NWA and NWT Trail Meet in Championship for 2nd Year

By Tournament Director, Chuck Pavelka

Nebraska walleye Associations last tournament of the year was held on Merrit Lake August 6-7.  Day one was an open tournament where 41 teams fished and caught 40 fish. The winning team of Green and Green had 13.01 pounds.  The pair caught their fish in the main lake on crank baits.

The second place team of Roland and Roland caught 10.77 pounds by casting jigs and slab where Snake River joins the lake.

The second day was the state championship where the Nebraska Walleye Association and Nebraska Walleye Trail meet for the second year.  The Nebraska Walleye Trail team of Reglin and  Vinzant came out on top with 13.49 pounds; they caught there fish up in the Snake River. Second went to Thielen and Thielen with 8.85 pounds.

It was a tough bite the whole year, but anglers caught enough weight to earn team of the year honors.  This year, the top spots went to the team of Hettler and Shada followed by Anderson and Green.

 

 

NWA/NWT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AUGUST 7

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP NWA/NWT MERRIT AUG. 7th
Place Team # Team # of fish BIG FISH TOTAL
1 13 Reglin/Vinzant 3 13.49
2 7 THIELEN/THIELEN 3 3.58 8.85
3 29 Roland/Roland 3 4.9 7.84
4 39 Sikes/Bliven 1 6.49
5 26 Quinn/Horine 2 4.62 5.73
6 15 Hettler/Shada 3 1.92 5.57
7 19 Kunze/Dush 3 1.97 5.44
8 24 Baker/Kleeb 1 3.91
9 33 Lindsteadt/Doles 1 2.76
10 25 Schilousky/Palacz 2 1.35 2.5
11 20 Hadan/Hankla 1 2.48
12 18 McGannon/Hunke 1 2.42
13 21 Fame/Bryant 1 1.68
14 23 Glasshoff/Masscarelo 1.68
15 31 Spanel/Synak 1 1.56
16 8 HEFLIN/PENNER 1 1.22
17 5 ANDERSON/HAINES 1 1.1
18 12 Debrie/Willis illis 1 1.07
19 27 Hamik/Slaymaker/ 1 0.99
20 1 PAVELKA/PAVELKA 0
21 4 WILLIS/SEIMS 0
22 9 Sweley/Kraus 0
23 10 Verba/Verba 0
24 11 Vance/VANCE 0
25 16 Oxford/Ryan 0
26 17 Doty/Haes 0
27 36 Dembroski/Dembroski 0
28 41 Huff/Hunter 0
29 2 WALDRON/WALDRON
30 3 ROBINSON/BAKER
31 6 GREEN/GREEN
32 14 Powers/Green
33 22 Quick/Quick
34 28 Sanger/Zimmerman
35 30 Archer/Archer
36 32 Shada/Weaver        Sat. Only
37 34 Hesse/Michaley  Sat only
38 35 Woerth/Paul
39 37 Nadolski/Nadolski
40 38 Seffron/Clayton
41 40 NEWCOMER/NEWCOMER

NWT MERRIT OPEN AUGUST 6

MERRIT OPEN
August 6
TEAM BIG FISH TOTAL POINTS PAID
1 Green/Green 4.36 13.01 Y
2 Roland/Roland 6.57 10.77 Y
3 Lindsteadt/Doles 2.62 10.3
4 Powers/Green 9.92
5 Fame/Bryant 3.16 9.53
6 Schilousky/Palacz 6.28 8.26
7 Sikes/Bliven 4.87 6.5
8 Quinn/Horine 2.64 5
9 Thielen/Thielen 2.57 4.54 y
10 Shada/Weaver        Sat. Only 4.52 4.52 y
11 Hettler/Shada 2.45 4.5
12 Huff/Hunter 3.78 3.78
13 Spanel/Synak 1.77 3.66
14 Anderson/Haines 1.61 3.52
15 Debrie/Willis 2.14 3.48 y
16 Heflin/Penner 2.15 3.45 y
17 Baker/Kleeb 1.72 3.35
18 Hesse/Michaley  Sat only 3.11 3.11
19 Sanger/Zimmerman 1.44 y
20 Kunze/Dush 1.12 y
21 Pavelka/Pavelka 0
22 Waldron/Waldron 0
23 Glasshoff/Masscarelo 0
24 Willis/Seims 0 y
25 Robinson/Baker 0
26 Sweley/Kraus 0
27 Hamik/Slaymaker/ 0
28 Verba/Verba 0
29 Dembroska/Dembroska 0
30 Archer/Archer 0
31 Reglin/Vinzant 0
32 Oxford/Ryan 0
33 Doty/Haes 0
34 McGannon/Hunke 0
35 Hadan/Hankla 0
36 Quick/Quick 0
37 Hamik/Slaymaker/ 0
38 Seffron/Clayton 0
39 Nadolski/Nadolska 0
40 Newcomer/Newcomer 0
41 Woerth/Paul 0

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