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Location: Essexville, MI./Saginaw Bay. | The 22nd annual Saginaw News Shiver on the River Walleye Contest: Opening day results
by The Saginaw News
Saturday January 31, 2009, 10:16 PM
It wasn't your typical opening day for the 22nd annual Saginaw News Shiver on the River Walleye Contest. Click on link for pictures.
http://www.mlive.com/sports/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/01/the_22nd_annu...
Thanks to the 12.085-pound catch of Saginaw's Gary Nye and Ace Neering's (Bay City) 5.735-pounder, there was more buzz than usual surrounding the contest's early activities.
Nye landed No. 1 on the E&J VSOP Brandy Leader Board with Saturday's weigh-in at Gander Mountain that puts him square in contention to win the tournament.
"Compared to last year, that's top three and that's if anything tops him," said Gander Mountain Assistant Store Manager of Sales and Service Phil Bellor, who added that he couldn't recall a fish of that size being caught so soon during the two-week long event that ends on Saturday, Feb. 14. "We had a few guys talking about possibly catching 14-pounders (after hearing of Nye's fish). If they're catching big fish this early, who's to say? It's anyone's game, really."
There were other legitimate catches at the top of the leader board, with Bryan Rouech and Donald Boensch, both of Saginaw, weighing walleye of 9.935 and 9.015, respectively.
New to this year's tournament is the "Wally Award", which offers $100 and a free mount from Gander Mountain to anyone bringing in a fish weighing exactly 5.734 pounds. Neering missed the mark by one one-thousandth of a pound.
"We got more entries at our store than we have in the past," said Bellor of the store promotion. "It gets everyone out (to Gander Mountain) that would normally be running middle of the pack."
LEADER BOARD
1. Gary Nye, Saginaw 12.085
2. Bryan Rouech, Saginaw 9.935
3. Donald Boensch, Saginaw 9.015
4. Michael Scaindler, Bay City 8.920
5. Allen Kosecko, Kawkawlin 7.480
6. Jeff Eads, Bay City 7.390
7. Todd Zwetzig, Essexville 7.120
8. David Rogers, Vassar 6.880
9. Thomas Collison, Freeland 6.725
10. Richard Glave 6.36
11. Neil Griffor, Bay City 6.26
12. Kelvin Caspers, Bay City 6.215
13. Donald Jeske, Linwood 6.140
14. John Krause, Saginaw 5.495
15. Daniel Periard, Birch Run 5.880
16. Greg Wendling, Saginaw 5.875
17. Chad Hacker, Bay City 5.795
18. Ace Neering, Bay City 5.735
19. Ron Coffel, Saginaw 5.565
20. Randy Dittenbir Jr., Au Gres 5.510
21. Jimmie Hauxwell, Clio 5.380
22. Dan Cherry, St. Charles 4.870
23. Joseph Rosolowski Jr., Midland 4.730
24. Brian Timm, Bay City 4.705
25. Robert Kaufman, Saginaw 4.685
26. William Gutwiller, Saginaw 4.635
27. Joe Koterba, Owosso 4.615
28. Tom James, Bay City 4.310
29. Rich Baker, Bay City 3.915
30. Dave Aubers, Saginaw 3.760
31. John Mikulcik, St. Charles 3.735
32. David Malecki, Bay City 3.695
33. Dennis Anklan, Saginaw 3.590
34. Thomas Kern, Deford 3.535
35. Brian Dinsmore, Bay City 3.430
36. Mark Karwat, Vassar 2.935
37. Dave Gauthier, Flushing 2.795
38. Dan Majzel, Owosso 2.260
Edited by walleye express 2/1/2009 9:18 AM
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