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WALLEYE TEAM TOURNAMENT
Green Bay Wisconsin
August 22 and 23rd 1998
Last update 08-26-98

RECORDS SET AT GREEN BAY, WIS.
NATHE/THOMPSON WIN MWC WALLEYE TOURNEY

GREEN BAY, WIS. – Awesome! Fantastic! Unbelievable! A blast!

So were the praises by anglers of the great walleye fishing at the Ranger Boats MWC (Masters Walleye Circuit) Team Tournament, held August 22-23 on Lake Michigan’s Green Bay at the city of Green Bay, Wis.Dean Nathe (St. Cloud, Minn.), teamed with Paul Thompson (Wallace, Mich.), winning the tourney with a ten fish MWC limit record weight totaling 68.40 lbs., nearly a 7 pound average. They collected $12,000, plus the $250 Kessler Big Basket Award for the heaviest second day catch of 31.88 lbs. The first day Kessler Award and $250 went to John May and Patrick Neu, Forestville, Wis., with 39.48 lbs., which is a MWC single day five-fish record weight.According to Nathe, “We fished the same area both days, about ten miles north of Larson’s Reef in 25 to 30 feet of water. The walleyes were relating to schools of baitfish. We trolled with in-line planer boards at 1 m.p.h. or just drifted.”Thompson added, “The fish were very aggressive, so we used 15 lb. test mono line with a 30 lb. test

FireLine leader. We also used

Hatchet Harness nightcrawler rigs. Just about any color blade worked. The Hatchet blade gives off a different sound than other spinners. They really made the difference.” Second place finishers were Bill Leonard (Estherville, Iowa) and Wayne Stensrud (Madison, Minn.). Their ten walleyes weighed 63.74 lbs., earning them $7,500. They collected an additional $1,000 from

for the highest ranking Ranger boat owner competing in the tournament. Stensrud caught the largest tourney walleye, 11.88 lbs., and was awarded a $1,000 engine rebate from

, a

electric trolling motor and $1,100 from the optional Big Fish Pot. Leonard/Stensrud fished the same area as the winners, using nightcrawler spinner harnesses, chartreuse-colored #8 blades, from 2 oz.

X-Change bottom bouncers.Third place, worth $5,000, went to Wisconsinites Mark (Appleton) and Tom Keenan (Hatley), whose ten fish weighed 60.52. The brothers now lead the circuit in the MWC Team of the Year race with 374 points. The Keenans also fished the Larson’s Reef area using

Hatchet Harness nightcrawler rigs. Explained Tom, “That blade was dominant. We fished among other boats, but we were catching more fish.”Bob “Kaz” Kaczkowski, MWC Executive Director, stated, “The Green Bay walleye fishery is phenomenal. My hat is off to Wisconsin DNR Fish Manager Terry Lychwick and his staff for their efforts in managing this system. These are the best weights ever in the 15 year history of the MWC. Green Bay has to be considered one of the best walleye fisheries in North America.”The top 35 teams shared a cash purse of $50,960, plus added prize money of $7,100, a total cash payout of $58,060.The 196 teams caught 1,009 walleyes weighing 4,423.70 lbs., a 4.38 lb. average.Each team contributed $10 to the MWC Conservation Fund. The $1,960, plus $225 ($2,185) collected and donated by Kessler-Jim Beam Brands Co. at the tournament, will be donated to the Green Bay area DNR office to assist in the Bay’s fish management program. To date, the MWC Conservation Fund has donated over $190,000 to fishery programs in states where MWC tournaments are held.The final circuit stop is the

MWC Team Tournament, Sept. 12-13 on Lake Pepin (Miss. River, Pool 4) at Lake City, Minn. Some openings still exist. For further information and entry forms, contact the MWC at 414-761-0657.The MWC is a nonprofit corporation which conducts a series of professionally operated fishing tournaments at which family participation and conservation of fishery resources are stressed. To date the MWC Conservation Fund, the only fund of its kind in professional fishing, has contributed more than $188,000 to fisheries programs in states where MWC tournaments are held. 1998 Sponsors

Results

Rank	1st Partner	City	State	2nd Partner	City	State	Lbs	Winnings
1	Dean Nathe	St. Cloud	Minnesota	Paul Thompson	Wallace	Michigan	68.40	$12,000
2	Bill Leonard	Estherville	Iowa	Wayne Stensrud	Madison	Minnesota	63.74	$7,500
3	Mark Keenan	Appleton	Wisconsin	Tom Keenan	Hatley	Wisconsin	60.52	$5,000
4	John Renschen	Red Wing	Minnesota	Tom Renschen	Red Wing	Minnesota	59.58	$3,500
5	Johm May	Forestville	Wisconsin	Patrick Neu	Forestville	Wisconsin	59.40	$2,500
6	Scott Allen	Green Bay	Minnesota	Dennis Butz	Suamico	Wisconsin	57.16	$1,500
7	Scott Allar	Welch	Minnesota	Tom dierks	Hager City	Wisconsin	56.56	$1,350
8	Robert Bodin	Red Wing	Minnesota	Scott Mann	Red Wing	Minnesota	55.98	$1,250
9	Johm Antepenko	Sobieski	Wisconsin	Rick Winans	Green Bay	Wisconsin	55.92	$1,150
10	Carol Cheneir	Gladstone	Michigan	Glenn Chenier	Gladstone	Michigan	55.14	$1,000
11	Robert Lauridsen	Oconomowoc	Wisconsin	Kim Spigarelli	Gladstone	Michigan	53.88	$900
12	Patrick Byle	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	Rick Jerzak	Theinsville	Wisconsin	53.66	$900
13	Lynn Hanisko	Escanaba	Michigan	Tom Walters	Escanaba	Michigan	52.20	$900
14	Bruce Edwardsen	Rapid River	Michigan	Rick Jerzak	Brampton	Michigan	51.52	$900
15	Dave Telleck	Omro	Wisconsin	Rodd Telleck	Omro	Wisconsin	51.34	$900
16	Patrick Jensen	Stoddard	Wisconsin	Richard Penkalski	Stoddard	Wisconsin	51.32	$700
17	Matthew Daanen.	DePere	Wisconsin	Steve Labbs	DePere	Wisconsin	51.02	$700
18	Mark Kordus	Mosinee	Wisconsin	Terry Mayhall	Madison	Wisconsin	50.88	$700
19	Tom Hoinacki	Waupun	Wisconsin	Bill Reabe	Eau Claire	Wisconsin	50.50	$700
20	Michael Bringedahl	Fruitport	Michigan	Todd Conner	Hopkins	Wisconsin	49.96	$700
21	Craig Anderson	Mound	Minnesota	Eric Anderson	Mound	Minnesota	49.42	$500
22	Kevin Kraft	Maple Grove	Minnesota	Ed Schoenecker	Slinger	Wisconsin	48.88	$500
23	Joe Cartwright	Appleton	Wisconsin	Tom Rotz	Waupaca	Wisconsin	48.78	$500
24	Chad Kinkade	Cedar Falls	Iowa	Tommy Skarlis	Waterloo	Iowa	48.66	$500
25	Mary Dahlheim	Shakopee	Minnesota	Tom Dahlheim	Shakopee	Minnesota	48.48	$500
26	Matt Jacobsen	Oshkosh	Wisconsin	Leon Luker	Oshkosh	Wisconsin	47.92	$400
27	Dean Amoldussen	Kaukauna	Wisconsin	Jim Swinkles	Kaukana	Wisconsin	47.72	$400
28	Tim Cain	Mankato	Minnesota	Rod Swanson	Mankato	Minnesota	47.64	$400
29	Zach Boudreau	Spring Grove	Minnesota	Brad Kaczoroski	Winona	Minnesota	47.56	$400
30	Randy Blaszycki	Green Bay	Wisconsin	Karl Plog	DePere	Wisconsin	47.08	$400
31	Wayne Butz	Oneida	Wisconsin	Don Fredrich	Appleton	Wisconsin	46.20	$342
32	Greg Caroulus	Parkersburg	Iowa	Mike Rule	Aplington	Iowa	43.50	$342
33	John Kolinski	Menasha	Wisconsin	Blaine Poulsen	North Prairie	Wisconsin	43.20	$342
34	Gary Gray	Oshkosh	Wisconsin	Del Zerbe	St.Germaine	Wisconsin	43.12	$342
35	Richard Nascak	Winona	Minnesota	Joe Wilson	Winona	Minnesota	42.76	$342

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