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ADAM SANDOR

Posted 11/14/2011 12:16 PM (#101395)
Subject: IWT Results-Albany, Il.

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Well, once again the Illinois Walleye Trail anglers were faced with brutal conditions yesterday at the 2nd points qualifier in Albany, Il. At take-off it seemed as if the teams were going to have a peaceful day on the water, however, it was just the calm before the storm. Sustained winds out of southwest at 30-35 mph and gusts over 40 made boat control near impossible forcing some of the anglers to weigh-in early.

An impressive total of 37 teams set out with high hopes of finding the winning catch. Most of the anglers spoke of a tough bite leading up to the event as well as a difficult time finding the right fish. This section of the river has a slot limit which protects walleyes from 20"-27". Despite the heartbreak of releasing a fish of this size, it seems the slot is doing well for the population and size of the fish in this system. Almost everyone mentioned catching several fish throughout the day in the slot, which is great to hear!
Water clarity was fair with about four inches of visibility and the water temp was right around 50 degrees. There were a total of 68 fish brought to the scales for a total weight of 125.25 pounds.

The winning team of Mica and Steve Killinger found their winning catch on a particular wing dam that has never been a big producer for them in the past until the last few weeks. Mica and Steve spent the majority of their day fishing one wing dam and presented live bait and plastics on 3-ways rigs and pitched jigs and plastics to secure the top spot. The father and son duo weighed 5 walleyes for 18.32 pounds including an over fish that weighed 8.34 pounds. Their 18.32 pound bag earned them $1950.00. Congratulations!!!

Second place was the brother team of Brian and Mark Mazur who weighed in 5 fish for 15.16 pounds including Big Fish of the tournament a 10.28 pound walleye!!!! Brian and Mark also were pitching plastics on leadhead jigs to the face of wing dams. Their second place finish was good for a $1300.00 check as well as $370 for big fish! Congratulations!!!!
3rd place- Jim McDonald and Jeff Steuer 4-8.91 $900.00
4th place- Bob Apple and Brad Linton 6-8.77 $650.00
5th place- Don Pape and Paul Pankowski 3-7.48 $550.00

6th place- John Dalzot and Joe Perez 6-7.46 $350.00
Also John and Joe earned $500 Lund Bonus for the highest finishing Lund Boat in the Money!!

7th place- Jim Melton and Rick Funcannon 6-6.80 $220.00

8th place- Steve Lotz and Dave Daughenbaugh 3-5.46
1st team out of the money award. Steve and Dave each received 18 dozen custom painted leadheads courtesy of Doc's Custom Jigs!!
9th place- Steve Skupien and Jeremy Skupien 6-5.08

10th place-Mark Meravy and Frank Zator 5-4.85
2nd Lund Boat in the Money-Mark and Frank earned a $100 Courtesy of Hennepin Marine
11th- Ryan Vecchia and Bill Elliot 2-4.01
12th- Maury Schmerbach and Tim Ware 2-3.71
13th- Les Roemig and Glenn Daugherty 1-3.39
14th- Adrian Cliffe and Steve Webber 3-3.10
15th- Michael and Michelle Swalec 1-3.09
16th- John Balla and Kevin Byrne 1-2.75
17th- Randy Carroll and Shawn O'Malley 1-2.74
18th- Gary Merkel and Jason Wrosch 2-2.72
19th- Dan Palmer and Dave Gustin 1-2.58
20th- Tom Giachetto Sr. and Tom Giachetto Jr. 1-2.57
21st- Max Actis and Mike Stuckert 1-2.14
22nd-Patrick Prendergast and Bettega 1-1.78
23rd- Ken Dage and Joe Miller 1-1.48
24th- Dave Kleszyk and Dave Zurawski 1-.090
25th- Steve Jones and Nick Mankos 0
25th- Barney and Lindsay Barnhart
25th- Steve Tyszko and Kenny Lookinbill
25th- Steve Sandor and Paul Durdan
25th- Jim Klein and Bob Kozikowski
25th- Dan Wheaton and Bob Watts
25th- Chad Knottek and Ryan Muffler
25th- Chris Clemmons and Bob Hausler
25th- John Mannerino and Galen Bremmer
25th- Dave Hall and John Smith
25th- Cliff and Leslie Banks
25th- Clayton Freiburger and Mike Bisdorf
25th- Bob Jones and Scott Anzulas

I would like to thank everone who participated in this event and made our first trip to the Mississippi such a success. Also I would like to thank all of our sponsors who make this possible! Hennepin Marine, Lund Boats, Mercury Marine, Stabil Mount, Woodstock Line, Doc's Custom Jigs, Barb's Tackle and Fowl Enemy Acrylic Duck and Goose Calls!

Next event is March 18th, 2011 in Spring Valley, Il.. My wife, Kim and would like to thank everyone for all of their support and help making this possible in our first year of running the IWT! We also would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season!! We hope to see you in the spring!!!

Best Regards,

Adam Sandor

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