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Oshkosh WI August 23+24,1997
Bill and Bryan Ball of Waupun Wi, for the second time in three years
have won the Wille Products Masters Walleye Circuit Team Walleye Tournament.
The brothers weighted an MWC allowable 20.72 lbs and collected a purse
of $13,000.00. the top 35 teams shared a cash purse of $52,000.00 with
an additional payout for big fish and comeback awards of $4300.00 this
brought the total purse to $56,330.00
The 200 team field faced two days of cool weather, rain and murky water.
A total of 899 walleyes totaling 1,541.55 lbs. and an average weight of
1.71 lbs.
The Ball brothers who are MWC veterans trolled minnow imitating crankbaits
over the mudflats along the southeastern shore of Lake Winnebago.
Brian Ball said the walleyes were scattered and they really had for
there fish, They trolled firetiger and chrome/blue cranks through five
to seven feet of water. Brother Bill said they first two fish came early
and then everything went dead, and they waited for five hours before the
next bites came but the walleye gods provided three fish in the last fifteen
minutes and they made it back to the weight in on time.
Second place went to Brad Berger and Jim Hughes of Oshkosh Wi. The pair
led on the first day but were only able to boat four fish the second day
and it cost them the win the finished with a weight of 20.40 lbs which
brought them a fine two days winnings of $7500.00 third place went to Tom
Brunz of Madison lake Wi and Bill Leonard of Estherville Iowa there luck
went good on the second day and were able to weight five fish including
the tournaments big fish of 7.54 lbs this was a great improvement from
the first day where they ended in 50th place with only two fish weighted
on. This brought tem a fast $5,000.00. Walleyes INC own Tommy
Skarlis and Chad Kinkaide placed
fifth in this tournament weighting in at 19.60 lbs and grabbing $2500.00
in cash.
Tournament anglers donated another $2,000.00 to the MWC conservation
fund and this was donated to the Walleyes For Tommorow organization which
will use the money for an ongoing rock reef project along Lake Winnebagos
eastern shore. On e of the 19 reef placed along the shore this year was
named Masters Walleye Circuit Reef. the MWC to date has donated over $16,000.00
to the Winnebago fishery and over $179,000.00 to similar programs in states
where the MWC tournaments are held.
The final stop on the MWC tournament circuit is the /North
American Fishing Club MWC team tournament
at the Pentenwell Flowage in Adams County Wi. openings still exist so contact
the MWC at 414-761-0657
Team |
Partner 1 |
City |
State |
Partner 2 |
City |
State |
lbs |
Winnings |
1 |
Bill Ball |
Waupun |
Wi |
Brian Ball |
Waupun |
Wi |
20.72 |
$13,000.00 |
2 |
Brad Berger |
Oshkosh |
Wi |
Jim Hughes |
Oshkosh |
Wi |
20.40 |
$7,500.00 |
3 |
Tom Brunz |
Madison Lake |
MN |
Bill Leonard |
Estherville |
IA |
19.88 |
$5,000.00 |
4 |
Paul Christopher |
Neenah |
Wi |
Dennis Janikowski |
Neenah |
Wi |
19.66 |
$3,500.00 |
5 |
Tommy Skarlis |
Waterloo |
IA |
Chad Kinkaide |
Waterloo |
IA |
19.60 |
$2,500.00 |
6 |
Blaine Homes |
Neenah |
Wi |
Mike Janikowski |
Neenah |
Wi |
19.16 |
$1,500.00 |
7 |
Dean Amoldussen |
Kaukauna |
Wi |
Jim Swinkles |
Kaukauna |
Wi |
18.84 |
$1,350.00 |
8 |
Gordon Schwarz |
New Holstein |
Wi |
Brett Wilkens |
Kiel |
Wi |
17.64 |
$1,250.00 |
9 |
Scott Albrecht |
Fridley |
Mn |
Randall Pallmen |
Rockford |
Il |
17.60 |
$1,600.00 |
10 |
Jerry Tipping |
Milton |
Wi |
Kay Tipping |
Milton |
Wi |
17.44 |
$1,000.00 |
11 |
Steve Balliu |
Antioch |
Il |
Joe Majewski |
McHenry |
Il |
17.44 |
$900.00 |
12 |
Tim Geise |
Ortonville |
Mn |
Rich Huebner |
Correll |
Mn |
17.24 |
$900.00 |
13 |
Jay Pepin |
Gladstone |
Mi |
Jerry Searle |
Escanabee |
Mi |
16.22 |
$900.00 |
14 |
Bill Herbst |
Oolsburg |
Wi |
Keith Soderman |
Gladstone |
Mi |
16.02 |
$900.00 |
15 |
Dave Van Oss |
Appleton |
Wi |
Eugene Van Oss |
Elkhart Lake |
Wi |
16.02 |
$900.00 |
16 |
Dan Krukow |
Rochester |
Mn |
Jim Swant |
Green Bay |
Wi |
15.96 |
$700.00 |
17 |
Alan Erickson |
Kingsford |
Mi |
Jack Henning |
Florence |
Wi |
15.74 |
$700.00 |
18 |
Pat Frohrib |
Oshkosh |
Wi |
Mike Schrage |
Oshkosh |
Wi |
15.42 |
$700.00 |
19 |
Todd Cleaton |
Janesville |
Wi |
Jim Stoig |
Janesville |
Wi |
15.16 |
$700.00 |
20 |
Mark Keenan |
Appleton |
Wi |
Tom Keenan |
Sussex |
Wi |
15.04 |
$700.00 |
21 |
Chuck Blanck |
Malone |
Wi |
Kevin Blanck |
Malone |
Wi |
15.04 |
$500.00 |
22 |
Tom Dahlheim |
Shakopee |
Mn |
Jim O'connor |
Knoxville |
Ia |
14.90 |
$500.00 |
23 |
Jerry Werry |
Vulcan |
Mi |
Louis Werry |
Sheyboygan |
Wi |
14.38 |
$500.00 |
24 |
Scott Gruett |
Hilbert |
Wi |
Jeff Jessogne |
Appleton |
Wi |
14.12 |
$500.00 |
25 |
Dan Mcguire |
Boyceville |
Wi |
Grant Peterson |
Menominee |
Wi |
14.04 |
$500.00 |
26 |
Mark O'Brien |
Oshkosh |
Wi |
Tim Winchester |
Oshkosh |
Wi |
!3.84 |
$400.00 |
27 |
Mike Hendricks |
Green Bay |
Wi |
Bob Woodke |
Gillette |
Wi |
13.82 |
$400.00 |
28 |
Bob Kolodzik |
Winneconne |
Wi |
Tracey Weber |
Oshkosh |
Wi |
13.72 |
$400.00 |
29 |
Daryl Christenson |
Montello |
Wi |
Steve Mullen |
Oshkosh |
Wi |
13.64 |
$400.00 |
30 |
John Mey |
Forestville |
Wi |
Pat Neu |
Forestville |
Wi |
13.54 |
$400.00 |
31 |
Dave Butzloff |
Oshkosh |
Wi |
Gordon Chrimelewski |
Oak Creek |
Wi |
13.42 |
$350.00 |
32 |
Patrick Jensen |
Stoddard |
Wi |
Richard Penkalski |
Oak Creek |
Wi |
13.36 |
$350.00 |
33 |
Albert Bohn |
Kewaskum |
Wi |
Shawn Gibbons |
Mukwanago |
Wi |
13.30 |
$350.00 |
34 |
Mark Rosinski |
Oshkosh |
Wi |
Steve Zenger |
Van Dyne |
Wi |
13.24 |
$350.00 |
35 |
Scott Strangstalein |
Coon Valley |
Wi |
Steve Tauscher |
Holmen |
Wi |
13.18 |
$350.00 |
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