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Dan
Plautz wins Saginaw Bay RCL event
Mark
Martin leads the way into final round of RCL at Saginaw Bay
John
Campbell leads anglers into semi final round of Saginaw Bay Event
Rick
Olson takes lead day 1 Saginaw Bay Event
Wal-Mart RCL tournament anglers eagerly
await Saginaw Bay
Wal-Mart RCL tournament anglers eagerly
await Saginaw Bay
RCL 2001 Bay City
Schedule and information
RCL Saginaw Bay Lodging
RCL Pro angler entry fee and purse
RCL Co-angler entry fee and purse
Contact Information
Sponsors
Contact Information
Operation Walleye
88 Moors road
Gilbertsville Kentucky 42044
Phone 270-36205225
Fax 270-362-9856
website www.operationwalleye.com
Tournament director Sonny Reynolds
E-mail Sonny
Reynolds
RCL 2001 Schedule
of events Saginaw Bay
Date: |
June 13-16, 2001 |
Location |
Saginaw Bay Bay City, Michigan |
Host |
Bay Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
901 Saginaw Street
Bay City, MI 48708
Phone: 888-229-8696 |
Marina |
Hoyles Marina
135 South Linwood Beach
Linwood, MI 48634
Phone: 517-697-4415 |
Registration |
June 12, 2001 3:00-6:00 p.m. |
Pre -Tournament Meeting |
6:30 p.m.
Kawkawlin Township Hall
1836 Parish Road
Kawkawlin, MI 48631
Phone: 517-662-0019 |
Housing |
AmericInn & Suites
3915 Three Mile Road
Bay City, MI 48706
Phone: 517-671-0071 |
More information |
Results |
For additional information, please contact:
Brian G. Sayner, Vice President, Communications, (270)
Dave Washburn, Communications Specialist, (270) 362-5213
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OLSON GRABS LEAD IN $390,750 WAL-MART RCL WALLEYE
CIRCUIT EVENT ON SAGINAW
BAY
BAY CITY, Mich., (June 13, 2001) — Pro Rick Olson of Mina Lake, S.D.,
and his opening day partner David Crawford of Maybee,
Mich., landed a five-walleye limit weighing 38 pounds, 2 ounces Wednesday
on Saginaw Bay to lead the second tournament of the
new $2.9 million Wal-Mart RCL Walleye Circuit—the world’s most lucrative
walleye fishing series.
If Olson can maintain his lead throughout the four-day tournament, he
will collect $50,000 plus a Mercury-powered Crestliner boat.
The win would be the biggest of his 10-year career as a fulltime professional
walleye angler. Crawford is fishing for a top co-angler
award of $15,000. Both men will be challenged by 96 competitors in
their respective divisions.
“I feel pretty good right now,” said Olson, the 2000 Professional Walleye
Trail Angler of the Year. “I don’t really have to catch
anything (Thursday) because the cut is at 6 pounds, so I’m going prefishing
in case the weather turns rotten and I can’t make my
run.”
Olson and Crawford caught eight walleyes over 7 pounds by 11 a.m. after
making a 50 mile run and trolling with wired spinners
tipped with live bait.
“It’s pretty incredible to fish for this kind of money,” said Olson,
who finished 11th at the first RCL Circuit tournament in Port Clinton,
Ohio, earlier this season.
Pro John Campbell of Walker, Minn., and co-angler Paul Fallaw of McHenry,
Ill., finished opening day in second place with five
walleyes weighing 37 pounds, 1 ounce. Rounding out the top five were
pro John Pratt of Roberts, Mont., and co-angler John May of
Forestville, Wis., with five walleyes weighing 35 pounds, 6 ounces;
pro Jason Przekurat of Stevens Point, Wis., and co-angler Mark
Schuitema of Jenison, Mich., with five walleyes weighing 33 pounds,
4 ounces; and pro Jim McGowan of Niles, Ohio, and co-angler
Dave Scroppo of Traverse City, Mich., with five walleyes weighing 31
pounds, 7 ounces.
Competition resumes at 7 a.m. Thursday at Hoyles Marina located at 135
South Linwood Beach in Linwood, Mich., when
competitors from 15 states and Canada takeoff for the final day of
the opening round. Following Thursday’s 3 p.m. weigh-in at the
marina, the field will be cut to the top 60 pros and top 60 co-anglers.
These anglers will advance to the one-day semifinal round
Friday where they will compete for a spot in the final round. Only
the top 12 pros and top 12 co-anglers will advance to Saturday’s
final round. Catch weights are carried over during the opening round,
but anglers will start the semifinal and final rounds from zero.
The final weigh-in will start at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Wal-Mart Supercenter
located at 1392 Wilder Road in Bay City.
Run by Operation Walleye and named after retail giant Wal-Mart and boat
manufacturers Ranger, Crestliner and Lund, the Wal-Mart
RCL Walleye Circuit features four regular season tournaments each with
a $390,750 purse and a championship with a $1.4 million
purse. The third tournament will be July 25-28 on the Mississippi River
near La Crosse, Wis., followed by a tournament on Devils
Lake in Devils Lake, N.D., Sept. 5-8.
After the four regular season tournaments, 200 pros and 200 co-anglers
will compete in the Wal-Mart RCL Walleye Championship for
top awards of up to $400,000 in the Pro Division and $150,000 in the
Co-Angler Division. The championship will be held on the Fox
River and Green Bay in Green Bay, Wis., Oct. 2-6. Green Bay hosted
the inaugural Wal-Mart RCL Championship last year when
Scott Glorvigen of Grand Rapids, Minn., won $300,000 and instantly
joined the sport’s top all-time money winners.
Entry fees for each regular season tournament are $1,250 for pros and
$500 for co-anglers.
Sponsors of the tournament
series are
Pro |
Entry Fee $1,250 |
1st |
$50,000 + a fully rigged boat |
2nd |
$30,000 |
3rd |
$25,000 |
4th |
$20,000 |
5th |
$15,00 |
6th |
$10,000 |
7th |
$9,000 |
8th |
$8,000 |
9th |
$7,000 |
10th |
$6,000 |
11th -15th |
$5,000 |
16th- 20th |
$4000 |
21st- 25th |
$3,000 |
26th- 30th |
$2500 |
31st- 40th |
$2,000 |
41st- 60th |
$1500 |
total payout |
$302,500 |
Co-Angler |
Entry Fee $500 |
1st |
$15,000 |
2nd |
$10,000 |
3rd |
$7,500 |
4th |
$6,000 |
5th |
$5,000 |
6th |
$4,000 |
7th |
$3,000 |
8th |
$2,000 |
9th |
$1500 |
10th |
$1250 |
11th -15th |
$1000 |
16th- 20th |
$900 |
21st- 25th |
$800 |
26th- 30th |
$700 |
31st- 40th |
$600 |
41st- 60th |
$500 |
total payout |
$88,250 |
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