| | ROHDE, NEUCHTERLEIN WIN WAL-MART FLW WALLEYE LEAGUE SUPER TOURNAMENT ON LAKE WINNEBAGO
OSHKOSH, Wis. (July 11, 2005) - Boater Jonathan Rohde of Kildeer, Ill., and co-angler Jeff Nuechterlein of Greenville, claimed victory in their respective divisions at the Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League Wisconsin Division Super Tournament presented by Evinrude held July 9-10 on Lake Winnebago. Rohde claimed $3,600 for the win with a two-day total of 10 walleyes weighing 22 pounds, 8 ounces. Nuechterlein earned $1,800 for his win in the Co-angler Division with a two-day total of 10 walleyes weighing 24 pounds, 1 ounce.
Rohde trolled Shad Raps and crawler harnesses in 10 to 12 feet of water on the southeast end of the lake near Winnebago Heights. Nuechterlein and his boaters trolled Shad Raps and crawler harnesses around structure in 9 to 13 feet of water on both the southeast end and northwest end of the lake.
Finishing second in the Boater Division was Steven Slabe of Oshkosh ($2,000) with 10 walleyes weighing 22 pounds, 4 ounces. David Schutt of Fond Du Lac ($1,800) caught 10 walleyes weighing 21 pounds, 11 ounces to finish third. Quin Papp of New Berlin ($1,600) claimed fourth place with seven walleyes that weighed 21 pounds, 3 ounces. Finishing fifth was Bill Sibley of Onalaska ($1,280) thanks to a two-day, 10-walleye catch that weighed 20 pounds, 15 ounces.
Finishing second in the Co-angler Division was James Weiss of Racine ($1,000) with 10 walleyes weighing 24 pounds. Jim Zaja of Cudahy ($900) caught 10 walleyes weighing 22 pounds, 6 ounces with his boaters to finish third. Jeff Lenz of Appleton ($800) claimed fourth place with 10 walleyes that weighed 22 pounds, 4 ounces. Finishing fifth was David Palecek of Green Bay ($640) with a two-day total of 10 walleyes weighing 19 pounds.
Boaters and co-anglers who finish in the top 35 in final points standings in each FLW Walleye League division will advance to the no-entry-fee $115,000 Wal-Mart FLW League Finals Sept. 8-10 on the Mississippi River in Winona, Minn. The winning boater at the finals will receive an Evinrude-or Yamaha-powered Ranger 621 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.
FLW 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. On the second day of a Super Tournament, boaters and co-anglers are randomly repaired thus accounting for the differing weights among boaters and co-anglers. The Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League meets the needs of America's fishing masses by providing professionally administered, close-to-home, affordable events with lucrative cash purses.
Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League and seven other national tournament circuits offering a combined $30 million in awards through 214 events in 2005. The 27-year-old organization is the purveyor of America's largest and most prestigious fishing tournaments, including the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, EverStart Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour and Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series.
For more information on FLW Outdoors and its tournament programs, visit FLWOutdoors.com or call (270) 252-1000.
Wal-Mart and many of America's largest and most respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart signed on as title sponsor of the FLW Tour in 1997 and today is the title sponsor of all FLW Outdoors events. For more information on Wal-Mart, visit Wal-Mart.com. |
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