For Immediate Release
Guth, McCarty Maintain Lead to Win Wisconsin Championship of Walleye Fishing
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By Steve Weisman
Gander Mountain GNWC Publicity Director
The team of Tim Guth from Monico, WI and David McCarty from Pelican
Lake, WI found out what a 1.63-pound walleye can mean! It meant a check for
$7700 and the Wisconsin State Championship of Walleye Fishing title.
The two-day championship was held at Green Lake and is the fifth of
eight such tournaments on the Gander Mountain Grand National Walleye Cup
(GNWC) circuit.
Guth and McCarty’s 1.63 pounder was the only fish weighed during the
Championships, which found the tournament teams fighting tough, cold front
conditions that almost totally shut down the bite.
“This is definitely the toughest tournament I have ever been a part of,”
said Gander Mountain Grand National Walleye Cup(GNWC) Tournament Site
Director Greg Liebel. “We all kept thinking that surely someone would find
the secret, but nobody ever did. It goes to show that at times walleyes just
plain won’t bite.”
For Guth and McCarty, it was a shock that their 1.63-pound walleye held
up, but it did and helped the winners walk away with not only the $7700 but
also the Berkley Big Fish Award of $400 in Berkley product. They found the
fish in the southwest corner of the lake in a trough or opening of a
weedbed. They worked 5-6′ of water, pulling 1/8-ounce chartreuse jigs. The
lone keeper came on a jig and nightcrawler combination.
Several other teams won awards in special random drawings. These awards
included three Yo Net folding nets, two VIB”E” Lure packets, a Towtector
boat protector and the Gander Mountain “Need More Stuff” drawing for a
Gander Mountain Shopping Spree.
Bernie Barringer, GNWC Executive Director, echoed Liebel’s thoughts.
“Man was this tough. However, it also goes to show that one fish can make
the difference. In this case, the winners caught the only fish and walked
away with everything.”
Liebel added, “I do want to thank everybody who helped us from the Green
Lake area. We had great volunteer help, which is always appreciated.”
The Walleye Wisdom camera crew was also on hand to film footage of the
Championship. “The Walleye Wisdom camera crew is at all of the State
Championships to capture the excitement of the tournament action. The
highlights of these State Championships and the National Championships,
along with some great walleye fishing tips will appear on our 13-week
Walleye Wisdom television program,” noted Barringer.
Those interested in checking out the standings, reading the releases
about any of the eight regions or simply learning more about the circuit can
access the Gander Mountain GNWC website at http://www.walleyecup.com.
Title Sponsor for the GNWC is Gander Mountain. Other major national
sponsors include Skeeter Boats, Yamaha Outboards, the Sportsman Channel,
Berkley, Aqua Innovations, YoNet Folding Nets by AMFYOYO, VIB”E” Lure
Company, TowTector Shield and UpNorthOutdoors.com.