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Last update 07-11-98
Grand River Tournament
June 27-28 1998

               Michigan Walleye Tour Grand River Results

 The Grand River at Riverside park hosted the third MWT event of the season June 27-28.  One look at the Grand and it is easy to see how it got it's name.  This vast river system has approximately 40 miles of navigable river. The teams would be fishing from the Sixth Street Dam in Grand Rapids to Lake Michigan and beyond.  The Walleyes in the Grand are year round residents and actually move up stream towards Grand Rapids as summer progresses. The teams that would do well here would also run up river in search of "Ole Marble Eyes" and $8400.00 in cash and tour points.  The trick to running up any river system in the state involves dodging stumps and sand bars.
 Saturday's blast off started out with a bang as a severe thunder storm rolled in off Lake Michigan and traversed up river. It didn't seem to bother the the bite upstream a great deal as the team of Mike Victor and Dennis Glapa weighed in 24.60 pounds including a 8.90 pound beauty that was also big fish in the two day event winning him $100.00 worth of Bait Rigs product.  Lance Lemmen and Rick Downie netted second place on day one with 20.80 pounds.  Third place on day one went to the team of Currier - Zalsman with a nice limit weighing 18.80 pounds.
 Sunday's weather was a repeat of day one with out the lightning or hail.  Word got out that if teams were going to weigh in anything they had to run at least 18 miles up river.  When the scales were packed for the day the team Mike Victor and Dennis Glapa took top honors and the first place check for $3360.00 with a two day weight of 42.85 pounds.  Lance Lemmen and Rick Downie took second place with a two day total of 32.75 pounds and a check for $1680.00.  Third place went to the local team of Currier - Zalsman with 228.55 pounds.  The technique that proved successful was single hook with a small split shot and bead or just drifting jigs.  Fish did't seem to be in the holes but in front of the holes in four feet of water.
 Point leaders heading in to the final tournament of the year at Linwood is the team of Marple - Jones with 341 points.  The Pettengills have snuck in with 335 points and are currently in second place with Romanack - Holt taking 334 points into the final qualifier.  Several other teams are in striking range and it should be a great finish!  The final qualifier will be the highlight of Walleye Week at Linwood.  The week starts out with the Linwood Classic on July 11th so there will be probably be lots of prefish time spent on the bay.  The biggest weights of the year will be expected and it should be a fun week.  Final day for entries for the Linwood Classic will be the morning of the tournament at 6:00 AM but ONLY up to 20 entries will be taken that morning.  It would be a good idea to get entries in now.
 The next stop on the tour is the Hoyles Marina / Saginaw Bay July 18 +19 1998  For information about the MWT Contact Nels Larsen at(517)832-3626 or e-mail nlarsen@tm.net.The Michigan Walleye Tour works closely with the following sponsors

 

Ice Team

Drift Master Sea Anchors

Riviera Down Rigger corporation

Theylen Chrysler Bay City Michigan

Gander Mountain

Tite Lok 1-800-848-3565

Trojan Batteries

Franks Great Outdoors 1-517-697-5341 fax 517-697-3862

Boaters World Marine Centers 517-797-3800 fax 517-797-3806

Rays Custom Tackle

Final Standings

Place   -    Team  -                  MWT# - Total Fish - Total WHT - G-R PTS  -  Year to date PTS 

 1       Victor - Glapa                14              10                 42.85         115                    240
 2       Lemmen - Downie           3               10                 32.75         114                   286
 3       Currier - Zalsman           150             10                 28.55         113                  113
 4       Probst - Reaume            134              9                  28.15         112                  112
 5     Team VanderWeide          19               8                  24.75         111                  319
 6        Ball - Wolff                   130              9                  23.05         110                  110
 7      Team Pettengill                  31              9                  21.15         109                  335
 8       Romanack - Holt              60              7                  20.40         108                  334
 9     Veeneman - Bradley           10              8                  17.20         107                  290
10      Warner                             64              6                  16.30         106                  308
11     Marple - Jones                 112              7                  15.95         105                  341
12    Gouge - Harriger               27                5                  15.05         104                  298
13     Team Bohn                       30                6                  14.50         103                  282
14   Branstetter - McCurdy        37                3                  13.45         102                  240
15   Gorris - Mierzejewski          43                5                  12.90         101                  325
16      Jachim - Velik                  152               6                  11.95         100                  100
17   Stroven - Ingalls                  149                6                  11.85          99                   99
18   Russell - Entsminget             131                5                  11.70          98                   98
19     Kanoza - Kolb                   101                5                  11.35          97                 290
20     Team White                        48                  5                  10.35          96                 253
21    Rogers - Clark                      9                   5                  10.15          95                 238
22       Team Fox                           2                   4                    9.25          94                293
23   Brousseau - Mayer                  4                   3                    8.55           93              255
24   Gorris - Zielinski                      51                 4                   8.50           92               319
25   Brunet - St. Aubin                  33                  2                     8.40          91               295
26   Kuberski - Davis                    16                  4                    7.65           90               271
27   Causley - Majdecki                   5                 7                    7.25           89               223
28   Team King                             148                4                    6.85            88               88
29   Stroven - Benes                     137                4                     6.65           87              172
30   Mellema - Iverson                   52                3                     6.45            86              236
31   Bohacz - Martin                      85                4                     6.25            85              199
32   Nagy - Hodges                       21                 1                     5.75           84              292
33   Team Downie                        151                3                    5.50            83               83
34 Kaniszewski - Seiferlein           138                3                    5.20            82              187
35   Johnson - Sowards                  66                3                    5.10            81                81
36   Kaylor - Richey                      75                 3                     4.60           80              243
37   Duncan - Bowman                  22                 3                     4.00           79             209
38   Krych - Tews                          6                  2                      3.45          78             262
39   Myers - Collin                        17                 2                      3.10          77             285
40   Team Hill                                53                2                       3.10          77            205
41   Dinneweth - Velandra             23                2                      3.05           76            276
42   Williams - Lawrence              124               2                      3.05           76            166
43   Team Chapman                      38                2                      2.95           75            215
44   Leuenberger - Csercse              1                1                     2.55            74           291
45   Team Michaels                        11                1                     2.15            73           220
46   Team Kuhlman                      147                1                     2.00            72            72
47   Team Valentine                      13                  1                    1.90             71          275
48   Team Wilson                          91                 1                     1.60             70        196
49   Team Lucier                         154                  1                    1.55             69         69
50   Papandrea - Jones                140                  1                    1.50             68        143
51   Pellegrom - Smith                  155                  1                    1.50             68         68
52   Frederick - Dahn                    24                   1                    1.40             67        210
53   Tschirhart - Raes                     94                  1                    1.30              66        221
54   Manz - Yarborough                 47                   0                      0                40        259
54   Team Vroman                          59                   0                       0               40        253
54   Kilpatrick - Schmidt               102                   0                       0               40        234
54   Johnson - Bartoszek               50                     0                       0                40        233
54   Zmudzinski - Bourn                  81                    0                       0               40        223
54   Juneac - Smith                         86                     0                       0               40        217
54   Novak - Kukla                        28                      0                       0              40        205
54   Team Murlick                          88                      0                       0               40        201
54   Hoffman - Blume                     18                      0                        0               40        197
54   Richardson - Peters                 61                      0                        0               40        190
54   Schneider - Kapeller               35                       0                        0               40        170
54   Payne - Radionoff                    73                      0                        0                40        160
54   Team Storia                          113                       0                        0               40        153
54   Team Miner                          109                       0                        0              40        152
54   Sak - Budnick                         8                         0                        0             40        148
54   Team Harlukowicz                 119                      0                        0              40        148
54   Shirley - Marze                    128                        0                        0             40         40
54   Wildfon - Fouch                   139                       0                        0              40         40
54   Team Seconsky                      142                     0                        0              40         40
54   VanPatten - Alward     1         44                        0                       0              40         40
54   Stroven - McDonald              153                      0                        0             40         40
54   Barta - Zielinski Sr.                63                        0                        0               0        119
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       Totals for Event              221          536.45

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