Cominsky, Canon Capture WMT-WT6 Finale!

Cominsky, Canon Capture WMT Finale

 

Conneaut, OH-August 12th 2017-Waleye Madness held its series finale on what would be a breezy day on Lake Erie. Teams launched boats at the Conneaut Port Authority Ramp set to find 5 fish to bring to the scales.

Hard work prevailed as the team of Chase Cominsky and Lee Canon captured 1st place. Their Mercury equipped boat had them making a big run to Geneva. The big run didn’t pan out as planned as they found out quick the fish would just not bite. The fish were negative and they needed to make the choice quick. They reeled in their rods and headed back east to Ashtabula where they were able to locate active fish. “We got double right away” said Cominsky. They were able to stay on the active pod of fish, bringing 5 fish that weighed 34.05#. “Pulling deep bayrats on wire caught most of our fish” Canon explained. The team also was the highest finishing Mecury boat good for $200 totaling a payday of $2750.

Second place honors went to Emil Banar and Tim Heslop with a bag of 33.47#. They made a big run to the 14 line to get there 5 fish. Hendricks and Ulmer took 3rd place with a 31.62# bag anchored by the Buckeye Sports Center Big Fish of the day. The fish weighed in at 9.79lbs good for $200. The team ran bandits with weight added to get to the depths they needed to. The team of Leigh and Doughty received 4th place honors with a 24.74# bag. Rounding out the top 5 was Dean and Metzger. Lund Contingency honors went to Lint and Clayton. Lund Boats offers $300 to the highest finishing Lund Boat.

WMT would also like to congratulate Team of the Year Adam Momirov and Ryan Cecil they put together a great year and will be awarded the winner take all pot and some custom jackets.
WMT will be holding 2 special events this fall. October 15 at Berlin Lake and November 18th Cleveland Night bite out of Edgewater. Please watch for updates as both tournaments will sell out!

WMT would like to give a special thanks to the staff of Conneaut Port Authority for their hospitality.

Walleye Madness Tournaments offer true 100% payouts and no membership fees. Buckeye Sports Center Big Fish, Mercury and Lund Boats bonuses are added bonuses that are not taken out of the entry fees! That’s $700 added to each tournament! Every entry fee is given back to the winners, nothing ever held back! Big thanks to our title sponsors Buckeye Sports Center, Lund Boats and Mercury Marine. Also our awesome contributing partners Canyon Coolers, Rednek Outfitters, Accu-Cull, Airwave Pedestal, Sunoco, DB Marine, Worldwide Marine Insurance, Vibe, Oakley, Northland and Opti-Tackle who donated over $8000 in merchandise to be given out to the anglers at each tournament. Please go to walleyemadness.net for full standings and registration. Over 200 photos can be viewed on our Facebook page. Don’t miss out on our one of kind tournaments!

SIXTH ANNUAL ROD MARSHAL TOURNAMENT HELD ON HARLAN COUNTY LAKE

SIXTH ANNUAL ROD MARSHAL TOURNAMENT HELD ON HARLAN COUNTY LAKE

By Sandi Lyons-Hoard

            Saturday May 6 and Sunday May 7, 2017, the Sixth Annual Rod Marshal Fishing Tournament, hosted by the Harlan Anglers Walleye Club, was held on Harlan County Lake. Saturday the weather was overcast with no wind. Sunday was cloudy, warm with a strong southern wind.  A total of 162 fish were caught Saturday and 228 fish were caught Sunday for a total weight of 821.85 pounds of fish. 85 teams from Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado participated in this year’s tournament.

We want to say “Thank You!” to Dennis Heying and Tammi Heying and family of Minden, Ne., for all their help and support for and during the tournament. They helped to make this year’s tournament a huge success!

A special thanks goes out to the Nebraska Walleye Trail for their co-sponsoring and supporting the tournament; to the Nebraska Walleye Association and all the Anglers that fished the tournament and to all the area businesses for their donations and support of the tournament; to Todd Garringer for being the tournament’s weighmaster; to Rod Marshall family and Todd Garringer and son for doing boat checks both days, Rod Bartell for letting seeing the boats off and back in and Troy Hornaman for measuring fish.

The “Big Fish,” caught by Larry Riggs from Seldon, Kansas weighed 8.68 pounds and paid $850. This tournament had 100% payouts that were paid to a total of 17 winning teams. Listed are the top five teams:

  1. First Place at a cash prize of $7,200 went to Rob Martensen, and Greg Mekelburg from Nebraska. Total weight of fish caught for both days was 25.88 pounds.
  2. Second Place at a cash prize of $4,200 went to Bill Kunze and Greg Belgum of Nebraska Total weight of fish caught for both days was 24.94 pounds.
  3. Third Place at a cash prize of $2,900 went to Caleb Quinn and Travis Fredrick of Nebraska. Total weight of fish caught for both days was 24.42 pounds.
  4. Fourth Place at a cash prize of $1,300 went to Ben Seim and Scott Willis Nebraska. Total weight of fish caught both days was 23.60 pounds.
  5. Fifth Place at a cash prize of $1,000 went to Randall Horine and Brandon Sinsel of Nebraska. Total weight of fish caught both days was 22.60 pounds.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harlan Anglers Walleye Club Tournament held on Harlan County Lake

Harlan Anglers Walleye Club Tournament held on Harlan County Lake

By Rod Hoard

            Sunday June 4, 2017, the Harlan Anglers Walleye annual Fishing Tournament, hosted by the Harlan Anglers Walleye Club, was held on Harlan County Lake. The weather was sunny, hot with very little wind.  A total of 99 fish were caught Sunday for a total weight of 204 pounds of fish. Sixty one teams from Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado participated in this year’s tournament. This was a tough tournament as the lake level has been rising and is higher than it has been for years. This puts the fish back in the weeds and trees where unfortunately they are hard to find because of the density of the weeds and trees which makes it almost impossible for the boats to get through.

A special thanks goes out to all the Anglers that fished the tournament and to all the area businesses for their donations and support of the tournament; to Todd Garringer for being the tournament’s weigh-master; to Rod Marshall Family and Todd Garringer and son for doing boat checks and Troy Hornaman for measuring fish.

The “Big Fish,” caught by Steve and Jim Fitz from Broken Bow Nebraska and Wyoming weighed 6.42 pounds and paid $610. This tournament had 100% payouts that were paid to a total of 12 winning teams. Listed are the top five teams:

            First Place at a cash prize of $3,500 went to Dennis & Shelby Vance from Selden Kansas. Total weight of fish caught was 17.02 pounds.

Second Place at a cash prize of $2,150 went to Jared & Roger Meyer of Hastings & Ayr Nebraska Total weight of fish caught was 11.14 pounds.

            Third Place at a cash prize of $1,350 went to Bruce Webster & Justin Monsel of Lincoln Nebraska. Total weight of fish caught was 10.84 pounds.

            Fourth Place at a cash prize of $650 went to Casey Skiles & Shawn Stone from Alma and Loomis Nebraska. Total weight of fish caught was 9.64 pounds.

            Fifth Place at a cash prize of $450 went to Jim & Steve Fitz from Broken Bow Nebraska & Wyoming. Total weight of fish caught was 9.14 pounds.   

Harlan Anglers Walleye Club

Harlan Anglers Walleye Club

Do you like to fish? Do you like spending time at Harlan County Lake? If your answer is yes to both questions come check out the Harlan Anglers Walleye Club.

The Harlan Anglers Walleye Club—HAWC–is a local club that was started over twenty years ago by local fishermen. Today HAWC has close to 100 members that include families. Members come from throughout Nebraska and from neighboring states like Kansas, Colorado and Iowa. HAWC tournaments continue to grow with many of the same people fishing these tournaments year after year. HAWC and its tournaments has been a great opportunity for members and nonmembers to get to know others and to build lasting friendships.

HAWC has several sponsors from the area and the surrounding communities. Sponsors are what make these events successful and also help HAWC support Youth Fishing. In 2017 HAWC will hold a free raffle at each tournament for a free Lifetime Youth Fishing permit for those fifteen years and younger. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission offer these with Cabela’s paying half of the permit and HAWC paying for the other half. These Sponsorships is what helps the club have a one hundred percent payout, pay for the Lifetime Youth Permits and operating costs.

HAWC has teamed up with the Nebraska Walleye Trail and the Nebraska Walleye Association in the past and hopes to continue in the future. Each of these organizations promote Youth Fishing by not only giving out Youth Lifetime Fishing permits but also by hosting youth fishing clinics, giving fishing lessons, and handing out free rods and reels to each youth. Many members of HAWC are also members of the Nebraska Walleye Association and the Nebraska Walleye trail with each fishing the other’s tournaments to make them successful.  For a list of events held by the Harlan Anglers Walleye Club, Sponsors and Tournament results go to our website: www.harlananglerswalleyeclub.com.

The Harlan Anglers Walleye Club starts its Tuesday night league on April 25, 2017 on Harlan County Lake. To fish the Tuesday Night League you must be a member of the Harlan Anglers Walleye Club with the cost of a family membership just $20 per year. Membership also goes toward an end of the year picnic with the club providing steaks for everyone and members bringing pot luck dishes. All members and their families are invited to attend the end of the year picnic. The club also hosts Sunday’s leagues from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. throughout the summer with the weigh-in held at North Shore Marina’s boat slips. To fish these Tuesday night or Sunday tournaments the cost is $5.00 per person over the age of 18. You can have as many people in your boat as you want as along as all are members. You can check in one man’s limit per boat with the heaviest total weight winning the pot for the night. Of the $5 each person fishing, half goes to payout for that night and the other half is put back to go toward the end of the year picnic.

In 2016 the club purchased a trailer for these events and the club members spent the winter readying it for the upcoming year’s tournaments.

In 2017 HAWC is hosting four walleye Tournaments. The first, the Rod Marshall Memorial Tournament, is May 6 and May 7 on Harlan County Lake from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. both days, is sponsored by the Nebraska Walleye Trail and HAWC. All entry fees are paid out 100% to the tournament participants with the weigh-in located on North Shore Marina Property.

The second 2017 tournament is HAWC’s Walleye tournament on June 4 on Harlan County Lake from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. All entry fees are paid out 100% to the tournament participants with the weigh-in located on North Shore Marina Property.

The third 2017 tournament is the Harlan Anglers Big Eye Spinner Baits Walleye Tournament at Johnsons Lake on July 30 from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with weigh-in at Lakeshore Marina.

The fourth 2017 tournament is the Harlan Anglers Walleye Clubs End of the Year Walleye tournament on September 24, 2017 on Harlan County Lake 7:00a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with the weigh-in located on North Shore Marina Property.

Anyone that is interested in becoming a member of the Harlan Anglers Walleye Club or fishing the tournaments can get more information on the HAWC website at: www.harlananglerswalleyeclub.com.