Chris Gasser - 7/13/2004

Akaska, SD - Brad and Jess Schilling won the final one-day qualifier of the year in the World Walleye Association South Dakota Team Challenge, which was held Sunday, July 11th on Lake Oahe.

Brad and Jess Schilling brought in the only five fish limit weighing 13.64-pounds including the big fish of the tournament weighing 5.44-pounds.

The Schillings were trolling crawler harnesses at various depths to find their winning fish.

Second place was taken by WWA veterans Carlyle Schleim and Bruce Dohman with two fish weighing 4.11-pounds.

The current point leaders in the division, Dusty and Wes Wilkens placed third with a one-fish catch weighing 1.73 pounds.

The South Dakota Team Challenge division will be returning to Lake Oahe August 7th and 8th for the year ending two-day qualifier. This last tournament will also determine the State Champions based on points accumulated throughout the year.

To see pictures of the winning teams, a complete list of how all the teams finished, and the point standings for each division, visit the WWA website at www.worldwalleye.com which is hosted by the leaders in multi media technology, OutdoorsFirst Media. 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 Yarcraft Boats, "The Dry One!"

WWA SD Qualifier - Lake Oahe Results