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SWC Second Cabelas Qualifying Event

Sunday May 4th Mother Nature decided to fully cooperate with the needs of the SWC and our second Cabela’s Qualifying event of the season.  Of course it always helps if the Walleye decide to cooperate also!  The initial indications at the launch in the morning were teams had been catching fish in practice and expectations …

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Lake Erie Walleye Trail Season Opener

Better late than never at the Cabela’s, Crown Battery, Sharpnack Direct, Lake Erie Walleye Trail (LEWT) season opener hosted by “Magee East” Marina and Campground. After an unusually bitter winter that left thick ice across the western basin of Lake Erie until the end of March, the season opening LEWT event was postponed one week …

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The Ohio Walleye Federation Mosquito Lake

The Ohio Walleye Federation held its first tournament of 2014 on Mosquito Lake on April 13th.  After one of the worst winters in recent memory and later than normal ice out the weather on tournament day was near record highs with temperatures in the 80’s.   High winds accompanied the warm temperatures creating big waves on …

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Rhodes, Koester Win Cabela’s MWC Season Opener

Rhodes, Koester Win Cabela’s Masters Walleye Circuit Season Opener On The Illinois River Presented by Berkley Baits   For Immediate Release – Spring Valley, Ill.—March 30, 2014—Scott Rhodes and Jeff Koester racked up an impressive 26 pounds, 4 ounces to win the Cabela’s Masters Walleye Circuit’s 2014 season opener on the Illinois River at Spring …

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