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| JURIK, LEUENBERGER WIN WAL-MART RCL WALLEYE LEAGUE EVENT ON HOUGHTON LAKE |
HOUGHTON LAKE, Mich. (June 7, 2004) Boater Mike Jurik of Saginaw and co-angler Donald Leuenberger of Saginaw combined for a total of five walleyes weighing 14 pounds, 6 ounces to claim victory at the Wal-Mart RCL Walleye League tournament held Saturday on Houghton Lake. Jurik claimed $2,415 plus a $500 bonus for the win, with Parshall earning $1,208 from the Michigan Division event.
The winning team caught their limit of walleyes in the mid lake area on crawler harnesses and blades. The team clearly worked well together, and Jurik complimented his co-angler after the event.
I had been looking forward to fishing with Don for a long time, he said. Hes experienced and knowledgeable.
Finishing second were Gus White of St. Helen ($1,242 plus $400 bonus) and John Chapo of Grass Lake ($621 plus $200 bonus) with five walleyes weighing 14 pounds, 1 ounce. Paul Curmi of Belleville ($1,035) and Bill Ayres of St. Helen ($518 plus $150 bonus) caught five walleyes weighing 13 pounds, 13 ounces to finish third. Don Curler of Bay City ($897) and Ed Neubecker of Trenton ($448) claimed fourth place with five walleyes that weighed 13 pounds, 10 ounces. Finishing fifth were Frank Coker of Beaverton ($621 plus $200 bonus) and Sean Malone of Eaton Rapids ($310) thanks to a five-walleye catch that weighed 13 pounds, 1 ounce.
The Michigan Divisions next stop will be the two-day Saginaw Bay Super Tournament on July 31-August 1. Boaters and co-anglers who finish in the top 25 in final points standings in each RCL Walleye League division will advance to the $100,000 RCL League Finals Sept. 2-4 on Bays de Noc in Escanaba, Mich. The winning boater at the finals will receive an Evinrude-or Yamaha-powered Ranger, Crestliner or Lund boat. Every angler who receives weight credit in a tournament earns points, with 200 points awarded to the winner, 199 points for second, and so on, except for Super Tournaments, which award 300 points to the winner, 298 to second, and so on.
Wal-Mart RCL Walleye League boaters and co-anglers fish together for a combined boat weight, with boaters competing against other boaters and co-anglers fishing against other co-anglers. The Wal-Mart RCL Walleye League meets the needs of Americas fishing masses by providing professionally administered, close-to-home, affordable events with lucrative cash purses.
The Wal-Mart RCL Walleye League is administered by FLW Outdoors, the worlds leading marketer of competitive fishing. Other FLW Outdoors-sanctioned tournament trails include the Wal-Mart RCL Walleye Tour, the worlds most lucrative walleye-fishing series; the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, the worlds most lucrative bass-fishing series; the EverStart Series, designed as a pathway to the FLW Tour; the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League for weekend anglers; and the Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail.
Wal-Mart and many of Americas most respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its six tournament trails. Wal-Mart has been the title sponsor of FLW Outdoors since 1997. For a complete list of FLW Outdoors sponsors and for more information about the premier products and services they offer, please visit FLWOutdoors.com.
For more information about the Wal-Mart RCL Walleye League or to enter a tournament, call (270) 252-1000 or visit FLWOutdoors.com. |
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| HOUGHTON LAKE TO HOST $25,955 WAL-MART RCL WALLEYE LEAGUE EVENT |
HOUGHTON LAKE, Mich. (May 26, 2004) The $440,000 Wal-Mart RCL Walleye League will stage a $25,955 Michigan Division event on Houghton Lake June 5. The tournament is the second of three regular-season Michigan Division tournaments and will feature as many as 200 walleye anglers fishing for cash awards and contingency bonuses.
South Houghton Lake Access will host takeoff at 7 a.m. and weigh-in at 3 p.m. The community is encouraged to attend the takeoff and weigh-in.
One hundred Boater Division competitors and 100 co-anglers constitute a full field, with boaters competing for a top award of as much as $4,000 based on a full field. The winner can earn as much as $3,500 cash, and if he is a qualified owner of a Ranger, Crestliner or Lund boat, he will be awarded a $500 cash contingency bonus. The winning co-angler can earn as much as $1,750 cash based on a full field, and if he is a qualified owner of a Ranger, Crestliner or Lund, he could earn another $250 for a top co-angler award of $2,000.
In RCL League competition, boaters and co-anglers are randomly paired for the event and fish for a combined boat weight. Boaters compete against other boaters, and co-anglers compete against other co-anglers.
Four RCL Walleye League divisions Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin each feature two one-day events and one two-day Super Tournament during the regular season. Every angler who receives weight credit earns points, with 200 points awarded to the winner, 199 for second, 198 for third, and so on, except for Super Tournaments, which award 300 points to the winner, 299 for second, 298 for third, and so on. These points determine angler standings.
The top 25 boaters and 25 co-anglers from each RCL League division advance to the $100,000 Wal-Mart RCL Walleye League Finals, set for Sept. 2-4 on Bays de Noc in Escanaba, Mich. The top five boaters and five co-anglers from each division qualify for the $1.4 million Wal-Mart RCL Walleye Championship if they are a Ranger, Crestliner or Lund owner.
The Michigan Division season will wrap up with a Super Tournament presented by Evinrude July 31-Aug. 1 on Saginaw Bay.
The Wal-Mart RCL Walleye League was created to provide the grassroots walleye angler a chance to compete in professionally administered, close-to-home tournaments with lucrative cash awards. FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart RCL Walleye League as well as the Wal-Mart RCL Walleye Tour, the worlds most lucrative walleye-fishing circuit. FLW Outdoors also administers the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, the EverStart Series, the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League and the Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail. To enter a tournament, visit FLWOutdoors.com or call (270) 252-1000.
Wal-Mart and many of Americas most respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its six tournament trails. Wal-Mart has been the title sponsor of FLW Outdoors since 1997. For a complete list of FLW Outdoors sponsors and for more information about the premier products and services they offer, please visit FLWOutdoors.com. |
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