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Location: El Paso, Illinois 61738 | I am new to the site so if this isn't suppose to be here Sorry!
The 4th Illinois Governors Cup Walleye Tournament is March 6,7,2004 on the Illinois River. Entry fee is $250.00 before 2/15/04 and $300.00 after. Payout is 80% to 15% of the field. Based on 120 teams $10,000.00 1st place. Complete rules and registration can be found at www.prairielandeyes.com
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Location: Chicago IL. | Hi Bob. I`m chomping at the bit to get on the river again. Larry Eaton and I will see you there. John Mannerino |
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Location: blue mounds,wisc | mr kidd, glad to see you made it to one of the best web sites around. we will like to see some of your vast knowledge of tourny fishing posted on the board. see you march 5-6, john and i are going out boat #10 and at the end hopefully come in boat# 1 !!! |
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Location: El Paso, Illinois 61738 | Good to hear from you guys. I am chopming also. Only been about 3 weeks since I was on the water and it seems like months, esp. when the thumps were on the end of the rod. Good Luck and see you soon.
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What part of the river and are there any boundaries? |
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Location: blue mounds,wisc | RICK , one day half of the field fishs the spring valley pool and the other half fishes the ottawa pool,then you flip flop the next day.you should get in and fish. it will really get you set up for the MWC. |
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You are right about that. It sure does sound interesting, how do I get an application? |
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Location: blue mounds,wisc | RICK, WWW.prairielandeyes.com hope to see you there. gonna be a great tourny with some good illinois river fishermen,like my partner john mannerino.
Edited by larry eaton 2/6/2004 4:48 PM
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Location: Northern Illinois | I just started fishing the Illinois Prairieland this past fall. It is a lot of fun, good group of fisherman. The Governor's Cup is run by the same group of organizers, just a standalone 2 day event.
I agree with Larry that fishing it would HELP set you up for the MWC. WM |
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Location: El Paso, Illinois 61738 | Rick,
We have formatted this a little differnt over the past 3 years. As Larry had mentioned we split the field in half. The tournament is scheduled for the first 120 teams that resgister. Teams 1-60 will launch, be inspected and weigh in at Allen Park, Ottawa, Illinois on Sat. Teams 61-120 will do the same at Starved Rock State park. On day 2 we flip flop the flights.
For the teams fishing the Ottawa pool the boundaries are Upstream of Starved Rock Dam to the Marsilles dam to the Dayton Dam. For the lower pool from the downstream side of the Starved Rock Dam to the Henry Bridge. You must stay in your pool no locking. Kind of creates a little differnt stratgey hey? All the rules an applications can be found at www.prairielandeyes.com This tournament is a qualifing tournament for the RCL Championship. Mike Gibson and Al Schrofer from Ind. won last year and will be going to Moline this Fall. if I can be of anymore help let me know.
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Location: Rhinelander | Bob,
Thanks for the information! Please contact Zach or me, and we will do what we can to help you get the word out on the event. |
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