| | KERR, KERR WIN WAL-MART FLW WALLEYE LEAGUE EVENT ON SAGINAW BAY
AU GRES, Mich. (July 25, 2005) - Boater Jason Kerr of Holly and his father, co-angler Terry Kerr of Grand Blanc combined for a total of five walleyes weighing 30 pounds, to claim victory at the Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League Michigan Division tournament held Saturday on Saginaw Bay. Jason claimed $2,520 for the win, with Terry earning $1,260.
 The father and son duo were randomly paired together and called the win a "blessing", as they caught their walleyes late in the day trolling crawler harnesses in 30 feet of water.
Finishing second were Jason Kaniszewski of Au Gres ($1,296) and Todd Shirkman of Gibraltar ($648) with five walleyes weighing 27 pounds, 1 ounce. Scott Koenigsfeld of Three Rivers ($1,080) and John Chapo of Grass Lake ($540) caught five walleyes weighing 25 pounds, 14 ounces to finish third. Mike Jurik of Saginaw ($936) and Joseph Manenti of Troy ($468) claimed fourth place with five walleyes that weighed 24 pounds, 8 ounces. Finishing fifth were Keith Krych of Saint Clair Shores ($648 plus $200 bonus) and Erik Furseth of Okemos ($324) thanks to a five-walleye catch that weighed 22 pounds, 8 ounces.
The Michigan Division's next event will be the Super Tournament presented by Evinrude August 6-7 on Saginaw Bay. 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. 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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