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Updated: 09/23/04
PWT Pro Scott Glorvigen Takes Mercury Championship Lead
Houghton, Michigan.....Day one of the Mercury Championship
proved that
cold fronts affect even the world¹s best walleye anglers.
The In-Fisherman
Professional Walleye Trail (PWT) Championship contestants fished the
Keweenaw Waterway in Michigan¹s Upper Peninsula Friday, Sept.
17.
They fished a day after a cold front pushed 55 mph
winds through the
region and dropped temperatures 20 degrees. Knowing the challenge,
most pro
anglers slowed down and rigged and jigged nightcrawlers as slow as
they
could. Leading the way, with an ultra-slow presentation was Grand
Rapids,
Minnesota pro Scott Glorvigen. His PWT limit of four walleyes
weighed 14.09
pounds.
He leads second place pro Brad Davis, Jackson, Wisconsin
by nearly three
pounds. Montana pro Jim Muzynoski is in third with 10.93 pounds,
while
Minnesota pro Mark Courts is in fourth with 10.67 pounds. Green
Bay,
Wisconsin pro Carl Grunwaldt holds fifth place with 10.08 pounds.
They are
the only pros in double-digits.
Half the field had two or fewer fish.
The 51 pro contestants qualified by their success
on tour this season.
They were joined by the Mercury Top Amateur, Rick Willett-Johnson,
Omaha,
Nebraska, who blanked on day one. Eighteen pro anglers limited
on Portage
and Torch Lakes and connecting bays and canals. Keweenaw and
Huron Bays
were also open.
Glorvigen said, ³With stable weather, I expect
the fish will get back on
their feeding patterns. I feel comfortable in this system; it¹s
a lot like
northern Minnesota.² Second place Davis said, ³My goal
is four bites, and
get Œem in the boat.²
The Mercury Championship includes a Saturday and
Sunday Boat & Sport
Show presented by Moyle Construction. This will be inside the
Gates Tennis
Center starting at 10 a.m. each day. The daily weigh-in ceremonies
take
place at the Michigan Tech MacInnes Ice Arena starting at 4 p.m. All
events
are free to the public.
One youngster was heard to say, ³This was like a rock concert,
only with
fish, and I like fish.²
On Saturday, the first 250 youngsters receive free
Plano tackle boxes,
and Sunday, the first 1,000 kids receive free Shakespeare spinning
and rods
and reels.
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 Area and MTU Staff, Best Western
Franklin Square Inn & Martineau & Morris Contracting.
Results
Name City St.
#of Fish Day One WT.
1 Scott Glorvigen Grand Rapids
MN 4 14.09
2 Brad Davis Jackson
WI 4 11.6
3 Jim Muzynoski Bozeman
MT 4 10.93
4 Mark Courts Harris
MN 3 10.67
5 Carl Grunwaldt Green Bay
WI 4 10.08
6 Jeff Taege Rhinelander
WI 4 9.64
7 Todd Riley Amery
WI 4 9.61
8 Keith Kavajecz Kaukauna
WI 4 9.31
9 Bill St. Peter Bay City
MI 4 9.07
10 Gary Parsons Glidden
WI 4 8.82
11 Jay Janny Eagle
WI 4 7.2
12 Jerry Ruffolo Manitowoc
WI 2 7.15
13 John Kolinski Greenville
WI 3 6.99
14 Rick Olson Mina
SD 3 6.63
15 Mike Gofron Antioch
IL 4 6.28
16 Dan Stier Pierre
SD 4 6.26
17 Shannon Kehl Menoken
ND 4 6.25
18 David Kraft Bismarck
ND 3 6.24
19 Marty Glorvigen Grand Rapids
MN 4 6.13
20 Gerrick McComsey Fort Pierre
SD 4 5.74
21 Brian Ney Baudette
MN 3 5.72
22 Chuck Emery Walker
MN 4 5.56
23 Tommy Skarlis Walker
MN 1 5.24
24 Steve Bohn Fairgrove
MI 4 5.22
25 Larry Smith Berlin
WI 4 4.7
26 Pete Harsh Sauk Centre
MN 2 4.66
27 Mark Gwizdala Kawkawlin
MI 4 4.62
28 Danny Plautz Muskego
WI 2 4.56
29 Mark Christianson Walker
MN 3 4.41
30 Ron Seelhoff Burlington
CO 3 3.77
31 Gary Gray Oshkosh
WI 2 3.7
32 Mark Brumbaugh Arcanum
OH 1 3.35
33 Ron Gazvoda Lakewood
CO 2 2.7
34 Greg Ehli Bismarck
ND 2 2.56
35 John Gillman Freeland
MI 2 2.53
36 Bill Ortiz Richland Center
WI 2 2.48
37 Mark Martin Twin Lake
MI 3 2.42
38 Mike Kulm Rapid City
SD 2 2.28
39 Gil Mollet Jefferson
SD 2 2.17
40 Dan Plautz Muskego
WI 1 1.91
41 Ted Merdan Maple Grove
MN 1 1.9
42 Ernie Olson Foley
MN 1 1.59
43 Charles Johnson Merrifield
MN 1 1.5
44 John Bergsma Walker
MI 1 1.47
45 Dan Swanson Fort Collins
CO 1 1.35
46 Les Vietz Bismarck
ND 1 1.3
47 Scott Fairbairn Hager City
WI 0 0
48 Dave Anderson Apple Valley
MN 0 0
49 Sam Anderson Inver Grove Heights
MN 0 0
50 Ross Grothe Northfield
MN 0 0
51 Steven Butchart Duluth
MN 0 0
52 Rick Willett-Johnson Omaha
NE 0 0
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