The World Walleye Association Announces North Dakota Team Challenge Tournament Series!
Fond du Lac, WI. The World Walleye Association (WWA) is welcoming North Dakota into it’s Team Challenge Tournament Series.
The WWA Team Challenge Tournament Series consists of five one-day tournaments and one two-day tournament held at various locations in North Dakota. In addition to cash and prizes, anglers will also accumulate points based on their position of finish. The top thirty teams based on total points will qualify for the WWA Team Challenge National Championship in September. There, they will compete against the best teams from Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin for the title of WWA National Champions!
The Team Challenge Tournament Series is an affordable way to experience the thrill and camaraderie of competitive fishing. The one-day tournament entry fee is $150 and the two-day tournament entry fee is $180. Payout is 80% to contestants. A WWA membership fee of $25 is required. As part of the membership anglers will receive a membership card, WWA embroidered patch, decal and a one-year subscription to Badger Sportsman Magazine that will be publishing results and information about the Team Challenge series.
“We are really excited to have North Dakota as a Team Challenge division. With the excellent fisheries North Dakota is famous for and the top notch anglers in the region, we are sure the North Dakota Team Challenge will be a huge success!” Said Steve Poll, Executive Director of the WWA.
Rick Ripplinger, longtime tournament angler and former tournament director, will be the tournament director for the series. Rick can be reached at (701) 224-0667, via e-mail at [email protected], or visit the WWA website at http://www.worldwalleye.com
The 2002 WWA North Dakota Schedule:
April 21st Missouri River (Bismarck)
May 5th Devils Lake
June 9th Jamestown Reservoir
June 22nd Devils Lake
July 14th Sakakawea (Fort Stevenson)
August 17th- 18th Sakakawea (Beulah Bay)
For Details, Contact:
Chris Gasser Media Coordinator
Phone:Fax: 920-994-9057
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.worldwalleye.com