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LAST UPDATE 06-11-2000
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Professional Walleye Trail Lake of the Woods  Results

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Calendar of events	Important information	Big fish of the tournament Award
Pre tournament tips and tactics	2000 tournament sponsors	Pictures

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

Baudette, MN....
In-Fisherman Professional Walleye Trail (PWT) anglers headed onto Lake of the Woods today and scattered to all corners of the large lake at the  Central Pro-Am.

 They were competing for a share of $225,000, and the closest pro angler
to the first place $50,000 prize after the first day was second year pro Gerrick McComsey, Ft. Pierre, SD. He weighed a PWT 6-fish walleye limit for 18.26 pounds. His amateur partner was Darren Anderson, Watertown, SD.
In second are pro   Reggie Thiel, Walker, MN and amateur Glenn Crose,Marion, IA with 17.47 pounds. Holding third place are rookie pro Barry Walker, Big Springs, NE, and amateur Ron Smith, Hudson, WI with 16.97 pounds. Amateurs fish with different pros on days two and three, with the winning amateur claiming a Lund 17-foot boat, Mercury outboard and Eagle trailer, a $12,000 value. A total of 53 limits came to the scales for the 140 sets of partners. Some 43 pros are within five pounds of leader McComsey.

Anglers fished rocky shorelines from six to 20 feet, with the 9 to 13 foot depth a preferred "spot." Anglers on the reefs fished down to about 30 feet deep, while some
anglers trolled crankbaits. A favorite presentation on the rocks and reefs was rigs with crawlers or leeches. Another popular tacticwas a bottom bouncer and spinner with a crawler. Some anglers dropped down to finesse tactics  with tiny hooks and a leech behind a bouncer. Some slowly drifted with long leaders, small hooks and a piece of crawler or leech, and gave the walleyes plenty of time to eat the bait.

 Bass Pro Shops Big Fish awards, including first place and $2,000 went to amateur Harold Williams, Kerkhoven, MN, with a 7.52-pounder. McComsey claimed $1,200 for second with 7.44 pounds. Third and $1,025 went to amateur Dean Sime, Blaine, MN for a 6.16 pound walleye. Thiel anchored  his second place catch with a 6.15-pounder, good for $950.
 The Pinnacle Bounty of $25,000 for a new PWT record (must beat 12.91 pounds), was not paid out, but two days remain in the tournament. Final weigh-in festivities
take place Thursday and Friday on Wheeler's Point between the launch ramp and Border View Lodge, about
a dozen miles north of
 Baudette.

Big Fish Award Day 1




Name and Hometown	Weight	Winnings
Harold Williams Kerichoven Mn Amateur	7.52 lbs	$2000
Gerrick McComsey, Ft. Pierre SD  Pro	7.44 lbs.	$2000
Dean Sime, Blaine, MN Amateur	6.16 lbs	$1200
Reggie Thiel, Walker MN  Pro	6.15 lbs	$1200

 June 1, 2000

Baudette, MN.
Pete Harsh, two-time In-Fisherman Professional Walleye Trail (PWT) winner moved into first place with the largest catch of the Pinnacle Central Pro-Am today. Harsh, from Sauk Centre, MN, and his amateur Jim Muzynoski, Bozeman, MT, weighed 20.46 pounds.

Included in their catch was the largest walleye of the tournament, landed by Muzynoski. The 10.44-pounder was also the Bass Pro Shops first
place daily fish worth $2,000.

Taking over second place was pro Dave Randash, Dilworth, MN, with
28.12 pounds. Dave was forced to go to a tiller boat formerly owned by Mr. Walleye Gary Roach as he expeierienced motor problems on day 1. First day leader Gerrick McComsey, Ft. Pierre, SD brought 9.30 pounds to the scale and dropped to fourth place. Leading the amateur field is Muzynoski with 33.22 pounds.

The overall catch was reduced as Lake of the Woods showed a different
mood with northeast winds   blowing up to 20 mph. Waves on parts of the
lake reached to six feet, but anglers negotiated the weather and hugged
lee shores whenever possible. Some fished the bays and the river. Day
two limits totaled 11 compared to 53 on day one.

Favored tactics included bottom bouncers and spinners with night
crawlers. Rigging with leeches was also popular. Walleyes were on rocks
in the 9 to 15 foot depths. Some fishing also occurred on the deep points where rock reefs dropped into the main lake basin.

Other Bass Pro Shops Big Fish awards went to amateur Kevin Brown,
Motley, MN. His 7.57-pounder paid $1,200. Third and $1,025 went to pro
Gary Parsons, Glidden, WI with a 7.42 pound walleye. Amateur Steve
Semenchuk, Duluth, MN earned $950 for a 7.41 pound fish.

Big Fish Award Day 2

 

Name and Hometown	Weight	Winnings
Jim Muzynoski, Bozeman MT Amateur	10.44 lbs	$2000
Kevin Brown Motley MN Amateur	7.57 lbs.	$2000
Gary Parsons Glidden WI Pro	7.42 lbs	$1200

Baudette, MN . . . 
Scott Fairburn of Walker Minnesota hoists one of the fine walleyes caught on day three that put him over the top. this is scotts second win on the PWT tour.  Scott's previous win was at Fort Peck Montana where he was able also to pull off a great three day weight which also netted him that time angler of the year..  Day three seems pretty good for Scott as he waited out his fish that day and was able to bring to the scales a whopping 25.24 lbs. 
Lake of the Woods smiled at the In-Fisherman Professional Walleye Trail (PWT) contestants on Friday, June 2, the final day of the Pinnacle Central
Pro-Am. It started out rainy, blowing 4-foot waves from a 20 mph northwest wind, but conditions settled by 10 a.m., and the lake flattened, allowing anglers to make precise presentations for post-cold front walleyes.

Winner  Scott Fairbairn, Walker, MN solved the puzzle and landed a final day catch of 24.24 pounds, collecting the $50,000 first place prize. The award included a 20-foot Lund boat, 200-hp Mercury outboard and a dual-axle Eagle trailer. His total weight was 45.22 pounds.

This marked Fairbairn's second PWT victory. He holds 10 top 20 place
finishes, including a fifth place in South Dakota earlier this season. He is also a past In-Fisherman Angler of the Year. He fished reefs west of Knight Island in 18 to 30 feet of water. "The rock tips provided driveways for
walleyes to move from the lake basin to the reefs to feed, and I waited
all day for them to move up," he said. His presentation:  Northland Rock Runner sliding bottom bouncers (3/4 oz.) with a Mustad Neon #6 hook on a 3 to 4 foot leader and a large leech, that had to be
swimming.

Claiming second with 41.89 pounds was Eric Naig, Storm Lake, Iowa. He won $15,000. Third place and $10,000 went to 3-time PWT winner Chris Gilman, Chisago City, MN. The amateur winner of the Lund, Mercury, Eagle boat package was Jim Muzynoski, Bozeman, MT.

Bass Pro Shops big fish for the tournament went to Muzynoski with a
10.44-pounder. He won $2,500. First place today went to Fairbairn. His
9.32 pound walleye paid $2,000. James Broberg, Albert Lea, MN caught an
8.45 pound fish for the $1,200 second place award. Third and $1,025 went
to Glenn Rosenfeldt, Sabin, MN for a 7.62-pounder. Fourth place and $950
went to Doug Palmer, Maplewood, MN with a 7.58 pound fish.

Special awards included the Storm Heavyweight award for the biggest
daily catch to Fairbairn and amateur Ryan Lohse, Coon Rapids, MN for
their third day catch. They won $500 and $300 respectively. Naig won the
T-H Marine Live Release $500 award for placing highest and releasing the
most walleyes. Advancing the most places, 82, through the event earned
pro David Spaid, Ft. Pierre, SD $1,000 as the Coleman Cool Under
Pressure award winner. Amateur Lohse moved up 89 places and earned $600.
 

A total of $225,000 was awarded as a large crowd of walleye fans enjoyed
the weigh-in ceremonies under sunny skies. Jill Amundson, tournament coordinator received the honorary PWT "Key Award" for her commitment to a successful event. Mike Trueman, owner of Borderview Lodge was awarded the PWT "Host Award" for the site and cooperation of the Lodge's staff. The PWT tour travels next
to Sault Ste. Marie, MI, June 21-23.

Leading the In-Fisherman Angler of the Year race is Shannon Kehl,
Bismarck, ND. At the top of the
Dee Zee Western Division is Reggie Thiel, Walker, MN. All standings and
results are posted on the
PWT web site at www.in-fisherman.com; click on the PWT tournament link.
 

Big Fish Award Day 3

Name and Hometown	Weight	Winnings
Scott Fairbairn, Walker, MN Pro,	9.32 lbs	$2000
James Broberg, Albert Lea, MN, amateur	8.45 lbs.	$1200
Glenn Rosenfeldt, Sabin, MN	7.62 lbs	$1025
Doug Palmer, Maplewood, MN	7.58 lbs	$950

Name	City	State	# of fish  released	Winnings
Eric Naig	Cylinder	Iowa	18	$500

Name	City	State	Total Weight	Winnings
Scott Fairbairn	Walker	Minnesota	24.24 for six fish	$500

The  big fish of the tournament  wins an extra $500 and a graphite replica of his trophy. A duplicate will be enschrined in the Bass Pro Shops Gurnee, IL, store. 

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