Gander Mountain Grand National Walleye Cup Kicks Off Wisconsin Circuit April
18
By Steve Weisman
GNWC Publicity Director
Teams competing in the Wisconsin Region of the Gander Mountain Grand
National Walleye Cup (GNWC) are making final preparations for the Winneconne
opener on the Lake Winnebago chain and the Wolf River, Sunday, April 18.
GNWC director Bernie Barringer had this to say about the Wisconsin
opener. “This is our second year in Wisconsin, and we’re seeing lots of
interest in our 2004 circuit. This is an excellent fishery, and if we get
stable weather, I think we will have a good bite.”
Openings still exist for the Winneconne qualifier and Barringer
encourages interested anglers to contact him at 1-800-890-FISH (3474), or
email the GNWC at [email protected].
According to Barringer, competing teams should be at the Wolf River
House Resort in Winneconne between 6-6:30 Sunday morning to sign in and
participate in mandatory boat inspections. However, the tournament director
will have the GNWC trailer at the check-in site from 6-8 p.m. on Saturday
evening to answer questions and to take any late registrations.
The tournament hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Weigh-in begins precisely at 3
p.m., with awards to follow. “I encourage the public to come to the
weigh-in. It is always exciting to see what fish were caught and to learn
the presentations used to trigger the fish,” added Barringer.
Barringer shared his excitement about the 2004 season for the
eight-region partner circuit. “This is the second year for the GNWC, and we
are looking forward to more and more teams joining what we think is the most
exciting partner walleye circuit in the country. We are also very excited
about the enthusiasm of the sponsors. It’s been great to see the way top
national fishing companies have cast their support behind Gander Mountain
GNWC walleye tournament anglers.”
Another important part of the circuit is the GNWC website
(www.walleyecup.com), which offers detailed information for both Gander
Mountain GNWC members and Internet browsers. The site includes detailed
scheduling information on locations and host communities, tournament results
and highlights, how-to articles, along with a message board and free
classifieds for members.
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.