East Division
2005 Tournament Results
Keeping up with the Jones's isn’t always an easy thing to do, unless of course,
you are one of them. On April 30th the Wisconsin East division kicked off its
season on the Wolf River in Winneconne, Wisconsin. 32 teams blasted off in calm
but cool 32-degree conditions. When the weigh in was complete and the final
weights were in, Jim Jones of Big Bend and brother Bob Jones of Racine, Wisconsin
finished in first place with an impressive bag of Largemouth and Smallmouth
bass weighing 17.51 pounds. The duo targeted their fish on main river points
using ISG tubes and Brovarney Jigs. Although Jim is no stranger to the tournament
scene his brother Bob was actually participating in his first tournament. Way
to go Jim and Bob!
The Jones's limit was more than enough to hold off second place finishers Jim
Barczak of Fremont and Mike Mayan of Rosendale, who weighed in with 15.58 pounds.
Like the first place team, Barczak and Mayan also caught their fish on main
river points using ISG tubes, Green Pumpkin to be exact. Mayan commented that
one of the keys to their success was finding water not being occupied by other
fisherman. “Finding unused water was a big factor to our success. In several
of our spots we had to follow other competitors, fish a little differently or
adjust to the many other recreational fisherman out on the water.” Finishing
in third was the father son team Art and Joe Sukawatey of Greendale, Wisconsin
with 13.89 pounds. In fourth were Jeff St. Clair of Neenah and Rick Hartwig
from Waupun with 13.71 pounds. St. Clair commented that they had a great day
on the water but just couldn’t find that “Kicker” fish they needed to close
the gap on the leaders. In fifth place were Chris Cox of Appleton and Jim Flannigan
of Green Bay with 13.66 pounds. Gary Austin and Joe Woods of Freemont rounded
out the top six with 13.21 pounds.
The MG Lures Big Bass award honors went to two teams via a tie at 4.39 pounds.
Barczak/ Mayan and Cox/ Flannigan split the prize money evenly. 15 teams brought
limits to the scale and a total of 111 fish were caught. What a great start
to the 2005 season!
Friday night was equally rewarding for the anglers. Oshkosh Community Church
hosted the pre-tournament meeting in their Connections Café and Custom Interiors
and Canvas of Winneconne was the dinner sponsor. After an excellent chicken
dinner, including a Fishers of Men cake made by Steve Brooks, Wisconsin East
division chaplain Mike Rhoe shared with us from the scripture and from his heart
about how God is real and how he loves fishing. Thanks for the encouragement
Mike! After a breakdown of the rules and boat draws, the evening ended with
several sponsor door prizes including three packs of Stump Bumper Jigs and a
beautiful wildlife print donated by local artist and FOM angler Jason Loewe
of Ripon. According to Wisconsin East division director Chris Jones, “This first
event was a huge success! To have over thirty boats participate and to have
everything run so smoothly is a testament to all of the volunteers and sponsors
who helped make this event possible. I’m already looking forward to Big Green
Lake!”
The Wisconsin East division would like to thank Custom Interiors & Canvas, Steve’s
Marine Service, Fox Valley Independent Insurance Services, Stump Bumper Jigs,
Kipawa propellors, Calvary Bible Church, Monroe Bible Church, Straight Shooters
Christian Sportsmen and the Fox Valley F.O.C.A.S. chapter for their support
this season. A special thank you to Jeff Koser at AdvantageAngler.com for taking
the fantastic photographs of the tournament. Fishers of Men would like to take
this opportunity to thank all our fine National Sponsors. Without them this
would not be possible. Triton Boats, Mercury, Strike King Lure Co., Kistler
Custom Fishing Rods, Presnell Plantation, Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits, Marshall’s
Marine Lake City SC, Solar Bat, Spike-It Bait Co., V&M Bait Co., Castrol, KEELSHIELD,
MotorGuide, Lowrance, All-Terrain Tackle, Stanley Jigs, XTools, Dual Pro Charger,
Spot Remover by Buckeye Lures, Hot Rods Marine Care Products, Deka Marine Master
Batteries, Jacobs Glass, BassRx, Keep Alive Oxygen Infusor, The Original Fish
Formula.
| Place | Team | # of Fish | Total Weight | Money | Points | YTD Points |
| 1 | Jones & Jones | 5 | 17.51 | $868.00 | 200 | 200 |
| 2 | Barczak & Mayan | 5 | 15.58 | $655.00 | 199 | 199 |
| 3 | Sukowatey & Sukowatey | 5 | 13.89 | $372.00 | 198 | 198 |
| 4 | Hartwig & St. Clair | 5 | 13.71 | $298.00 | 197 | 197 |
| 5 | Cox & Flannigan | 5 | 13.66 | $409.00 | 196 | 196 |
| 6 | Austin & Woods | 5 | 13.21 | $198.00 | 195 | 195 |
| 7 | Deleeuw & Kilgas | 5 | 12.29 | $0.00 | 194 | 194 |
| 8 | Woods & Woods | 5 | 12.00 | $0.00 | 193 | 193 |
| 9 | Schiefer & Schiefer | 5 | 11.56 | $0.00 | 192 | 192 |
| 10 | Bichanich & Sadowske | 5 | 11.46 | $0.00 | 191 | 191 |
| 11 | Berrens & Bilington | 5 | 11.20 | $0.00 | 190 | 190 |
| 12 | Bazile & Bazile | 5 | 10.65 | $0.00 | 189 | 189 |
| 13 | Miller & Wenzel | 5 | 9.90 | $0.00 | 188 | 188 |
| 14 | Brady & Stiehl | 5 | 9.81 | $0.00 | 187 | 187 |
| 15 | Hendricks & Rubin | 5 | 9.57 | $0.00 | 186 | 186 |
| 16 | Halverson & Hartgerink | 4 | 8.38 | $0.00 | 185 | 185 |
| 17 | Doering & Doering | 4 | 8.37 | $0.00 | 184 | 184 |
| 18 | Loewe & Loewe | 4 | 7.59 | $0.00 | 183 | 183 |
| 19 | Rhein & Stone | 3 | 6.47 | $0.00 | 182 | 182 |
| 20 | Smyers & Stahulak | 3 | 5.91 | $0.00 | 181 | 181 |
| 21 | Billington & Bleck | 2 | 5.78 | $0.00 | 180 | 180 |
| 22 | Marheine & Nygaard | 3 | 5.77 | $0.00 | 179 | 179 |
| 23 | Bovee & Wittchow | 2 | 5.57 | $0.00 | 178 | 178 |
| 24 | Panfil & Sosnowski | 3 | 5.29 | $0.00 | 177 | 177 |
| 25 | Holba & Northway | 2 | 3.72 | $0.00 | 176 | 176 |
| 26 | James & Shufelt | 1 | 2.55 | $0.00 | 175 | 175 |
| 27 | Dufek & Lyon | 1 | 2.36 | $0.00 | 174 | 174 |
| 28 | Gauthier & Koser | 1 | 2.26 | $0.00 | 173 | 173 |
| 29 | Abts & Revolinski | 1 | 2.22 | $0.00 | 172 | 172 |
| 30 | Rosenberg & Will | 1 | 2.19 | $0.00 | 171 | 171 |
| 31 | Eckberg & Thayse | 1 | 1.90 | $0.00 | 170 | 170 |
| 32 | Mainville & Sauberlich | 0 | 0.00 | $0.00 | 169 | 169 |
