World Walleye Association (WWA) held its second Illinois qualifying tournaments Saturday June 22^nd. Tom Ingoglia (Antioch, IL) and Luke Krengiel (Ingleside, IL) took top honors with a six fish limit of 12.87 lbs that included a big fish of 6.06 lbs. This qualifier was also a TWF NTC side pot event where the 3^rd place team Ed Klepacki (Wonder Lake, IL) and Jason Ramano took first place in the NTC side pot with their 6 fish limit totaling 11.82 Lbs. In addition to the prize money for 3^rd place, the guys, through the NTC side pot, have won a paid entry and are already looking forward to the 2014 NTC tournament on Green Bay. Complete WWA qualifier results are available at www.worldwalleye.com Continue reading

The 2013 Big Mac tournament was held over Father’s Day Weekend and for as long as I can remember the weather cooperated.  The NWA had a 28 boat field both days and launched out of Admiral’s Cove.  The rule’s meeting was held at 6 p.m. at the Sand’s Bar and Grill on Friday night.

Day 1, saw for a very slow bite for most, a lot of teams were coming in with 1 and 2 fish.  The team of Rossencutter/Rosencutter came in with a very nice 5 fish basket of 17.9 lbs. and their big fish weighed in at a whopping 11.27 lbs.  Rounding out the top 4 were the teams of Brandon/Conroy, Johnson/Hiilard, and Steinke/Steinke.  The TWF side-pot winner for day 1 was Oliver/Schroeder, with this win the team wins an automatic paid entry into the 2014 NTC, a gas stipend and other contingencies. Continue reading