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| WEIHRAUCH, BERSCHEID WIN WAL-MART RCL WALLEYE LEAGUE EVENT ON MILLE LACS |
ISLE, Minn. (June 28, 2004) - Boater Tom Weihrauch of St. Cloud and co-angler Rick Berscheid of Long Prairie combined for a total of five walleyes weighing 11 pounds, 5 ounces to win the Wal-Mart RCL Walleye League Minnesota Division tournament held Saturday on Mille Lacs near Isle. Weihrauch claimed $2,240 plus a $500 contingency bonus for the win, with Berscheid earning $1,120 plus a $250 contingency bonus in Saturday's event.
Weihrauch and Berscheid caught their winning limit of walleyes by slowly trolling a live-bait rig with leeches. They used a 3/8-ounce slip weight on 6-pound Trilene. The pair fished gravel flats around 30 feet deep on the south end of the lake.
Finishing second were Steve Adelmann of Blaine ($1,152) and Peter Werner of St. Stephen ($576 plus $200 bonus) with five walleyes weighing 11 pounds. Steve Bradt of Hudson, Wis. ($960 plus $300 bonus) and Jeff Sather of Montevideo ($480 plus $150 bonus) caught four walleyes weighing 9 pounds, 3 ounces to finish in third place. Steve Bissett of Garrison ($832 plus $250 bonus) and Nicole Bassing of Braham ($416) claimed fourth place with one walleye that weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces. Finishing fifth were Troy Robinson of Becker ($576 plus $200 bonus) and Michael Von Lorenz of Shakopee ($288 plus $100 bonus) thanks to a four-walleye catch that weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces.
The Minnesota Division's next stop will be the final regular-season event, a two-day Super Tournament, July 24-25 on Leech Lake. 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. |
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| Mille Lacs to Host $25,995 WalMart RCL Walleye League Event |
ISLE, Minn. (June 15, 2004) The $440,000 Wal-Mart RCL Walleye League will stage a $25,955 Minnesota Division event on Mille Lacs June 26. The tournament is the second of three regular-season Minnesota Division tournaments and will feature as many as 200 walleye anglers fishing for cash awards and contingency bonuses.
Macs Twin Bay 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 Minnesota Division season will wrap up with a Super Tournament presented by Evinrude July 24-25 on Leech Lake.
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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