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30.Jul.2006 - Press Release
from FLW Outdoors
MENOMINEE, Mich. —
Boater Dean Stoflet of Nekoosa, Wis., earned $3,600 Sunday as winner of
the Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League Wisconsin Division Super Tournament on
Green Bay. Stoflet, caught five walleyes weighing 35 pounds, 3 ounces on
day one to make the top-15 cut in first place. He caught five walleyes
weighing 33 pounds, 12 ounces in the final round to secure his first
Walleye League victory with a two-day total of 68 pounds, 15 ounces.
“This is awesome,” said Stofet, who has three top-10 finishes this year.
“I’ve been fishing these events for a long time and everything finally
fell in place.”
Stoflet, who also won $750 Ranger bonus, trolled crawler harnesses with
Northland blades in 15 to 25 feet of water concentrating on rocky areas.
“The wind switched to every direction possible,” said Stoflet, who is a
full-time guide in central Wisconsin. “My Minn Kota Vantage helped me keep
my boat in position and at the exact speeded I needed to get the fish to
bite.”
Rounding out the top five boaters Brian Deffner of Eland, Wis. (nine
walleyes, 64 pounds, 06 ounces, $2,000 plus $500 contingency bonus);
Richard Konrad of Brillion, Wis. (10 walleyes, 61 pounds, 8 ounces, $1,800
plus $400 contingency bonus); Lynn Niklasch of Oconomowoc, Wis. (10
walleyes, 50 pounds, 15 ounces, $1,600) and David Hackett of Amherst, Wis.
(six walleyes, 45 pounds, 5 ounces, $1,280 plus $250 contingency bonus).
Randy Schultz of Fond du Lac, Wis., earned $1,800 as winner of the
Co-angler Division with nine walleyes, 68 pounds, 1 ounce.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Dennis Bennett of Kingston, Ill.
(nine walleyes, 62 pounds, 14 ounces, $1,000); Randy Ludwig of Neenah,
Wis. (eight walleyes, 58 pounds, 7 ounces, $900) Mark Cloutier of
Escanaba, Mich. (10 walleyes, 56 pounds, 12 ounces, $800); and Ryan
Schroeder of Manitowoc, Wis. (nine walleyes, 47 pounds, 9 ounces, $640).
Three FLW Walleye League divisions – Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin –
each feature three one-day events and one two-day Super Tournament during
the regular season. Every angler who receives weight credit earns points,
with 100 points awarded to the winner, 99 for second, 98 for third, and so
on, except for Super Tournaments, which award 150 points to the winner,
149 for second, 148 for third, and so on. These points determine angler
standings.
The top 35 boaters and 35 co-anglers from each FLW Walleye League division
advance to the $141,950 Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League Finals, set for Sept.
7-9 on Lake Michigan in Escanaba, Mich. Anglers finishing in the top 10 in
each division also receive priority entry into the Wal-Mart FLW Walleye
Tour for 2007.
The Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League was created to provide the grassroots
walleye angler a chance to compete in professionally administered,
close-to-home tournaments with lucrative cash awards.
Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW
Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Series, Stren
Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail
presented by Abu Garcia, Stratos Owners’ Tournament Trail, Wal-Mart FLW
Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour,
Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series, Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series and Wal-Mart FLW
Striper Series. These circuits offer combined purses exceeding $37.9
million through 249 events in 2006.
For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournament programs,
browse FLWOutdoors.com or call (270) 252-1000.
Wal-Mart and many of America’s largest and most respected companies
support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart signed on as an
FLW Outdoors sponsor in 1997 and today is the world’s leading supporter of
tournament fishing. For more information about Wal-Mart, visit
Wal-Mart.com.
This week’s Wal-Mart Walleye League event at Green Bay is presented by
Evinrude. |
