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Hello from Houghton PWT

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Hello fellow Halk-Talkers...

Just a quick report from the Professional Walleye Trail event in Houghton Michigan. I am fishing the Super Pro Series event as a Co-Angler and learning a new body of water from the best in the business.

I had made arrangements with Tony Puccio to prefish with one of the best lead-core trollers and old school walleye anglers on the PWT - Ron Seelhoff. The bite has been very slow on Lake Portage, Torch Lake and the bays on Lake Superior. Many of the Pros I have chatted with have only caught a 2 or 3 fish for 5 days of prefishing.

Here is a picture that Ron let me snap of him tossing back one the big eyes we landed during our prefishing.
Ron Seelhoff with a nice Houghton Walleye
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Also as a side note there are two Canadian Pros that are fishing the Super Pro series John Butts and Larry 'Snowman' Snow. Here is a morning picture of John Butts heading out in his Crestliner.
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I just returned from the rules meeting and the three Partners I have for the event are great. Day 1 - Chase Parsons Day 2 - Dave Randash Day 3 - Todd Frank.


Til the next report...

-Sheldon Hatch
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A trip to remember :) I remember meeting Tommy Skarlis(PWT) :P ...these guys know there stuff :!:
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Best of luck Sheldon! Go get'em.
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That's pretty cool Sheldon, have a blast. Take pics!

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Good luck. :D
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Best of luck Sheldon!!!!

Keep us posted !!!!!!

Can you post a link so we can keep an eye on the results.

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Here's the Leader Board Link - quicker results than the PWT site.

I've got a couple of pros fishing my stuff in this one so am glued to the results too.

http://www.liveleaderboard.com/LLB.ASP?T=198

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Good luck Sheldon!

McQ..what are they using of yours?
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Bill Ortis and Steve Bohn :D My favs :wink:

Thank God, I thought I was the only one who followed the Professional Walleye Trail...
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Ron Seelhoff - he won it all a couple of years ago didn't he?

Best of luck to ya Sheldon!
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Bill Ortiz endorses these jigs.

http://www.jigfish.com

I just accepted the sales & marketing job for this company.

A couple of other pros use my custom harness designs. Be sure that if there is a winner that the anonymity will be set aside.

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What a great day Sheldon, !st is everything to smile at..

Keep it up, you've got great partners.

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Different system!

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Way to go, Sheldon!

Those walleye guys use a different system, I see.

The am gets the pro's weight too?

Is a 60 boat field a full field for these events?

CCB- (knows very little about this trail obviously :oops: )
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Exciting stuff, ET. I wish you all the best and have a blast. Look'g forward to some more pics and reports...

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CCB, it's very similar to the BASS Elite series.

The pros have to qualify for this division.

Obviously only the best make it.
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