Lampman, Woodke Tie in Walmart FLW Walleye League Wisconsin Division Event on Green Bay
Category: press release
Jun 29th, 2009 by OutdoorsFIRST
Modified Jun 29th, 2009 at 12:00 AM
OCONTO, Wis. (June 29, 2009) – Robert Lampman of De Soto, Wis., and Daniel Woodke of Gillett, Wis., tie in catching five walleyes that weighed 27 pounds, 10 ounces earning them both $3,780 Saturday as winners of the Walmart FLW Walleye League Wisconsin Division event on Green Bay. Lampman’s co-angler, Doug Janssen of Abrams, Wis., and Woodke’s co-angler, Todd Leider of Zimmerman, Wis., each earned $1,890 for the win.
Lampman said he caught his fish using harnesses & spinner blades.
Rounding out the top five are Ryan Jirik of Rhinelander, Wis., who earned $2,160 and co-angler Charles Mueller of Green Bay, Wis., who earned $1,080 (five walleyes, 26 pounds, 13 ounces); Brian Deffner of Eland, Wis., who earned $1,800 and co-angler Richard Lendosky of Peshtigo, Wis., who earned $900 (five walleyes, 26 pounds, 12 ounces); and Dan Jarvi of Rockford, Ill., who earned $1,440 and co-angler Gerald Wilmet of Depere, Wis., who earned $720 (five walleyes, 26 pounds, 1 ounce).
Boaters and co-anglers are randomly paired for the event and fish for a combined boat weight. Boaters compete against other boaters, and co-anglers compete against other co-anglers. Cash payouts extend through 20th place based on a full field of 100 boats.
Four FLW Walleye League divisions – Michigan, Minnesota, Heartland and Wisconsin – each feature three one-day events. Every angler who receives weight credit earns points, with 100 points awarded to the winner, 99 for second, 98 for third, and so on. These points determine angler standings.
The top 30 boaters and top 30 co-anglers from each FLW Walleye League division at the end of the season advance to the 2009 Walmart FLW Walleye League Finals set for Sept. 17-19 on Lake Wissota in Chippewa Falls, Wis., where they will compete for a Ranger 621 powered by a 200 horsepower Evinrude or Yamaha outboard and a Ranger Reata 1760 Angler, respectively. Anglers competing in the no-entry-fee League Finals may also participate in an optional payout that could boost boater winnings by $8,400 and co-angler winnings by $4,200 based on 120 boaters and co-anglers participating. The fee for participation in the optional payout is $300 for boaters and $150 for co-anglers. Qualifiers may elect to participate any time after qualifying through the Sept. 16 FLW Walleye League Finals pretournament meeting. Please check the online rules to view the payout table.
The boater and co-angler point’s champions from each division also advance to the no-entry-fee 2009 Walmart FLW Walleye Tour Championship in Bismarck, N.D., Sept. 30-Oct. 3 for a chance to compete for as much as $150,000 in the Pro Division and $20,000 in the Co-angler Division. Anglers finishing the season in the top 10 in each division also receive priority entry into the Walmart FLW Walleye Tour for 2010.
The third and final regular-season event for Heartland Division anglers will be on the Illinois River in Spring Valley, Ill., Aug. 1.
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