JAKUSZ, ZAJA WIN WAL-MART FLW WALLEYE LEAGUE EVENT ON WOLF
RIVER CHAIN WINNECONNE, Wis. (June 6, 2005) -
Boater Clifford Jakusz of Stevens Point, and co-angler Jim
Zaja of Cudahy, combined for a total of five walleyes weighing
16 pounds, 11 ounces to claim victory at the Wal-Mart FLW Walleye
League Wisconsin Division tournament held Saturday on the Wolf
River Chain. Jakusz claimed $2,835 plus an $500 bonus for the
win, with Zaja earning $1,418. Jakusz and Zaja jigged Lindy
Fuzzy Grubs with leech trailers through cane beds in 1-3 feet
of water. They reported the wind picked up around 10:30 a.m.
and really improved the bite. Jakusz leads the Wisconsin Division
points standings with 596. Finishing second were Dennis Skurulsky
of Waukesha ($1,458) and Dieter Voigt of Appleton ($729) with
five walleyes weighing 14 pounds, 3 ounces. Lynn Niklasch of
Oconomowoc ($1,215) and Scott Lietzau of Menomonee Falls ($608)
caught four walleyes weighing 13 pounds, 9 ounces to finish
third. Jeremy Goddard of Green Bay ($891 plus $225 bonus) and
Kyle Harmsen of Waupun ($445) tied for fourth place with five
walleyes that weighed 13 pounds, 3 ounces. Also tying for fourth
place were James Tiemann of Marinette ($891 plus $225 bonus)
and David Palecek of Green Bay ($445) with five walleyes weighing
the same. The Wisconsin Division's next event will be the season-ending
super tournament presented by Evinrude July 9-10 on Lake Winnebago/Menominee.
Boaters and co-anglers who finish in the top 35 in final points
standings in each FLW Walleye League division will advance to
the no-entry-fee $115,000 Wal-Mart FLW League Finals Sept. 8-10
on the Mississippi River in Winona, Minn. The winning boater
at the finals will receive an Evinrude-or Yamaha-powered Ranger
621 boat. Every angler who receives weight credit in a tournament
earns points, with 200 points awarded to the winner, 199 points
for second, and so on, except for Super Tournaments, which award
300 points to the winner, 298 to second, and so on. FLW Walleye
League boaters and co-anglers fish together for a combined boat
weight, with boaters competing against other boaters and co-anglers
fishing against other co-anglers. The Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League
meets the needs of America's fishing masses by providing professionally
administered, close-to-home, affordable events with lucrative
cash purses. Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats,
Forrest L. Wood, FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Walleye
League and seven other national tournament circuits offering
a combined $30 million in awards through 214 events in 2005.
The 27-year-old organization is the purveyor of America's largest
and most prestigious fishing tournaments, including the Wal-Mart
FLW Tour, EverStart Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart
Texas Tournament Trail, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart
FLW Walleye League Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour and Wal-Mart FLW
Redfish Series. For more information on FLW Outdoors and its
tournament programs, visit http://www.FLWOutdoors.com or call
(270) 252-1000. Wal-Mart and many of America's largest and most
respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament
trails. Wal-Mart signed on as title sponsor of the FLW Tour
in 1997 and today is the title sponsor of all FLW Outdoors events.
For more information on Wal-Mart, visit Wal-Mart.com
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