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TIEMANN, STANFORD WIN WAL-MART RCL WALLEYE LEAGUE EVENT ON GREEN BAY
GREEN BAY, Wis. (May 24, 2004) – Boater James Tiemann of Marinette and co-angler Herbert Stanford of Oregon combined for a total of five walleyes weighing 38 pounds, 5 ounces to claim victory at the Wal-Mart RCL Walleye League tournament held Saturday on Green Bay. Tiemann claimed $3,570 plus $500 bonus for the win, with Stanford earning $1,785 from the Wisconsin Division event.
The winners caught their limit with crawler harnesses and rattle beads around the Oconto area.
Finishing second were Bob Truttschel of Oconomowoc ($1,836 plus $400 bonus) and Brad Jakusz of Stevens Point ($918) with five walleyes weighing 38 pounds. Brian Deffner of Wausau ($1,530 plus $300 bonus) and Chad Michels of Greenville ($765) caught five walleyes weighing 37 pounds, 1 ounce to finish third. Dave Wirth of Berlin ($1,326) and David Woyak of Hartland ($663) claimed fourth place with five walleyes that weighed 36 pounds, 1 ounce. Finishing fifth were Steve Bodinger of Chilton ($918), and Tad Dachelet of Menasha ($459) thanks to a five-walleye catch that weighed 35 pounds, 11 ounces.
The Wisconsin Division’s next event will be a two-day Super Tournament, July 10-11 on Lake Winnebago. Boaters and co-anglers who finish in the top 25 in final points standings in each RCL Walleye League division will advance to the $100,000 RCL League Finals Sept. 2-4 on Bays de Noc in Escanaba, Mich. The winning boater at the finals will receive an Evinrude-or Yamaha-powered Ranger, Crestliner or Lund 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.
Wal-Mart RCL 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 RCL Walleye League meets the needs of America’s fishing masses by providing professionally administered, close-to-home, affordable events with lucrative cash purses.
The Wal-Mart RCL Walleye League is administered by FLW Outdoors, the world’s leading marketer of competitive fishing. Other FLW Outdoors-sanctioned tournament trails include the Wal-Mart RCL Walleye Tour, the world’s most lucrative walleye-fishing series; the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, the world’s most lucrative bass-fishing series; the EverStart Series, designed as a pathway to the FLW Tour; the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League for weekend anglers; and the Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail.
Wal-Mart and many of America’s most respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its six tournament trails. Wal-Mart has been the title sponsor of FLW Outdoors since 1997. For a complete list of FLW Outdoors sponsors and for more information about the premier products and services they offer, please visit FLWOutdoors.com.
For more information about the Wal-Mart RCL Walleye League or to enter a tournament, call (270) 252-1000 or visit FLWOutdoors.com.