STACK & JOHNSON WIN THREE LAKES MUSKIE SUMMIT™
The Professional Muskie Angler Circuit™ (Pro-MAC™) concluded the fourth qualifying tournament of the 2013 regular season at the Three Lakes Chain Muskie Summit Open™ over the weekend of August 3rd and 4th. Although the muskie action was good with numerous muskies (more than 40) greater than 30 inches but under the allowed 34 inches tournament limit were reported to have been captured and released by the competitors, only nine muskies over 34 inches would be registered by tournament anglers for the event.
Both days of the Three Lakes Muskie Summit™ weather forecast promised to be the best the World Muskie Tournament Series™ (WMT Series™) had witnessed all tournament season long, but the cold nights preceding the tournament and its continuation during the event dropped the water temps to the mid 60 degree temps making for unseasonable conditions and a lethargic attitude with the larger fish creating a predominately afternoon bite. However, on Saturday, Scott and Kevin Abendroth were able to score early on a 38 ½ incher at 6:32am. As the day progressed and the waters warmed, four muskies would be tallied after noon with the first coming at 12:10pm from Aaron Stack and Justin Johnson with a 36 ¼ incher followed at 12:40pm when Ryan Bock and Tim Rutzen scored on the biggest muskie of the day with a 44 ¾ incher. The last two muskies would score one minute a part with Don Groskopf and Dan Winkler tallying a 44 ½” muskie at 2:07 and at 2:08pm, Ryan and Ron Meyer landed a 34 ¼ incher.
Phil Markgraf and Randy Kauranen didn’t waste any time on Sunday to get on the score sheet when they registered a 36 ½” muskie at 6:30am. At 7:45am the tournament was all but over when Stack and Johnson tallied their second muskie of the event that measured 38 ½ incher, being the only team to double up for the tourney. At 10:52am, Todd Emro and Mike McCarthy would score on a 35 ¾ inch muskie. The largest muskie of the day and the last fish of the tournament would come from Neil Barnett and Bill Hill at 11:00am measuring 40 ½ inches.
The top eight finishers of the Pro-MAC™ Three Lakes Muskie Summit™ were;
1st - Aaron Stack/Justin Johnson
2nd - Ryan Bock/Tim Rutzen
3rd - Don Groskopf/Dan Winkler
4th - Neil Barnett/Bill Hill
5th - Scott & Kevin Abendroth
6th - Phil Markgraf/Randy Kauranen
7th - Todd Emro/Mike McCarthy
8th - Ron & Ryan Meyer
The next tournament for the WMT Series™ is the Pro-MAC™ R.A.M.M. Cup Open™ qualifying event on the Manitowish Chain August 17th and 18th. The Pro-MAC™ Manitowish Chain R.A.M.M. Cup Open™ still has open spots and there is still time to send in your entries to get an earlier starting position. We will also be accepting entries the Friday before the tournaments at Little Bohemia on HWY 51 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.
All WMT Series™ events are open to the public and we hope you will join in on the fun and excitement. For additional information, log on to our web sites at www.WMTSeries.com or www.ProfessionalMuskieAnglerCircuit.com for more details or email us at HunterMD@newnorth.net or call 715-277-4411.
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