Lawson, Martin win Crooked Creek Fall Classic

Glasgow fishermen Chuck Lawson and Robert Martin took the first-day lead with 24.08 pounds and then added the biggest walleye of the tournament on the second day to win the Crooked Creek Fall Classic on Fort Peck Reservoir on Aug. 26-27.

Lawson and Martin added a 12.07-pounder to their catch the second day on their way to winning the tourney with 40.30 pounds to set a tourney record in the Walleyes Unlimited of Montana Circuit event.

C.J. Reid and Oddvar Idland, of Circle, caught 20.56 pounds the first day and that weight held up to take second place in the tournament.

It was the final Circuit tournament of the year for Walleyes Unlimited.

CROOKED CREEK FALL CLASSIC

1.Chuck Lawson and Robert Martin, Glasgow, 40.30 pounds, $2,128. 
2.C.J. Reid and Oddvar Idland, Circle, 20.56, $1,827. 
3.Tom Reiter and Bryan Reiter, Larue, 15.50, $1,479. 
4.Dan Majeske and Bill Legate, Billings, 12.64, $1,044. 
5.Bill Seidl and Cook, Billings, 12.14, $870. 
6.Bill Dassinger and Brian Berreth, Wolf Point, 9.61, $522. 
7.Ronand McClenning and Nathan McClenning, Shepherd, 9.3, $261. 
8.Bonnie Davis, Great Falls and Jake Pinson, Livingston, 8.76, $217. 
9.Kevin Lynch, Huntley and Bruce Schultz, Sheperd, 7.58, $182. 
10.Jim Weideman, Billings and Bob Newman, Molt, 7.40, $170.

Big walleye day one: C.J. Reid and Oddvar Idland, Circle, 9.64, $600.

Big walleye day two: Chuck Lawson and Robert Martin, Glasgow, 12.07, $600.

Big northern day one: Jerry Stulc-Roundup and Art Lundstrom, Malta $440

Big northern day two: C.J. Reid and Oddvar Idland, Circle, 17.07, $450.

Mixed couple results: 

1.Larry Bielen Hilger, and Tammi Weimer, Lewistown 4.42.

2. Rick and Debbie Beyer, Great Falls, 1.58.

3. Kit Kaufman and Jerri Baumgartner, Malta 1.50.

Adult-child: 

1.Robert and Bobby Hickey, Kalispell, 2.64. 
2.Jayme and Shane Durbin, Lewistown, 1.12 lbs.

Courtesy of Mark Henckel (henckel@billingsgazette.com)
outdoor editor of the Billings Gazette
(www.billingsgazette.com/outdoors)