CLAYTON FREIBURGER AND MIKE BISDORF WIN SPRING VALLEY!

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Freiburger, Bisdorf Rally To Win Cabela’s Masters

Walleye Circuit’s Illinois River Tournament

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By Dan Johnson – ACOM Media

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Spring Valley, Ill.—March 24, 2013—Iowans Clayton Freiburger and Mike Bisdorf rallied from third place on Day One to finish atop the 131 teams battling for their share of more than $70,000 in cash and prizes March 23-24 as the Cabela’s Masters Walleye Circuit kicked off its 29th season on the Illinois River at Spring Valley, Illinois.

“It’s surreal, it hasn’t sunk in yet,” beamed Bisdorf, of Dubuque, moments after he and Freiburger scored their first MWC victory. “This is our fourth season fishing the Circuit together—and our first win feels incredible!” Continue reading

Derek Boeger and Ron Demus claim the lead at Spring Valley Cablea’s MWC

To put it mildly day at at the season opener of the Cabela’s MWC did not go well for most of the 130 teams entered.   The final Day 1 standings show that only 70 teams manged to weigh in even a single fish and there were but two limits of sauger brought to the scales.

Derek Boger Ron Demus day1leaders

In the end it was Derek Boeger and Ron Demus from Illinois who had four fish that weighed in at exactly eight pounds that took the lead for Day 1.

 

Tonight and tomorrows forecast for Spring Valley is for snow, ice, cold and more snow……………..

Full Day 1 Standings

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Cabela’s Masters Walleye Circuit Spring Valley Event 2013
Place Team Boat Day1Fish Day1Total
1 DEREK BOEGER-RON DEMUS 34  4/4 8
2 RYAN VECCHIA-BILL ELLIOTT 105  5/5 7.13
3 CLAYTON FREIBURGER-MIKE BISDORF 125  3/3 7.02
4 MARC HOSTER-DOUG HOSTER 89  5/5 7.01
5 DAVE KLESZYK-DAVE ZURAWSKI 85  3/3 5.1
6 KEVIN DAHL-STEVE STACK 30  3/3 5.08
7 JASON WROSCH-MICHAEL KRUSWICKI 80  3/3 4.11
8 THOMAS GIACHETTO-TOM GIACHETTO, JR. 93  2/2 4.11
9 TOM NORDYKE-THOMAS NORDYKE JR. 17  3/3 4.06
10 CHARLES HILL-JOHN HILL 88  2/2 4.05
11 JOHN KOPCOK-MICHAEL KOPCOK 65  2/2 4.04
12 JACOB LAPINE-JIM LAPINE 13  3/3 4.01
13 JAY WALSH-DAVE GOSSAR 121  3/3 4
14 DENNIS CLARK-KENT EIDE 71  3/3 4
15 JIM ERDMAN-CHRIS ANDERSON 113  3/3 4
16 DAVID KOLB-PAUL ROGERS 66  2/2 4
17 JEFF KOESTER-SCOTT RHODES 5  2/2 3.14
18 ROY PEREZ-MICHAEL PEREZ 90  2/2 3.12
19 CHRIS CLEMMONS-BOB HAUSLER 76  2/2 3.11
20 DEREK NAVIS-KOREY SPRENGEL 79  2/2 3.11
21 TROY NELSON-JULIE NELSON 14  3/1 3.09
22 TIM AHRENS-MICKEY STUEFEN 64  2/2 3.08
23 NATHAN ZELINSKY-DAVID HARRISON 91  2/2 3.07
24 CHAD WARRINER-MIKE MEANS 62  1/1 3.06
25 MIKE ACTIS-MIKE STUCKERT 106  2/2 3.05
26 JIM PREISSNER-MIKE OLSON 83  1/1 3.04
27 JASON KOPF-SCOTT GEITGEY 7  2/2 3.03
28 BRIAN MAZUR-MARK MAZUR 69  1/1 3.03
29 DAVID MCCARTY-JOHN VANDERBRINK 23  2/2 3.02
30 ZACH HORTON-BEN BAUNE 128  2/2 3
31 ADAM SANDOR-STEVE SANDOR 73  1/1 2.15
32 MICHAEL HILDAHL-JAY JANNY 87  2/2 2.14
33 BRADLEY WEST-STEVE GARLOCK 100  2/2 2.13
34 DOUG SCHLENZ-BRIAN ERNAT 38  2/2 2.12
35 ROB CROWE-JIM PASSO 1  1/1 2.11
36 STEVE TYSZKO-KENNY LOOKINGBILL 127  1/1 2.11
37 VINCE RAIMONDI-DOUG LARSEN 130  1/1 2.11
38 MICHAEL A GALLIGAN-STUART WELLS 119  2/2 2.1
39 STEVE BODINGER-DAN BODINGER 107  1/1 2.1
40 KEN DAGE-DAWN DAGE 98  1/1 2.09
41 KEVIN BLANCK-MIKE BLANCK 95  1/1 2.04
42 MARTY STUEFEN-CARL HOLTEN 82  1/1 2.01
43 BOB HORVATH-MIKE THOMAS 117  1/1 2.01
44 RON LEVIN-QUENTIN MCCARTHY 41  1/1 2.01
45 MICHAEL WALTERS-DAVE WALTERS 97  1/1 2
46 TIM MCFARLAND-GEOFF CHURCH 94  1/1 2
47 DENIS KREZE-TONY KREZE 19  1/1 2
48 CODY DECKER-WAYNE MILLMAN 21  1/1 2
49 DON OLSON-RANDY CARROLL 99  1/1 1.15
50 GLENN DAUGHERITY-DEREK ANIOLKOWSKI 46  1/1 1.15
51 NEIL HAMMARGREN-DOUG NEWHOFF 47  1/1 1.15
52 RYAN FELDOTT-SCOTT TRUMPINSKI 8  1/1 1.15
53 DAN STANKEVITZ-TRAVIS MAC DONALD 44  1/1 1.14
54 JERRY FOX JR-KEN FOX 115  1/1 1.14
55 JEFFREY T. FORE-TODD OLIVER 36  1/1 1.14
56 PAUL MATHEWS-TED MATHEWS 32  1/1 1.13
57 KEITH DANIELS-TOM HOINACKI 57  2/2 1.12
58 DAVID WALDECK-NATHAN CAPTON JR 111  1/1 1.12
59 JOE MILLER-MARK BARDEN 77  1/1 1.12
60 RICKY PEREZ JR.-ED DOLDER 24  1/1 1.11
61 STEVE SKUPIEN-JEREMY SKUPIEN 101  1/1 1.1
62 MATT DAVIS-DAN GIES 10  1/1 1.09
63 KYLE COLBERT-ADAM BENTZ 122  1/1 1.09
64 RANDY HARWOOD-BRAD SKUPAS 103  1/1 1.08
65 WILLIAM BANKS-LESLIE BANKS 123  1/1 1.08
66 KEVIN OYEN-STEVE KOPP 37  1/1 1.06
67 JERRY EIBEN-B.J. EIBEN 43  1/1 1.06
68 ERIK SESKO-BRUCE SESKO 35  1/1 1.05
69 RICK PARROTT-KEVIN O`MALLEY 26  1/1 1
70 FRANK ZATOR-BARRY O`FLYNN 61  1/1 0.14
71 SHAWN RITCHIE-TRAVIS HARTMAN 108
71 DAVID SCHMIDT-MARK ZILLGES 9
71 KENNETH CLARK-DAN HASSEVOORT 50
71 MARK LEMKE-WALTER PRICE 52
71 CONRAD GRUBBS-JAMIE GRUBBS 126
71 MICHAEL L GALLIGAN-JERROD MEINEN 42
71 CHET BABCOCK-TROY WALWOOD 11
71 GREG GUSTIN-THOMAS BINKOWSKI 49
71 EDDIE BUTTS-PATRICK MORACK 33
71 DOUG YOHE-CHARLIE BRANT 28
71 BRAD LAABS-LEROY HOWARD 3
71 B.J. LIEBE-DAN ENGLEHAUPT 124
71 SCOTT ANZULAS-ROBERT E JONES 102
71 MIKE OLETZKE-RICH HUEBNER 31
71 DON PAPE-PAUL PANKOWSKI 39
71 BILL VAN ORNUM-TRAVIS WAGNER 6
71 MIKE HANSON-MATT WOHEAD 74
71 DANNY PLAUTZ-BARB PLAUTZ 78
71 LARRY RISING-ERNIE ANDERSON 63
71 WAYNE BUTZ-DON FREDERICK 114
71 WITOLD NIEMIEC-JACEK ROSTEK 110
71 TROY SKORICH-BRIAN KJOBERG 72
71 MICHAEL MCCARDLE-LEROY ARVIN 84
71 GLENN CHENIER-CAROL CHENIER 51
71 MARK BUTKE-DANIEL DUBE 54
71 WASYL MIRUTENKO-RICHARD DUDLEY 53
71 DUSTIN SHELTON-MATT LOCKE 86
71 BRETT COURNOYER-ADRIAN CLIFFE 96
71 MATT PITZ-BRENT ROTHGARN 70
71 LARRY RHOADS-DAN JOHNSON 29
71 TOMMY SKARLIS-JEFF LAHR 68
71 JASON MUCHE-RYAN OLSON 18
71 RJ HARWOOD-GREGG GOLLIHER 56
71 PATRICK PRENDERGAST-JIM LUKANCIC 60
71 ROY VIVIAN-SCOTT PIRNSTILL 16
71 GERRY OBERBROCKLING-TIMOTHY WARE 59
71 MARK MERAVY-TOM BRUNZ 118
71 STEVEN JONES-NICK MANKOS 15
71 STEVE TAUSCHER-LES ROEMIG 4
71 RICHARD SHEW-MIKE GIBSON 2
71 GUY LOPEZ-PAUL DIMOCK 112
71 NICK LARY-FRANK MAUSSER 22
71 TONY PUCCIO-MERVIN LANGKAMP 81
71 JASON THIES-DAVE PUETZ 129
71 JEFF WADE-CORY WADE 48
71 MARTY BERNS-MAURY SCHMERBACH 120
71 ROBERT APPLE-BRADLEY LINTON 27
71 JOHN MASCARELLO-WILLIAM BREWER 75
71 NATHAN HUEBNER-JOHN OAKES 25
71 DON KENIK-MIKE LAURIE 92
71 JOE JOCHMAN-JESSE QUALE 45
71 DAVID RIESS-SCOTT CARLSON 116
71 DAVE ADKINS-MIKE LEWICKI 12
71 DAVE NICHOLS-LARRY NICHOLS 67
71 KENNETH BRENNER-DAN BRENNER 20
71 STEVE LOTZ-DAVE DAUGHENBAUGH 40
71 JAY COUCH-STEVE HAMMONS 109
71 SCOTT DOUCETTE-MIKE DOUCETTE 55
71 JOE PEREZ-TROY TREGONING 104
71 JASON KLINE-BEN MILLER 58
131

 

Cabela’s Masters Walleye Circuit Kicks Off 2013 Season On Illinois River March 23-24

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Ponca City, Okla.—March 19, 2013—More than 260 anglers from across the Midwest will compete for over $67,000 in cash and prizes March 23-24 when the Cabela’s Masters Walleye Circuit kicks off its 29th season on the fish-rich waters of the Illinois River at Spring Valley, Illinois.

The tournament marks the 27th consecutive time the Cabela’s MWC has opened its season on the iconic Illinois, which offers winter-weary anglers a wealth of walleye and sauger opportunities. And with 130 two-person teams signed up, the payout is sitting at over $67,000 in cash and prizes and nearly $18,000 in cash and prizes for the first place. Continue reading

2013 Cabela’s Masters Walleye Circuit Off To A Strong Start With Record Number Of MWC Early Bird Premier Team Registrations

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The Cabela’s Masters Walleye Circuit, now under the ownership of The Walleye Federation (TWF), announced today early bird Premier Team registrations are up 25% over the record setting numbers of 2012.  Premier Team registration closed February 15.

“Last year, before we acquired the Cabela’s Masters Walleye Circuit, MWC had an all-time high on premier teams and total entries into all events combined as far back as I can find records,” Said,  Robert Cartlidge with TWF.  “The MWC staff did an excellent job of laying a great foundation. Naturally, we’re very pleased with how the anglers are responding and signing up. Continue reading