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Updated: 09/17/01
GOFRON CONQUERS MISSOURI RIVER
FOR PWT CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE
September 17, 2001
Antioch, Illinois --
Mike Gofron, Professional Walleye Angler, received his best birthday
present ever on Saturday, September 15.
He won the In-Fisherman Professional Walleye Trail Championship with
an incredible 27.49 pounds of Missouri River walleye. Gofron edged out
Ron Seelhoff, two-time Championship winner by a little over a pound.
It couldn¹t go to a better or tougher competitor,² Seelhoff said.
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He fished south of Cannonball by 22 miles for all three days and led the
touranment each day. Gofron¹s previous win was last year at the PWT
Sault Ste. Marie tournament. He has now set another record by achieving
all titles offered by the PWT, except for Rookie of the Year. He also has
24 top-10 finishes, more than any other PWT angler.. This season was perhaps
Gofron's toughest year, overcoming his
Father-in-Law's death this fall. |
In fact, he did not actually earn a Championship berth until the last day
of the last qualifying tournament. A family member remarked that this was
Gofron¹s year to win. I am dedicating this win to my Father-in-Law.
He was a great man and this is a great victory.
Gofron won $100,000 plus a Lund boat and a Dodge truck. Tearfully,
Tami, his wife, said, We will be donating a portion to disaster relief
in NewYork. Gofron reminded people that we live in a great country.
Thanks to the city of Bismarck and all the fans. It makes winning the Championship
even better.
The Championship crowd filled the Bismarck Civic Center on Saturday
afternoon. Temperatures hovered between 50 and 60 degrees with 15 to 25
mph winds each day.
Gofron's sponsors include: Fantasy Walleye Challenge, Lund Boats, Mercury
Marine, Optima Batteries, MotorGuide, Northland Tackle, DeeZee Truck Accessories,
Berkley, Abu Garcia, Plano, Normark VMC, Lowrance, Carhartt, Glyde Ryde,
Panther Marine Products, Eagle Trailers, C. Halings & Sons, and Triangle
Sports. Gofron is a proud supporter of the In-Fisherman Professional Walleye
Trail and a member of National Professional Anglers Association. Contact
Outdoors 1 Promotions at 218-824-1597 or email ericak@outdoors1.net
for additional information
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