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Location: Rhinelander | The morning dawned cool and partly cloudy under calm conditions as the MWS Championship field left Menominee Marina. The Teams WalleyeFIRST's reporter Keith Worrall talked with said the pre-fish was slow, but expectations are still high there will be some good weights come in.
The temps should hit sixty today, with light to moderate winds out of the south east...perfect conditions!
The weigh in begins at 2 PM, but the scales are set up so if a team limits, they can weigh early.
WalleyeFIRST Tournament Coverage is brought to you by Lund Boats, The JJ Keller Fishing Team/The Reel Shot, and Mercury Outboards!
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| Congrats to Gary and Eric for shutting the door on a very consistent run at the championship to top it off with pulling the big check !!! |
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| Way to go Gary & Eric. Great way to finish the year. |
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Location: Rhinelander | Images from the MWS Championship:
http://walleye.outdoorsfirst.com/board/photos/photo-thumbnails.asp?...
Final Video:
http://walleye.outdoorsfirst.com/watch.asp?id=4397
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| Congrats to Gary and Eric! Nice job. Glad you finally fished the entire MWS series and your hard work paid off. I hope you caught those fish on the spot we discussed last week.  |
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| Congrats to all 25 teams!! My brother and I fished the entire series this year and had a great time. We met some great people and awesome fisherman in this series and are really looking forward to next year!!! |
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Location: Rhinelander | Teams were greeted by cool temperatures and light winds for the tenth MWS Championship. The top twenty five teams in points after the four qualifying tournaments fish the Championship with no entry fee. After the tournament the anglers and their guests enjoyed a banquet and awards presentation.
This year’s 2011 MWS Champions are Eric Balstad and Gary Gevaert weighing a three fish limit with a weight of 20.26# winning them $4,000. In addition their 2112 MWS entry fee and because they won in a Ranger they will be paid an additional $500 by Lindahl Ltd. They also had Smooth Moves Seat Mounts in their boat for and additional $300 paid by Smooth Moves Seat Mounts. Eric and Gary’s total winnings were $5,800.
Second place went to the 2011 Team of the Year Steve Slabe and Lance Busse with three fish weighing 19.46# for $2,200
Third place went to the Husband/Wife Team of the Year Ron and Vickie Goldapske with three fish weighing 17.72# for $1,800
Fourth place went to Scott Rohloff and Mike Wright with a three fish weight of 13.52# for $1,400
Fifth place went to Jim Leanna and Gordon Rabetsk with a three fish weight 13.34# for $1,000
Big fish went to the team of Trevor Schoerner and James Thomas with a 7.84# walleye and they received two plaques donated by All Sport and Trophy and a $100 gift card from TRS (The Reel Shot)
All teams received at least $500 for complete standings please go to www.fishtfm.com
Thanks to the following sponsors for supporting the MWS without their support there would not be a MWS
Major Sponsors Mercury Marine, Ranger Boats, Mills Fleet Farm and MotorGuide
Tournament Sponsors Lindahl Ltd, TRS (The Reel Shot) and Smooth Moves Seat Mounts
Supporting Sponsors Marine General, Anglers Pride Specialties, All Sport and Trophy, MW Marine, Intruder Products, Jack’s Jigs, Java Fit Coffee, and Big Eye Custom Lures
THANKS to all the anglers for supporting us for the past ten years from the entire TFM Promotions staff.
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| Congrats Eric and Gary, nice chatting with you at the banquet, and we'll see you next year.
I had a blast fishing all year against everyone, can't wait til next year.
John Van Norman
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| Well done, Gary and Eric, great job! |
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Location: Freedom, WI | Congrats Gary and Eric, it was nice to meet and chat with both of you at the banquet! Steve and I had a blast this year at the events competing against some really solid anglers, and hope to continue fishing in the future! Thanks to Jim, Ray, the sponsors, Walleyefirst, and the rest of the MWS crew for running the events this year! Positive publicity from events like these will only improve public morale for tournament fishing. |
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| Thank you guys for all the props, it was a great year competing against all of you. All ready looking forward to next year, safe hunting. |
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Location: Freedom, WI | Just put a post on my blog summarizing the tournament and banquet if anyone is looking for something to read! I am not a writer, so I apologize in advance if it isn't professional!
http://midwestfisherman.blogspot.com/2011/09/2011-midwest-walleye-s... |
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Location: McFarland, WI | I want to thank Jim and his crew for putting together this championship event. I really enjoy fishing with this group. They school me at every tournament. Congtats to Gary and Eric, Ron and Vicki impress the heck out of me every year. If you want to learn about fishing the bay, fish the MWS next year. Off to the northwoods.
Larry Strelow |
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