Name - Location - Day 1 Wgt - Total Wgt - Day 2 Wgt - Total Fish- Day 3 Wgt -$$$$ - Place

Ron Seelhoff Lewellen NE 7.70 26.94 13.02 14 6.22 $100,000 1
Rick Olson Mina SD 0.00 19.12 9.36 8 9.76 $30,000 2
Mark Martin Twin Lake MI 5.77 18.11 3.95 12 8.39 $7,000 3
Chris Gilman Chisago City MN 6.35 17.59 5.66 9 5.58 $5,000 4
John Campbell West Dundee IL 3.43 17.32 7.2 7 6.69 $4,200 5
Ted Takasaki Brainerd MN 4.70 16.93 5.13 11 7.1 $4,000 6
Mike Gofron Antioch IL 7.72 16.16 4.83 11 3.61 $3,600 7
Sam Anderson Eagan MN 9.26 14.91 2.46 9 3.19 $3,000 8
Shannon Kehl Bismarck ND 7.38 14.44 0 7 7.06 $2,600 9
Dan Stier Pierre SD 1.20 14.03 8.85 8 3.98 $2,100 10
Scott Fairbairn Walker MN 1.01 13.31 2.73 7 9.57 $1,500 11
Keith Kavajecz Kaukauna WI 0.00 12.26 7.14 5 5.12 $1,400 12
Tommy Skarlis Waterloo IA 3.18 11.89 1.8 5 6.91 $1,200 13
Daryl Christensen Montello WI 6.58 11.63 2.19 5 2.86 $1,200 14
Dave Kraft Bismarck ND 0.00 11.14 2.63 6 8.51 $1,200 15
Dan Glucky Bismarck ND 0.00 9.99 2.3 7 7.69 $1,100 16
Bill Ortiz Dodgeville WI 1.25 9.64 0 6 8.39 $1,100 17
Dean Miller Stevens Point WI 4.53 9.60 2.63 4 2.44 $1,100 18
Pete Harsh Sauk Centre MN 3.08 9.24 0 3 6.16 $1,100 19
Scott Glorvigen Grand Rapids MN 2.60 9.15 3.29 6 3.26 $1,100 20
Richard Mellon Pincher Creek, CAN 0.00 8.94 0 1 8.94 $750 21
Gary Parsons Sherwood WI 3.75 8.13 2.37 5 2.01 $750 22
Perry Good Eagan MN 0.93 7.93 1.33 4 5.67 $750 23
Gregg LaMere Gwinn MI 0.00 6.36 0 5 6.36 $750 24
Dan Plautz Muskego WI 0.00 5.53 3.71 3 1.82 $750 25
Mark Meravy Shorewood IL 0.00 4.48 0 2 4.48 $750 26
David Anderson Apple Valley MN 0.00 4.46 4.46 3 0 $750 27
Jeff Taege Rhinelander WI 0.00 4.25 4.25 2 0 $750 28
Mike McClelland Pierre SD 0.00 3.70 1.52 2 2.18 $600 29
Vaughn Cornelius St Cloud MN 0.00 2.90 0 1 2.9 $600 30
Gary Gray Oshkosh WI 1.59 2.80 0 2 1.21 $600 31
Tobby Miller New Hudson MI 2.66 2.66 0 1 0 $600 32
Marty Glorvigen Grand Rapids MN 0.00 1.55 0 1 1.55 $600 33
Steve Bohn Fairgrove MI 0.00 1.38 1.38 1 0 $600 34
Bill St Peter Bay City MI 0.00 1.28 0 1 1.28 $600 35
Sheldon Meidinger Bismarck ND 1.21 1.21 0 1 0 $600 36
Pete Parkinson Ankeny IA 1.14 1.14 0 1 0 $600 37
Andy Kuffer Fair Haven MI 1.11 1.11 0 1 0 $600 38
John Bergsma Walker MI 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 $600 39
Rick LaCourse Oregon OH 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 $600 40
Jerry Fox, Jr Algonac MI 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 $600 41
Bruce Samson Cambridge MN 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 $600 42

Total Walleyes Caught   353.21
Total Weight  187
Average Weight  1.89

Bass Pro Shops Big Walleye
Day One
John Campbell, West Dundee, IL 3.43#
Day Two
Dan Stier, Pierre, SD 3.35#
Day Three
Rich Mellon, Pincher Creek, Alberta 8.94#

Coleman Cool Under Pressure Award $1,000
Rick Olson, Mina, SD, advanced 22 places

Storm Heavyweight Award $500
Ron Seelhoff, Lewellen, NE

T-H Marine Live Release Award $1,000
Mark Martin, Twin Lake, MI

Bio Data
Air Temperature: 50 degrees at 7 a.m.; 78 degrees at 5 p.m.
Winds: calm
Skies: clear and sunny
Water temperature: 68 degrees
 

September 11, 1999
For Immediate Release
Seelhoff Trolls to $100,000
PWT Championship Victory
Madison, WI . . Walleye pro Ron Seelhoff, Lewellen, NE trolled to the $100,000 winner’s circle in the Dodge/Mercury Championship in Madison. He is the first quarter-million dollar In-Fisherman
Professional Walleye Trail (PWT) winner.

Seelhoff scored second place finishes in each of the last two Championships, and trolled to victory on Madison’s Lake Waubesa Sept. 9-11. He credited a bit of good fortune on a practice day when he discovered two silver and blue lures floating. He picked up the tiny Rapala Rattling Deep Fat Raps, and a few minutes later, a local angler eased up and shyly asked if he could get his favorite “walleye” lures back. Following some fish-talk, Seelhoff tried the pattern and it worked. His best spots were 18-24 feet on the edge of a rock reef. He is respectfully known as “Commander Troll” on tour and is one of the world’s best trollers.

Seelhoff won PWT Angler of the Year in 1995, has 14 top 10 PWT place finishes, three PWT victories and has won $267,225.

Second place angler Rick Olson, Mina, SD, also trolled on days two and three after forgetting his
trolling gear the first day; he planned to jig all day. He weighed 19.12 pounds, about seven less than the 26.94 pound winning weight. In third was Mark Martin, Twin Lake, MI, with 18.11 pounds. He was also third last year. Seelhoff won the Storm Heavyweight award,$500. Olson collected $1,000 for the Coleman Cool Under Pressure award for advancing 22 places. Martin won $1,000 for the T-H Marine Live Release award; he released the most fish. First, second and third places paid $100,00, $30,000 and $7,000 respectfully. A total of $210,000 in cash and merchandise was paid out.

Special Bass Pro Shops big fish awards for the tournament went to Rich Mellon, Pincher Creek,
Alberta. On the final day he landed an 8.94 pound walleye on Lake Mendota to win $1,000. The second place big fish, 3.43 pounds, paid $800 to John Campbell, West Dundee, IL, and third was worth $700 to Dan Stier, Pierre, SD. He caught a 3.35 pound walleye.

A total of 187 walleyes were landed by the 42 anglers. They averaged just under two pounds. More than 90 percent were released into the Madison Lakes by Wisconsin DNR fisheries biologists. The final day crowd inside the Dane County Coliseum cheered the anglers as they pulled walleyes from their livewells. The walleye boat, tackle and sport show attracted serious buyers and avid walleye fans.

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