Mayan Wins Walmart Bass Fishing League Great Lakes Division Event on Wolf River Chain
OutdoorHub 06.23.14
Mike Mayan of Rosendale, Wis., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 15 pounds, 7 ounces Saturday to win the second Walmart Bass Fishing League Great Lakes Division tournament of 2014 on the Wolf River Chain. For his victory, Mayan earned $4,584.
“It felt good, let me tell you,” said Mayan of his first BFL victory. “I have had top-five finishes there multiple times, so I was elated to get the win.
“I was out fishing with a friend the Tuesday before the tournament for three hours. I liked what I saw, so I decided to fish in the river,” said Mayan.
“I was throwing a minnow-colored Bass Assassin Split Tail Shad,” Mayan explained. “I was just targeting the rocks and the weed edges. The water came up a lot from the rain and I was fishing the inside edges in about 1 foot of water. You could see them when they came to get the bait.
“I caught largemouth and smallmouth and probably caught 20 keepers,” finished Mayan. “I didn’t think I would win. I was expecting 3rd or 4th place. Usually if people are catching them in Lake Winnebago they are a little bigger.”
Rounding out the top 10 pros were:
2nd: Jim Jones, Big Bend, Wis., five bass, 15-6, $2,292
3rd: Keith Clegg, New London, Wis., five bass, 14-10, $1,529
4th: Jeff Benson, Holmen, Wis., five bass, 14-8, $1,070
5th: Chris Aswegan, Lisbon, Iowa, five bass, 14-4, $917
6th: John Burmeister, New London, Wis., five bass, 14-2, $840
7th: Jason Duchateau, Algoma, Wis., five bass, 13-5, $764
8th: David Zielinski, Wales, Wis., four bass, 13-3, $688
9th: Travis Brueggen, Cashton, Wis., five bass, 12-15, $611
10th: Rob Leidholdt, Janesville, Wis., five bass, 12-14, $535
Complete results can be found at FLWOutdoors.com.
Matthew Kling of Chicago, Ill., weighed in a five-bass limit totaling 13 pounds, 3 ounces Saturday to win $2,292 in the co-angler division.
Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers were:
2nd: Ron Check, Prairie Du Chien, Wis., five bass, 12-12, $1,146
3rd: Ronald Syverson, Holmen, Wis., five bass, 11-12, $765
4th: Steve Ubersox, Cherry Valley, Ill., five bass, 11-11, $535
5th: James Medved, Milwaukee, Wis., four bass, 11-8, $458
6th: Mike Frazer, De Forest, Wis., five bass, 11-6, $401
6th: Brandon Troupe, Chicago, Ill., five bass, 11-6, $401
8th: Michael Watson, Morton Grove, Ill., five bass, 10-15, $344
9th: Paul Vonwald, La Crosse, Wis., five bass, 10-11, $306
10th: Matt Knox, Metamora, Ill., five bass, 10-8, $267
The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 16-18 Regional Championship on Kentucky Lake in Gilbertsville, Ky. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy Silverado, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.
The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 40 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and compete to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Walmart BFL All-American presented by Chevy. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Rayovac FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.
