Rasmussen, Schuette win Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League event on Green Bay

Boater Adam Rasmussen of Stevens Point, Wis., and co-angler Erwin Schuette of Manitowoc, Wis., combined for a total of five walleyes weighing 39 pounds, 8 ounces to claim victory at the FLW Walleye League Wisconsin Division tournament held Saturday on Green Bay. Anglers: Adam Rasmussen, Erwin Schuette.

May 14, 2005 • MLF • Archives

MENOMINEE, Mich. – Boater Adam Rasmussen of Stevens Point, Wis., and co-angler Erwin Schuette of Manitowoc, Wis., combined for a total of five walleyes weighing 39 pounds, 8 ounces to claim victory at the Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League Wisconsin Division tournament held Saturday on Green Bay. Rasmussen claimed $2,485 plus a $500 bonus for the win, with Schuette earning $1,243.

Rasmussen and Schuette worked crawler harnesses and spinner rigs 10 feet deep in the Oconoto area of the lake.

Finishing second were Terry Seidl of Kaukauna, Wis. ($1,278 plus $400 bonus) and Ryan Elliott of Spring Green, Wis. ($639) with five walleyes weighing 38 pounds, 13 ounces. James Tiemann of Marinette, Wis. ($1,065 plus $300 bonus) and Greg Fischer of Appleton, Wis. ($533) caught five walleyes weighing 37 pounds, 1 ounce to finish third. Clifford Jakusz of Stevens Point, Wis. ($923 plus $250 bonus) and Todd Rieder of Fond Du Lac, Wis. ($461) claimed fourth place with five walleyes that weighed 33 pounds, 9 ounces. Finishing fifth were Joseph Mans of Peshtigo, Wis. ($639 plus $200 bonus) and Scott Holthe of Holmen, Wis. ($319) thanks to a five-walleye catch that weighed 32 pounds, 9 ounces.

The Wisconsin Division’s next event will be June 4 on the Wolf River Chain. Boaters and co-anglers who finish in the top 35 in final points standings in each FLW Walleye League division will advance to the no-entry-fee $115,000 Wal-Mart FLW League Finals Sept. 8-10 on the Mississippi River in Winona, Minn. The winning boater at the finals will receive an Evinrude-or Yamaha-powered Ranger 621 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.

FLW 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 FLW Walleye League meets the needs of America’s fishing masses by providing professionally administered, close-to-home, affordable events with lucrative cash purses.

Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League and seven other national tournament circuits offering a combined $30 million in awards through 214 events in 2005. The 27-year-old organization is the purveyor of America’s largest and most prestigious fishing tournaments, including the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, EverStart Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour and Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series.

For more information on FLW Outdoors and its tournament programs, browse this Web site or call (270) 252-1000.

Wal-Mart and many of America’s largest and most respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart signed on as title sponsor of the FLW Tour in 1997 and today is the title sponsor of all FLW Outdoors events. For more information on Wal-Mart, visit Wal-Mart.com.