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Updated: 09/23/04
PWT Crowns Scott Glorvigen 2004 Mercury Champion at Houghton, MI
Houghton, Michigan....Walleye pro angler Scott Glorvigen
won the 2004
In-Fisherman Professional Walleye Trail Mercury Championship.
The Grand
Rapids, Minn. pro led wire-to-wire, and ended with 32.20 pounds.
He limited
with four walleyes each day to win the $113,000 first prize.
This brings
his PWT winnings this year to $139,000, and he is the only angler to
win
money in every tournament this season.
Glorvigen fished slow with light line, light weights,
small hooks and
nightcrawlers. ³Each time a walleye picked it up, it felt
like dead weight;
I gave it line, and set the hook. This Championship win is a
great
feeling,² he said. His first place finish included a Lund/Mercury
20-foot
walleye boat, $75,000 cash, a diamond and gold ring from Richardson
Jewelers
and a mud flap from Kwik-Pfyt.
Pushing Glorvigen in a hard charge was pro Gary Parsons,
Glidden, Wis.
He scored a 6.66 pound walleye, the second largest of the tournament,
to
nearly eclipse Glorvigen. Parsons finished second with 30.90
pounds, and
won a $44,000 prize. Bozeman, Montana pro Jim Muzynoski
claimed a $34,000
third place Lund/Mercury walleye boat prize. He weighed 27.19
pounds.
Muzynoski praised the fishery, saying, ³The
catch this week doesn¹t even
come close to what I¹ve seen out there. In addition to the
big walleyes
that kept their mouths closed the past three days, the pike and smallmouth
fishing is out of this world.² The Mercury Championship
contestants fished
the Keweenaw Waterway in Michigan¹s scenic Upper Peninsula.
Several anglers
told the cheering fans they would be back this fall.
The Gander Mountain $1,000 Heavyweight award (14.09
pounds) went to
Glorvigen. Last year¹s Mercury Champion Dan Plautz, Muskego,
Wis., won the
Coleman Cool Under Pressure $1,000 award for advancing 30 places.
The
largest walleye of the tournament went to Mike Gofron, Antioch, Ill.,
with a
7.03-pounder. He won an extra $2,500.
Year-end honors for Glorvigen included the Optima
Top Gun $5,000 award
for consistency, the highest place average and the Championship victory.
The Realtree Sportsman of the Year $500 honors, voted by the Championship
contestants went to Ohio pro angler Mark Brumbaugh. The Norb
Wallock
Memorial Teaching Award of $500, named to honor the late Norb Wallock
who
died of cancer two years ago went to pro Bruce Samson, Minnetrista,
Minn.
The Dee Zee VIP award (Very Impressive Pro) of $2,000 went to Ron Gazvoda.
He ranked second in the Angler of the Year standings, up from 36 last
season.
The Mercury Championship and the entire PWT season
will be featured in a
13-week TV series on the Outdoor Channel, starting the last week of
September. Shows will air Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings.
PWT
action will also be covered extensively in the Walleye In-Sider magazine
and
on www.professionalwalleyetrail.
The PWT is an integral element of the In-Fisherman
Communications
Network headquartered in Brainerd, Minnesota, and PRIMEDIA, America's
leading producer of targeted media. PWT sponsors include: Mercury Marine,
Lund, Berkley Gulp!, The Outdoor Channel, Trilene, Optima Batteries,
Realtree, MotorGuide, Mr. Clean, PowerBait, Lowrance, MinnKota, Frenzy,
Gander Mountain, Blue Fox, Northland Fishing Tackle, Lindy Legendary
Fishing
Tackle, Coleman, Storm, Boat Buckle, Smooth Moves Seat Mounts, Kwik
Pfyt,
Beckman, Rejuvenade, E-Z Loader, Raymarine, Rapala, Matzuo, Pflueger,
Ram
rod holders, Drift Control, Aqua-Vu, Plano, Stowmaster.net. Copper
Country
Ford, Moyle Construction, MacInnes Ice Arena and MTU Staff, Best Western
Franklin Square Inn & Martineau & Morris Contracting &
Keweenaw Convention &
Visitors Burreau.
Final Results
1 Scott Glorvigen Grand Rapids
MN 12 14.09 10.25
7.86
32.2 109000
2 Gary Parsons Glidden
WI 11 8.82 13.15
8.93 30.9
44000
3 Jim Muzynoski Bozeman
MT 12 10.93 7.12
9.14 27.19
34000
4 Keith Kavajecz Kaukauna
WI 12 9.31 7.92
6.34 23.57
10000
5 Jeff Taege Rhinelander
WI 12 9.64 5.96
7.45 23.05
7000
6 Brad Davis Jackson
WI 11 11.6 6.66
4.15 22.41
6500
7 John Kolinski Greenville
WI 11 6.99 7.67
7.09
21.75 5000
8 Rick Olson Mina
SD 10 6.63 10.36
4.2 21.19 4500
9 Bill St. Peter Bay City
MI 10 9.07 5.03
6.97 21.07
4000
10 Dan Plautz Muskego
WI 9 1.91 12.32
6.48 20.71
3000
11 Shannon Kehl Menoken
ND 11 6.25 8.56
5.52 20.33
2000
12 Mike Gofron Antioch
IL 8 6.28 2.64
10.63 19.55
2000
13 Marty Glorvigen Grand Rapids
MN 12 6.13 5.85
7.07
19.05 2000
14 Gary Gray Oshkosh
WI 10 3.7 7.87
6.61 18.18
2000
15 Todd Riley Amery
WI 10 9.61 6
2.4 18.01 2000
16 Jay Janny Eagle
WI 10 7.2 6.82
3.23 17.25 2000
17 Gerrick McComsey Fort Pierre
SD 12 5.74 5.75
5.3
16.79 2000
18 Chuck Emery Walker
MN 12 5.56 6.14
4.95 16.65
2000
19 David Kraft Bismarck
ND 10 6.24 4.45
5.44 16.13
2000
20 Mark Gwizdala Kawkawlin
MI 11 4.62 5.89
4.09 14.6
2000
21 John Gillman Freeland
MI 6 2.53 7.95
3.79 14.27
2000
22 Bill Ortiz Richland Center
WI 10 2.48 5.24
5.75
13.47 2000
23 Steve Bohn Fairgrove
MI 9 5.22 4.39
2.78 12.39
2000
24 Mark Brumbaugh Arcanum
OH 4 3.35 5.03
3.83 12.21
2000
25 Mark Courts Harris
MN 4 10.67 0
1.27 11.94
2000
26 Dan Stier Pierre
SD 11 6.26 5.66
0 11.92 2000
26 Gil Mollet Jefferson
SD 9 2.17 5.94
3.81 11.92
2000
28 Brian Ney Baudette
MN 7 5.72 5.85
0 11.57 2000
29 Ernie Olson Foley
MN 7 1.59 4.96
4.78 11.33
2000
30 Jerry Ruffolo Manitowoc
WI 3 7.15 4.17
0 11.32
2000
31 Greg Ehli Bismarck
ND 7 2.56 4.06
4.02 10.64
2000
32 Tommy Skarlis Walker
MN 4 5.24 3.81
1.22 10.27
2000
33 Carl Grunwaldt Green Bay
WI 4 10.08 0
0 10.08
2000
34 Danny Plautz Muskego
WI 6 4.56 0
5.41 9.97
2000
35 Les Vietz Bismarck
ND 7 1.3 5.6
2.52 9.42 2000
36 Mike Kulm Rapid City
SD 7 2.28 .76
5.87 8.91
2000
37 Sam Anderson Inver Grove Heights
MN 3 0
7.76
7.76 2000
38 Mark Christianson Walker
MN 5 4.41 1.74
1.1 7.25
2000
39 Steven Butchart Duluth
MN 4 0 5.86
1.38 7.24
2000
40 Ted Merdan Maple Grove
MN 2 1.9 5.31
0 7.21
2000
41 Larry Smith Berlin
WI 6 4.7 0
2.35 7.05 2000
42 Ron Gazvoda Lakewood
CO 5 2.7 0
4.3 7 2000
43 Dan Swanson Fort Collins
CO 5 1.35 5.6
0 6.95
2000
44 Ross Grothe Northfield
MN 4 0 1.57
4.99 6.56
2000
45 John Bergsma Walker
MI 3 1.47 3.47
1.23 6.17
2000
46 Mark Martin Twin Lake
MI 4 2.42 0
3.48 5.9
2000
47 Pete Harsh Sauk Centre
MN 2 4.66 0
0 4.66 2000
48 Ron Seelhoff Burlington
CO 3 3.77 0
0 3.77
2000
49 Rick Willett-Johnson Omaha
NE 2 0 1.21
2.41 3.62
2000
50 Scott Fairbairn Hager City
WI 1 0 2.04
0 2.04
2000
51 Dave Anderson Apple Valley
MN 1 0 0
1.98 1.98
2000
52 Charles Johnson Merrifield
MN 1 1.5 0
0 1.5
2000
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