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08-08-2004, 09:27 AM
CABELA'S MWC EAST CLOSER AUGUST 7 & 8 ON LAKE HURON TOURNEY TO DECIDE DIVISION TEAM OF THE YEAR WINNERS
CABELA'S MWC EAST CLOSER AUGUST 7 & 8 ON LAKE HURON TOURNEY TO DECIDE DIVISION TEAM OF THE YEAR WINNERS
Minnetonka, MN-Lake Huron's Saginaw Bay will be the setting for the Cabela's Masters Walleye Circuit east division third and final tournament of the year. The Lowrance Electronics titled event takes place August 7 & 8 and will be headquartered at Hoyle's Marina in Linwood, MI.
Kristine Houtman, Director of Events & Sponsorships for the MWC, states, "The east division team of the year title is up for grabs. It's a tight race and won't be decided until the last team weighs in. It's going to be a real shootout."
Teams are awarded points according to their finish at each tournament. Alan Baumgardner (Whitehall, MD) and Paul Kemery (Russell, PA) are tied for the east division team of the year race with Pennsylvanians Ed Engler (Salladasburg) and Tim Waltz (Williamsport) with 56 points. The top five point-accumulating teams will share the division team of the year purse, which is based on the total number of teams fishing a division. Currently, 176 teams are competing for $5,280 in east division team of the year prize money.
Kemery, who serves on the MWC anglers advisory panel, commented, "My partner and I are as nervous as cats going into this tournament. There's a lot riding on it-team of the year, the Challenge and qualification to next year's championship. Of course we'd like to win, and we're glad the MWC expanded this year. It's given us eastern anglers the chance to compete and match our skills with some of the best walleye sticks in the country. The MWC is a first class operation."
In addition to the east and central division team of the year races, a team completing a division is eligible to take the $20,000 MWC Challenge by fishing a fourth tournament. Challenge winners will be awarded $13,000 and the overall MWC Team of the Year title. Second to fifth place Challenge finishers will each receive $1,750. The top 20 percent of the Challenge field along with the top ten percent from each division will qualify for the no entry fee 2005 MWC World Walleye Championship with a payout of over $100,000.
Nearly 150 teams representing nine states and Canada have already entered the tournament. Jim Diedrich of Hoyle's Marina will serve as tournament director. He, his staff and the Saginaw Bay Area Convention & Visitors Bureau will assist the MWC with tournament operations. Two flights of boats will leave the launch site at 7:00 and 7:30 a.m. daily. The public is invited to attend the weigh-ins, which begin at 3:00 p.m.
MWC sponsor, The Outdoor Channel, will televise the Saginaw Bay tournament, allowing teams to receive national media recognition. Tournament coverage and related articles will also appear in the North American Fisherman magazine, the official publication of the MWC. All MWC tournaments serve as qualifying events to the 2005 Cabela's National Team Championship. Each team donates $15 to the MWC Conservation Fund which is used for fishery related projects in tournament areas.
Tournament openings still exist. Further circuit information including entry forms or website registration can be obtained at www.masterswalleyecircuit.com, or by calling the MWC toll-free at 877-893-7947.
CABELA'S MWC EAST CLOSER AUGUST 7 & 8 ON LAKE HURON TOURNEY TO DECIDE DIVISION TEAM OF THE YEAR WINNERS
Minnetonka, MN-Lake Huron's Saginaw Bay will be the setting for the Cabela's Masters Walleye Circuit east division third and final tournament of the year. The Lowrance Electronics titled event takes place August 7 & 8 and will be headquartered at Hoyle's Marina in Linwood, MI.
Kristine Houtman, Director of Events & Sponsorships for the MWC, states, "The east division team of the year title is up for grabs. It's a tight race and won't be decided until the last team weighs in. It's going to be a real shootout."
Teams are awarded points according to their finish at each tournament. Alan Baumgardner (Whitehall, MD) and Paul Kemery (Russell, PA) are tied for the east division team of the year race with Pennsylvanians Ed Engler (Salladasburg) and Tim Waltz (Williamsport) with 56 points. The top five point-accumulating teams will share the division team of the year purse, which is based on the total number of teams fishing a division. Currently, 176 teams are competing for $5,280 in east division team of the year prize money.
Kemery, who serves on the MWC anglers advisory panel, commented, "My partner and I are as nervous as cats going into this tournament. There's a lot riding on it-team of the year, the Challenge and qualification to next year's championship. Of course we'd like to win, and we're glad the MWC expanded this year. It's given us eastern anglers the chance to compete and match our skills with some of the best walleye sticks in the country. The MWC is a first class operation."
In addition to the east and central division team of the year races, a team completing a division is eligible to take the $20,000 MWC Challenge by fishing a fourth tournament. Challenge winners will be awarded $13,000 and the overall MWC Team of the Year title. Second to fifth place Challenge finishers will each receive $1,750. The top 20 percent of the Challenge field along with the top ten percent from each division will qualify for the no entry fee 2005 MWC World Walleye Championship with a payout of over $100,000.
Nearly 150 teams representing nine states and Canada have already entered the tournament. Jim Diedrich of Hoyle's Marina will serve as tournament director. He, his staff and the Saginaw Bay Area Convention & Visitors Bureau will assist the MWC with tournament operations. Two flights of boats will leave the launch site at 7:00 and 7:30 a.m. daily. The public is invited to attend the weigh-ins, which begin at 3:00 p.m.
MWC sponsor, The Outdoor Channel, will televise the Saginaw Bay tournament, allowing teams to receive national media recognition. Tournament coverage and related articles will also appear in the North American Fisherman magazine, the official publication of the MWC. All MWC tournaments serve as qualifying events to the 2005 Cabela's National Team Championship. Each team donates $15 to the MWC Conservation Fund which is used for fishery related projects in tournament areas.
Tournament openings still exist. Further circuit information including entry forms or website registration can be obtained at www.masterswalleyecircuit.com, or by calling the MWC toll-free at 877-893-7947.