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                        PWT Lead on Lake Winnebago

    Oshkosh, Wisconsin.....Hometown walleye professional angler Gary Gray 
fished his favorite spots to take the lead in the MinnKota/Mitchell Mideast 
Pro-Am on Lake Winnebago today.  Gray’s catch, 25.08 pounds, was the largest 
of the tournament through the first two days.  His total is 39.67 pounds. 
The In-Fisherman Professional Walleye Trail event concludes with weigh-in 
ceremonies on the Pioneer Resort lawn, 3 p.m. Friday.

    Gray is a PWT winner, and during his career, has averaged $2,834  per PWT 
tournament fished.  He has 11 top 10-place finishes, including half a dozen 
third place trophies.  He has won many Lake Winnebago and other team 
tournament titles.  He won the prestigious Miller/In-Fisherman Angler of the 
Year title last year and leads again this season.

    Day one leader Mike Gofron, Antioch, Illinois, the 2001 PWT Championship 
winner, limited again, but slipped to second with 37.98 pounds.  Quin Papp, 
West Allis, Wis., is third with 36.66 pounds.  On the amateur side, Ross 
Hosking, Gray Lake, Ill., leads the field.  Amateurs fish each day with a 
different pro, accumulating their three days of walleye weights.  The top 
amateur wins a Lund 17-foot walleye boat equipped with a Mercury outboard on 
an Eagle Trailer.  The top 40 amateurs win merchandise prizes Friday.

    The 40 winning pros start with a $53,000 first prize; second wins $15,000; 
third collects $10,500; fourth nets $9,500; fifth gets $8,500; for a total 
payout of nearly $250,000.

    The Oshkosh event is the fourth tour stop, with Devils Lake, North Dakota, 
July 10-12, and Saginaw Bay, Michigan July 31-Aug. 2.  Amateur openings 
exist in both, and entry blanks are available on the PWT web site, 
www.in-fisherman.com, or by calling PWT headquarters, 218-829-0620.

    As a result of tournament catches, the Wisconsin Department of Natural 
Resources biologists collect significant data which show trends in walleye 
populations, year-class strengths, condition of the fish and returns of fish 
tagged during spring surveys.  The biologists from the Oshkosh office have 
been conducting these surveys and assisting with catch and release efforts 
for the past 10 years.  Throughout the tournament, 82 percent of the 
walleyes have been released.  Approximately 400 fish have been weighed 
daily, or about two and one-half fish per boat per day.

    The hot, humid day started with southerly winds which switched to the west, 
then calmed to nothing, with reports of late afternoon fish cooperating. 
Many anglers are trolling crankbaits and spinner/nightcrawler rigs for 
suspended main lake walleyes.  Others are pitching jigs at shorelines or 
testing the river currents.

    Miller High Life Big Fish of the day was a tie at 6.57 pounds with Gray 
catching one and amateur Jim Muzynoski, Jr., Bozeman, Montana catching 
another.  The big fish pays $1,000 daily, with the largest overall walleye, 
currently a 7.90 pounder caught by amateur leader Hosking on day one, worth 
$3,000.

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