Chris Gasser - 8/14/2004

Pierre, SD - A rather disappointing start to the season ended anything but disappointing for Carlyle Schliem and Bruce Dohman who topped the field by more than six pounds to win the World Walleye Association South Dakota Team Challenge event held August 7th and 8th on Lake Oahe out of Pierre South Dakota.

Schliem and Dohman caught a limit each day of the two-day event for a total weight of 23.37-pounds that included the big fish each day weighing 3.06lbs on day one and 4.04lbs on day two. Trolling crankbaits on leadcore line in 25-30 ft of water in the Peoria Flats area proved to be the winning technique for Schliem and Dohman.

Second place went to Dusty and Wes Wilkens who also caught a two day limit for 17.14-pounds. Dusty and Wes fished generally the same area of the Peoria Flats but used nightcrawlers on bottom bouncers on day one then switched to crankbaits on day two.

Monty Gall and David Wells placed third with a 9 fish catch that weighed 12.81-pounds. They too were trolling crankbaits on the Peoria Flats.

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 which is hosted by 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

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WWA SD Two-Day - Lake Oahe Results