Hometown Pro Gary Gray Wins
PWT
Tournament; $54,000 on Lake Winnebago
Oshkosh, Wisconsin.....In-Fisherman Professional
Walleye Trail (PWT) angler Gary Gray, Oshkosh, bested 154 pro anglers to
win $54,000 after three days
on the Lake Winnebago system. He netted a total of 57.17 pounds
including
the Gander Mountain Heavyweight $500 Award with a day one 25.08 pound
catch.
Gray fished one tiny spot in the Fox River under
the Oshkosh Avenue bridge,
pitching jigs and nightcrawlers. He has won two team tournaments
under this
bridge, but had not fished it for five years. With the strong
day one
southerly winds, he said, “My pre-fishing was great, but went out the
window
with the winds. I hit the river, stopped at the first spot without
any PWT
boats, and started fishing.”
This victory increased his lead to 21 pounds in the
Miller/In-Fisherman
Angler of the Year race. Holding second is pro Tommy Skarlis,
Walker, Minn.
At year-end, the Angler of the Year wins $25,000.
The winning pro, Ross Hosking, Gray Lake, Illinois,
caught the Miller Big
Fish of the tournament, and won $1,500, as did his pro partner Shannon
Kehl,
Menoken, ND. That Winnebago walleye was 7.90 pounds. Hosking
fished with
Kehl, Tom Gustar, Bowmanville, Ontario, and Mike O’Brien, Oshkosh.
The pros from second thru fifth were Quin Papp, $15,000,
West Allis, Wis.,
John Kolinski, $10,500, Menasha, Wis., Mike Gofron, $9,500, Antioch,
Ill.,
and Nate Provost, $8,500, Gulliver, Mich. Papp, Kolinski and
Provost all
scored their personal best PWT finishes. Gofron, by notching
another top
10, has more top 10 finishes than any other angler. Kolinski
and Gray also
won Miller Big Fish awards, $1,000 and $500 respectively. Jim
Muzynoski,
Jr., Bozeman, MT also won $250, as did his partner, Gofron. A
total of
nearly $250,000 was awarded at the Pioneer Resort waterfront.
Brad Davis, Jackson, Wis., advanced 92 places to
win the Coleman Cool Under
Pressure and $1,000. He also placed 35th. Mark Berle, amateur,
Gibbon,
Minn., won the Coleman award and $600. Amateur Robert Brady,
Chicago, Ill.,
won the Gander Mountain $300 shopping spree for his share of the Heavyweight
award.
The Otter Street Fishing Club via president Jim Gibson,
was honored with
the “PWT Key Award” for their excellent volunteer support during daily
weigh-in festivities.
They participated with the release efforts, as well, and 80 percent
of the
walleyes were released. The harvested fish were cleaned, frozen
and will be
distributed to needy folks in the Oshkosh area. This number of
non-releaseable fish amounted to one walleye per person in the tournament
(308 contestants; 283 fish donated to charity).
The next PWT Pro-Am takes place July 8-10 at Devils
Lake, ND, followed by
the final event of the season, Saginaw Bay at AuGres, Mich, July 31-Aug.
1,
where some amateur openings still exist. To find more information
or entry
blanks, go to the PWT web site, www.in-fisherman.com or call PWT
headquarters at 218-829-0620.
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Network and PRIMEDIA,
Inc., America's leading producer of targeted media. PWT sponsors include:
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800-683-1980, the Oshkosh Hilton Garden Inn 920-966-1300 and Oshkosh
Convention
& Visitors Bureau 877-303-9200.
Pros
Final Rank Name City/St
#of Fish Day 1, 2. 3 Total, Winnings
1 Gary Gray OshkoshWI
18 57.17
$53,000
2 Quin Papp West AllisWI
17 52.61
$15,000
3 John Kolinski MenashaWI
18 51.78
$10,500
4 Mike Gofron AntiochIL
18 48.24
$9,500
5 Nate Provost GulliverMI
18 45.99
$8,500
6 Shannon Kehl MenokenND
17 45.77 $7,500
7 Kim Papineau EscanabaMI
18 40.7 $6,500
8 Tommy Skarlis WalkerMN
18 40.24 $5,500
9 Daryl Christensen MontelloWI
16 39.24 $5,000
10 Scott Fairbairn Hager CityWI
16 37.69 $4,500
11 William Coats RiponWI
18 34.37
$3,800
12 Gregory Golliher OshkoshWI
16 33.41 $3,400
13 Jeff Taege RhinelanderWI
14 33.13 $3,400
14 Eric Naig CylinderIA
16 32.61
$3,400
15 Tim Minnema MarkesanWI
18 32.43
$3,200
16 Tom Kemos OconomowocWI
16 32.22 $3,200
17 Greg Horoky Harrow, ONCAN
14 32.16 $3,200
18 Mike Gwizdala Bay CityMI
14 31.65 $3,000
19 Dale Kuklinski AdellWI
18 31.46 $3,000
20 Steve Poll Fond du LacWI
10 31.01 $3,000
21 Phil Wilson HudsonvilleMI
14 30.9 $2,800
22 Brett Wilkens KielWI
9 30.78
$2,800
23 Pete Harsh Sauk CentreMN
13 29.48 $2,800
24 Perry Good EaganMN
14 29.08
$2,800
25 Leroy Schroeder LarsenWI
15 29.06 $2,800
26 Keith Segar MuskegonMI
13 28.28
$2,400
27 Rocco Papandrea ElkhartIN
11 27.88 $2,400
28 Dan Stier PierreSD
14 27.61
$2,400
29 Charles Johnson MerrifieldMN
16 27.52 $2,400
30 Dean Miller Stevens PointWI
13 26.97 $2,400
31 Ernie Olson FoleyMN
15 26.82
$2,000
32 Kyle Morgan HoriconWI
15 26.79
$2,000
33 Kevin Dahlhauser Cottage GroveWI
14 26.68 $2,000
34 Mark Martin Twin LakeMI
13 26.52
$2,000
35 Brad Davis JacksonWI
10 26.26
$2,000
36 Doug Czirr OswegoNY
12 26.2
$1,100
37 Jerry Fox, Jr AlgonacMI
13 25.53
$1,100
38 Lance Valentine FlintMI
8 25.38
$1,100
39 Keith Kavajecz KaukaunaWI
13 24.43 $1,100
40 Rick Olson Mina LakeSD
13 24.28
$1,100
41 Roger Berkland EmmetsburgIA
10 24.24
42 Ron Seelhoff BurlingtonCO
10 24.17
43 Gary Will HustisfordWI
11 24.06
44 Larry Mote BurlingtonIN
11 24.01
45 Randy Tripke MaloneWI
11 23.9
46 Rick Grable OshkoshWI
11 23.82
47 Larry Smith BerlinWI
13 23.67
48 Rick LaCourse OregonOH
15 23.64
49 Todd Riley AmeryWI
12 23.48
50 Curtis Reynolds Royal OakMI
10 23.26
51 Richard Mealey WestervilleOH
14 22.94
52 John Weston SyracuseNY
10 22.93
53 Ernie Brown WarnersNY
13 22.59
54 Steve Bodinger ChiltonWI
11 22.56
55 Jay Janny EagleWI
11 22.55
56 Rick Thames AvellaPA
12 22.5
57 Ted Beskow Spring GroveIL
11 22.05
58 Byron Peterson BlairNE
13 21.99
59 Jamie Keckeisen DousmanWI
9 21.85
60 Ken Bauman OshkoshWI
10 21.75
61 Tom Gustar Bowmanville, ONCAN
12 21.68
62 Steve Bohn FairgroveMI
10 21.43
63 William Vojak AntiochIL
9 21.37
64 Mark Sak Imlay CityMI
14 20.94
65 Lance Lemmen CoopersvilleMI
8 20.93
66 Mark Broderick East BethelMN
9 20.51
67 Joey Diener BrillionWI
10 20.12
68 Larry Wood BismarckND
9 19.98
69 Dennis Lantzy WarrenMI
9 19.56
70 John Pratt RobertsMT
8 19.43
71 Mike Effle PavillionWY
7 19.13
72 Scott Gerner ChiltonWI
11 18.78
73 Ron Smith HudsonWI
8 18.61
74 Jim Hughes OshkoshWI
8 18.45
75 Lonny Ziemer KaukaunaWI
10 18.32
76 Jim Klick White Bear LakeMN
9 18.22
77 Jim Carroll MinotND
9 18.13
78 Mark Gwizdala KawkawlinMI
8 17.91
79 David Rhodes New WilmingtonPA
8 17.91
80 Pete Hibbard AppletonWI
11 17.79
81 Jeff Russell Grand HavenMI
5 17.72
82 Larry Lambert MarbleheadOH
7 17.71
83 Sheldon Meidinger BismarckND
8 17.63
84 Wally Luoma MinneapolisMN
11 17.51
85 Tony Puccio MadisonWI
9 17.47
86 David Kraft BismarckND
8 17.45
87 Mark Brumbaugh ArcanumOH
8 17.29
88 Bill St Peter Bay CityMI
10 17.16
89 Ken Schoenecker West BendWI
10 16.96
90 Jack Macy South WhitleyIN
5 16.94
91 Bill Ortiz DodgevilleWI
11 16.94
92 Jeff Koester BrookvilleIN
8 16.84
93 David Frey Avon LakeOH
7 16.78
94 Michael O'Brien OshkoshWI
8 16.68
95 Lance Weber Union GroveWI
9 16.67
96 Ted Takasaki East Gull LakeMN
8 16.56
97 Matt Jacobson OshkoshWI
6 16.34
98 Dan Johnson FayettevilleOH
7 16.14
99 Andy Butzlaff OshkoshWI
8 16.06
100 Gordon Schwarz New HolsteinWI
7 16
101 Kevin Blanck MaloneWI
9 15.69
102 Jim Minnema RandolphWI
7 15.06
103 Greg Yarbrough White LakeMI
6 14.99
104 John Nuebel LibertyvilleIL
8 14.69
105 Michael Brunet YaleMI
7 14.51
106 Larry Neau Union GroveWI
5 14.51
107 Robert Crow PatersonWA
7 14.49
108 Dave VanOss AppletonWI
8 14.28
109 Lane Scanson BismarckND
8 14.2
110 Tim Long AppletonWI
5 14.14
111 Daniel Bodinger ChiltonWI
6 13.97
112 Paul Meleen IsleMN
8 13.35
113 Dave Hanson BemidjiMN
7 13.33
114 Will Lage Rapid CitySD
8 13.32
115 Dale Frank NeenahWI
7 12.92
116 Dwaine White OregonIL
7 12.69
117 Kyle Harmsen WaupunWI
8 12.69
118 Doc Johnson DenverCO
8 12.56
119 Todd Macy RoanokeIN
7 12.51
120 Gary Parsons GliddenWI
6 12.42
121 Tim Waltz WilliamsportPA
6 12.31
122 Steve DeZurik ChamplinMN
8 12.14
123 Johnnie Candle Devils LakeND
7 11.86
124 Tom Zollar Green BayWI
7 11.81
125 William Koehne AbramsWI
5 11.37
126 Steve Palzkill Eau ClaireWI
6 11.32
127 John Bergsma WalkerMI
6 11.29
128 Joseph Jochman AppletonWI
5 10.97
129 Thomas Chack SalemWI
6 10.9
130 Terry Nelson ChillicotheIL
5 10.36
131 David Pratico RexfordNY
6 9.75
132 Carl Grunwaldt Green BayWI
5 9.44
133 Christian Barnett MarysvilleOH
3 9.39
134 Donrel Herbolsheimer PierceNE
6 9.35
135 Jerry Fox, Sr Clinton TwpMI
6 9.19
136 George Barach BarrytonMI
4 9.11
137 Steve Kagarise AkronOH
4 9
138 Steve Vandemark LinwoodMI
4 8.8
139 Doug Burns EsthervilleIA
4 8.53
140 Bob Needles GurneeIL
3 7.18
141 Hugh McAloon IolaWI
4 5.96
142 Chad Burns CedarburgWI
3 5.86
143 Jim Muzynoski BozemanMT
2 5.29
144 Nick Homayed Dearborn HtsMI
3 4.61
145 Dennis Foster MelletteSD
3 4.61
146 Andrew Kuffer Fair HavenMI
2 4.52
147 Norman Kaylor Eaton RapidsMI
2 4.09
148 Tim Stump LuckeyOH
2 3.63
149 Mike DaValle WaucondaIL
2 3.54
150 Chris Dombrovski KaukaunaWI
2 2.52
151 Jack Neuman NapervilleIL
1 2.08
152 Larry Conn StickneyIL
1 1.6
153 Lawrence Wisniewski MilwaukeeWI
1 1.53
154 Micheal McMaken CedarvilleMI
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Amateurs
Final Rank Name City/St
#of Fish Day 1, 2. 3 Total, Winnings
1 Ross Hosking Gray LakeIL
18 44.07
15,000
2 Bill Ringmeier Glen EllynIL
18 43.08
4,500
3 Steve Reeverts RockfordIL
16 40.76 3,000
4 Tom Gonya ToledoOH
18 39.61
2,500
5 Mike Venet CaryIL
16 38.16
2,000
6 Tony Kolodzik OmroWi
15 34.33 1,700
7 Robert Brady ChicagoIL
10 33.85
1,500
8 Ben Teduits DavenportIA
16 32.86
1,300
9 Greg Pollesch RiponWI
18 32.12 1,200
10 Brian Bancroft OshkoshWI
13 31.96 1,100
11 Mike Lewis MenashaWI
12 31.81
1,000
12 John Matchinski ManistiqueMI
11 31.42 1,000
13 Glenn Merritt MilfordOH
9 31.09
1,000
14 Joe Winblad Tipp CityOH
13 30.92
1,000
15 David Koller Iron MountainMI
13 30.76 1,000
16 Dennis Nemeth RoscoeIL
15 30.30 1,000
17 Jay Lindseth Oak CreekWI
13 30.25
1,000
18 Michael Sigl Black CreekWI
14 30.17
800
19 Richard Zoyhofski CantonOH
14 30.02
800
20 Bruce Campbell PalatineIL
15 28.97
800
21 Cory Harrison AppletonWI
12 28.96
700
22 Jay Brickner Sheboygan FallsWI
15 28.48 700
23 William Borcherdt MenashaWI
11 28.07 700
24 Corey Suthers SchofieldWI
10 27.63 700
25 Jeffrey Rueth Fort AtkinsonWI
15 27.27 700
26 Todd Ritzke HilbertIA
13 27.17
500
27 Andy Pogorzielski BartlettIL
13 26.03 500
28 Scott Weiskopf GreenfieldWI
13 25.92 500
29 Dave Lewis AppletonWI
11 25.70
500
30 Mark Berle GibbonMN
13 25.35
500
31 Glen Prochnow HartfordWI
13 25.28 500
32 Michael Pecosky OregonWI
10 24.82 500
33 Lewis Feucht St CloudWI
10 24.77
500
34 Darrel Glaser Spring GroveIL
14 24.59 500
35 Richard Blada Pell LakeWI
11 24.48 500
36 Greg Borst Fond du LacWI
8 24.39 300
37 Jeff Sikora BloomingtonIL
12 24.34 300
38 John Solek IndianapolisIN
10 24.28 300
39 Scott Hill BeloitWI
10 24.25
300
40 Jeff Sass WauponWI
12 24.23
300
41 Bob Miller OshkoshWI
11 24.20
42 Brian Killingbeck HesselMI
13 24.00
43 Robert Lewis Traverse CityMI
11 23.98
44 Randy Peterson OmroWI
13 23.73
45 Rob Marz EastpointeMI
13 23.55
46 Chris Henderson Leamington,
ONCAN 9 23.54
47 Jim Hodge CampbellsportWI
10 23.40
48 Steve Grams MarshallWI
12 23.33
49 Bob Ellenbecker Green BayWI
10 23.01
50 Richard Sidor Clarendon HillsIL
8 22.84
51 Richard Stadler OshkoshWI
8 22.84
52 Brent Long YoungsvillePA
10 22.61
53 Roy Cranmer WauondaIL
11 22.24
54 Terry Shaffer NilesMI
10 22.21
55 Scott Holmes KenoshaWI
10 22.16
56 Darren Miller Stevens PointWI
13 22.13
57 Robert Coy AntiochIL
10 22.03
58 Jeff Jones Fond du LacWI
9 22.03
59 Tim Bengtson RockfordIL
13 21.89
60 Daniel Kowalczyk ChicagoIL
7 21.85
61 Todd Grams Cottage GroveWI
13 21.62
62 Dave Wirth BerlinWI
12 21.36
63 Steve McDonnell MolineIL
11 21.21
64 Dennis Leggett MosineeWI
9 20.72
65 Phillip Petersen LowellMI
10 20.46
66 Daniel O'Neil OshkoshWI
10 20.45
67 Jan Mitchel MonroeIN
11 20.34
68 Brian Pluim BrandonWI
10 20.34
69 Lanny Valentine DavisonMI
10 20.27
70 George Fredin RoscoeIL
12 20.11
71 Gerald Valleskey CollinsWI
10 20.01
72 Bill Nutter MerrillWI
12 20.01
73 Orrin Kimble BrandonWI
7 19.94
74 Edward Sherman AlbionPA
9 19.93
75 Michael Hosking LibertyvilleIL
11 19.66
76 Chuck Harmston AndoverMN
9 19.31
77 Bill Klotzbuecher WautomaWI
11 19.27
78 Ward Arnston Buffalo GroveIL
10 19.19
79 David Lemke AppletonWI
11 19.15
80 Jon Auck WautomaWI
10 18.90
81 Bryan Adler MazomanieWI
8 18.87
82 Kory Malcheski MadisonWi
9 18.71
83 Tom Brye WestbyWI
6 18.69
84 Michael Nett MaloneWI
9 18.40
85 Brian Belongea Little ChuteWI
9 18.25
86 Greg Abbott CantonSD
10 17.85
87 Roger Stanek NeenahWI
8 17.78
88 Mick Dyson SavannaIL
9 17.78
89 William Roche Green BayWI
8 17.77
90 Paul Mueller WaukeshaWI
9 17.57
91 Chad Cochran PowellOH
8 17.17
92 Elizabeth Mills WaupunWI
8 17.15
93 Daniel Price OshkoshWI
10 17.13
94 Bob Schommer Fond du LacWI
8 16.96
95 Tony Tierney WestlandMI
10 16.89
96 David Kiese AntigoWI
7 16.38
97 Jim D. Muzynoski, Jr BozemanMT
6 16.24
98 Carolyn Brandon GreenvilleOH
7 16.08
99 Brian Wolter Found Du LacWI
8 15.91
100 Thomas Stuart DallasWI
8 15.84
101 Michael Calkins OshkoshWI
5 15.71
102 Dennis Merrill EscanabaMI
7 15.70
103 Joe Jordan HamptonIL
7 15.61
104 Steve Slabe OshkoshWI
9 15.53
105 Dan Johns, Jr Manitowish WatersWI
7 15.51
106 Russell Gillen South ElginIL
8 15.31
107 Nick Winblad Tipp CityOH
9 15.29
108 Doug Cranmer Buffalo GroveIL
7 14.84
109 Steve Bower GreenvilleWI
6 14.74
110 Larry Eaton Blue MoundsWI
9 14.43
111 Michael McCardle MilwaukeeWI
7 13.95
112 Tim Kampo WinneconneWI
6 13.93
113 Mike Piller OshkoshWI
7 13.77
114 Richard Ennis Blue MoundsWI
9 13.64
115 Todd Burns OshkoshWI
6 13.49
116 Paul Williams OshkoshWI
8 13.46
117 Ann Herbst Van DyneWI
6 13.44
118 Doug Hammes CampbellsportWI
7 13.29
119 Jeffrey Reeder ArlingtonWI
7 13.26
120 Christopher Addison HiawathaIA
8 13.23
121 Stephen Poehlein Stock Bridge
WI 8 12.82
122 Steven Richards Van DyneWI
6 12.67
123 Glen Penquite BellbrookOH
6 12.59
124 Scott Seidel RacineWI
6 12.25
125 Jerry Bagley ElkhornWI
7 12.17
126 Steven Wiedmeyer West BendWI
5 12.13
127 Eric Wright WhapetonIA
6 11.98
128 Tony Mostello LaPorteIN
9 11.94
129 John Kolb HoriconWI
5 11.55
130 Chris Winblad TroyOH
5 11.22
131 Christian Griffin VeronaWI
7 11.19
132 Jason Jacque FredoniaWI
7 11.15
133 Eric Loos Glen EllynIL
7 10.78
134 Michael Kordus MenashaWI
5 10.15
135 Scott Hittman OshkoshWI
6 9.99
136 Trent Kolden AnokaMN
6 9.80
137 Richard Larson MnitowacWI
4 9.60
138 James Broberg Albert LeaMN
4 9.37
139 Timmy Lesnick OshkoshWI
5 9.15
140 Michael Hanmer Iron RiverMI
5 8.78
141 Kenneth Zmudzinski JennisonMI
5 8.63
142 J. Patrick McCaughn Port WashingtonWI
4 8.47
143 Charlie McBain MadisonWI
4 8.19
144 Mike Kozak SlingerWI
4 8.16
145 Kim Schroeder LarsenWI
3 7.75
146 Gary Lenda Oak CreekWI
5 7.02
147 Matt Patrick PortlandMI
4 7.01
148 Ronald Wilson TomahawkWI
5 6.82
149 Joe Artim TowerMN
3 6.24
150 Chris Timmel WatertownWI
3 5.87
151 Jeremy Brenner EldoradoWI
2 3.04
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