For Immediate Release
Alum Creek is Site for Second Ohio Qualifier on Gander Mountain Grand
National Walleye Cup Circuit
By Steve Weisman
Gander Mountain GNWC Publicity Director
The second qualifier on the Ohio circuit of the Gander Mountain Grand
National Walleye Cup (GNWC) is set for Sunday, April 18 at Alum Creek.
According to Gander Mountain GNWC Executive Director, “The Alum Creek
qualifier should be a good one. We had our first tournament at Indian Lake
two weeks ago, and even with the tough cold front conditions, the teams
still were able to scratch out some nice fish. The Alum Creek qualifier will
put the Ohio Region at the halfway point in the season.”
After the first tournament, the team of John Clark from Dayton, OH and
Marc Colwell from Springfield, OH are the leaders in the battle for Team of
the Year honors.
Openings still exist for the Alum Creek qualifier and Barringer
encourages interested anglers to contact him at 1-800-890-FISH (3474), or
email the GNWC at [email protected].
The tournament director will have the trailer at Alum Creek State Park
from 6-8 p.m. the evening before the tournament to take late entries and
answer questions.
Teams are to meet at Alum Creek State Park the morning of the tournament
for registration and mandatory boat check. Host bait shop is the Cheshire
Market.
Take-off is at 7 a.m. with the weigh-in commencing at 3 p.m. sharp.
“Once again, we hope that a lot of people will turn out for the weigh-in.
The weigh-ins give spectators the chance to see what has been caught and to
hear what presentations worked to catch the fish.”
Title Sponsor for the GNWC is Gander Mountain with other major national
sponsors including Skeeter Boats, Yamaha Outboards, the Sportsman Channel,
Berkley, Aqua Innovations, YoNet Folding Nets by AMFYOYO, VIB”E” Lure
Company, TowTector Shield and UpNorth Outdoors.com. The Ohio Regional
Skeeter Boats sponsor is Boat Boys out of Newark, OH.