Chris Gasser - 6/1/2003

OSHKOSH, WI- Jess Keller and Daniel Bastian continued their successful 2003 season by winning the third stop on the World Walleye Association WI/UP Team Challenge division held on Lake Winnebago June 1st.

Having just come off a second place finish at the WI/UP Team Challenge event on the Castle Rock Flowage, Keller and Bastian put together another excellent game plan and topped the largest field of the year in the WI/UP division.

Going into the tournament with three patterns they felt could produce them the winning weight, Keller and Bastian found that in the end, they only needed one of their patterns to give them the win.

Keller and Bastian started the day by jigging the edges of an upper lakes cane bed, but when that didn t produce, they went to pattern number two, which was to jig by the mouth of the Wolf River in Lake Poygan. This pattern proved to be the ticket as they caught 9 fish at this spot, 5 of which were over the 15in minimum size limit. Jigs tipped with leeches and crawlers were the answer for Keller and Bastian to catch their 13.33- pound basket and net them a check for $3200!

Dale Howard and John Geiger took second place with a weight of 11.71-pounds.

Chris and Gina Gasser placed third with 10.81 pounds.

Jay Stelmach and Andy Woods caught the big fish of the tournament which weighed 5.89-pounds.

The tournament was run out of the beautiful Pioneer Inn, Lake Winnebago s premier lodging spot and the site of the 2003 World Walleye Association National Championship.
To see pictures of the winning teams and a complete list of how all the teams finished, visit the WWA website at www.worldwalleye.com or watch for results on all the WWA tournaments in the Badger Sportsman magazine in upcoming issues.
For information on fishing the World Walleye Association, a "Tournament Circuit For Fisherman, Run By Fisherman", visit the website or call 920-924-2100
The World Walleye Association is proudly sponsored by Patriot Boats,"Overbuilt for Life"

WWA WI/UP Qualifier - Winnebago Chain Results