LEWT Happy Hooker Tournament
The Crown Battery, Starcraft Marine Lake Erie Walleye Trail (LEWT) will hold the first event of the 2010 season on Saturday April 3rd at Fenwick Marina. The tournament is sold out and no additional entries are being accepted.
“We are happy to have a full field again in 2010 for our first event of the year” commented Tournament Director Matt Davis. He continued “The weather is looking great for the days leading up to the tournament and the tournament day itself. We expect to see some huge fish come to the scales and invite the public to come out and watch the weigh in at 3:30 Saturday.”
“We are excited to get the year started and have had numerous new sponsors join us for this year. Zinks Calls and the Jet Express are our two most recent” said WBSA Secretary/Treasurer Chris Williams. “We also added Fishhuron.com and Happy Hooker to our extensive list of returning sponsors.”
In addition to the tournament payout there are also contingency awards available for the anglers. The highest finishing Medina Plating Early bird team will win $150 and if the winning team purchased their Starcraft boat from Vic’s Sports Center or Cranberry Creek Marina they will receive a $250 contingency from the dealership and an additional $250 from Starcraft Marine. “We are grateful to have sponsors step up and offer our anglers these great contingencies and give them the opportunity to win some extra money at each event” commented WBSA President Marc Hudson.
The 2010 LEWT schedule is as follows:
April 3 – Turtle Creek - Fenwick Marina “Happy Hooker” LEWT
May 15 – Lakeside - Lakevue Marina “Sharpnack Ford LEWT” (Blow Date May 16)
June 26 – Huron – City Ramp
www.Fishhuron.com LEWT(Blow Date June 27)
September 11-12 – 2 Day Championship Lorain - Black River Launch
The 2010 Gator Classic Pro Am will be held May 1 and 2 in Sandusky.
The WBSA is a Social based Club for fishermen and women that fish in the Western & Central Basin of Lake Erie and its tributaries. Membership is open to all fisher people no matter what their location. Our goal is to present information in a manner that will help sustain and improve fishing in one of the greatest inland sport fisheries in the world. Scientific information, fishing techniques, locations and presentations will be presented at our monthly meetings by expert and knowledgeable speakers and tournament anglers in our group. These anglers are very open with techniques and methods and will help any member that is trying to learn new methods.
For more information about the LEWT you can visit
www.wbsa.us Listed below are the 2010 LEWT sponsors: Starcraft Marine, Crown Battery, Medina Plating, Tom Sharpnack Chevrolet, Buick and Pontiac in Willard, South Shore Marine, Reef Runner Lures, Cranberry Creek Marina, Vics Sports Center, Sharpnack Ford, Happy Hooker, Erie Outfitters, Zink Calls, Jet Express, Ole Pete's Tackle, Yant Beef Jerky, Navionics, Fishhuron.com, Cyclops Lures, Bad Boys Tackle, Rednek Outfitters, Michigan Stinger Spoons, Jim’s Taxidermy, Cisco Fishing Systems, LPG Fishing Systems, Harbor Drive Thru and Tackle Shop in Huron and Balboa Fish Cleaning in Port Clinton.