2009-West Division
Mississippi River-June 13, 2009
Host site:  Evert’s Resort & Campground-Hager City

River Standings

 

First Place 5 Bass 13.91 lbs Cory Hauk and Andy Bylander Presented with $1,000 Skeeter Real Money by Dave Markquart	Second Place 5 Bass 13.74 lbs Dan Meyer and Dave Sedani
Third Place 5 Bass 13.21 lbs Michael Hanson and Steve Hanson	Fourth Place 5 Bass 12.35 lbs Trevor Adams and Joshua Sie
Fifth Place 5 Bass 11.86 lbs Jared Bauer and Jeff Bauer	Sixth Place 5 Bass 11.41 lbs Dennis Rhead and Chad Maves
Seventh Place 5 Bass 11.38 lbs Jimmy Johnson and Dave Markquart	Big Bass 4.68 lbs Dennis Rhead and Chad Maves
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Dave Sedani was the winner of the Markquart Tow Vehicle program worth $150	Dave Markquart Presents Dennis Rhead with a $129 Ultimate Detail at Marquart Motors

The weather at this tournament was completely different than the conditions that greeted the competitors at Tainter.  The wind was calm and afternoon temperatures were in the low 80’s.  We had to delay the start by 30 minutes to allow the fog to lift.  At 7:00AM Lake Pepin was “socked” in.  Weigh-in was also pushed back to 3:30 PM.

This tournament was typical of past Mississippi River tournaments, where a lot of fish are caught.  However the total weights were down.  The 36 teams brought a total of 138 fish to the scales, weighing a total of 288.74 pounds.  The team of Cory Hauk and Andy Bylander  captured 1^st place honors with a 5-fish limit weighing 13.91 pounds.  This bag was worth $1000 in WTC winnings, plus Cory is a Skeeter owner, so Skeeter Boats paid him another $1000, totaling $2000.  Not bad for a Saturday on the water.  They edged-out the second place team of Dan Meyer and Dave Sedani, also running a Skeeter, by a mere .17 of a pound.  Big Bass honors went to the 6^th place team of Denny Rhead and Chad Maves with a  4.68# “River Hog”. 

WTC would like to congratulate the owner of Markquart Motors and Skeeter Boat Center, Dave Markquart, major sponsors of WTC, for competing in this tournament and finishing 7^th place.  This was Dave’s first bass tournament as a competitor, so he teamed-up with Skeeter Boat Center pro-staffer and river veteran, Jimmy Johnson.  Smart move Dave.  Dave is an avid outdoorsman and loves meeting with the people who enjoy fishing and the outdoors, like he does. 

Dave Sedani won an additional $150 cash for owning a Markquart Motors’ tow vehicle, on top of his WTC  2^nd place winnings.  Dennis Rhead won an Extreme Detailing Package, worth $129, from Markquart Motors for also owning a Markquart Motors’ tow vehicle. 

The “Race for Top Team” and the “Race to the Classic” is starting to heat up with 2 tournaments down and 2 tournaments to go.  The top 2 teams in this Division are new faces to WTC, followed closely by  WTC veterans.  It will be interesting to see if these 2 “Young Guns” can continue to out-pace the veterans as we turn the corner and head down the stretch to Classic-2009.

Please take a moment to view all of the results of this tournament on the website.

The next tournament on the West Division schedule is July 11, 2009 on Clam Lake, Siren.  Our host site is the very nice Jed’s Laker Lounge.

River Standings