ROHDE, NEUCHTERLEIN WIN WAL-MART FLW WALLEYE LEAGUE SUPER TOURNAMENT
ON LAKE WINNEBAGO OSHKOSH, Wis. (July 11, 2005) -
Boater Jonathan Rohde of Kildeer, Ill., and co-angler Jeff
Nuechterlein of Greenville, claimed victory in their respective
divisions at the Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League Wisconsin Division
Super Tournament presented by Evinrude held July 9-10 on Lake
Winnebago. Rohde claimed $3,600 for the win with a two-day total
of 10 walleyes weighing 22 pounds, 8 ounces. Nuechterlein earned
$1,800 for his win in the Co-angler Division with a two-day
total of 10 walleyes weighing 24 pounds, 1 ounce. Rohde trolled
Shad Raps and crawler harnesses in 10 to 12 feet of water on
the southeast end of the lake near Winnebago Heights. Nuechterlein
and his boaters trolled Shad Raps and crawler harnesses around
structure in 9 to 13 feet of water on both the southeast end
and northwest end of the lake. Finishing second in the Boater
Division was Steven Slabe of Oshkosh ($2,000) with 10 walleyes
weighing 22 pounds, 4 ounces. David Schutt of Fond Du Lac ($1,800)
caught 10 walleyes weighing 21 pounds, 11 ounces to finish third.
Quin Papp of New Berlin ($1,600) claimed fourth place with seven
walleyes that weighed 21 pounds, 3 ounces. Finishing fifth was
Bill Sibley of Onalaska ($1,280) thanks to a two-day, 10-walleye
catch that weighed 20 pounds, 15 ounces. Finishing second in
the Co-angler Division was James Weiss of Racine ($1,000) with
10 walleyes weighing 24 pounds. Jim Zaja of Cudahy ($900) caught
10 walleyes weighing 22 pounds, 6 ounces with his boaters to
finish third. Jeff Lenz of Appleton ($800) claimed fourth place
with 10 walleyes that weighed 22 pounds, 4 ounces. Finishing
fifth was David Palecek of Green Bay ($640) with a two-day total
of 10 walleyes weighing 19 pounds. 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.
On the second day of a Super Tournament, boaters and co-anglers
are randomly repaired thus accounting for the differing weights
among boaters and 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 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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