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3-Peat
for Pekin Fishermen
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Danny Vinovich, Pekin has captured his third
straight point Championship of the United States Fishing Association, Team
Walleye, Illinois Division. Pairing up with Rick Parrot of Sparland they
accumulated 2353 total points. Parrot also was Vinovich's partner
for the 1997 State Point Championship and John Phillipps from EAst Peoria
teamed with Vinovich for the 1998 Championship honors.
Dan and Rick will be invited along with
the other top nine teams from the state to cmpete against the top ten teams
from 11 other Midwestern states for the $50,000 National Championship,
on Lake of the Woods in Baudette, MN, on September 27 - October 2 1999.
Rounding out the top ten are:
Bill Walsh, Ottawa and Ron Cutright, Hudson
Mike Actis and Mike Stuckert from Spring
Valley
\Steve Skupien and Walter Newmann, from
Joliet
Marck Actis and Doug Hoster from Spring
Valley
John Phillipps from East Peoria and Joe
Stuna from LaSalla
Dennis and Chad Huizenga, from Morrison
Gary and Bruce Merckel, from Spring Valley
John Cherry and Wayne Love from Ottawa
Joe Miller and Rick Taylor from Elgin
The tournament Dates for the 2000 season
will be as follows:
October 17, 1999 ~ Henry, Ill.
November 14, 1999 ~ Spring Valley
December 12, 1999 ~ Spring Valley
March 12, 2000 ~ Spring Valley
May 20/21, 2000 ~ Miss. River, East Debuque,
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