Action Continues Tomorrow with "High Plains
                     Quest" Finals, "Team Challenge" and NAWA Kids
                     Fishing Contest 

                     by NAWA Staff 

                     Friday, August 13,1999 - Garrison, ND .... After two days of intense
                     angling competition, veteran NAWA Pro Jim Bell leads an all-star field
                     going into the final day of the Kawasaki/Minn Kota "High Plains Quest",
                     a world-class fishing event held here at Garrison's Fort Stevenson State
                     Park. 

                     Bell, who captured the first ever NAWA tournament and has finished in
                     the money in the majority of the NAWA events, will be the first angler
                     to depart the dock for tomorrow's final showdown, where the top 15
                     finishers out of the original field will fish-off for the event's top prize. His
                     strategy of trolling Reef Runner Ripsticks among large schools of smelt
                     is paying off big with his second consecutive catch of quality walleyes
                     for a two-day total of 46.36 pounds. Bell's Day Two basket of
                     walleyes weighing 22.53 lbs combined with yesterday's catch, earned
                     him the pole position in tomorrow's competition. 

                     "More anglers are beginning to discover this fishing hole," Bell said
                     during the Day Two press conference. "To duplicate today's effort, I
                     figure I need at least one good pass tomorrow before it gets too
                     crowded." 

                     Unlike many of the anglers, Bell began the event fishing some 40 miles
                     from the launch site at Fort Stevenson State Park. This is only allowing
                     him some three and one-half hours of fishing time each day. 

                     "I'm make some slight modifications to my lures, which is triggering the
                     big-fish bite," he revealed. "I know there are some guys catching good
                     walleyes by live-bait rigging, however, I'm still convinced that trolling is
                     the answer to winning this event." 

                     In second place going into Saturday's final day is Amery, WI, pro Todd
                     Riley, another veteran who is capable of winning the event. Riley, with a
                     two-day catch of 42.63 lbs, is using a similar approach but not traveling
                     nearly as far to find fish. 

                     "I got burned by live-bait rigging the last time we came here, " said
                     Riley. "I wasn't going to make that mistake again, so I've fine-tuned my
                     trolling techniques and went after the big fish." 

                     In third place is 1996 Lake Sakakawea NAWA Champion Ken
                     Seffron of Omaha, NE. Seffron a dedicated live-bait fisherman,
                     weighed two consecutive catches of more than 20 lbs. His day two
                     catch of 20.14 lbs, combined with his first-day limit brought a two day
                     total of 40.16 pounds. 

                     In general, the most productive patterns are live-bait rigging. However,
                     many anglers continue to rely on trolling techniques. The live-bait
                     anglers seem to be catching the greater numbers of fish, while trollers
                     reap fewer but larger walleyes. 

                     The remaining contestants start from scratch on Day Three, the final
                     round of this high-stakes shootout held at Garrison's Fort Stevenson
                     State Park. 

                     Pro anglers surviving the cut include:
                     1. Jim Bell, Blaine, MN -- 46.36 lbs.
                     2. Todd Riley, Amery, WI -- 42.63 lbs
                     3. Ken Seffron, Omaha, NE -- 40.16 lbs.
                     4. Norb Wallock, Conover, WI -- 37.97 lbs.
                     5. Dan Stier, Pierre, SD -- 37.73 lbs.
                     6. Doug Hermanson, Mandan, ND -- 37.61 lbs.
                     7. Pat Foster, Little Canada, MN -- 37.50 lbs.
                     8. David Kraft, Bismarck, ND -- 36.38 lbs.
                     9. Jim Peterson, Elk River, MN. -- 34.73 lbs.
                     10. Earnie Brown, Warners, NY -- 33.63 lbs.
                     11. Lorrie Schaefer, Minot, ND -- 33.18 lbs.
                     12. Irvin Kraus, Powell, WY -- 33.03 lbs
                     13. Mike Pehiso, Bismarck, ND -- 32.20 lbs
                     14. Sheldon Meidinger, Bismarch, ND -- 31.57 lbs
                     15. Gil Mollet, Jefferson, ND -- 31.04 lbs 

                     Amateur anglers competing in tomorrows competition include:
                     1. Troy Child, Dillon, MT -- 42.86 lbs.
                     2. Shawn Schaff, Dickinson, ND -- 40.58 lbs.
                     3. Erwin Marson, Brandon, SD -- 39.80 lbs
                     4. Roger Schumann, Glenburn, ND -- 38.82 lbs.
                     5. Greg Schoneck, Minot, ND -- 37.23 lbs.
                     6. Ken Olson, Roseville, MN -- 36.74 lbs
                     7. Gene LaMere, Amery, WI -- 35.12 lbs
                     8. Dave Noble, Loveland, CO -- 32.89 lbs
                     9. Edwin Parks, Jr., Webberville, MI -- 32.83 lbs
                     10. Chuck Dube, Brooklyn Park, MN -- 31.88 lbs.
                     11. George Heiser, Finley, ND -- 31.68 lbs
                     12. Tom Krabbenhoff, Kindred, ND -- 30.59 lbs
                     13. Frank Christenson, Blomkest, Mn -- 30.44 lbs.
                     14. Al Olson, Britt, IA -- 30.00 lbs.
                     15. Dan Galbincea III, Cortland, OH -- 29.33 lbs. 

                     East Syracuse, NY pro John Weston and his amateur partner Dana
                     Delp of Lansing, MI, captured the $500 Day Two "LaCrosse Lunker"
                     Award for their 9.46 lb walleye. 

                     The top Pro prize, valued at nearly $30,000 includes a new Lund 1800
                     Pro-V Tournament Series boat, 150 horsepower XR6 Mercury motor
                     and trailer. Amateur anglers will be fishing for a top prize of a new Lund
                     1700 Angler SS boat, 90 horsepower Mercury motor and trailer valued
                     at $14,000. 

                     The competition resume at 7 a.m. tomorrow at Fort Stevenson State
                     Park. Weigh-in activities get underway at 3:00 p.m. 

                     The 15 professional and amateur contestants qualifying for Saturday's
                     Day Three finals will depart the launch site just minutes ahead of those
                     participating in the Kawasaki/Minn Kota "Team Challenge", a two-day
                     team competition that begins Saturday, also at Garrison's Fort
                     Stevenson State Park.