Bill’s Series-Big Chetac-July 8, 2006
Sponsor:  Crystal-Pierz Marine

Big Chetac Standings

First Place and Big Bass 5 Bass - 15.72 pounds Big Bass - 5.61 pounds John Amhein and Dale Lundeen	Second Place 5 Bass - 12.88 pounds Barry Rettke and Wes Haney
Third Place 5 Bass - 12.01 pounds Mike Erickson and Joe Granberg	Fourth Place 5 Bass - 11.86 pounds Pat Havenor and Jim Lavaliere
Fifth Place 5 Bass - 11.82 pounds Jason Sosebee and Mike McEvoy	Sixth Place 5 Bass - 11.67 pounds Mike Dewitz and Wade Rickey
Seventh Place 5 Bass - 11.58 pounds Larry Felton and Rod Gaskill	Dale Lundeen andJohn Amhein Pictured with the 5.61 pound Big Bass

The competitors were greeted at Birch Lakes Resort, our host site, with plenty of coffee and pastries.  The tournament started out with on and off rain for the first 4 hours of the tournament.  For the last 4 hours it turned sunny, windy and highs in the mid-80’s.

Thirty two teams weighed 115 Bass for a total weight of 255.68 pounds.  One half the 32 teams brought in a tournament limit of 5 Bass.  The weigh-in held a certain air of suspense because it was rumored the 32^nd team that would weigh in had a “monster” bag.  One-by-one the teams weighed their fish, with some pretty respectable weights.  Finally it came to the 32^nd team, Dale Lundeen and John Amhrien, to weigh their fish.  They had a bass they wanted weighed for Big Bass.  The first fish they turned in was a 5.61# giant.  This fish anchored their tournament winning weight of 15.72 pounds and earned them a total check of $1620.

Check the total results of all our tournaments on the site

Congratulations to the teams that earned a total of at least 300 points after this tournament.  They have become eligible to compete in the 2006-Wisconsin Bass Classic at Minocqua, in September.  There will be approximately $17,000 paid at the 2006 Wisconsin Bass Classic, making it one of the highest paybacks ever made for a Bass tournament in Wisconsin.  Those teams with at least 200 total points as of now, need only compete in the next 2 tournaments to achieve a total of 300 points.

Our next tournament in this Series is August 5, 2006 at Lake Wapogasset.  This tournament is presented by Larsen Auto Centers and Doc Watson

Big Chetac Standings

Birch Lakes Resort is a great place to spend on weekend on Birch and Chetac lakes. They have a very nice outdoor pool and a brand new Tiki Bar. They also have very nice docks for you to pull your boats up to worry free.