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Detroit River Tournament
April 13 - 15*, 2012

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Dunkirk Tournament
August 21, 22 & 23, 2009

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August 23, 2009

Dunkirk Tournament
Hollingsworth and Navis capture 2nd win with MWC

With an impressive ten pound spread, New Yorkers Bob Hollingsworth (Kenmore) and Jim Navis (Grand Island) won the Lake Erie tournament out of Dunkirk, New York with ten fish weighing in for 66.07 pounds. They were the only team to produce two thirty-plus pound baskets both days and the honor awarded the duo $10,300 in cash prizes. This was their second Cabela's MWC victory. Their first was in 2004 on the Eastern basin of Lake Ontario out of Henderson Harbor, New York. When they win -- they win big. In 2004 their margin over second place was over 35 pounds! Asked about their accomplishment, Hollingsworth replied, "Usually there's a mistake along the way that ruins your chances, but that just didn't happen this time. This is great."

Mistake-free is right. Hollingsworth and Navis weighed 32.68 pounds on day one which put them in third place. However the teams above them struggled on day two and the winners put together a repeat performance with 33.39 pounds for a total of 66.07 pounds. They fished 9-10 miles west of Dunkirk in 72' of water. They were 4'-5' off the bottom, but the big fish came in the morning on a high line. The duo used the traditional Dunkirk technique of large Dipsy Divers with Renosky Crystalina 5" plugs. The Dipsys were watermelon black tiger (set at 3 1/2) in which Hollingsworth painted the bottom a bright fluorescent green and doctored the top with a little pink. "I just don't like the chrome showing on the bottom," mused Hollingsworth. The deeper rig was the blueberry muffin coloring (set at 1) and the bottom was painted black. They trolled about a one mile pattern at 1.8 miles per hour. "Bob and I try to keep it fun in the boat and not get too serious," shared Navis, all smiles after the win. "We have a dollar bet everyday we fish together on who gets the first fish and another dollar bet on who gets the biggest fish of the day." Navis paid his two bucks to Hollingsworth on the stage with a laugh. To read the complete press release click HERE.

Dunkirk Final Results

East Division Winners
Truett and Stier take East Team of the Year title!

Dave Truett of Valparaiso, Indiana and Daniel Stier of Clearwater, Minnesota finished in fifth place with 53.97 pounds. The high finish for Truett and Stier catapulted their standing to the top of the MWC East Division points (142) and awarded the duo the honor of Cabela's MWC East Team of the Year. Fifth place paid out $2,150 plus $2,145 for the Team of the Year for a total of $4,295. "We had a good year this year," shared Truett after the win. "We consider the Cabela's MWC the Grandfather of all the circuits and we feel honored to fish it and to have won this title. The competition is stiff when you have two guys working the team together – harder than in a pro-am environment. This is truly an honor." Truett and Stier had only a short time to pre-fish at Dunkirk, so felt fortunate for such a strong finish. Stier is no stranger to angler-of-the-year awards, having achieved several in other circuits. In fact, Stier was the walleye division Ranger Cup winner in 2008 and won a brand new Ranger boat, fully equipped, valued at $60,000.

"There's a lot of tough competition in the MWC," added Stier. "Dave and I feel fortunate that we had such a good year in the circuit together."

East Division Standings
Challenge Points after Dunkirk

August 22, 2009

Paul Kemery of Russell, PA and Steve Ritter also of Russell, PA sit in first place after day one of the Dunkirk tournament. They were the first team to weigh in today and brought 36.60 pounds of fish to the scale. They took home $450 for winning day one's big fish contest with a 10.21 pounder. Kemery and Ritter hope tomorrow goes as well as today but know things can change in a heartbeat when fishing Lake Erie. Here are the top five teams after day one:

1st - Paul Kemery of Russell, PA & Steve Ritter of Russell, PA - 36.60 lbs.
2nd - Garry Olsen of Forestville, NY & Jeff Alguire of Silver Creek, NY - 32.83 lbs.
3rd - Bob Hollingsworth of Kenmore, NY & Jim Navis of Grand Island, NY - 32.68 lbs.
4th - Charlie Robinson of Perrysburg, OH & Mike Zaborski of Sheffield Lake, OH - 29.64 lbs.
5th - Dan Johnson of Fayetteville, OH & Larry Rhoads of Oregonia OH - 29.42 lbs.

For the complete day one results, click HERE.

Here is how the big fish contest played out for day one:

1st - Paul Kemery of Russell, PA & Steve Ritter of Russell, PA - 10.21 lbs - $450
2nd - Jeff Lash of Massillon, OH & Alan Baumgardner of Essex, MD - 9.91 lbs - $300
3rd - Garry Olsen of Forestville, NY & Jeff Alguire of Silver Creek, NY - 9.66 lbs - $150

Check back tomorrow for full coverage on the winners of the Dunkirk tournament and the East Division.

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