Presented by Buckeye Sports Center
Lorain,OH- Jason Kopf and Rodger Riggs capture Walleye Madness Lorain with a weight of 40.92 Saturday. With a calm Lake Erie and hot temps fishing would be tough for most anglers. Jason and Rodger pulled Reef Runners near Avon Point. On top of their first place finish the duo captured a paid spot for the 2017 National Team Championship in Lorain.

“It feels good to capture a spot for the NTC, huge relief off our shoulders.” Kopf said. 25 teams battled it out in the biggest NTC Side Pot in Ohio. On top of their paid spot they will receive NTC plaques, custom jerseys, $100 in Cabela’s gift cards and $200 in travel money. Jason and Rodger take home $3500 in cash and prizes.

Coming in second place was Mitch Shipman and Chad Fenstermaker with 40.02lbs. Mitch and Chad trolled worm harnesses at varying depths near Avon and Lorain. They also captured a paid 2017 NTC Spot and were the highest Mercury owner for a total earnings of $1900. Doug Fair and Todd Johnson finished third with 39.44 pounds for $950. Sam Cappelli and Ted Jackson lands 4th for $775. Rounding out the top 5 was Rico Mixon and Marina Leydiker.

The $300 Lund Boats Bonus was captured by the 6th place team of John Allen and Jason Maraskine. Buckeye Big Fish of the day was a 10.36 caught by Frank Murphy and Steve Borowske.

Walleye Madness Tournaments are sponsored by Buckeye Sports Center, Lund Boats, Mercury Marine. The series offers no-membership fee required 100% payout tournaments, plus $700 per event in sponsor bonuses. Cabela’s National Team Championship qualifying is provided by the series affiliation with the national organization The Walleye Federation. We also would like to thank our contributing sponsors: Mepps, Reef Runner, Surf Monkey Gear, Oakley, Opti-Tackle, Vibe, Rednek Outfitters and AirWave Pedestal. Next up on the Walleye Madness Tournaments schedule June 25th Lake Erie in Geneva.

For more information please visit www.walleyemadness.net. Email info@walleyeMadness.net or call 440-390-8054

1. Rodger Riggs/Jason Kopf 92 Winner
2. Mitch Shipman/Chad Fentsermaker 02 Winner
3. Doug Fair/Todd Johnson 44
4. Rico Mixon/Marina Leydiker 22
5. John Allen/Jason Maraskine 16
6. Nicholas Zart/Gary Zart 22
7. Shawn Ritchie/Dave Knierieman 28
8. Jim Gwynn/Matt Whitacre 94
9. Scott Geitgey/Dan Paul 80
10. David Conant/Mark Carr 64
11. Jared Meisterics/John Snow 40
12. Aaron Humbert/Mike Robertson 14
13. Kody Hill/Mike Morgan 70
14. Greg Bentz/Jeff Cueni 88
15. Randy Eyre/Aaron Depinet 20
16. Clayton Allshouse/Brad Dailey 04
17. Zak Jobes/Bryan Fisher 74
18. Jeff Amon/Danny Alverson 74
19. Mike Dauherty/Dana Dauherty 42
20. Kurt Mckenna/Nick Lary 38
21. Dave Frey/Lonnie Hanchosky 0
22. Don Lint/Greg Clayton 0
23. Charlie Robinson/Francis Ball 0
24. Virgil Tent/Ciprian Donici 0
25. Adam Momirov/Carl Momirov 0

MILTON TOWNSHIP, Ohio – The Ohio Walleye Federation held its third tournament of the 2016 season on Sunday, May 22 at Lake Milton located in Mahoning County, just west of Youngstown, Ohio.  Twenty seven teams searched the 1600 acre scenic lake shoreline looking for the big bag of walleye that would earn them a share of the $4,300 in prize money.

The team of Paul Kerr of Lowellville, Ohio and Brian Davies of North Canton, Ohio found just that.  The duo earned 1^st place weighing in 5 fish at 12.19 lbs., including big fish of the day at 5.12 lbs.  Brian Davies stated that “Our fish were caught pitching jigs down steep banks. We were sitting in 10-13 feet of water, with our bites coming at the 6-7 foot range.   Our biggest fish was caught around a laid down tree; we thought it was snag,” but it in fact was a 25” walleye.   Their jigging efforts earned them $1900 in prize money. Continue reading