Schmidt, Schmude win Wal-Mart RCL Walleye League event on Wolf River Chain

Boater David Schmidt (right) and co-angler Andrew Schmude, both of Oshkosh, Wis., combined for a total of five fish weighing 13 pounds, 12 ounces to claim victory at the Wal-Mart RCL Walleye League tournament held April 26 on the Wolf River Chain near Oshkosh. Anglers: David Schmidt, Andrew Schmude.

April 26, 2003 • MLF • Archives

OSHKOSH, Wis. – Boater David Schmidt of Oshkosh and co-angler Andrew Schmude of Oshkosh combined for a total of five fish weighing 13 pounds, 12 ounces to claim victory at the Wal-Mart RCL Walleye League tournament held Saturday on the Wolf River Chain near Oshkosh. Schmidt claimed $2,760 for the win, with Schmude taking home $1,150 from the Wisconsin Division event.

Finishing second were Keith Daniels of Fond du Lac ($1,380) and Bernard Rzepecki of Chicago ($690) with five walleyes weighing 11 pounds, 5 ounces. Clarence Bohn of Fond du Lac ($1,150) and Greg Reckelberg of Luxemburg ($575) caught two walleyes weighing 8 pounds, 7 ounces to finish third. Clifford Guzman of Custer ($920) and Luke Kersten of Boyceville ($460) claimed fourth place with two walleyes that weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces. Finishing fifth were Delbert Woelfel of Fond du Lac ($736), and Herbert Stanford of Oregon ($368) thanks to a four-walleye catch that weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces.

The Wisconsin Division’s next stop will be May 24 on the Fox River followed by the final regular-season event, a two-day Super Tournament, July 12-13 on Lake Winnebago. Boaters and co-anglers who finish in the top 25 in final points standings in each RCL Walleye League division will advance to the $88,000 RCL League Finals Sept. 6-7 on Lake Okoboji in Spirit Lake, Iowa. The winning boater at the finals will receive an Evinrude-or Yamaha-powered Ranger, Crestliner or Lund boat. Every angler who receives weight credit in a tournament earns points, with 200 points awarded to the winner, 199 points for second, and so on, except for Super Tournaments, which award 300 points to the winner, 298 to second, and so on.

Wal-Mart RCL Walleye League boaters and co-anglers fish together for a combined boat weight, with boaters competing against other boaters and co-anglers fishing against other co-anglers. The Wal-Mart RCL Walleye League meets the needs of America’s fishing masses by providing professionally administered, close-to-home, affordable events with lucrative cash purses.

For more information about the Wal-Mart RCL Walleye League or to enter a tournament, call (270) 252-1000 or browse this Web site.