Joe Balog Wins Bass Fishing Tournament on Lake Erie

October 7, 2006
B.A.S.S. News - Archived

SANDUSKY, Ohio - By more than 7 pounds, Joe Balog of Harrison Township, Mich., outpaced the 82-angler field in the Bassmaster Northern Tour on Saturday for his first BASS victory.

   The first-day leader, Balog sealed the win with his Saturday catch of four Lake Erie smallmouth bass that tipped the scales at 17 pounds, 4 ounces, and gave him a bass fishing tournament total of 41 pounds. He won $17,100 in cash and a Triton boat rig with Mercury outboard worth $45,000.

   After a phenomenal day on Thursday with a catch of 23-12, Balog built a lead of about 8 pounds. Then, due to unsafe weather conditions, Friday's competition was canceled, and Balog went up against a full field Saturday.

   He said he went back to the same location he fished on Day 1, but found the fishing conditions to be much more difficult. He had only six bites Saturday and lost a 4-pound smallmouth. He worked an isolated reef, keying in on six different rockpiles 28 to 32 feet deep, with a drop-shot rig and a variety of soft baits, including a 4-inch green-pumpkin Berkley Gulp! Minnow Worm.

   "I had the advantage in that I fish here a lot," said the 32-year-old, who estimated he has fished more than 100 tournaments on Lake Erie and emphasized his success on Thursday as key to his win. "It wasn't a matter of fishing on Thursday, it was a matter of getting there (to my location). To win I needed to do that." High winds on Thursday roughed up Lake Erie, but Balog made a run to a spot near the Canadian border.

   Balog's previous best BASS finish was 43rd-place in the 2005 Bassmaster Northern Open on Lake Erie. He dedicated his win to his late stepmother, Michelle. "I appreciate all of my family who came out here to support me today," he said. "I finally closed the door and got one done."

   Pro Jami Fralick, 31, of Martin, S.D., moved up from fifth place to finish in second, thanks to his Saturday catch of 20 pounds, 10 ounces. His total tournament weight was 33-8. Fralick said that on Thursday he concentrated on largemouth bass with a shallow crankbait, but with calm conditions on Saturday, he chose to fish the main lake for smallmouth.

   In third place was Derek Remitz of Hemphill, Texas, with 31-5, whose finish moved him to first in the points standings. In fourth was Steven Clapper of Lima, Ohio, with 29-13. Rounding out the top five was Bryan Coates of Amherst, Ohio, with 28-5.

   In the co-angler division, the top prize of a Triton boat package valued at $30,000 was won by first-day leader Mark Harcharik of Cleveland, Ohio, with a total weight of 21-3. A purchasing agent for North Bay Construction in West Lake, Ohio, Harcharik credited his win to the two pros with whom he was randomly paired: Balog on Thursday and on Saturday, Paul Hirosky, winner of the 2005 Bassmaster Northern Open on Lake Erie.

   "I couldn't have had a better draw," said the 51-year-old. "Being paired with those two guys was big."

   The co-angler who finished in second place was Ashley Hayes of Rockvale, Tenn., whose total was 18-15. He was followed by Phillip Justus of Batavia, N.Y., with 18-3; Michael Sills of Oakland, Maine, with 17-15; and Stephen Weising of Marblehead, Ohio, with 14-8.

   Saturday's Big Bass honors in the co-angler division went to Dennis Staley of Tillsonburg, Ontario, for his 5-13 fish, which was also the Big Bass of the Tournament, making his one fish worth a $1,400 bonus - $400 for being Saturday's big bass, plus $1,000 for being the largest fish of the event. Bryan Coates of Amherst, Ohio, won Saturday's Big Bass pro-division bonus of $1,000 with his 5-pound, 7-ounce fish.

2006 Northern 4 - Sandusky

10/05-10/07 Lake Erie/Sandusky Bay, Sandusky, Ohio

PRO Division Standings Day 3

   Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Joe Balog              Harrison Twp, Mich.     9  41-00  310   $62,100.00

  Day 1: 5   23-12    Day 2: 4   17-04  

2.  Jami Fralick           Martin, S.D.           10  33-08  295   $49,560.00

  Day 1: 5   12-14    Day 2: 5   20-10  

3.  Derek Remitz           Hemphill, Texas        10  31-05  290   $31,710.00

  Day 1: 5   11-08    Day 2: 5   19-13  

4.  Steven Clapper         Lima, Ohio              8  29-13  285   $25,000.00

  Day 1: 3    7-01    Day 2: 5   22-12  

5.  Bryan Coates           Amherst, Ohio           9  28-05  280    $6,700.00

  Day 1: 4    8-07    Day 2: 5   19-14  

6.  Monty Fralick          Martin, S.D.            8  28-01  276    $4,560.00

  Day 1: 3    7-09    Day 2: 5   20-08  

7.  Boyd Duckett           Demopolis, Ala.        10  27-01  272    $3,705.00

  Day 1: 5   12-03    Day 2: 5   14-14  

8.  John Kolinski          Greenville, Wisc.       9  25-11  268    $2,850.00

  Day 1: 4   11-08    Day 2: 5   14-03  

9.  Dave Parsons           Yantis, Texas          10  25-08  264    $2,565.00

  Day 1: 5   10-02    Day 2: 5   15-06  

10. Chris Daves            Hopewell, Va.          10  25-04  260    $2,394.00

  Day 1: 5    8-15    Day 2: 5   16-05  

11. Chris King             S Amherst, Ohio         7  24-14  257    $2,337.00

  Day 1: 2    6-02    Day 2: 5   18-12  

12. Mike Desforges         Burlington, Canada      6  23-13  254    $2,280.00

  Day 1: 1    2-05    Day 2: 5   21-08  

13. Garrett Green          Bracebridge, Canada     6  23-12  251    $2,223.00

  Day 1: 1    2-12    Day 2: 5   21-00  

14. Dave Rochette          Bracebridge, Canada     6  23-04  246    $2,137.50

  Day 1: 1    2-04    Day 2: 5   21-00  

14. Lawren Wetzel          Sharon, Canada          6  23-04  246    $2,137.50

  Day 1: 1    3-09    Day 2: 5   19-11  

16. Sam Lashlee            Camden, Tenn.           8  23-00  242    $2,023.50

  Day 1: 5   13-12    Day 2: 3    9-04  

16. Pat Golden             High Point, N.C.        6  23-00  242    $2,023.50

  Day 1: 1    3-01    Day 2: 5   19-15  

18. Gaspare Costabile      Niagara Falls, Canada   5  21-15  239    $1,938.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 5   21-15  

19. Brian Wilhoit          Oxon Hill, Md.          5  21-13  237    $1,824.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 5   21-13  

20. Jason Welch            Royse City, Texas       8  20-09  235    $2,710.00

  Day 1: 3    9-15    Day 2: 5   10-10  

21. Dave Hayward           Sylvania, Ohio          5  20-06  233    $1,653.00

  Day 1: 1    3-13    Day 2: 4   16-09  

22. Joe Conway             Colorado Springs, Colo  5  20-00  231    $1,596.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 5   20-00  

23. Glenn Delong           Bellville, Ohio         5  19-09  229    $1,539.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 5   19-09  

24. Patrick Goodman        White Pigeon, Mich.     5  19-04  227    $1,482.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 5   19-04  

25. Lucy Mize              Ben Lomond, Ark.        6  19-03  225    $1,425.00

  Day 1: 2    6-14    Day 2: 4   12-05  

26. Craig Dowling          Many, La.               7  19-02  223    $1,368.00

  Day 1: 2    3-12    Day 2: 5   15-06  

27. J Todd Tucker          Moultrie, Ga.           4  18-05  221    $1,311.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 4   18-05  

28. Travis Rulle           Huntsville, Ala.        8  17-11  219    $1,254.00

  Day 1: 5   10-07    Day 2: 3    7-04  

29. Paul Noechel           Lost Creek, W.Va.       6  17-09  217    $1,197.00

  Day 1: 5   15-07    Day 2: 1    2-02  

30. Justin Riley           Woodbine, Md.           5  17-02  215    $1,140.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 5   17-02  

31. Rocky Cummings         Emmet, Ark.             6  16-03  213    $1,112.00

  Day 1: 1    2-10    Day 2: 5   13-09  

32. Gregory Dipalma        Millville, N.J.         7  15-09  211    $1,083.00

  Day 1: 2    4-14    Day 2: 5   10-11  

33. David Barnes           Weeks Mills, Maine      5  15-05  209    $1,055.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 5   15-05  

34. John Cox               Debary, Fla.            5  14-10  207    $1,026.00

  Day 1: 5   14-10    Day 2: 0    0-00  

35. Dick Parker            Amherst, Ohio           4  14-04  205      $998.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 4   14-04  

36. John Chaffo            Pittsburgh, Pa.         4  13-13  203      $969.00

  Day 1: 2    6-03    Day 2: 2    7-10  

37. Royce Madden           High Point, N.C.        4  13-11  201      $941.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 4   13-11  

38. Jason Sain             Beechgrove, Tenn.       4  12-15  199      $912.00

  Day 1: 2    6-02    Day 2: 2    6-13  

39. Daryl Biron            South Windsor, Conn.    4  12-00  197      $884.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 4   12-00  

40. Brent Broderick        Oregonia, Ohio          6  11-15  194      $855.00

  Day 1: 5   10-03    Day 2: 1    1-12  

40. Tony Dadante           Derby, N.Y.             6  11-15  194      $855.00

  Day 1: 5   10-01    Day 2: 1    1-14  

42. Rogne Brown            Kimball, Tenn.          3  11-10  191      $855.00

  Day 1: 1    4-10    Day 2: 2    7-00  

43. Ray Brazier            Lawrenceburg, Tenn.     5  11-09  189      $855.00

  Day 1: 3    6-08    Day 2: 2    5-01  

44. Ken Brodeur            Niantic, Conn.          6  11-02  187      $855.00

  Day 1: 5    8-14    Day 2: 1    2-04  

45. Jason Williamson       Aiken, S.C.             5  10-14  183      $855.00

  Day 1: 2    4-00    Day 2: 3    6-14  

45. Mike Weiss             Union Grove, Wisc.      4  10-14  183      $855.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 4   10-14  

45. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, Ohio        3  10-14  183      $855.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 3   10-14  

48. Brannon Jones          Montgomery, Ala.        4  10-00  179      $855.00

  Day 1: 3    8-03    Day 2: 1    1-13  

49. Paul Hirosky           Guys Mills, Pa.         3   9-15  177      $855.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 3    9-15  

50. Tom Moleski            Elkhart, Ind.           3   9-09  175      $855.00

  Day 1: 1    3-02    Day 2: 2    6-07  

51. Art Ferguson           Saint Clair Shores, Mi  3   9-08  173      $570.00

  Day 1: 1    3-07    Day 2: 2    6-01  

52. Greg Roth              Cambridge, Canada       3   9-07  171      $570.00

  Day 1: 1    1-12    Day 2: 2    7-11  

53. Charlie Hill           Franklin, Ky.           3   8-15  169      $570.00

  Day 1: 2    4-14    Day 2: 1    4-01  

54. Paul Kimball           Glastonbury, Conn.      4   8-13  166      $570.00

  Day 1: 1    3-14    Day 2: 3    4-15  

54. Aaron Jakub            Lincoln, Neb.           3   8-13  166      $570.00

  Day 1: 1    4-01    Day 2: 2    4-12  

56. Mark Hicks             Millfield, Ohio         2   8-05  163      $285.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 2    8-05  

57. David Marion           Cold Spring, N.Y.       4   8-03  161      $285.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 4    8-03  

58. Simon Frost            St Catharines, Canada   3   7-14  159      $285.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 3    7-14  

59. David Hovanec          Unionville, N.Y.        3   7-12  157      $285.00

  Day 1: 3    7-12    Day 2: 0    0-00  

60. Kotaro Kiriyama        Moody, Ala.             2   6-09  155      $285.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 2    6-09  

61. Ken Baumgardner        Monongahela, Pa.        2   6-08  153

  Day 1: 1    3-15    Day 2: 1    2-09  

62. Rodney Hardwick        Connersville, Ind.      3   6-02  151

  Day 1: 3    6-02    Day 2: 0    0-00  

63. Thomas Kessell         Pocahantas, Ark.        2   5-13  149

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 2    5-13  

64. Paul Mazzitelli        Pittston, Pa.           2   5-08  147

  Day 1: 2    5-08    Day 2: 0    0-00  

65. Darrin Schwenkbeck     Silver Spring, Md.      2   5-01  145

  Day 1: 2    5-01    Day 2: 0    0-00  

66. James Charlesworth     Saint Cloud, Fla.       2   4-07  142

  Day 1: 2    4-07    Day 2: 0    0-00  

66. Matthew Sphar          Pavilion, N.Y.          1   4-07  142

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 1    4-07  

68. Steven Bunt            Wallkill, N.Y.          1   4-01  139

  Day 1: 1    4-01    Day 2: 0    0-00  

69. Terry Baksay           Monroe, Conn.           1   3-15  137

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 1    3-15  

70. Nate Wellman           Jenison, Mich.          1   3-01  135

  Day 1: 1    3-01    Day 2: 0    0-00  

71. Matthew Lazaroff       Mercer, Pa.             1   2-10  133

  Day 1: 1    2-10    Day 2: 0    0-00  

72. Craig Nels             Baldwinsville, N.Y.     1   2-07  131

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 1    2-07  

73. Ron Brown              Mount Pleasant, S.C.    1   1-15  128

  Day 1: 1    1-15    Day 2: 0    0-00  

73. Jeremy Montoya          Fort Collins, Colo.    1   1-15  128

  Day 1: 1    1-15    Day 2: 0    0-00  

75. Louis Iribarren        Port Jervis, N.Y.       1   1-14  125

  Day 1: 1    1-14    Day 2: 0    0-00  

76. Kenneth Acornley       Larksville, Pa.         0   0-00    0

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 0    0-00  

76. Kip Bodkin             Rhome, Texas            0   0-00    0

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 0    0-00  

76. Frank Boothe           Albuquerque, N.M.       0   0-00    0

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 0    0-00  

76. Scott Campbell         Springfield, Mo.        0   0-00    0

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 0    0-00  

76. Nick Radtke            New Hampton, N.Y.       0   0-00    0

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 0    0-00  

76. Randy Yarnall          Womelsdorf, Pa.         0   0-00    0

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 0    0-00  

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Big Bass

Day

 1   Jason Welch             Royse City, Texas          5-12  $1,000.00

 2   Bryan Coates            Amherst, Ohio              5-07  $1,000.00

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Totals

Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight

 1       13       136       354-05

 2       26       219       751-04

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         39       355      1105-092006 Northern 4 - Sandusky NB

10/05-10/07 Lake Erie/Sandusky Bay, Sandusky  Ohio

(NON-BOATER) Standings Day 2

   Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Mark Harcharik         Cleveland, Ohio         6  21-03  310   $30,400.00

  Day 1: 3   13-00    Day 2: 3    8-03  

2.  Ashley Hayes           Rockvale, Tenn.         6  18-15  295    $2,565.00

  Day 1: 3    6-01    Day 2: 3   12-14  

3.  Phillip Justus         Batavia, N.Y.           4  18-03  290    $2,280.00

  Day 1: 1    2-10    Day 2: 3   15-09  

4.  Michael Sills          Oakland, Maine          4  17-15  285    $1,710.00

  Day 1: 1    3-02    Day 2: 3   14-13  

5.  Stephen Weising        Marblehead, Ohio        4  14-08  280    $1,140.00

  Day 1: 1    2-07    Day 2: 3   12-01  

6.  Alonzo Evans           East Hartford, Conn.    3  14-06  276      $998.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 3   14-06  

7.  Del Smith              Castalia, Ohio          6  14-03  272      $855.00

  Day 1: 3    6-04    Day 2: 3    7-15  

8.  John Terry             Mansfield, Ohio         5  13-09  268      $713.00

  Day 1: 3    6-07    Day 2: 2    7-02  

9.  Mikhail Borashko       W Bloomfield, Mich.     3  13-05  262      $513.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 3   13-05  

9.  Dennis Staley          Tillsonburg, Canada     3  13-05  262      $1,913.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 3   13-05  

11. Jim McDevitt           Eldon, Mo.              3  12-11  257      $399.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 3   12-11  

12. John Black             Monclova, Ohio          3  12-10  254      $399.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 3   12-10  

13. Andrew Jenkins         Elkhart, Ind.           3  12-09  250      $399.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 3   12-09  

13. Jim Kline              Hagerstown, Md.         3  12-09  250      $399.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 3   12-09  

15. Kris Thornton          Osceola, Ind.           4  12-04  245      $399.00

  Day 1: 1    2-05    Day 2: 3    9-15  

16. Larry Wagner           Crown Point, Ind.       4  12-02  243      $342.00

  Day 1: 2    4-10    Day 2: 2    7-08  

17. Bradley Fields         Morgantown, W.Va.       3  11-15  240      $342.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 3   11-15  

17. Chip Swindell          Bluffton, Ind.          3  11-15  240      $342.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 3   11-15  

19. Kenneth Strimple       Fairport, N.Y.          3  11-14  237      $342.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 3   11-14  

20. Jerry Jackson          Piketon, Ohio           3  11-10  235      $342.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 3   11-10  

21. Lee Winkler            Cincinnati, Ohio        3  11-03  233      $285.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 3   11-03  

22. Charles Robison        Allison Park, Pa.       5  11-01  231      $285.00

  Day 1: 2    4-07    Day 2: 3    6-10  

23. Tony Johnson           Westerville, Ohio       2  10-08  229      $285.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 2   10-08  

24. Thomas Fowler          Jefferson, Pa.          4  10-04  227      $285.00

  Day 1: 2    4-12    Day 2: 2    5-08  

25. Stephen Barrett        Kirkfield, Canada       4   9-11  225      $285.00

  Day 1: 3    5-15    Day 2: 1    3-12  

26. Valeri Timofeev        East Stroudsburg, Pa.   4   9-02  223      $256.60

  Day 1: 2    4-07    Day 2: 2    4-11  

27. Earl Purcell           Granville, Mass.        3   8-11  221      $256.60

  Day 1: 1    2-07    Day 2: 2    6-04  

28. Craig  (Steven) Schmid Columbus, Neb.          3   8-09  219      $256.60

  Day 1: 3    8-09    Day 2: 0    0-00  

29. Joshua Fiedler         Clear Spring, Md.       3   8-08  217      $256.60

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 3    8-08  

30. Brad Brodnicki         Buffalo, N.Y.           3   8-06  215      $256.60

  Day 1: 3    8-06    Day 2: 0    0-00  

31. Thomas Landish         Monongahela, Pa.        2   8-05  213      $242.20

  Day 1: 1    4-04    Day 2: 1    4-01  

32. George Fister          Lake Charles, La.       3   8-01  210      $242.20

  Day 1: 2    4-06    Day 2: 1    3-11  

32. Trudy Noechel          Lost Creek, W.Va.       2   8-01  210      $242.20

  Day 1: 1    3-08    Day 2: 1    4-09  

34. Richard Strubell       Huddleston, Va.         3   7-14  207      $242.20

  Day 1: 1    2-09    Day 2: 2    5-05  

35. Todd Caddy             Carnegie, Pa.           2   7-08  205      $242.20

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 2    7-08  

36. Lee Nelson             Mather, Pa.             3   7-04  203      $228.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 3    7-04  

37. Lee Pilz               Wawaka, Ind.            3   6-14  201      $228.00

  Day 1: 3    6-14    Day 2: 0    0-00  

38. Justin Walker          Markham, Canada         3   6-13  199      $228.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 3    6-13  

39. Lee Hannah             Grandville, Mass.       3   6-06  197      $228.00

  Day 1: 2    4-04    Day 2: 1    2-02  

40. Neil Howard            Salem, Ind.             3   6-05  195      $228.00

  Day 1: 1    1-15    Day 2: 2    4-06  

41. Peter Typer            Pt Colborne, Canada     3   6-03  193      $213.80

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 3    6-03  

42. Olexiy Luchnikov       Brooklyn, N.Y.          2   5-14  191      $213.80

  Day 1: 2    5-14    Day 2: 0    0-00  

43. Bill Rea               Greenfield, Ohio        2   5-13  189      $213.80

  Day 1: 1    2-11    Day 2: 1    3-02  

44. Eric Loos              Glen Ellyn, Ill.        2   5-07  187      $213.80

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 2    5-07  

45. Mark Dairy             Nevada, Ohio            3   5-04  185      $213.80

  Day 1: 3    5-04    Day 2: 0    0-00  

46. Stephen Schneider      Selden, N.Y.            2   5-01  183      $199.60

  Day 1: 2    5-01    Day 2: 0    0-00  

47. Timothy Macknair       Rices Landing, Pa.      2   4-14  181      $199.60

  Day 1: 2    4-14    Day 2: 0    0-00  

48. Chuck Lee              South Bend, Ind.        2   4-10  179      $199.60

  Day 1: 2    4-10    Day 2: 0    0-00  

49. Michael Copper         Eaton, Ohio             1   4-06  177      $199.60

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 1    4-06  

50. Ivan Malecki           Pittsburgh, Pa.         2   4-02  175      $199.60

  Day 1: 1    1-14    Day 2: 1    2-04  

51. Fred Eber              Ingleside, Ill.         2   4-01  173

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 2    4-01  

52. Joe Ritzenthaler       Sandusky, Ohio          1   3-15  170

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 1    3-15  

52. Dan Shafer             Clayton, Ohio           1   3-15  170

  Day 1: 1    3-15    Day 2: 0    0-00  

54. David Dominoski        Mechanicsburg, Pa.      1   3-10  167

  Day 1: 1    3-10    Day 2: 0    0-00  

55. Jim Tedesco            Niagara Falls, Canada   1   3-09  165

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 1    3-09  

56. Tony Kyriazes          Chicago, Ill.           2   3-07  162

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 2    3-07  

56. Richard Favire         Winfield Park, N.J.     1   3-07  162

  Day 1: 1    3-07    Day 2: 0    0-00  

58. Shane Shafer           Lewisburg, Ohio         1   3-03  158

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 1    3-03  

58. Mark Frickman          Grand Ledge, Mich.      1   3-03  158

  Day 1: 1    3-03    Day 2: 0    0-00  

60. Bob Day                North Ridgeville, Ohio  1   3-00  155

  Day 1: 1    3-00    Day 2: 0    0-00  

61. Daniel Burkitt         Waverly, Ohio           1   2-13  153

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 1    2-13  

62. Paul Benjamin          Hobart, Ind.            1   2-07  150

  Day 1: 1    2-07    Day 2: 0    0-00  

62. Steven Brinster        Highland Lakes, N.J.    1   2-07  150

  Day 1: 1    2-07    Day 2: 0    0-00  

64. Scott Heston           Sugar Grove, Ohio       1   2-05  147

  Day 1: 1    2-05    Day 2: 0    0-00  

65. Andy Starner           Dover, Pa.              1   2-03  145

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 1    2-03  

66. Jack Palmer            Hopkinsville, Ky.       1   2-02  143

  Day 1: 1    2-02    Day 2: 0    0-00  

67. Gary Besmer            East Islip, N.Y.        1   1-12  140

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 1    1-12  

67. Bob Howard             Colorado Springs, Colo  1   1-12  140

  Day 1: 1    1-12    Day 2: 0    0-00  

69. Craig Gipe             Lancaster, Ky.          1   1-07  137

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 1    1-07  

70. Larry Bryant           Goodlettsville, Tenn.   1   1-05  135

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 1    1-05  

71. Tom Beale              Rochester Hills, Mich.  0   0-00    0

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 0    0-00  

71. John Butvilas          Cicero, Ill.            0   0-00    0

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 0    0-00  

71. Dick Carney            Seward, Pa.             0   0-00    0

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 0    0-00  

71. Johnny Denny           Lancaster, Ky.          0   0-00    0

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 0    0-00  

71. James Gargis           Mishawaka, Ind.         0   0-00    0

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 0    0-00  

71. Travis Green           Grand Blanc, Mich.      0   0-00    0

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 0    0-00  

71. Steve Linville         Harrison, Ohio          0   0-00    0

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 0    0-00  

71. JUSTIN Malone          Morgan, Texas           0   0-00    0

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 0    0-00  

71. Scott Outen            Glen Burnie, Md.        0   0-00    0

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 0    0-00  

71. Dave Reminga           Grand Rapids, Mich.     0   0-00    0

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 0    0-00  

71. Dave Shepherd          Portsmouth, Ohio        0   0-00    0

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 0    0-00  

71. Jake Thomas            Iowa Falls, Iowa        0   0-00    0

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 0    0-00  

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Purolator Big Bass

Day

 1   Mark Harcharik          Cleveland, Ohio            3-01    $400.00

 2   Dennis Staley           Tillsonburg, Canada        5-13    $400.00

     Dennis Staley           Tillsonburg, Canada        5-13  $1,000.00

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Totals

Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight

 1        9        68       172-01

 2       24       112       386-09

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         33       180       558-10

2006 Northern 4 - Sandusky Pro Points

After Lake Erie, Sandusky, Ohio  Ending 10-07-2006,

 Day 3

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***  LOWEST POINT VALUE DROPPED ***

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Place  Name               St            Pts

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  1 Derek Remitz          Texas         817

  2 Sam Lashlee           Tenn.         796

  3 James Charlesworth    Fla.          772

  4 Chris Daves           Va.           756

  5 Boyd Duckett          Ala.          750

  6 Jason Williamson      S.C.          747

  7 Darrin Schwenkbeck    Md.           742

  8 Scott Campbell        Mo.           729

  9 Matthew Sphar         N.Y.          721

 10 J Todd Tucker         Ga.           716

 11 Monty Fralick         S.D.          711

 12 Pat Golden            N.C.          708

 13 Lawren Wetzel         Canada        705

 14 Aaron Lee Jakub       Neb.          703

 15 Rodney Hardwick       Ind.          688

 15 John Kolinski         Wisc.         688

 17 Todd Ary              Ala.          687

 18 Brian Wilhoit         Md.           675

 19 Jason Welch           Texas         671

 20 Randy McCarty         Ky.           670

 21 Steven Bunt           N.Y.          666

 22 Jason Sain            Tenn.         663

 23 John Cox              Fla.          659

 24 Paul Hirosky          Pa.           657

 25 Rogne Brown           Tenn.         656

 26 Gregory Dipalma       N.J.          647

 27 John Chaffo           Pa.           636

 28 Anre' De Villiers     South Africa  631

 29 Dave Parsons          Texas         630

 30 Terry Baksay          Conn.         623

 31 Travis Rulle          Ala.          617

 32 Charlie Weyer         Calif.        606

 33 Craig Dowling         La.           602

 34 Glenn Delong          Ohio          597

 35 Kotaro Kiriyama       Ala.          595

 36 Lucy Mize             Ark.          575

 36 Justin Riley          Md.           575

 38 David Barnes          Maine         573

 39 Ray Brazier           Tenn.         569

 40 Joe Conway            Colo.         566

 41 Paul Mazzitelli       Pa.           555

 42 Sammy Burks           Mo.           547

 43 Paul Noechel          W.Va.         537

 44 Jess Salmon           N.J.          532

 44 James Opalecky        Calif.        532

 44 Brannon Jones         Ala.          532

 47 Mark Hicks            Ohio          524

 48 David Marion          N.Y.          522

 49 David Hovanec         N.Y.          521

 50 Daryl Biron           Conn.         519

 51 Jami Fralick          S.D.          514

 52 Art Ferguson          Mich.         505

 53 Greg Roth             Canada        503

 54 Craig Nels            N.Y.          485

 55 John Morris           Ill.          483

 56 Gaspare Costabile     Canada        482

 57 Charlie Hill          Ky.           479

 58 Ron Brown             S.C.          466

 59 Jeremy Montoya        Colo.         461

 60 Kip Bodkin            Texas         460

 61 Rocky Cummings        Ark.          447

 62 Mike Weiss            Wisc.         433

 63 Brent Broderick       Ohio          419

 64 Matt Hupp             Texas         400

 65 Kirk McFadden         Kan.          398

 66 Paul Kimball          Conn.         394

 66 Ken Brodeur           Conn.         394

 68 Tony Dadante          N.Y.          391

 68 Kenneth Acornley      Pa.           391

 70 Louis Iribarren       N.Y.          389

 71 Woo Daves             Va.           387

 72 Frank Boothe          N.M.          385

 73 Trent Masterson       Mich.         370

 74 Maurice Parent   II   N.C.          359

 75 Matthew Lazaroff      Pa.           340

 76 Jeff Stoner           Pa.           313

 77 Joe Balog             Mich.         310

 78 Rodney Sorrell        N.C.          305

 79 Tom Frink             Calif.        301

 80 Eric Nethery          Ga.           298

 81 Donald Cordle         Tenn.         295

 82 Steven Clapper        Ohio          285

 83 David Junk            Ill.          280

 83 Bryan Coates          Ohio          280

 85 Rodney Brown          Ky.           278

 85 Harold Knight         Ky.           278

 87 Richie Eaves          Ill.          272

 87 Curt Mcguire          Tenn.         272

 89 Shawn Penn            Ky.           268

 89 Thomas Lavictoire     Vt.           268

 91 Ron Wheaton           Tenn.         257

 91 Chris King            Ohio          257

 93 Terry Bloom           Fla.          256

 94 Mike Desforges        Canada        254

 94 Kurt Johnson          Iowa          254

 96 Ken Baumgardner       Pa.           252

 97 Garrett Green         Canada        251

 98 Dave Rochette         Canada        246

 99 Curt Samo             Ill.          245

 99 Tim Dungan            Ohio          245

101 Mark Menendez         Ky.           241

102 Charlie Youngers      Fla.          238

102 J J Judd              Vt.           238

104 Fred Roumbanis        Calif.        235

105 Randy Yarnall         Pa.           233

105 Dave Hayward          Ohio          233

107 Steve Lucarelli       N.H.          229

108 Patrick Goodman       Mich.         227

109 Billy Hurt            Tenn.         226

110 Michael Gary Stinson  Ky.           223

111 Mitch Pierson         N.J.          213

112 Darrin Olin           Ill.          211

113 Clark Reehm           La.           209

113 Darryl Fitzgerald     Maine         209

115 Raul Morineau         Mexico        208

116 Dick Parker           Ohio          205

117 James Jeffries        N.Y.          204

117 Doc Merkin            Ill.          204

119 Ed Dunnaway           Miss.         203

119 Pete Cherkas          Iowa          203

121 Royce Madden          N.C.          201

122 Otto David            N.Y.          199

122 Doug Story            Tenn.         199

124 Larry Mazur           N.Y.          195

125 Ryan Hawthorne        Conn.         193

126 Gary Wade             N.C.          191

127 Tom Ondras            Ill.          189

128 William Beekman       N.Y.          188

128 Dave Markey           Conn.         188

130 Charlie Hartley       Ohio          183

130 Brett Mitchell        S.C.          183

132 Chad Ekroth           S.D.          181

133 Brian Gates           Vt.           179

133 Thad Takes            Iowa          179

135 Danny Davis           Tenn.         177

136 David Banford         Mass.         175

136 Tom Moleski           Ind.          175

138 Butch Tucker          Ga.           173

139 Thomas Lavictoire     Vt.           169

140 Emery Grosvenor       Va.           167

141 Michael Leblanc       Vt.           165

142 Rick Ash              Pa.           163

143 Terry Kayser          Ill.          162

144 Simon Frost           Canada        159

145 Terry Sternard        Tenn.         152

146 Thomas Kessell        Ark.          149

147 Mike Pickett          Ky.           148

148 H D   (Howard) Dotson Ky.           146

149 Gary Clark            Ill.          143

150 Kevin Marrs           Fla.          141

150 Travis Loyd           Ill.          141

152 Nate Wellman          Mich.         135

153 Bill Spence           Vt.           132

154 Raymond Hagan         Ky.           129

155 Rick Morris           Va.           125

156 Roger Camp            Texas         121

157 Drew Hanchett         N.Y.          119

157 Jack Smith            Ky.           119

159 Ron Cherkas           Iowa          115

160 John Gray             Ind.          109

161 Edward Gettys         Ala.          104

161 Ronald Pierce         Ark.          104

163 Mark Tyler            Ariz.          93

164 Brian Brooks          N.J.           91

164 Gerald Gostenik       Mich.          91

166 Lutz Spika            Conn.          89

167 Dean Meckes           N.Y.           85

168 Nathan Sulham         Mass.          83

169 David Longrie         Wisc.          80

170 Jason Stoddard        Vt.            79

171 Jimmy Watson          Tenn.          77

171 Jonathan Else         Pa.            77

173 Nate Noble            Ky.            75

174 John Wilder           Colo.          70

175 John Wiggin           Nev.           65

176 Marc Laplante         Canada         64

177 Nick Radtke           N.Y.            0

177 Don Yeager            Ohio            0

177 Tom Dolin             N.Y.            0

2006 Northern 4 - Sandusky Non-Boater Points

After Lake Erie, Sandusky, Ohio  Ending 10-07-2006,

 Day 3

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***  LOWEST POINT VALUE DROPPED ***

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Place  Name               St            Pts

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  1 Jim McDevitt          Mo.           799

  2 Joshua Fiedler        Md.           761

  3 Valeri Timofeev       Pa.           759

  4 Craig Gipe            Ky.           742

  5 Del Smith             Ohio          695

  6 Richard Favire        N.J.          689

  7 Larry Wagner          Ind.          683

  8 Earl Purcell          Mass.         682

  9 Bob Howard            Colo.         676

 10 Jack Palmer           Ky.           672

 11 Olexiy Luchnikov      N.Y.          671

 12 Keith Carson          Fla.          670

 13 Bill Rea              Ohio          636

 14 Justin Walker         Canada        635

 15 Jim Kline             Md.           634

 16 Lee Winkler           Ohio          633

 17 Tony Johnson          Ohio          629

 18 Joe Ritzenthaler      Ohio          625

 19 Trudy Noechel         W.Va.         624

 20 Charles Robison       Pa.           620

 21 JUSTIN Malone         Texas         613

 22 Peter Typer           Canada        612

 23 Michael Sills         Maine         603

 24 Alonzo Evans          Conn.         598

 25 Johnny Denny          Ky.           596

 26 Steven Brinster       N.J.          581

 27 George Fister         La.           577

 28 Kenneth Strimple      N.Y.          574

 29 Travis Green          Mich.         557

 30 Eric Persson          N.J.          537

 31 Larry Bryant          Tenn.         531

 32 Richard Strubell      Va.           505

 33 Craig  (Steven) Schmi Neb.          500

 34 Stephen Barrett       Canada        481

 35 Tony Kyriazes         Ill.          477

 36 Andy Starner          Pa.           450

 37 Neil Howard           Ind.          445

 38 Lee Hannah            Mass.         433

 38 Chuck Lee             Ind.          433

 40 Jim Tedesco           Canada        416

 41 Stephen Weising       Ohio          390

 42 Steve Linville        Ohio          376

 43 Eric Loos             Ill.          374

 44 Danielle Kremer       Fla.          370

 45 John Black            Ohio          369

 46 Jon Cook              N.J.          336

 47 Stephen Schneider     N.Y.          326

 48 Jake Thomas           Iowa          324

 49 Thomas Landish        Pa.           322

 50 Rob Lee               Ala.          315

 51 Mark Harcharik        Ohio          310

 52 Aaron Geheber         Ill.          305

 53 Wayne Luckett         Ky.           295

 53 Dave Waldron          W.Va.         295

 53 Ashley Hayes          Tenn.         295

 53 Josh Kolbinsky        Ind.          295

 57 Fred Dorsey           Ga.           290

 57 John Alber            Vt.           290

 57 Phillip Justus        N.Y.          290

 60 John Davis            Ky.           285

 60 Bob Lett              Pa.           285

 62 Danny Barksdale       Tenn.         280

 62 Chip Porche           Okla.         280

 64 Edward Pecore         N.Y.          272

 65 David Dominoski       Pa.           269

 66 Randy Warner          Ill.          268

 66 John Terry            Ohio          268

 66 Alan Brightwell       Ga.           268

 66 Brad Boyer            Mo.           268

 70 Dwight Hamilton       Ill.          264

 71 Mikhail Borashko      Mich.         262

 71 Dennis Staley         Canada        262

 73 Scott Seager          Iowa          260

 73 Michael Roe           Ky.           260

 73 Stephen Sykas         Vt.           260

 76 Darren Brooks         N.J.          257

 76 Dean Jacobs           Iowa          257

 78 Roger Kirby           Ky.           254

 79 James Thomas          Ky.           251

 80 Andrew Jenkins        Ind.          250

 81 Scott Holterhaus      Iowa          249

 82 Allen Rix             Ill.          248

 83 Kris Thornton         Ind.          245

 84 Conrad Smith          Ky.           243

 85 Glennon Wallach       Mo.           242

 86 James Deforest        Mass.         241

 87 Bradley Fields        W.Va.         240

 87 Chip Swindell         Ind.          240

 89 Lee Patterson         Iowa          239

 90 Wayne Hauser          N.C.          237

 91 Jerry Jackson         Ohio          235

 91 Bill Williams         Ky.           235

 93 Blake Burks           Mo.           234

 94 Todd Wagner           Ohio          233

 95 Paul Moore            Ky.           231

 95 Fid Meyer             Ill.          231

 95 Jay Meredith          Ala.          231

 98 John Haynes           Ill.          229

 99 Jeff Warren           Pa.           227

 99 Bill Heitzman         Iowa          227

 99 John Bloom            Fla.          227

 99 Thomas Fowler         Pa.           227

103 Marion Yahn           Mo.           223

103 Jeremy Sorensen       Neb.          223

105 Steve Oleksyn         N.Y.          222

105 Erroll Duckett        N.C.          222

105 Mark Frickman         Mich.         222

108 Dave Knutstrom        Ill.          218

109 Mark Rose             Pa.           217

110 John Miller           Ind.          216

111 Brad Brodnicki        N.Y.          215

112 Randall Phelan        N.Y.          214

113 Carl Pope             Ky.           211

113 Jim Zane              Iowa          211

113 Jim Staszewski        Maine         211

116 Dave Norton           Wisc.         209

117 Tetsuya Ichikawa      N.Y.          207

117 Ronald Crochetiere    Mass.         207

119 Todd Caddy            Pa.           205

119 Eric Bond             Mich.         205

119 Rick Browning         Ky.           205

119 Daryll Gavin          Mass.         205

123 Brad Bruns            Ill.          203

123 Lee Nelson            Pa.           203

125 Richard Garlock       N.Y.          201

125 Lee Pilz              Ind.          201

127 R S Blumenstein       Ill.          199

128 Buzz Bouvier          Vt.           198

129 Rodney Laucamp        Iowa          197

130 Jason Farrell         Ill.          196

130 William Marlin        Ky.           196

132 Dan Kincaid           Ky.           193

132 Clint Cowan           N.Y.          193

134 Frank Vida            Conn.         191

134 Larry Chapman         Tenn.         191

134 Joe Cupp              Mo.           191

137 Carl  Aldredge        Iowa          189

137 Wes Day               Ky.           189

139 Mark Dairy            Ohio          185

139 Dave Sarff            Ill.          185

141 Michael Sweeney       Mass.         183

142 Floyd Cole            Tenn.         182

142 Gerald Jeranka        Del.          182

144 Timothy Macknair      Pa.           181

144 Bill Ruppert          N.Y.          181

146 Tomi Estes            Ky.           179

146 Joe Kokjohn           Iowa          179

148 Doug Gudat            Ill.          177

148 Robert Wilson         Mo.           177

148 Michael Copper        Ohio          177

148 Chris Van Vliet       Canada        177

152 Ivan Malecki          Pa.           175

153 Fred Eber             Ill.          173

153 Scott McKell          Tenn.         173

153 Scott Outen           Md.           173

153 Tom Ring              N.Y.          173

157 Dan Shafer            Ohio          170

158 David Paul            Conn.         169

159 Jerry Thye            Okla.         167

159 Jerry Girdner         Ky.           167

161 Chad Brousseau        Vt.           166

162 Melissa Cummings Pick Ky.           165

162 Ron Taylor            Ill.          165

164 Chris Luckett         Ky.           163

165 Bob Melanson          Mass.         162

165 Steve Martin          Vt.           162

167 Jerry Robinson        Ark.          161

168 Matthew Breach        Mass.         159

169 Shane Shafer          Ohio          158

170 Larry Butler          Vt.           156

170 Christopher Brown     N.Y.          156

172 Bob Day               Ohio          155

173 Daniel Burkitt        Ohio          153

173 Ron Tyson             Ga.           153

173 David Morrissette     Mass.         153

176 Ted Malin             Ky.           152

176 John Thomas           Ind.          152

178 Kenneth Petrie        Vt.           151

178 Tony Devolder         Ill.          151

180 Paul Benjamin         Ind.          150

181 Thomas Stange         Conn.         149

181 Jon Fry               Mich.         149

183 Brad Hope             Va.           148

183 Jerad Perkins         Ill.          148

185 Rollie Truehl         Wisc.         147

185 Scott Heston          Ohio          147

187 Mark Davis            Ind.          145

187 Chance Hughes         Fla.          145

189 Mike Anderson         Ill.          141

189 Carl Parrett          Ind.          141

189 Mary Ann Weyer        Calif.        141

192 Gary Besmer           N.Y.          140

193 Darren Corley         Iowa          139

194 David Guichard        N.H.          137

195 John Hudzinski        Ill.          135

195 George Hirapetian     N.Y.          135

195 Theodore Greer        Tenn.         135

198 Cliff Howland         N.Y.          133

199 Joseph Fiala          N.Y.          131

200 Ken Warren            Iowa          130

200 Cory Larson           Minn.         130

202 Malvin Steger         Mo.           129

203 Joe Clayton           Iowa          127

204 Steve Caudell         Tenn.         125

205 Scott Murphy          Mich.         123

205 Chris Medeiros        Conn.         123

207 Kevin Cunningham      N.Y.          121

207 Steve Remitz          Minn.         121

207 Richard Mcclure       Ky.           121

210 Dallas Carter         Ky.           119

210 William Smith         Iowa          119

210 James Gargis          Ind.          119

213 Royce Madden          N.C.          116

213 Marvin Stith          N.J.          116

215 Dustin Lucas          Ark.          113

216 Ray Conley            N.Y.          112

217 Jim Blumenstein       Ill.          110

218 Michael Lee           Ark.          107

218 Dave Jutton           N.Y.          107

220 Bruce Luckett         Ky.           105

221 William Clute         N.Y.           99

222 Talbert Stuart        Ky.            97

222 Andrew Suggs          Tenn.          97

222 John Malzahn          N.Y.           97

225 Jason Akers           Ky.            95

226 Everett Ruby          Mo.            93

227 Jonathan Bush         N.Y.           91

228 Paul Groney           Pa.            89

228 Jack Farage           Calif.         89

230 Tony Nigro            N.Y.           85

231 Bill Alexander        N.Y.           81

232 Joey Wasson           Ky.            79

233 Joseph Bourque        Ill.           77

234 Eric Grant            N.Y.           76

235 John Winkler          Ga.            74

235 Edd Nantoski          Mass.          74

237 Tom Welsh             N.J.           73

238 Brent Lyons           N.Y.           72

239 Andrew Dick           Del.           71

240 Robert Wynn           Ga.            70

241 John Mcgraw           N.J.           68

242 Brian Brooks          N.J.           66

242 Aaron Anders          Canada         66

244 John Porter           Md.            65

245 Dave Shepherd         Ohio            0

245 Tom Beale             Mich.           0

245 Mike Shultz           Tenn.           0

245 Mike Goessman         Ill.            0

245 Kenneth Higgins       N.Y.            0

245 Jose Narvaez          Texas           0

245 Kevin Thomas          Pa.             0

245 John Butvilas         Ill.            0

245 V K Fletcher          Ill.            0

245 Ken Fujitani          Japan           0

245 Dick Carney           Pa.             0

245 Mathew Applebaum      Vt.             0

245 Robert Bobich         Ill.            0

245 Dave Reminga          Mich.           0