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Prefishing
Pays Off for Clear Lake Duo
By Steve Weisman
Gander Mountain GNWC Publicity Director
Six days of prefishing were definitely worth the effort for the team of
Randy Mumm and Jim Juhlin as they took the Iowa Region opener of the
Gander Mountain Grand National Walleye Cup on Sunday, April 25 at Clear
Lake.
Although they only boated four walleyes, their weight
of 8.72 pounds
earned them the $1800 winner's check and the Clear Lake tournament
championship plaques. Their kicker fish weighing 4.04 pounds gave them the
Berkley Trilene Big Fish Award of $400 in Berkley products and separated
them from the rest of the field.
Earning the second place check of $900 with a six-fish
limit weighing 7.71 pounds was the team of Denny Miller from Fairfax, IA
and Steve Miller from Cedar Rapids, IA.
Third place went to Jamee Wallingford and Don Poole
from Farmington. Their five walleyes weighed 7.49 pounds good for a $600
check.
With rain until mid-morning and winds increasing to 20
mph out of the northwest, you would have thought that the teams would try
to get out of the wind. Just the opposite! The best bite was at the east
end of the lake where 3-4 foot waves were rolling into the shoreline.
For the winners, it came down to locations gleaned from
six days of
prefishing and using an 1/8-ounce jig tipped with a minnow. "We
prefished six days and had six spots to fish," said Randy. His
partner Jim continued, "When one place died out, we just kept
moving."
The second and third place teams fished in the waves
but instead of jig fishing, they pulled crankbaits. The Millers cranked
"the windiest corner of the lake," according to Steve. They
worked their plugs in 2-5 foot of water using Shad Raps and Berkley
Frenzeys in the lighter, natural color. "It was funny," added
Steve. "When the crankbaits got into water shallower than two foot,
muskies would hit the cranks. We actually caught three muskies."
Wallingford and Poole found color made a difference
with their
crankbaits. Don noted, "When it was cloudy, the darker colored Shad
Raps worked better, but when the sun came out, the chrome worked
better."
The "Yo So Close" award of a Yo Net folding
net valued at $80 went to the three teams that placed just out of the
money. The went to Joe and Kathy Kirk in 13th place; Jesse Rouse and Cory
Batterson in 14th place; and Dan Schnetzler and Ben Thoresen in 15th
place.
Al Wittmus and Mike Clarke were the winners of the
Gander Mountain "Need More Stuff" drawing of $200 for a Gander
Mountain Shopping Spree.
Gander Mountain GNWC Tournament Director Dean Higgins
felt the weather had an impact on the teams. "The front and the rain
definitely changed things. However, we still had six teams weigh in
six-fish limits. What I thought was really great was the number of family
teams. We had 14 family teams fishing this first tournament of the Iowa
Region. That is one of the many strengths of the Gander Mountain GNWC."
For complete results of the Clear Lake tournament,
check out the Gander Mountain GNWC website at www.walleyecup.com.
Next up for the Iowa teams will be a trip to the
Okoboji Chain of Lakes on Sunday, May 9.
Anglers interested in signing up for a future qualifier
or simply
wanting more information on the GNWC circuit can Title Sponsor for the
GNWC is Gander Mountain with other major national sponsors including
Skeeter Boats, Yamaha Outboards, the Sportsman Channel,
Berkley, Aqua Innovations, YoNet Folding Nets by AMFYOYO, VIB"E"
Lure Company, TowTector Shield and UpNorth Outdoors.com. Iowa Regional
sponsors include Carlson-Sanderson Real Estate, Motor Inn, Inc., and
Triggs Bay Resort.
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