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09-21-2004, 09:02 PM
Houghton, Michigan....Walleye pro angler Scott Glorvigen won the 2004 In-Fisherman Professional Walleye Trail Mercury Championship. The Grand Rapids, Minn. pro led wire-to-wire, and ended with 32.20 pounds. He limited with four walleyes each day to win the $113,000 first prize. This brings his PWT winnings this year to $139,000, and he is the only angler to win money in every tournament this season.
Glorvigen fished slow with light line, light weights, small hooks and nightcrawlers. “Each time a walleye picked it up, it felt like dead weight; I gave it line, and set the hook. This Championship win is a great feeling,” he said. His first place finish included a Lund/Mercury 20-foot walleye boat, $75,000 cash, a diamond and gold ring from Richardson Jewelers and a mud flap from Kwik-Pfyt.
Pushing Glorvigen in a hard charge was pro Gary Parsons, Glidden, Wis. He scored a 6.66 pound walleye, the second largest of the tournament, to nearly eclipse Glorvigen. Parsons finished second with 30.90 pounds, and won a $44,000 prize. Bozeman, Montana pro Jim Muzynoski claimed a $34,000 third place Lund/Mercury walleye boat prize. He weighed 27.19 pounds.
Muzynoski praised the fishery, saying, “The catch this week doesn’t even come close to what I’ve seen out there. In addition to the big walleyes that kept their mouths closed the past three days, the pike and smallmouth fishing is out of this world.” The Mercury Championship contestants fished the Keweenaw Waterway in Michigan’s scenic Upper Peninsula. Several anglers told the cheering fans they would be back this fall.
The Gander Mountain $1,000 Heavyweight award (14.09 pounds) went to Glorvigen. Last year’s Mercury Champion Dan Plautz, Muskego, Wis., won the Coleman Cool Under Pressure $1,000 award for advancing 30 places. The largest walleye of the tournament went to Mike Gofron, Antioch, Ill., with a 7.03-pounder. He won an extra $2,500.
Year-end honors for Glorvigen included the Optima Top Gun $5,000 award for consistency, the highest place average and the Championship victory. The Realtree Sportsman of the Year $500 honors, voted by the Championship contestants went to Ohio pro angler Mark Brumbaugh. The Norb Wallock Memorial Teaching Award of $500, named to honor the late Norb Wallock who died of cancer two years ago went to pro Bruce Samson, Minnetrista, Minn. The Dee Zee VIP award (Very Impressive Pro) of $2,000 went to Ron Gazvoda. He ranked second in the Angler of the Year standings, up from 36 last season.
The Mercury Championship and the entire PWT season will be featured in a 13-week TV series on the Outdoor Channel, starting the last week of September. Shows will air Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings. PWT action will also be covered extensively in the Walleye In-Sider magazine and on www.professionalwalleyetrail.
The PWT is an integral element of the In-Fisherman Communications Network headquartered in Brainerd, Minnesota, and PRIMEDIA, America's leading producer of targeted media. PWT sponsors include: Mercury Marine, Lund, Berkley Gulp!, The Outdoor Channel, Trilene, Optima Batteries, Realtree, MotorGuide, Mr. Clean, PowerBait, Lowrance, MinnKota, Frenzy, Gander Mountain, Blue Fox, Northland Fishing Tackle, Lindy Legendary Fishing Tackle, Coleman, Storm, Boat Buckle, Smooth Moves Seat Mounts, Kwik Pfyt, Beckman, Rejuvenade, E-Z Loader, Raymarine, Rapala, Matzuo, Pflueger, Ram rod holders, Drift Control, Aqua-Vu, Plano, Stowmaster.net. Copper Country Ford, Moyle Construction, MacInnes Ice Arena and MTU Staff, Best Western Franklin Square Inn & Martineau & Morris Contracting & Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Burreau.
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Glorvigen fished slow with light line, light weights, small hooks and nightcrawlers. “Each time a walleye picked it up, it felt like dead weight; I gave it line, and set the hook. This Championship win is a great feeling,” he said. His first place finish included a Lund/Mercury 20-foot walleye boat, $75,000 cash, a diamond and gold ring from Richardson Jewelers and a mud flap from Kwik-Pfyt.
Pushing Glorvigen in a hard charge was pro Gary Parsons, Glidden, Wis. He scored a 6.66 pound walleye, the second largest of the tournament, to nearly eclipse Glorvigen. Parsons finished second with 30.90 pounds, and won a $44,000 prize. Bozeman, Montana pro Jim Muzynoski claimed a $34,000 third place Lund/Mercury walleye boat prize. He weighed 27.19 pounds.
Muzynoski praised the fishery, saying, “The catch this week doesn’t even come close to what I’ve seen out there. In addition to the big walleyes that kept their mouths closed the past three days, the pike and smallmouth fishing is out of this world.” The Mercury Championship contestants fished the Keweenaw Waterway in Michigan’s scenic Upper Peninsula. Several anglers told the cheering fans they would be back this fall.
The Gander Mountain $1,000 Heavyweight award (14.09 pounds) went to Glorvigen. Last year’s Mercury Champion Dan Plautz, Muskego, Wis., won the Coleman Cool Under Pressure $1,000 award for advancing 30 places. The largest walleye of the tournament went to Mike Gofron, Antioch, Ill., with a 7.03-pounder. He won an extra $2,500.
Year-end honors for Glorvigen included the Optima Top Gun $5,000 award for consistency, the highest place average and the Championship victory. The Realtree Sportsman of the Year $500 honors, voted by the Championship contestants went to Ohio pro angler Mark Brumbaugh. The Norb Wallock Memorial Teaching Award of $500, named to honor the late Norb Wallock who died of cancer two years ago went to pro Bruce Samson, Minnetrista, Minn. The Dee Zee VIP award (Very Impressive Pro) of $2,000 went to Ron Gazvoda. He ranked second in the Angler of the Year standings, up from 36 last season.
The Mercury Championship and the entire PWT season will be featured in a 13-week TV series on the Outdoor Channel, starting the last week of September. Shows will air Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings. PWT action will also be covered extensively in the Walleye In-Sider magazine and on www.professionalwalleyetrail.
The PWT is an integral element of the In-Fisherman Communications Network headquartered in Brainerd, Minnesota, and PRIMEDIA, America's leading producer of targeted media. PWT sponsors include: Mercury Marine, Lund, Berkley Gulp!, The Outdoor Channel, Trilene, Optima Batteries, Realtree, MotorGuide, Mr. Clean, PowerBait, Lowrance, MinnKota, Frenzy, Gander Mountain, Blue Fox, Northland Fishing Tackle, Lindy Legendary Fishing Tackle, Coleman, Storm, Boat Buckle, Smooth Moves Seat Mounts, Kwik Pfyt, Beckman, Rejuvenade, E-Z Loader, Raymarine, Rapala, Matzuo, Pflueger, Ram rod holders, Drift Control, Aqua-Vu, Plano, Stowmaster.net. Copper Country Ford, Moyle Construction, MacInnes Ice Arena and MTU Staff, Best Western Franklin Square Inn & Martineau & Morris Contracting & Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Burreau.
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