West Division
2005 Tournament Results
Boat #1 is No Jinx for Gulden and Strege
When Chris Gulden and Paul Strege drew the first boat out at the Friday, April
22 pre tournament meeting/dinner they were a little nervous about a possible
jinx. Being the #1 boat is sometimes a blessing and sometimes a jinx. For
Gulden and Strege it turned out to be a blessing. Their 19.20lbs. of 5
prespawn smallmouth bass was more than enough to beat a 48 boat field on the
Mississippi River Pools 4-5 for the first tournament of the 2005 season in the
Western WI FOM Division. The details of their catch are being kept under
wraps, but Gulden did say they used All-Terrain spinnerbaits and Gambler Super
Studs in 3-5 feet of water. Finishing first and also claiming Bonus Bucks has
them hoping for boat #1 in every tournament.
Also braving the 30 degree morning and 30 M.P.H. winds was the All-Terrain
team of Steve Hauge and Ben Miller. They caught 16.79lbs. of smallmouth bass
on All-Terrain jigs using Falcon rods. Hauge reported they caught about 15
keepers fishing in 4 feet of water. Entering the Bonus Bucks also padded this
team’s 2nd place paychecks.
Chuck Postle and Jay Slagstad caught 15.97lbs for third place. They used
rattle traps and jigs. They caught a 5.25 bass that anchored their catch and was the MG Lures Big Bass of the tournament.
For this they also earned an extra $100 from Howard Gilles of Country Wide Home Loans.
Congratulations to our top finishers and all of you who braved the cold
conditions!
The Friday night dinner was held at Riverview Assembly of God in Red Wing.
This church showed Christ-like service by feeding us a delicious dinner and
allowing us into their new facility, despite us being total strangers. Thank
you! Our speaker was Tom Goodrich. Goodrich shared with us some of his
military experiences in Afghanistan. He reminded us that God is everywhere
and that we cannot hide from Him and His love for us!
Our next event is May 28 on the Chetek Chain in Chetek, WI. We will meet at
the Northwoods Inn at 6pm on Friday, May 27. The Northwoods is right next to
the public launch on Pokegama. Their phone number is 715 924-4861. Check Check www.wifom.com for more details. Please
mail your entries to me by May 21 to avoid the $25 late fee.
The Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail would like to take this
opportunity to thank all of our fine Sponsors; Triton Boats by Earl Bentz,
Mercury, Strike King Lure Company, Kistler Rods, Spike-It Bait Company,
Kistler Rods, V&M Bait Company, Marshall’s Marine, Castrol, Motorguide, Solar
Bat Sunglasses, Gary Yamamoto, Lowrance, Deka Marine Master Batteries, Stanley
Jigs, Dual Pro Chargers, All-Terrain Tackle, Jacobs Glass, Hot Rods, The Spot
Remover, X Tools and Presnell Plantation.
Local Sponsors: MG Lures, Stamina Quality Components, Chetek Marine, Warners
Dock, St. Croix Stone, Crosstown Covenant Church, Georgetown Lutheran.
God Bless and see you next time,
Jeff Bosshardt
48 teams
119 bass caught
16 (5 bass) limits caught
| Place | Team | Fish | Big Bass | Total Weight |
Winnings | Meeting Points |
Tourney Points | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Gulden / Paul Strege | 5 | 19.20 | $1,338.50 | 50 | 150 | 200 | |
| 2 | Steve Hauge / Ben Miller | 5 | 16.79 | $769.50 | 50 | 149 | 199 | |
| 3 | Chuck Postle / Jay Slagstad | 5 | 5.25 | 15.97 | $893.00 | 50 | 148 | 198 |
| 4 | Joe Preston / Kevin Pose | 5 | 15.88 | $422.00 | 50 | 147 | 197 | |
| 5 | Mike Mattis / Ken Snow | 5 | 14.71 | $346.00 | 50 | 146 | 196 | |
| 6 | Aaron LaRocque / Joe Hall | 5 | 4.44 | 14.53 | $478.00 | 50 | 145 | 195 |
| 7 | Dean Capra / Pat Martin | 5 | 14.01 | $250.00 | 50 | 144 | 194 | |
| 8 | Tony Deters / Dan Parker | 5 | 13.70 | $192.00 | 50 | 143 | 193 | |
| 9 | Tom Perkins / Brain Brieske | 5 | 13.40 | $154.00 | 50 | 142 | 192 | |
| 10 | Mark Meyers / Jon Blood | 5 | 12.24 | 50 | 141 | 191 | ||
| 11 | Greg Lindus / Rick Lindus | 5 | 11.93 | 50 | 140 | 190 | ||
| 12 | Dave Sedani / Ryan Sedani | 5 | 11.73 | 50 | 139 | 189 | ||
| 13 | Jason Sosebee / Mike McEvoy | 5 | 11.50 | 50 | 138 | 188 | ||
| 14 | Dennis Rhend / Chad Maves | 5 | 11.19 | 0 | 137 | 137 | ||
| 15 | Bob Allen / Nathan Whiting | 5 | 10.77 | 50 | 136 | 186 | ||
| 16 | Rob Newhouse / Paul Singerhouse | 4 | 10.47 | 0 | 135 | 135 | ||
| 17 | Tim Berger / Brad Austin | 5 | 9.88 | 50 | 134 | 184 | ||
| 18 | Tim Andrea / Rob Keller | 4 | 8.06 | 50 | 133 | 183 | ||
| 19 | Dale Lundeen / John Amrhien | 3 | 8.03 | 50 | 132 | 182 | ||
| 20 | Jon Bentley / Chris Winchester | 3 | 7.46 | 50 | 131 | 181 | ||
| 21 | Josh Schindeldecker / Tom Schindeldecker | 3 | 6.67 | 50 | 130 | 180 | ||
| 22 | Greg Savino / Brian Wick | 2 | 5.95 | 50 | 129 | 179 | ||
| 23 | Wes Haney / Barry Rettke | 2 | 5.69 | 50 | 128 | 178 | ||
| 24 | Frank Savino / Matt Mauer | 2 | 4.65 | 50 | 127 | 177 | ||
| 25 | Michael Hansen / Steve Hansen | 2 | 4.25 | 50 | 126 | 176 | ||
| 26 | Tracy Liddell / Amanda Liddell | 2 | 3.79 | 50 | 125 | 175 | ||
| 27 | George Sigsworth / Scott Sigsworth | 2 | 3.61 | 50 | 124 | 174 | ||
| 28 | Howie Lee / Kirk Harrington | 1 | 3.54 | 50 | 123 | 173 | ||
| 29 | Troy McCann / Gary Paszek | 2 | 3.45 | 50 | 122 | 172 | ||
| 30 | Wayne Borgen / Brad Borgen | 1 | 3.04 | 50 | 121 | 171 | ||
| 31 | Randy Joyles / Jay McNamara | 1 | 2.86 | 50 | 120 | 170 | ||
| 32 | Tim Green / Peter Fitch | 1 | 2.72 | 50 | 119 | 169 | ||
| 33 | Michael Rhea / Steve Jensen | 1 | 2.40 | 50 | 118 | 168 | ||
| 34 | Duane Johnson / Chuck Richardson | 1 | 1.87 | 50 | 117 | 167 | ||
| 35 | Ted Spencer / Troy Quade | 1 | 1.84 | 50 | 116 | 166 | ||
| 36 | Jeff Allen / Jon Keller | 1 | 1.78 | 50 | 115 | 165 | ||
| 37 | Brennan Johnson / Troy Miller | 0 | 0.00 | 50 | 114 | 164 | ||
| 38 | Tom Perkins / Josh Dietz | 0 | 0.00 | 50 | 114 | 164 | ||
| 39 | Duane Lauseng / Steve Salava | 0 | 0.00 | 50 | 114 | 164 | ||
| 40 | Steve Stahmer / Scott Johnson | 0 | 0.00 | 50 | 114 | 164 | ||
| 41 | John Peterson / Brent Lindus | 0 | 0.00 | 50 | 114 | 164 | ||
| 42 | Dan Allen / John Gubrud | 0 | 0.00 | 50 | 114 | 164 | ||
| 43 | Pat Davis / Jerry Davis | 0 | 0.00 | 50 | 114 | 164 | ||
| 44 | Secord | 0 | 0.00 | 50 | 114 | 164 | ||
| 45 | Michael Yarrington / Terry Yarrington | 0 | 0.00 | 50 | 114 | 164 | ||
| 46 | Dennis Riley / Bill Riley | 0 | 0.00 | 50 | 114 | 164 | ||
| 47 | Larry Peterson / Frank Weeda | 0 | 0.00 | 50 | 114 | 164 | ||
| 48 | Vern Lomprey / Paul Schutz | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 114 | 114 | ||
| Totals | 119 | 309.56 | ||||||
| Limits | 16 |
