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| On Saturday, October 13th 2012, Dick and Joan's Butternut Resort hosted the 7th Annual Butternut Lake Muskie Tournament. Most of the competing teams reported having several opportunities at legal muskies, thirty four (34") inches or better, however four measurable muskies would be put in the net.
The first team to score on a muskie would be Jason Baratka and Jason Weik at 11:16am when they landed a 35.25 incher. At 11:26am, the team of Chris Vaisvil and John Latall would take over the lead when they tallied a 37" muskie on a bucktail lure. Also popping a 37 incher was Jared Leslie and John Korbel at 12:33pm, unfortunately for Jared and John they would report losing a tiger muskie near the boat about an hour before that was estimated to be around forty eight (48") inches long. Baratka and Weik would regain the lead at 2:49pm with the last fish of the day and the only team to double up for the contest when they scored a 36.50 incher.
The Dick & Joan's Butternut Resort 7th Annual Muskie Tournament top finishers were;
1st - Jason Weik/Jason Baratka
2nd - Chris Vaisvil/John Latall
3rd - Jared Leslie/John Korbel
By winning the WMT Series™ sanctioned 7th Annual Butternut Muskie Tournament, the team of Jason Baratka and Jason Weik have received an automatic invite to the 2013 WORLD MUSKIE TOURNAMENT SERIES™ INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP™ to be hosted on Lake Namakagon next year, September 28 th and 29th with a scheduled pay-out of $140,000.00 with full fields of scheduled events. Also, the 77.75 points that Baratka and Weik's earned during the contest will count towards the 2013 WMT Series™ Rankings™ where the winning team in the final point standings could win an extra $20,000.00 with full fields of events. The team of Vaisvil/ Latall and the team of Leslie/Korbel will also be taking their earned points from the Butternut tournament into the following year for the 2013 WMT Series™ Rankings™ as well.
The final WMT Series™ sanctioned tournament of 2012 is the Smokey's Muskie Shop Pewaukee Lake 1 st Annual “Autumn Muskie Tilt™" on Saturday, November 3rd, still has some open spots remaining. If you are interested in competing in the tournament you can sign up for it by getting on the WMT Series™ web site, www.WMTseries.com and download an application form, by calling 715-277-4411 for an entry form to be sent to you, or you can stop in at Smokey's Muskie Shop and pick up an application. Also, you can sign up for the event the Friday night before the tournament, November 2nd, at The Machine Shed N14 W24145 Tower Rd., Waunakee, just off of HWY 94, at 5:30pm until 7:30pm.
The WMT Series™ events are open to the public. If you are interested in expanding your muskie knowledge and enjoying the competition with others who share your interest, log on to www.WMTSeries.com web site or www.professionalmuskieanglercircuit.com for info and an entry form or you can call 715-277-4411.
Sponsors of the 2012 WMT Series™ are: Tooth Tamer Rods, Fittante Taxidermy, Tackle Industries Super D's, Dream Catcher Bucktails & Tackle, T's Tackle, Smokey's Muskie Shop, Suick, Yakima Bait Company, Worden's Lures, Poe's, www.Mudpuppylures.com , Trophy Hunter Accessories – Glittertail, River Run Tackle, Super Slayer Tackle Company, Optimum Bait Company, Figure 8 Lures, Lucky Craft Lures, and Salmo Performance Fishing Lures. |
