Day 1 Results - Pro Division 

1 Norb Wallock ConoverWI; 5 fish= 48.48
2 Dave Kidd SalemOH 5 fish= 48.41
3 Mark Broderick East BethelMN 5 fish= 48.06
4 Mike Cerminaro MuskegonMI 5 fish= 44.91
5 Jim Peterson Elk RiverMN 5 fish= 44.57
6 Jim Klick White Bear LakeMN 5 fish= 44.53
7 Jay Janny EagleWI 5 fish= 44.49
8 Todd Riley AmeryWI 5 fish= 44.31
9 Jim Bell Ham LakeMN 5 fish= 44.27
10 Todd Sprow Paulding OH 5 fish= 43.85
11 Dan Plautz MuskegoWI 5 fish= 42.93
12 Rich Mealey WestervilleOH 5 fish= 41.49
13 Joe Lundquist OsseoMN 5 fish= 40.14
14 Shanon Kehl BismarckND 5 fish= 39.13
15 Todd Macy RoanokeIN 5 fish= 39.02
16 Ron Seelhoff LewellenNE 5 fish= 38.73
17 Doyle Campbell ArcanumOH 5 fish= 38.63
18 Perry Good EaganMN 5 fish= 38.5
19 Ted Takasaki BrainerdMN 5 fish= 38.28
20 Dave VanOss AppletonWI 5 fish= 37.77
21 Sam Anderson EaganMN 5 fish= 37.62
22 Pete Harsh Sauk CentreMN 5 fish= 37.52
23 Mike Gofron AntiochIL 5 fish= 37.33
24 John Gross RacineWI 5 fish= 37.02
25 Dave Anderson Apple ValleyMN 5 fish= 36.99
26 Bill Ortiz DodgevilleWI 5 fish= 36.9
27 Hugh McAloon IolaWI 5 fish= 36.83
28 Andrew Kuffer Fair HavenMI 5 fish= 36.78
29 Mark Martin Twin LakeMI 5 fish= 36.41
30 Bill Koehne AbramsWI 5 fish= 36.28
31 William Vojak AntiochIL 5 fish= 35.49
32 John Achterhof HollandMI 5 fish= 35.39
33 Dean Miller Stevens PointWI 4 fish= 35.06
34 Dwight Niemi WoodburyMN 5 fish= 35.03
35 Pete Parkinson AnkenyIA 4 fish= 34.92
36 Brian Ney BaudetteMN 5 fish= 34.79
37 Jamie Keckeisen DousmanWI 5 fish= 34.57
38 Rick Olson MinaSD 5 fish= 34.56
39 Richard Mellon Red Deer, ABCAN 5 fish= 33.93
40 Rick LaCourse OregonOH 4 fish= 33.65
41 John Bergsma WalkerMI 5 fish= 33.62
42 Scott Hauge MahtomediMN 5 fish= 33.42
43 Paul Meleen OnamiaMN 5 fish= 33.07
44 Tom Brunz Madison LakeMN 4 fish= 33
45 Dan Johnson FayettevilleOH 5 fish= 32.9
46 Wayne Blair Bay CityMI 5 fish= 32.11
47 Gregg LaMere GwinnMI 5 fish= 32.01
48 Mark Magura ValparaisoIN 5 fish= 31.99
49 Jim Hughes OshkoshWI 5 fish= 31.85
50 Charlie Johnson MerrifieldMN 4 fish=31.84
51 Ernie Brown WarnersNY 5 fish=31.47
52 Greg Horoky Harrow, ONCAN 5 fish=30.74
53 Bill St Peter Bay CityMI 5 fish=30.61
54 Larry Lambert MarbleheadOH 5 fish= 30.36
55 Kevin Blanck MaloneWI 4 fish= 30.16
56 Mark Brumbaugh ArcanumOH 5 fish= 29.7
57 James Myszkewicz BurlingtonWI 4 fish=29.56
58 Dan Stier PierreSD 5 fish= 29.14
59 Gary Parsons GliddenWI 4 fish= 29.01
60 Mark Gwizdala KawkawlinMI 5 fish=28.26
61 Tom VanderWeide JenisonMI 5 fish= 27.02
62 Chuck Miller SuamicoWI 3 fish= 26.75
63 Tony Puccio MadisonWI 4 fish=25.91
64 Jack Dean PontiacMI 2 fish=25.03
65 Bob Needles GurneeIL 5 fish= 25.02
66 Rob Ensor DeKalbIL 3 fish=24.97
67 Dave Kraft BismarckND 4 fish= 24.91
68 Dale Sprouse BlaineMN 3 fish=24.64
69 Rocco Papandrea ElkhartIN 5 fish=24.49
70 Curtis Reynolds Royal OakMI 3 fish= 23.62
71 Eric Naig CylinderIA 4 fish=23.56
72 Will Lage Rapid CitySD 3 fish=23.52
73 Vaughn Cornelius St CloudMN 4 fish=23.44
74 Gary Gray OshkoshWI 4 fish=23.12
75 John Weston SyracuseNY 5 fish= 22.94
76 Keith Benedict MoundMN 3 fish=22.86
77 John Campbell West DundeeIL 4 fish=22.59
78 John Clark, Jr DaytonOH 3 fish=21.79
79 David Frey Avon LakeOH 3 fish=20.5
80 Mark Meravy ShorewoodIL 3 fish= 20.19
81 Mike McClelland Ft PierreSD 3 fish=19.46
82 Keith Kavajecz KaukaunaWI 3 fish=19.31
83 Tobby Miller New HudsonMI 4 fish=18.86
84 Greg Englehart MarionIN 3 fish=18.71
85 Nate Provost GulliverMI 3 fish=18.3
86 Mark Sak Imlay CityMI 2 fish=18.2
87 Daryl Christensen MontelloWI 3 fish=17.99
88 Johnnie Candle GarrisonND 3 fish=17.75
89 Larry Mote BurlingtonIN 3 fish=17.51
90 Sheldon Meidinger BismarckND 2 fish= 17.44
91 Larry Conn StickneyIL 2 fish=17.33
92 Don Wood Brooklyn ParkMN 3 fish=17.22
93 Steve Bohn FairgroveMI 3 fish=16.98
94 Rick Bodeker Cannon FallsMN 3 fish=16.68
95 Michael Brunet AlgonacMI 3 fish=15.92
96 Mike Victor CaledoniaMI 2 fish=15.46
97 Dwaine White OregonIL 3 fish=15.42
98 Tommy Skarlis WaterlooIA 2 fish=15.35
99 Steve Fellegy AitkinMN 2 fish=14.4
100 Chris Gilman Chisago CityMN 3 fish=14.14
101 Scott Gerner ChiltonWI 2 fish=14.11
102 Donrel Herbolsheimer PierceNE 3 fish=14.1
103 Michael Herrick St Louis ParkMN 2 fish=13.02
104 Ernie Olson GilmanMN 2 fish=12.8
105 George Barach BarrytonMI 2 fish=12.76
106 Bruce DeShano CasevilleMI 2 fish=12.28
107 Ed Bogan BlacklickOH 3 fish=11.62
108 Rick Erickson Iron RiverMI 2 fish=11.6
109 Dave Hanson BemidjiMN 2 fish=11.44
110 Jeffrey Juneac GladwinMI 2 fish= 11.28
111 Jeff Taege RhinelanderWI 3 fish=10.83
112 Doc Johnson DenverCO 2 fish=10.39
113 Ross Grothe Apple ValleyMN 1 fish=10.23
114 Dennis Lantzy WarrenMI 1 fish= 9.09
115 John Kolinski MenashaWI 1 fish=8.32
116 John Hohensee Iron RiverMI 1 fish= 8.01
117 Bill Koval MiddletonWI 1 fish=7.86
118 Dale Frank NeenahWI 1 fish=7.62
119 Lance Lemmen CoopersvilleMI 1 fish=7.55
120 Byron Peterson BlairNE 1 fish=7.49
121 Tom Darr Ft WayneIN 1 fish=7.48
122 Kim Papineau EscanabaMI 1 fish=7.43
123 Jerry Fox, Jr AlgonacMI 1 fish=7.3
124 Cyril Hill Orange VillageOH 1 fish=7.25
125 Mike Davis AdamsTN 2 fish=7.23
126 Scott Fairbairn WalkerMN 1 fish=6.98
127 John Phillips East PeoriaIL 1 fish=6.84
128 John Nuebel LibertyvilleIL 1 fish=6.8
129 Irv Kraus PowellWY 1 fish=6.45
130 Dave Mulaski RoanokeTX 1 fish=6.23
131 Bob Hanson Pequot LakesMN 1 fish=5.4
132 Scott Glorvigen Grand RapidsMN 1 fish=5.07
133 Todd Frank PulaskiNY 1 fish=4.91
134 Brad Davis JacksonWI 1 fish=4.69
135 Terry Nelson EdelsteinIL 1 fish=4.3
136 Marvin Yost WarrenMI 1 fish=4.24
137 Greg Yarbrough Lincoln Park MI 1 fish=3.17
138 Steve Poll Fond du LacWI 0 fish= 0
139 Rick Grable OshkoshWI 0 fish=0
140 J. R. Schneeberger OregonWI 0 fish= 0
141 Andrew Patton BargersvilleIN 0 fish=0

Total Fish Caught = 473
Total Weight = 3,325.86
Average Weight = 7.03

Bass Pro Shops Big Walleye
$2,000; John Solek, Indianapolis, IN, amateur, 14.64#
$1,200; Tom Brunz, Madison Lake, MN, pro, 12.91#
$1,025; James Backes, Marengo, IL, amateur, 12.63#
$ 950; James Nottingham, Duck, WV, amateur,
12.07#

PWT Anglers Smash Big
Fish Records on Lake Erie

Port Clinton, Ohio . .In-Fisherman Professional Walleye Trail (PWT) anglers smashed all big fish records on day one of the Bass Pro Shops Eastern Pro-Am.

The big fish records were highlighted by a 14.64 pound walleye caught by amateur John Solek, Indianapolis, IN, the largest ever in PWT competition. It was worth $2,000 for the Bass Pro Shops biggest fish of the day. Three walleyes exceeding 12 pounds were also weighed, including a new pro record for Tom Brunz, Madison Lake, MN, with a 12.91-pounder. He won $1,200. James Backes, Marengo, IL, won $1,025 for a 12.63 pound walleye. Duck, WV amateur James Nottingham earned $950 for a 12.07-pounder.

This is the inaugural PWT tournament of 2000. A full field of 140 pros paired with amateurs; a scene to be repeated each day of the 3-day event. Best catches pay top dollar, with $225,000 to be awarded after Friday’s weigh-in ceremonies in Port Clinton’s downtown Water Works park.

The heaviest 5-walleye limit was recorded by pro Norb Wallock, Conover, WI, with 48.48 pounds, fishing with amateur Gary Morris, Blaine, MN. Close behind was pro Dave Kidd, Salem,, Ohio, with 48.41 pounds. He fished with amateur Solek. Mark Broderick, East Bethel, MN, finished the first day in third place with 48.06 pounds while fishing with amateur Steve Eisch, Neenah, WI. 

Contestants enjoyed the smooth waters, which followed two stormy, cold-front days. Water temperatures creeped from about 44 degrees to nearly 50 degrees under a hazy, but bright sky. A total of 473 walleyes were weighed, averaging 7.03 pounds. A total of 56 limits were registered. Most anglers trolled crankbaits behind in-line planer  boards in depths from 32 to 45 feet.

Weigh-in ceremonies begin at 3 p.m. daily, with lots of opportunities to meet and greet the pro anglers.

PWT sponsors include: Aqua Vu, Bass Pro Shops, Berkley PowerBait, Blue Fox Tackle, Carhartt, Coleman, Cotton Cordell, Daiichi hooks, Dee Zee truck accessories, Dodge trucks, Eagle Claw, Eagle Trailers, Guest chargers, Lindy Little Joe, Lowrance Electronics, Lund Boats, Mack’s Lure, Marinco, Mercury Outboards, Master Lock, MinnKota, Rapala Lures, Northland Tackle, Oceanwave sunglasses, Pinnacle rods and reels, Plano, Raytheon Marine, Shimano rods, Storm Lures, Stren fishing lines, T-H Marine, Energizer batteries, Veryfine, the official beverage of the PWT and the Ottawa County Visitors Bureau, (800-441-1271)

Courtesy of the In-Fisherman