Matt D
04-04-2010, 07:52 PM
Siberts Take the Top Spot in LEWT Opener
The Crown Battery, Starcraft Marine Lake Erie Walleye Trail (LEWT) held their first event of the 2010 season on Saturday April 3rd at Fenwick Marina. The participants of the sold out event had great weather for prefishing and during the morning of the event with high winds in the afternoon and during the weigh in.
Even mother nature throwing a curve ball into the mix couldn’t stop the 2009 LEWT Team of the Year from starting 2010 with another win. The father and son team of Tommy Sibert of Castalia and Tom Sibert of Sandusky took the top spot by bringing in 44.14 pounds to the scales to outdistance the competition. The Siberts are no strangers to the top spot as they also won the 2009 opener at Fenwick Marina. Finishing second was Scott Gietgey of Canton and Joe Nadzam of North Royalton with a bag weighing 42.1 pounds. Bringing in the third basket to exceed 40 pounds at 40.08 pounds was Dick Chicoine of Port Clinton and John Below of Marblehead. Rounding out the top five were Charlie Robertson of Perrysburg and Mike Zaborski of Sheffield Lake in fourth and Dave Truett of Marblehead and Dan Stier of Mina, SD in fifth.
Anchoring the bag brought on by the Siberts was a 12.11 pound fish that also gave them the top spot for the Cranberry Creek Big Fish award. In addition to the cash payout they received the Siberts took home a free mount of the award winning fish courtesy of Jims Taxidermy of Port Clinton. They also received a transferable gift certificate from Cranberry Creek Marina for taking the top spot.
The Siberts completed the full sweep of awards by taking the Medina Plating Early Bird award as the top finishing Early bird team. This brought the total value of their days winnings to over $3,500.
The teams brought in a total of 221 fish to the scales that averaged over 6.3 pounds each. The winning combination was Gold Clown Reef Runners ran high in the water column on the east side of the reef complex. Other top finishing teams talked about running Reef Runner Rip Sticks and other stick baits high in the water north and east of the reefs.
Openings remain for the rest of the 2010 events and the balance of the LEWT schedule is as follows:
May 15 – Lakeside - Lakevue Marina “Sharpnack Ford LEWT” (Blow Date May 16)
June 26 – Huron – City Ramp www.Fishhuron.com LEWT(Blow Date June 27)
September 11-12 – 2 Day Championship Lorain - Black River Launch
The 2010 Gator Classic Pro Am will be held May 1 and 2 in Sandusky and spots are available.
The WBSA is a Social based Club for fishermen and women that fish in the Western & Central Basin of Lake Erie and its tributaries. Membership is open to all fisher people no matter what their location. Our goal is to present information in a manner that will help sustain and improve fishing in one of the greatest inland sport fisheries in the world. Scientific information, fishing techniques, locations and presentations will be presented at our monthly meetings by expert and knowledgeable speakers and tournament anglers in our group. These anglers are very open with techniques and methods and will help any member that is trying to learn new methods.
For more information about the LEWT you can visit www.wbsa.us Listed below are the 2010 LEWT sponsors: Starcraft Marine, Crown Battery, Medina Plating, Tom Sharpnack Chevrolet, Buick and Pontiac in Willard, South Shore Marine, Reef Runner Lures, Cranberry Creek Marina, Vics Sports Center, Sharpnack Ford, Happy Hooker, Erie Outfitters, Zink Calls, Jet Express, Ole Pete's Tackle, Yant Beef Jerky, Navionics, Fishhuron.com, Cyclops Lures, Bad Boys Tackle, Rednek Outfitters, Michigan Stinger Spoons, Jim’s Taxidermy, Cisco Fishing Systems, LPG Fishing Systems, Harbor Drive Thru and Tackle Shop in Huron and Balboa Fish Cleaning in Port Clinton.
The Crown Battery, Starcraft Marine Lake Erie Walleye Trail (LEWT) held their first event of the 2010 season on Saturday April 3rd at Fenwick Marina. The participants of the sold out event had great weather for prefishing and during the morning of the event with high winds in the afternoon and during the weigh in.
Even mother nature throwing a curve ball into the mix couldn’t stop the 2009 LEWT Team of the Year from starting 2010 with another win. The father and son team of Tommy Sibert of Castalia and Tom Sibert of Sandusky took the top spot by bringing in 44.14 pounds to the scales to outdistance the competition. The Siberts are no strangers to the top spot as they also won the 2009 opener at Fenwick Marina. Finishing second was Scott Gietgey of Canton and Joe Nadzam of North Royalton with a bag weighing 42.1 pounds. Bringing in the third basket to exceed 40 pounds at 40.08 pounds was Dick Chicoine of Port Clinton and John Below of Marblehead. Rounding out the top five were Charlie Robertson of Perrysburg and Mike Zaborski of Sheffield Lake in fourth and Dave Truett of Marblehead and Dan Stier of Mina, SD in fifth.
Anchoring the bag brought on by the Siberts was a 12.11 pound fish that also gave them the top spot for the Cranberry Creek Big Fish award. In addition to the cash payout they received the Siberts took home a free mount of the award winning fish courtesy of Jims Taxidermy of Port Clinton. They also received a transferable gift certificate from Cranberry Creek Marina for taking the top spot.
The Siberts completed the full sweep of awards by taking the Medina Plating Early Bird award as the top finishing Early bird team. This brought the total value of their days winnings to over $3,500.
The teams brought in a total of 221 fish to the scales that averaged over 6.3 pounds each. The winning combination was Gold Clown Reef Runners ran high in the water column on the east side of the reef complex. Other top finishing teams talked about running Reef Runner Rip Sticks and other stick baits high in the water north and east of the reefs.
Openings remain for the rest of the 2010 events and the balance of the LEWT schedule is as follows:
May 15 – Lakeside - Lakevue Marina “Sharpnack Ford LEWT” (Blow Date May 16)
June 26 – Huron – City Ramp www.Fishhuron.com LEWT(Blow Date June 27)
September 11-12 – 2 Day Championship Lorain - Black River Launch
The 2010 Gator Classic Pro Am will be held May 1 and 2 in Sandusky and spots are available.
The WBSA is a Social based Club for fishermen and women that fish in the Western & Central Basin of Lake Erie and its tributaries. Membership is open to all fisher people no matter what their location. Our goal is to present information in a manner that will help sustain and improve fishing in one of the greatest inland sport fisheries in the world. Scientific information, fishing techniques, locations and presentations will be presented at our monthly meetings by expert and knowledgeable speakers and tournament anglers in our group. These anglers are very open with techniques and methods and will help any member that is trying to learn new methods.
For more information about the LEWT you can visit www.wbsa.us Listed below are the 2010 LEWT sponsors: Starcraft Marine, Crown Battery, Medina Plating, Tom Sharpnack Chevrolet, Buick and Pontiac in Willard, South Shore Marine, Reef Runner Lures, Cranberry Creek Marina, Vics Sports Center, Sharpnack Ford, Happy Hooker, Erie Outfitters, Zink Calls, Jet Express, Ole Pete's Tackle, Yant Beef Jerky, Navionics, Fishhuron.com, Cyclops Lures, Bad Boys Tackle, Rednek Outfitters, Michigan Stinger Spoons, Jim’s Taxidermy, Cisco Fishing Systems, LPG Fishing Systems, Harbor Drive Thru and Tackle Shop in Huron and Balboa Fish Cleaning in Port Clinton.