LEETCH AND BEYNUM WIN CLOSE WWA SOUTH DAKOTA TEAM CHALLENGE EVENT
Lake Preston, SD- Emil Leetch and Jeff Beynum held off a hard charging field
of skilled anglers to win the World Walleye Association South Dakota Team
Challenge tournament held on Lake Thompson June 15th, 2003.
Suspending bait under slip bobbers in shallow water among trees in the north
end of the lake, Leetch and Beynum were not only able to catch the winning
weight of 15.75 pounds using this technique, but they also caught the big
fish of the tournament weighing 5.62-pounds.
David Palli and Keith Anderson came in a very close second with a weight of
15.50-pounds.
Jason Swartz and Matt Beaner were third with 14.29-pounds.
³Jason Swartz was lucky to be able to fish the tournament². Said Steve
Poll, Executive Director of the WWA, ³ He originally was planning on fishing
the entire South Dakota circuit but his plans were changed as he was called
to active duty in the military to participate in Iraqi Freedom. But his tour
of duty ended just in time and we are thankful he made it back safe to join
us.²
The next stop for the South Dakota Team Challenge series is June 29th at
Lake Poinsett out of Sioux Land Resort.
To see pictures of the winning teams and a complete list of how all the
teams finished, visit the WWA website at http://www.worldwalleye.com
<http://www.worldwalleye.com/> or watch for results on all the WWA
tournaments in the Badger Sportsman magazine in upcoming issues.
For information on fishing the World Walleye Association, a ŒTournament
Circuit For Fisherman, Run By Fisherman², visit the website or call
920-924-2100
The World Walleye Association is proudly sponsored by Patriot Boats,³
Overbuilt for Life²
Chris Gasser
Media Coordinator/WWA
[email protected]