Mike Jurik of Saginaw, who finished the event in 14th place, won the 2004 points title in the Michigan Division. Vanderweide finished second in the points standings.
James Duvall of Newport won the Co-angler Division with 10 walleyes weighing 57 pounds, 8 ounces. Duvall earned $1,453 for the victory. Duvall jumped from 10th place after day one to take the title.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers were Mark Schimanski of New Baltimore (10 walleyes, 55 pounds, 8 ounces, $747 plus $200 bonus); Mark Tanner of Brazil, Ind. (10 walleyes, 52 pounds, 9 ounces, $623); Bart Dean of Bay City (10 walleyes, 51 pounds, 15 ounces, $539); and Ronald DeGraaf of Frankfort, Ill. (10 walleyes, 50 pounds, 2 ounces, $373 plus $115 bonus).
Scott Schabel of De Witt - who finished the tournament in 20th place - won the Michigan Division's co-angler points title.
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 America's 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 world's leading marketer of competitive fishing. Other FLW Outdoors-sanctioned tournament trails include the Wal-Mart RCL Walleye Tour, the world's most lucrative walleye-fishing series; the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, the world's 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 America's 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. |
