OSHKOSH, Wis. (July 12, 2004) - Boater Rick Boris of Antioch, Ill., caught a two-day total of 10 walleyes weighing 27 pounds, 13 ounces to claim victory at the Wal-Mart RCL Walleye League Super Tournament presented by Evinrude held Saturday and Sunday on Lake Winnebago near Oshkosh. Boris earned $4,950 plus a $750 bonus for the win in the final Wisconsin Division event of the season.
Boris caught his walleyes on a crawler harness with a drop weight 50 feet up the line. The RCL League rookie trolled the rig at about 1.5 mph.
Rounding out the top five boaters were Nicolas Schertz of McFarland (10 walleyes, 27 pounds, 3 ounces, $2,750); Kyle Harmsen of Waupun (10 walleyes, 26 pounds, 12 ounces, $2,475); Steven Slabe of Oshkosh (10 walleyes, 25 pounds, 9 ounces, $2,200); and Lynn Niklasch of Oconomowoc (10 walleyes, 24 pounds, 13 ounces, $1,760).
Niklasch also won the 2004 points title in the Wisconsin Division.
Kevin Glaza of Wisconsin Rapids won the Co-angler Division with 10 walleyes weighing 28 pounds, 5 ounces. Glaza and his boater partners used spinner rigs and crawler harnesses in the Winnaconne area. They caught their walleyes in 5 to 7 feet of water in rocky areas. Glaza, who earned $2,475 in his second division victory of the season, also claimed the co-angler points title in the Wisconsin Division.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers were Bob Bach of Brown Deer (10 walleyes, 27 pounds, 12 ounces, $1,375 plus $200 bonus); Joshua Blosser of Lodi (10 walleyes, 25 pounds, 13 ounces, $1,237); Daniel Spielbauer of South Milwaukee (10 walleyes, 25 pounds, 8 ounces, $1,100 plus $125 bonus); and Jeff Hattendorf of Oak Creek (10 walleyes, 24 pounds, 11 ounces, $880).
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.
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