Nick Johnson wins!

  • jay55447
    Plymouth MN.
    Posts: 1031
    October 2, 2004 at 10:51 pm #1334668

    Great job nick. . What a good year and a great way to end the season

    lenny_jamison
    Bay City , WI
    Posts: 4001
    October 2, 2004 at 10:59 pm #323113

    Way to go Nick. It is great to see a local river rat get it done.

    Lenny Jamison

    dustin_stewart
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 1402
    October 2, 2004 at 11:06 pm #323114

    Good job Nick . Care to share the wining technique ?

    Dave Koonce
    Moderator
    Prairie du Chien Wi.
    Posts: 6946
    October 2, 2004 at 11:54 pm #323116

    Congrats to Nick !!

    and to Scott Steil and Jarrad Fluekiger for placing in the $$

    coot
    North Central Wisconsin
    Posts: 459
    October 3, 2004 at 1:41 am #323120

    AWESOME JOB NICK!!!! You ‘da man.

    Harley
    Posts: 6
    October 4, 2004 at 2:49 pm #323198

    Hey you guys!! Thanks for all the support, it is really appreciated. The experience has been unbeleivable. I think my feet finally touched the ground for the first time today!!! I really could not have done this without the input and knowledge from two very special people, Joe Wilson and Curt Poquette. I could not have asked for a better partner to travel and fish with than Joe his computer knowledge and background work leading up to this tournament were an unbeleivable asset to me. Curt came down and prefished with me for four days and played a very important part in establishing my pattern. I really do owe a big THANK YOU!!! to these two guys they mean a lot to me. I also would like to thank everyone else for all the support it means so much to know you guys are pulling for me. Thanks again!!!!!!!!!!

    Nick Johnson

    Fishbone4
    Norwood, Minnesota
    Posts: 105
    October 4, 2004 at 3:07 pm #323200

    Congratulations Nick!!!
    From what John tells me, it went to one of the best.

    john-tucker
    Northwest Illinois
    Posts: 1251
    October 4, 2004 at 6:46 pm #323219

    Congratulations Nick! What was the winning pattern, if I may ask? I fished with Joe W. a couple weeks in advance, and could not put a consistant pattern together. Joe definetly is a great guy though. I met him the day we fished together. We found some fish then, but everything had changed by tourney time. We had fun and I learned some about those nasty little kittys!

    buckshot
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 1653
    October 4, 2004 at 7:53 pm #323225

    Congrats!!!!!!!!!
    I was so glad to hear that you won….you had a good year and this is a great way to finish.
    You are the kind of pro every co-angler hopes to get paired with, great fisherman….and a great guy.
    John Blanchard

    jimsiewert
    Posts: 274
    October 4, 2004 at 8:01 pm #323228

    Congratulations Nick! You deserved the win and recognition. You have always have been and will continue to be a top notch competitor.

    Jimmy & Sara Siewert

    Joel Ballweg
    Sauk City, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3294
    October 5, 2004 at 12:43 am #323245

    Congratulations Nick,
    I still remember seeing the look on your face when you noticed your boat sinking on day one of the Devils Lake tournament.
    Glad to see your hard work and some major determination turn a urine poor start to a day into something great.
    If I remember correctly, you and Buckshot ended up in first place at the end of that day. Now it appears as though you rode that wave all the way to the finish line.
    Congratulations again on a fabulous year of fishing!
    JWB

    jldii
    Posts: 2294
    October 5, 2004 at 3:55 am #323255

    Congrats Nick.

    I enjoyed fishing with you at Port Clinton this year. Hope you don’t hold it against me that that was the only cut you didn’t make!

    If I had known you were going to do so good this year, I would have had you sign my hat or something. If you ever get up to Mille Lacs, give me a call and I’ll take you out for a day!

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    October 5, 2004 at 3:57 am #323256

    Dustin was keeping me up-to-date by phone on how you and a couple other guys were doing while I was on Mile Lacs. I was thrilled to hear that you took home the whole ball o’ wax! Congrats.

    I wonder how many willow cats a guy could buy up and stash with $300K?… lol

    scottsteil
    Central MN
    Posts: 3817
    October 5, 2004 at 12:54 pm #323271

    Congrats Nick, it was a deserving win. You put together a good program in a bad bite. Nice Job man!!

    ted-merdan
    Posts: 1036
    October 6, 2004 at 2:10 pm #323394

    Congratulations Nick on a title well deserved! Good things come to those that are persistent and work hard.

    Again, congrats!

    Ted Merdan

    Jeremiah Shaver
    La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 4941
    October 7, 2004 at 12:39 pm #323505

    This was in today’s LAX TRIB: CONGRATS

    NASCAK CASHES IN: Ranger pro Nick Johnson of Elmwood, Wis., caught four walleyes weighing 6 pounds, 9 ounces Saturday to win the $1.4 million Wal-Mart RCL Walleye Championship on the Mississippi River near Moline, Ill.

    However, Richard Nascak of Winona, Minn., also cashed in, winning $12,500 with an 11th place finish.

    “This is the second time in three years that I made the cut,” said Nascak, who finished fifth and won $25,000 in 2002.

    Johnson, who qualified for the championship as the 10th ranked angler on the 2004 Wal-Mart RCL Walleye Tour, took home $300,000 n the largest first-place award in walleye tournament fishing.

    Other La Crosse area anglers also won money. Robert Lampman of De Soto, Wis., finished 18th and won $3,300 in the Pro Division. Holmen’s Steve Tauscher won $1,800 with a 91st place finish while David Gary Bauer of Winona and Mike Jungwirth of Arcadia, Wis., each won $1,500.

    Michael Nascak of Winona, finished 128th and Colleen Lampman from De Soto, 151st, in the Co-Angler Division, but failed to win any money.

    evileye
    Milan Il
    Posts: 407
    October 10, 2004 at 12:13 pm #323723

    Way to go Nick!!!! You did a great job in a terrible bite,
    We are sure sorry the water was so dirty and the fishing slow but you showed it could still be done,Great to have a IDA guy win it

    Jeremiah Shaver
    La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 4941
    October 22, 2004 at 2:20 pm #325220

    I watched the championship on FLW outdoors last night…..It was pretty exciting…once again..Congrats

    Fife
    Ramsey, MN
    Posts: 4070
    October 22, 2004 at 3:20 pm #325243

    I watched it on TV last night also. I thought they did a great job of describing all the different techniques that were used. They also explained the risk that Nick had to take going through all those locks and cutting his fishing time in half. I don’t and I am sure most people don’t know everything that goes into winning one of these events, but the TV coverage gave a great insite into how hard it really is. I hope the sport keeps getting more and more TV coverage like this.

    ryan-hale
    NW Ia
    Posts: 1548
    October 22, 2004 at 9:45 pm #325300

    I thought it was great to show how proud Nick’s dad was. Nick’s and his dad must have a great relationship.The coverage was good.It was neat to see Rick and how he was handlining,never seen that myself.
    Ryan Hale

    john-tucker
    Northwest Illinois
    Posts: 1251
    October 22, 2004 at 11:28 pm #325308

    Anyone have this on tape? I would love to see it, especially on my home waters, but it is not broadcast in my area .

    bill_cadwell
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 12607
    October 23, 2004 at 2:35 am #325314

    If not they I think they will have the tape for sale soon on the RCL site. Thanks, Bill

    john-tucker
    Northwest Illinois
    Posts: 1251
    October 23, 2004 at 11:55 am #325327

    Thanks Bill! I did not know they sold the tapes. I’ll check the site from time to time, gotta see that video!

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