BAY CITY, Wis. – Boater Bradley Bull of Mason City, Iowa, and co-angler Mark Moede of Savage, Minn., combined for a total of five walleyes weighing 16 pounds, 2 ounces to claim victory at the Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League Minnesota Division tournament held Saturday on the Mississippi River. Bull claimed $2,450 plus a $500 bonus for the win, with Moede earning $1,225.
Bull and Moede fished the Goose Lake backwaters with Rapala No. 7 Shad Raps and 5-inch Kalin grubs. The better quality walleyes came on the Shad Raps in 5 feet of water.
Finishing second were Jim Preissner of Hastings, Minn. ($1,260) and Mike Jungwirth of Arcadia ($630 plus $200 bonus) with four walleyes weighing 15 pounds, 3 ounces. Chuck Dube of Brooklyn Park, Minn. ($1050) and Terry Barrette of River Falls ($525) caught five walleyes weighing 15 pounds, 2 ounces to finish third. Scott Schultz of Watkins, Minn. ($910) and Mike Slack of Lakeville, Minn. ($455) claimed fourth place with five walleyes that weighed 15 pounds, 1 ounce. Finishing fifth were David Domonoske of Waterville, Minn. ($630) and Jason Halfen of Eau Claire ($315) thanks to a five-walleye catch that weighed 12 pounds, 8 ounces.
The Minnesota’ Division’s next event will be March 28 on Mille Lacs Lake. 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.
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