Americana Outdoors E-Magazine - October 2017

A RNOLDUSSEN , D AY W IN C ABELA ' S N ATIONAL W ALLEYE T OUR C HAMPIONSHIPON G REEN B AY Pro-angler DeanArnoldusen, ofAppleton, Wisconsin, brought inatwo-daytotal of75.13poundsofwal- eyetowinthepro-anglercategoryoftheCabela'sNational WaleyeTour(NWT) Championshipeventon GrenBay, atMarinete, Wisconsin, onAugust20. Arnoldusenwon$15,000incashandafulyrigged Ranger620FSwitha225horsepowerEvinrudeG2outboard. Ondayoneofthechampionship, castersdominatedashugestringerswerecaughtfromthefarnorth endofGrenBay. Aftertwocancelationdaysduetodangerouslywindyweather, thebitechangedand trolingtookcenter stage. DeanArnoldusen, whohasbencashingchecksontheGreat Lakesfor years, wasquicktocapitalize. Insteadofglidingandshivering, Arnoldusentroledcrankbaitsover aflat onthe southsideofChambersIsland.Theold-schooltechniqueearnedhiman$85,000paydayandhis secondmajorchampionshipvictory. "ThisisaflatI'vefishedforprobably15years,"saidArnoldusen. "I'vewonacoupletournamentsthere inyearspast. It'sweirdthough. SometimestheyjustshowupandIdon'texactlyknowwhy. Thankfuly, theyshoweduptwodaysbeforethetournament." First-placepro-anglerDeanArnoldusen(left)andfirst-placeco-anglerDevinDay(right)raisetheir championtrophiesattheCabela'sNational WaleyeTourChampionshipatGrenBay, atMarinete, Wis- consin, August20. (Forahigh-resimage, pleasecontactGregDuncan) Arnoldusenbroughtin39.89poundsondayone,leavingtheanglerinfifthplace-morethansix poundsbehindday-oneleader TomKemos. TwoconsecutivedaysofhighwindsandwavescausedNWT TournamentDirectorAnthonyWrighttocanceldaytwo.BeterweatherarivedSaturday,alowingthe tournamenttowrapupwithonlytwodaysofcompetition.