summer Slam will make up division one. The Minn-Kota/Mack's Lures Spring Tournament in Ortonville Minnesota on May 3rd,4th, 5th and the Navionics Challenge at Devil's Lake North Dakota will make up division two. The Lowrance open will take place at Boysen Reservoir in Wyoming on June 23rd, 24th, 25th . The top 40 teams per division and the top 20 placers will qualify for the Princecraft Championship on Lake Oahe, in Pierre South Dakota on September 8th, 9th, 10th, and fish for the grand prize of $50,000 dollars.
"We have been talking about holding the first ever Pro NO LIVE BAIT tournament for some time, and we decided to but the teams to the test this year at our first event," says Billy Brenton, tournament director. "Some teams have not entered on the fact that they can't use live bait, but people will be surprised by the number of fish weighed in this week. We have a field of very talented anglers, some are legends, some are locals, and some young guns. Teams to watch will be 2004 Team of the Year Matt Walsh & Mark Hagen, John Green & Joe Johnson winners of the $50,000 at Lake Sharpe last year (won using no live bait), and veterans and legends of fishing, Bob Propst Sr. & Mike McClelland, who have been giving seminars and writing stories on this system for many years. Steve Fahey & Terry Nelson, Mike Peluso & Dan Sedevie, Rick Walter & Bruce Brugger, and Gerrick McComsey & Max Sheets are some of the young guns that will be running from dam to dam looking for that big female. And let's not forget about the locals, Scott Handel & Lee Pulse who know all the hot spots and should be the team to beat.
Facts:
48 Teams will be using Lowrance or Eagle Electronics.
23 glass boats, and 31 aluminum boats.
42 teams will be using Minn-Kota Motors on the front.
Thurs, Friday-highs in the 60's with SE wind 11mph...Saturday high 50's rain,
The average team will prefish 5 days.
Teams have been catching limits during the week, numbers drop on the weekends.
Tournament sponsors: Lowrance Electronics. Princecraft Boats, FoodSource Lures, Minn-Kota Motors
Troll Master, Fish-Itt First, Beckman Nets, Drift Control, ShoreMaster Docks, Tow Tector, Navionics,
Mack's Lure, Ram Mounts, Aqua-Vu, Devil's Lake Chamber of Commerce, Chamberlain Chamber of Commerce,
Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, Cedar Shore Resort, and Western Walleye Magazine.
Tournament results will be posted nightly on the Lowrance leader board at www.westernwalleye.com
Billy Brenton
Tournament Director
307-472-9887
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Lowrance Pro Team Walleye Circuit