Bill’s Series-Chetek Chain - August 18, 2007
Sponsors:  Crystal-Pierz Marine, Rice Lake & Bill’s Distributing/Budweiser Outdoors, Menomonie 

Chetek Chain Standings
 

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First Place 5 Bass 16.54 pounds Ron Kubin and Jason Slagstad	Second Place 5 Bass 11.95 pounds Barry Rettke and George Sigsworth
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Third Place 5 Bass 11.60 pounds Steve Gronski and Steve Crotteau	Fourth Place 5 Bass 11.53 pounds Preston Johnson and Chuck Postle
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Fifth Place 5 Bass 10.94 pounds Jason Sosebee and Mike McEvoy	Sixth Place 5 Bass 10.72 pounds Jim Lavaliere and Pat Havenor
Seventh Place 5 Bass 10.68 pounds Dan Allen and John Gubrud	Big Bass 4.10 pounds Gary Jarosinski and Rex Hilgart

The weather was cool and partly cloudy as the tournament day began.  Shortly after the start, however, the rain moved in and continued throughout the whole day.

Chetek Chain fished hard on this tournament day.  Thirty two teams brought only 98 fish to the scales, weighing 211.02 pounds.  Only 12 of the 33 teams had 5-fish limits.  First Place honors went to the team of Ron Kubin and Jason Slagstad with a winning weight of 16.54 pounds.  This weight was good enough to win the anglers a $1250 check for their efforts.  Big Bass of the tournament went to the team of Rex Hilgart and Gary Jarosinski with a 4.10 pound largemouth, worth $310. 

This tournament was the 5^th and final qualifying tournament for Wisconsin Team Circuit’s Top Team-2007.  Going into this tournament, the team of Dave Doty and Troy Ostby enjoyed what seemed like a comfortable 19+ point lead over the second place team, Dennis Rhead and Chad Maves, and third place team, John Gubrud and Dan Allen.  In 2005, the team of Doty and Ostby were leading in points going into the final tournament, only to lose Top Team honors to the team of Chuck Postle and Cody Landt.  I am sure the memories of that day lingered in their minds, was this to be a repeat of the 2005 season? 

Check out all the standings in the YTD Points section of this website.  All teams with a total of 300 points are eligible to fish the Wisconsin Bass Classic-2007, to be held September 19-22, 2007 on the Minocqua Chain of Lakes in beautiful Minocqua, Wisconsin.  The qualifying teams will be fishing for $20,000. 

Chetek Chain Standings