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Day 1	Professional  Results	Amateur  Results	Bio Data &  Totals	Big Fish Award	Press Release Tournament Journal
Day 2	Professional  Results	Amateur  Results	Bio Data &  Totals	Big Fish Award	Press Release Tournament Journal
Day 3	Professional  Results	Amateur  Results	Bio Data &  Totals	Big Fish Award	Press Release Tournament Journal

Heavy weight  Award Professional

Heavy Weight Award  Amateur

Coleman Cool Under Pressure  Award Amateur

Coleman Cool Under Pressure  Award Professional

T-H Marine Live Release Award

Press Release Day 1
June 23, 1999
For Immediate Release

Fond du Lac, WI . . . Pro walleye anglers and their amateur partners fished all corners of Lake Winnebago and the upriver lakes on the first day of the  Central Pro-Am. They found fish as shallow as one foot and as deep as 20 feet.
The In-Fisherman Professional Walleye Trail (PWT) anglers tried every tactic. Former Lake Winnebago PWT winner  Chris Gilman Chisago Minnesota, said, “Today, I fished rocks, mud, cane, weeds and everything else for two fish.”
Leading the event is rookie pro Steve Bohn, Fairgrove, MI, with 13.34 pounds. His partner, amateur Roy Littlegeorge, Black River Falls, WI, received the same weight and heads up the amateur field. In second are pro  Tom Keenan Hartley Wisconsin, and amateur Chris Henderson, Leamington, Ontario, Canada with 12.22 pounds. The third place anglers are pro Bill Ortiz, Dodgeville, WI, and amateur Jason Wahoske, Ripon, WI, with 10.65 pounds. During the 3-day tournament, amateurs fish with a different pro each day. A total of 14 limits came to the scales of the full-field of 120 pros and 120 amateurs.
The Bass Pro Shops big fish $1,800 award went to pro Cyril Hill, Orange Village, OH for a 4.71 pound walleye. Ortiz won $1,000 for a 4.50 pound walleye. The third largest walleye paid $925 to pro Keenan. Fourth was worth $850 for pro John Gross, Racine, WI, for a 3.56-pounder.
Weigh-in festivities take place at Fond du Lac’s Lakeside Park West, starting at 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday. A total of $204,000 in cash and merchandise will be awarded after Friday’s weigh-in.

Big Fish Award Day 1
 

Name and Hometown	Weight	Winnings
Cyril Hill Orange Villiage Ohio (pro)	4.71 lbs	$1800
Bill Ortiz Dodgeville Wisconsin (pro)	4.50 lbs.	$1100
Tom Keenan Hartley Wisconsin (pro)	4.47 lbs	$925
John Gross Racine Wisconsin	4.93 lbs	$850

June 24, 1999
For Immediate Release
Wisconsin Pro Takes Lead in PWT Event on Lake Winnebago
Tom Keenan Hartley Wisconsin fished shallow to take the second day lead in the  Central Pro-Am on Lake Winnebago. The fishing pro weighed 13.79 pounds today and leads with a total of 25.71 pounds.
Keenan has recorded three top 10 place In-Fisherman Professional Walleye Trail (PWT) finishes on Lake Winnebago. In second is pro   Vaughn Cornelius of St Cloud Minnesota (boat for sale) with 21.13 pounds, while pro  Mike Gofron of Antioch Illinois  is in third. He also leads the In-Fisherman Angler of the Year race.
The leading amateur is Chris Henderson, Leamington, Ontario. Amateurs fish with a different pro daily; the pro provides all gear and both claim their boat weight. Day one pro leader Steve Bohn, Fairgrove, MI, slipped to sixth place.
The anglers fished under calm conditions and sunny skies, a significant switch from the first day’s 10- 20 mph winds and rain. Lake biologist Kendall Kamke, when asked why the bite was so tough said, “We haven’t had more then three days of steady weather this year.” The fish are healthy and Kamke said research shows approximately one million walleyes over 15 inches are swimming in Lake Winnebago.
The Bass Pro Shops big fish of the day, 6.37 pounds, was worth $1,800 for amateur Andrew Patton, Bargersville, IN. A 4.50-pounder paid $1,100 to amateur Michael Brunet, Algonac, MI. The third place big fish, 4.19 pounds, earned $925 for Cornelius. The fourth largest fish, 3.88 pounds, earned $850 for pro Gary Gray, Oshkosh, WI.
Kamke complimented the PWT pros and the way they care for their fish during the day. Those fish judged releaseable are put back into Lake Winnebago. Through two days, 80 percent of the walleyes have been released.
The final weigh-in and $203,000 awards festivities will occur at 3 p.m. Friday at Fond du Lac’s Lakeside Park West. Enter the park from highway 45; plenty of parking exists at the site. 

Day 2 Amateur Results
 

Big Fish Award Day 2
 

Name and Hometown	Weight	Winnings
Andrew Patton Baregersville Indiana (amateur)	6.37 lbs	$1800
Michael Brunet Algonac Michigan (amateur)	4.32 lbs.	$1100
Vaughn Cornelius of St Cloud Minnesota  boat for sale	4.19 lbs	$925
CGary Gray Oshkosh Wisconsin (pro)	3.88 lbs	$850

June 25, 1999
For Immediate Release
PWT $50,000 Title Goes to Wi s c o n s i n ’s Tom Keenan
Fond du Lac, WI . . . It’s now called, “Keenan Cane,” after Tom Keenan 
Tom Keenan of Hartley Wisconsin claimed the $50,000 victory in the Central Pro-Am. He fished the cane beds in Lakes Poygan and Butte des Mortes for 33.80 pounds.
This is Keenan’s first In-Fisherman Professional Walleye Trail (PWT) victory. He recorded a fifth, a seventh and a 10th place PWT finish in 1994, 1995 and 1996. The Hatley, WI angler has averaged $15,400 per PWT tournament fished.
The second place pro,   Vaughn Cornelius of St Cloud Minnesota (boat for sale) trolled Lake Poygan for $15,000. He weighed 31.11 pounds. In third was pro  Mike Gofron of Antioch Illinois, who fished shallow rocks and weeds. He weighed 28.39 pounds for $10,000. Gofron is the only pro to cash a check in all PWT tournaments this year and leads the In-Fisherman Angler of the Year race. Top amateur Chris Henderson, Leamington, Ontario, fished with pros Keenan, Jeff Taege, Rhinelander, WI and Doc Johnson, Denver, CO. He won $12,500 in cash and merchandise. A total of $203,000 was awarded.
Keenan’s pattern involved flipping 1/8 ounce  jigs with pieces of crawlers to the edges and pockets in the cane. He held his boat outside the cane and with two calm days was able to control his boat and precisely position each cast.
Anglers fished all corners of Lake Winnebago and the upriver lakes. Most found walleyes slightly “off-bite,” but others netted limits in weeds, cane and on the shallow rocks. Trolling tactics also proved exciting with spinners and crawlers and crankbaits proving effective. Most popular lures were #5 and #7 Shad Raps and Storm Baby ThunderSticks.
The overall Bass Pro Shops big fish award went to amateur Andrew Patton, Bargersville, IN, for a 6.37-pounder. He won $2,300. On the final day amateur Jon Auck, Wautoma, WI, won $1,800 for a 4.00- pounder. The second place big fish paid $1,000 to pro  Mark Brumbaugh Arcanum, OH, for a 3.98 pound walleye. In third was pro  Todd Riley Amery Wisconsin (Boat For sale), who won $925 for a 3.21 pound walleye. Fourth paid $850 to pro Taege for a 3.18 pound walleye. Bass Pro Shops awards of $14,500 were paid out.
The Coleman Cool Under Pressure award went to pro Greg LaMere, Gwinn, MI, for advancing 79 places. He won $1,000. Amateur Tom Kamp, Fox Lake, WI, won $500 for advancing 92 places. The Storm $500 Heavyweight award went to Brumbaugh with a final day catch of 15 pounds. The T-H Marine Live Release award of $500 went to pro Cornelius. Of the total 924 fish brought to the scales, 70 percent were judged releaseable by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources biologists.
A special PWT Key Award went to Valerie Rumbuc of the Fond du Lac Convention & Visitors Bureau for her assistance in organizing the tournament. The PWT recognized Mike Boede of Lakeside Park for hosting the site in a beautiful setting alongside the Fond du Lac River.
Leading the DeeZee Eastern division is pro Bill St Peter, Bay City, MI, after two tournaments. Dean Miller, Stevens Point, WI, leads the Western Division. The next PWT stop is at Devils Lake, ND, July 14 -16.

Big Fish Award Day 3

Name and Hometown	Weight	Winnings
John Auck Wautoma Wisconsin (amateur)	4.00 lbs	$1800
Mark Brumbaugh Arcanum Ohio (Pro)	3.98lbs.	$1100
Todd Riley Amery Wisconsin Boat For sale	3.21 lbs	$925
Jeff Taege Rhinelander Wisconsin )pro)	5.12 lbs	$850

Name	City	State	# of fish  released	Winnings
Vaughn Cornelius boat for sale	St Cloud	Minnesota	18 fish	$500

Name	City	State	Total Weight	Winnings
Mark Brumbaugh	Arcanum	Ohio	6 fish for 15.00 lbs	$500

The  big fish of the tournament  wins $2,300 and a graphite replica of his trophy. A duplicate will be enschrined in the Bass Pro Shops Gurnee, IL, store. 

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Name	City	State	Weight	Winnings
Andrew Patton (amateur)	Bargersville	Indiana	6.37 lbs	$2300

1999 Sponsors

Bomber Lures
Coleman	Guest	DODGE TRUCKS
DEE ZEE	T-H MARINE	Lubrimatic