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| Big Fish Await WWA Contestants in 2004 Season Opener at Red Wing, Minnesota |
OSHKOSH, WI - The mighty Mississippi River rarely disappoints World Walleye Association anglers in April. With ideal river conditions forecasted, the WWA Minnesota Opener on April 3rd and 4th, 2004 should be no exception.
"We've come to expect several five-fish limits per day over 20 pounds in this tournament; the fishery is phenomenal," stated Steve Poll, WWA Executive Director.
The WWA will run two separate, single-day tournaments at Red Wing; one on Saturday, April 3rd, and one on Sunday, April 4th, 2004. The registration and rules meeting will be held on Friday, April 2nd from 6 -8PM at Four Seasons Bait & Tackle in Red Wing, MN. Single day entries are $200 per team.
The tournament hours each day are 7:00AM to 3:30PM, with the weigh-in taking place at BayPoint Park in Red Wing. Mandatory boat inspection begins at 5:30AM each day.
Anglers wishing to follow the action from their desktop may follow the weigh-in live on the new WorldWalleye.com website. Due to debut on Thursday, April 1st, WorldWalleye.com will be a state-of-the-art site designed to serve the information needs and expectations of the modern walleye tournament angler. Live results will also be available on WalleyeFIRST.com.
The field is limited to 100 teams per day, although spots are still available. Interested anglers can contact Steve Poll at (920) 924-2400, or register at the Friday night rules meeting.
For information on fishing the World Walleye Association, a "Tournament Circuit For Fisherman, Run By Fisherman", visit the website or call 920-924-2100
World Walleye Association results and news are featured in each month's issue of Badger Sportsman Magazine. For individual subscriptions please contact the Badger Sportsman at 920-733-5743. The World Walleye Association is proudly sponsored by Patriot Boats, "Overbuilt for Life". |
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| HAYFT AND GRIMM WIN WWA OPENING AT RED WING |
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RED WING, MN- Despite 3 inches of new snow, temperatures in the 20 s and overall icy conditions, Greg Hayft and Bruce Grimm won the opening Tournament of the 2003 World Walleye Association season in convincing fashion by catching an awesome basket weighing 27.17 pounds!
Paul Kennebeck and Steve Glemski took second place weighing a limit of walleyes weighing 19.60 pounds. Gene (Tre) Trowbridge and brother Britt placed a closed third with 19.40 pounds.
Big fish of the tournament was weighed in by the team of Jeff and Jared Franta with a hefty 8.29-pound fish.
Due to the top teams competing in the upcoming WWA tournament on Sunday, April 6th, the winning techniques did not want to be revealed but will be disclosed in a later press release. Tournament director Greg Clark did state that many of the teams headed up river after take-off.
According to Greg all 48 teams caught fish.
Greg said the tournament overall went very well in large part to the help of the Walleye Searchers Walleye Club. The help of the Walleye Searchers Walleye Club was unbelievable. Said Greg. It seemed whichever members of the club weren t fishing the tournament were at the weigh-in helping where ever they could and it made a huge difference. Sundays tournament will also be held out of Colville Park with launch time being at 7:00 AM.
There are still some openings available and teams interested in fishing should be at the launch site to sign up between 5:30-6:30 A.M. As today s weights show, there is an excellent bite going on despite the frigid temperatures.
For more information on Sunday s tournament visit the website at www.worldwalleye.com |
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