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Location: Rhinelander | Sunshine,
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| Well , 2005 PWT champioship will be in Kansas, right topic wrong place |
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| http://www.junctioncity.org/cvb/05PWTMainPg.htm |
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| Funny stuff Dennis! LOL!
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| I've actually fished Milford a few times, it's a pretty good walleye lake. I'm not sure it's the caliber you guys are use to, but you will catch some nice fish. |
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Location: Midland, MI 48642 | I hate to be the one to break the news but this one is hot off the press. I heard Skeeter Boats was joining ranks with WF. Along with that each summer month a lucky member of this site will be drawn and he or she will win a new Skeeter boat. They are trying to work out the details on the motor yet. The drawn winner might have to buy the motor.  Well there it is. Bet you didn't expect that huh? Skeeter
Edited by Skeeter 9/25/2004 6:40 PM
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Location: Northern Illinois | If indeed Lake Milford is the PWT Champion Site for 2005, who can blame them? A big momma fishery at Houghton has not materialized in the past 2 championships. Maybe the PWT feels a more stable fishery is less risk and more attractive, although apparently not conducive to the huge weights that other venues are capable of. I for one would like to do a 3 day weekend in Houghton this October. WM. |
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Location: Rhinelander | Skeeter,
That would be COOL. I worked as a rep for Skeeter for a few years back in the Parsons/Kavajecz Skeeter walleye boat development days. I started while Jerry Meyers still ran Skeeter, and when I left, the Meridian group was in charge, I think. Ken Burroughs was at the helm, and did a great job growing Skeeter.
Great rumor, I'll call Skeeter next Monday and ask them if there's any truth to it! |
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Location: Rhinelander | HMMMM. Just made a phone call that might give weight to Ralph's original newsflash. Watch for news about this issue in a few weeks! |
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Location: Waukesha Wisconsin | I'll guess TWO championships next year for the RCL. One for those who do the entire series and one for others who do a couple including those who qualify from other events. I'll guess that the top 50 are asked to do the new championship and then everyone else will qualify for second one. |
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Location: upper michigan | trying to be patiant still waiting for the big news |
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Location: shawano,WI | 1st place 1 million dollars. |
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| HaHaHa!!! I'm still tryin to figure out why this thread is still here? Now that IS the teaser!
Good Luck
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Location: Waukesha Wisconsin | The problem with keeping a thread like this going is that sooner or later someone will really guess the big news. Then what do you do? Pull it? Keep quite? Ask for permission to announce the big news after it leaked? Tough call.
Hear's my guess for the day..............
Mercury is coming out with a tournament series for 2005 similar to the RCL. It'll be for people with a Brunswick boat and motor ONLY. It’ll be a Pro-AM type tournament series with about ½ the cost to enter for the Pro compared to the RCL and it’ll only cost $100 for the co-angler. This tournament series will be a proving ground and qualifier for people trying to move up to the PWT.
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Location: Combined Locks, WI | I think the real news involves the MWC. I think that is where Ralph was when he started this post. Maybe he can tell us what event he was at.
Otherwise, Sunshine one of your other posts may not be to far off. I see a FLW series for Ranger, Stratos, Javalin and maybe a smaller series for all other brands with priority going to Crestliner and Lund ( I believe they are still under contract.) So there you would have two championships and maybe Wolf walleye is right, 1 million to win. I see the series with Ranger being the top prize.
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Location: Northern Illinois | I am hoping it is not yet another National Tournament Series. If the big news is a re-alignment of RCL, thats fine. All year we saw the boat and motor mfgers shifting and forming new alliances. If we are going to see additional circuits sponsored by the boat mfger's, I think walleye tournaments may start to get fractured. Look at NASCAR. You don't see the FORD Circuit, The DODGE Circuit and so forth. You may see dominance by a particular manufacturer for a period of time, but they each don't run their own circuit; no money in it long haul. WM |
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| Dennis I think you hit the nail on the head. Merc/Brunswick will make for an awesome addition to the tournament circuit. The FLW capitolized for a few years and continues to grow and much like Nascar, there are Truck and Car races many with different sponsors. I like the fact that there will be something else to choose from, and as competative angling grows so must the competition for the dollars out of our pockets! The RCL took a lot of slack when they limited entry and so did Merc for their Merc Nationals. Although the people still came and the events were very popular! Now that Brunswick threw the wrench in everyone will be grabbing for it! Awesome news either way! But then again these are all rumors right, Ralph is the only one with the real answer now isn't he!
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Location: Combined Locks, WI | I would like to see a Pro Am style series with entry fees about half the price of the PWT. Maybe $500-$600 entry on the Boater/Pro side and compete for half the total purse or maybe $10000-$15000 to win. Make them 2 day events and use it like a NASCAR Busch series or a stepper to the PWT. A minor league of sorts. I know the RCL has the Walleye Leagues, and I fished them but the purse isn't great. You can't expect to go full time tournament fishing with $3000-$5000 to win and $200- $400 for the last check cashed. $200- $400 doesn't even pay the bills for one event. I think there needs to be a series for guys that want to make the jump to the PWT so they can get noticed. Maybe if you don't maintain a certain performance on the PWT you get sent down to the minors and somebody in the minors gets their shot at the PWT.
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| I think this is what Ralph was wanting to share with everyone.
Kaz is "mostly" retiring from emceeing the Masters Walleye Circuit. We talked him into staying on board for the Championship, though, so he is planning to emcee that next year. Maybe future Championships, too.
I know Ralph interviewed Kaz while at Leech Lake. But we were wanting some time to figure out the schedule.
Watch for more details from Ralph -- perhaps an article tied in to the Championship this coming week at Prairie du Chien.
From all of us who love and adore Kaz -- we are happy for the quality time he'll have for the two granddaughters, son Steve & his wife -- and of course Beverly. And...let's not forget his golf game. He had his first hole-in-one on Tuesday 9/21 at his home golf course, Georgia National 11th hole. So he'll have more time for some of the very things that one works so hard for. He's earned this time. Let's all give KAZ a round of applause -- message board style. |
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| I second that motion and applaud Kaz on all his work and efforts on behalf of tournament walleye fishing.
Plus, he is a great guy to be around. Maybe he can look into a little part-time standup comedy in Georgia. LOL
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Location: Menominee MI, In Da UP Eh? | The news is out!
That was the item we were waiting for the green light to share. Thanks Kristine!
Watch here for a lot of info, the interview and more right at the end of this years MWC championship.
This is a big story, and we do not want to take away from the big finaevent that all the MWC teams worked to qualify for. The MWC championship is the anglers event, so we will have the Kaz interview and the rest to follow the championship coverage.
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Location: townsend,wi | Ralph i kinda guess it when you came back from leach lake and said you had a big story. Kaz will be missed bt all. i remember when i started fishing the MWC back in 1989 it sure was some great times,and Kaz and Bev were just like family to all. How in the heck are they going to replace him? Can the MWC survive with out him? I don't think so! unless you take over as the MC! oh well just my thoughts. |
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Location: Midland, MI 48642 | Clap Clap Clap to Kaz! One heck of nice guy. I have emailed him back and forth for sometime but was finally was able to meet him this year at the MWC event held on Saginaw Bay. Great guy to work with. He said then that he was going to retire and golf. I told him I was betting he couldn't stay away from all those guys he has worked with at all the different sites he has been to. They all treat him like family and vice versa. He knows some many people, and they all really like him. Watch he will start some sort of shark tournament out of GA. lolol Probably shouldn't laugh, he might. Nice to have met you Kaz! |
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Location: Milw, WI | My bet is he is really just trying to hide and go bass fishing with the baits I made him for the first time he retired.
He will be missed, and hope he will do the championships each year that would be cool.
Edited by Richfish 10/8/2004 8:30 PM
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Location: upper michigan | hope caz enjoys his retirement he will be missed at the tournaments i always looked forward to what he would say when i was up on stage |
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