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| Illinois Walleye Trail Tournament Results April 18, 2004
The Illinois Walleye Trail held its fifth tournament of the 2004 season on April 18, 2004 in Ottawa Illinois. Teams from Indiana, Iowa, and Illinois participated.
The team of Steve Lotz, Lena, Illinois and Robert Apple from Chadwick, Illinois won the tournament with a 6 fish limit of 12.95 pounds. Steve and Robert elected to lock through the Starved Rock Dam and fish the lower pool in the Pure area of the river. There best presentation was pulling a 3-way rig with a big jig on the bottom and then a floater or crank bait above that. This earned them a check for 1,360.00 along with points in the race for qualification for the Cabalas National Championship in 2005. Placing second was Jim Melton, Wyoming, Illinois and Joe Tonozzi, Dalzel, Illinois with a 6 fish limit weighing 11.65 earning 935.00. Placing third was Lee Scott and Randy Carroll from Oswego, Illinois with a 6 fish limit weighing 11.51 pounds paying 375.00. Big Fish honors went to Rick Parrott, Sparland and Mike Tatera St. Charles, Illinois with a 3.18 pound sauger earning 290.00.
The next Illinois Walleye Trail Tournament will be the State Championship on Lake Shelbyville May 15&16, 2004. We would like to Thank our fine Sponsors for there support, Hennipen Marine, Lund Boats, Mercury Marine, and St. Louis Beverage in Ottawa. Complete results or additional information can be located on www.prairielandeyes.com or email [email protected]
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Location: Chicago IL. | Bob , Once again a great job. It felt good fishing without flood waters. See you in Shelbyville. Also thanks to Mark (stepman) Micheals for showing me about polelineing. Catching 2 fish at once was the highlight of my year so far. (just what I need,another50lbs of lead in my boat)HEHEHE
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Location: princeton Il. | John, thanks for asking me to fish with you, it was all my pleasure and I had a great time. Not only are you a great fisherman but a great person to fish with. Just dont talk about the WINNING fish I tried to horse in and loss. It was the first tourn. of Bob's that I fished and it was a great time. Looking forward to do it again. |
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Location: Chicago IL. | Mark thats fishing, and i`m not fretting it at all. Dont worry about it. Its no big deal not winning. Getting that check and a nice trophy is overated.HEHEHE Just kidding buddy. POOP HAPPENS. Looking foward to doing it again with you,had a great time. John |
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Location: blue mounds,wisc | when you have a whale on during a tourny , one lesson that i was taught by my good friend todd riley , is you shut off the kicker and land that fish,when trolling you shouldnt let the boat put more pressure on the fish. who cares if you tangle up or snag your other lines .. you put that fish in the boat. i do this every time i have a big fish on, and to be honest i have never lost a fish yet. so you have to be thinking one step ahead all the time and not get caught up in the excitment until your "beckman" is back in the boat with the fish... |
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