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August 1-2, 2009 - 22nd Annual Cats Incredible |
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Posts: 600 (02/27/09 02:30 PM) Administrator |
Nate and I are trying our luck one more year in Grand Forks. We are tentatively going to try to go every other year. We are in the lottery and will find out
sometime this month if we are in.
Ferret is also trying his luck in the lottery this year....and he said he'd never go back. 
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Posts: 117 (02/27/09 03:43 PM) Stone Cat |
Whats up with the lottery? Is that just to get in the tourney?
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Posts: 602 (02/28/09 11:43 AM) Administrator |
yeah....it fills up on the first day and if you didn't place in the top 15 the year before you are thrown in the lottery. 150 teams on the first day of
registration...pretty impressive huh?
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Posts: 304 (02/28/09 02:55 PM) Sumo Cat |
Unfortunately, that's the only thing that's impressive about the tournament.
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Posts: 876 (03/01/09 07:32 AM) Sumo Cat |
It sounds like you guys just want a good excuse to make the trip across boring a$$ ND to catfishing paradise!
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Posts: 107 (03/02/09 06:50 AM) Sumo Cat |
Dad & I have our registration in as well.
I think the tourny is a blast. This tourny thing is starting to get to me however, I'm all registered this year for 3 of the 4 FLW Walleye Tour stops as a Co-Angler. |
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Posts: 307 (03/02/09 10:38 AM) Sumo Cat |
Does that mean you fish with a pro Hanson?
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Posts: 442 (03/02/09 10:54 AM) Moderator |
Damn Hanson...that's awesome. I love watching the FLW on TV. Should be an interesting experience. I hope you get good draws...I've seen some of those
anglers that seem like they can be total asses. How long do you have to fish co-angler before qualfiying as a pro??
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Posts: 636 (03/10/09 02:56 PM) Administrator |
Well.....looks like we have two teams that will be represented this year.
Team # 60- Brady Flaten (Glasgow) & Nate Molstad (Havre) Team # 134 Tianna & Jason Flaten (both of Gillette, WY) I see Hanson and his dad just eeked in at team #149.... 
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Posts: 637 (03/10/09 02:58 PM) Administrator |
Here is a link of the complete tourney field: http://legacy.grandforksherald.com/pdfs/2009%20Cats%20Incredible%20Lottery%20Results.pdf
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Posts: 129 (03/10/09 03:42 PM) Stone Cat |
Good luck lady and gentlemen!!!!!!!!!
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Posts: 910 (03/11/09 06:50 AM) Sumo Cat |
Good luck guys! Did you officially retire the that mini ocean cruiser you took up to the Red tourney when I went to with you guys? Man that things a
classic!
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Posts: 108 (03/17/09 06:11 AM) Sumo Cat |
Cat Ferret wrote:Yep. The tournies are 4 days long and I'll get to fish the first 3 days with a different pro each day. This is something I've thought about doing for 2 years now and decided to just give it a shot this year. Should be an unbelievable learning experience. The 3 events I'll be fishing are the Mississippi River (Red Wing, MN), Leech Lake (Walker, MN) and Lake Winnebago (Wisconsin). Just didn't have enough vacation time or money to get out to Lake Erie for the 1st tour stop. |
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Posts: 109 (03/17/09 06:14 AM) Sumo Cat |
Katchin Whiskers wrote:Depends on how much money I make. Just kidding! If I really worked hard at it and could swing it financially, I would guess that would still
be 5-6 years away. Bottom line is you can fish as a pro if you've got the money, the boat, and the gear. Experience on all those bodies of water comes
with time and practice. I pretty much have none of the above.
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Posts: 507 (04/15/09 04:57 PM) Moderator |
Hanson...did the PWT go under?? I thought I heard on TV that it did...if so, that's a major walleye tour going down.
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Posts: 806 (04/16/09 04:46 PM) Moderator |
This from www.in-fisherman.com:
In-Fisherman Discontinues Professional Walleye Trail in 2009 Company Plans Future Investments in Walleye-Focused Media Baxter, MN (August 5, 2008) In-Fisherman, a division of InterMedia Outdoors, Inc., today announced that it will discontinue operation of the Professional Walleye Trail (PWT) after the 2008 season. The PWT started with a single event in 1989 and grew to become North America's most prestigious walleye tournament series. During the past 19 years the PWT served as a proving ground for new tackle and marine equipment and the birthplace for innovative tactics that have made anglers across the country more successful. Along the way the PWT has awarded millions of dollars in cash and prizes to thousands of professional and amateur participants. However, sponsorship support no longer covers event expenses, and angler participation has declined in recent years. Announcing the decision, In-Fisherman Publisher Steve Hoffman said, "This was a difficult decision for us, but in the end we felt that the PWT was no longer an effective way for us to serve the dedicated angler, which is our core mission at In-Fisherman." The PWT has three events remaining in its 2008 schedule culminating in the 2008 PWT Championship Shootout on October 16-18 in Hudson, Wisconsin, with a first-place purse of $50,000. Going forward, InterMedia Outdoors will continue to invest in walleye-focused media including additional editorial content in Walleye In-Sider magazine, content and functionality improvements in WalleyeFan.com, the launch of a new television series "Walleye In-Sider" which will begin shooting in October and will debut in the fourth quarter of next year, and the development and launch of a fully redesigned In-Fisherman website with content devoted to walleyes and virtually every other freshwater fish. Hoffman added, "We're very excited about our new print, online and television endeavors, and are confident that we will not only teach millions of anglers how to catch more and bigger walleyes, but will continue to help our advertisers sell more product." WOW!!
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Posts: 115 (04/22/09 06:35 AM) Sumo Cat |
Katchin Whiskers wrote:Yeah, it did. Last PWT Tourney was held on the St. Croix River near the Cities. A lot of the PWT pros are starting another walleye tournament series this year, AIM. We'll see how they do this year. BTW... I'll be fishing the Red Wing FLW in 2 weeks. God I'm nervous and excited at the same time. I'll probably throw up at take off from the nerves. I should know which pros I draw on May 5th, which is the evening before Day 1.
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Posts: 118 (05/09/09 05:52 PM) Sumo Cat |
Got one out of the way!!
Was sitting 15th after day 1, 13th after day 2, and then tanked on day 3 falling to 49th. What a bummer but you are really at the mercy of your pro angler and my day 3 pro was never on the bite. Sucks as 5 saugers totalling a tad over 10lbs should have kept me in the top 20 but we only caught 1. Just wasn't our day. |
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Posts: 120 (06/29/09 09:00 PM) Sumo Cat |
Incredible is coming up guys!!!
FLW has been a blast!! 49th at Red Wing, 12th at Leech, Winnebago coming up! 
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Posts: 609 (07/01/09 12:10 PM) Moderator |
Looks like fun Hanson......good luck in the upcoming tourney. I'm starting to get excited for the Incredible......looking forward to tackling the Red
again.
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Posts: 624 (07/22/09 11:12 AM) Moderator |
Hanson...you going to the Red early to do some prefishing??
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