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2020 Women's Walleye Tournament
Saturday was all about the Ws: women, walleye, winning and wind. The Glasgow/Fort Peck Chapter of Walleyes Unlimited held their annual Women's Walleye Tournament on July 18 sending boat captains and anglers out at 7 a.m. and welcoming them back at 3 p.m.
Sixty-eight teams of two women, along with their boat captains, departed the Fort Peck Marina with hopes of hauling in some monster fish to claim bragging rights this year. Though the sun was out promising warm temperatures, the wind held steady throughout the day to moderate the temperature. "I'm over the wind," said Jenni Sillerud, which caused some sore tailbones on Saturday. She placed 20th with her partner Kelly Sillerud after capturing "one walleye at 7:43 this morning."
Several teams posted goose eggs this year and only eight teams weighed fish in the double digits. In first place, nearly 10 pounds ahead of their nearest competitors were Britany Fuller, of Fort Peck, and partner Kelly Barstad, of Glasgow,with 34.02 pounds of walleye. Elementary-school-aged Britany Fuller is one of the, if not the, youngest angler to ever claim the top spot in the annual tournament. Her father Dave Fuller captained the champions' boat.
Betty Belakjon and Lorren Belakjon took second place with their 24.52 pounds while also claiming the top two largest walleye of the day. Danyelle Wieland and Jennifer Reid put up 21.82 to claim third place. Holly Hunziker and Barb Hunziker tied with Janiel Zimdars and Jacque Chounard for the Wee Walleye prize. Cindy Sundheim and Diane Miller brought in the biggest bass of the day while the biggest northern was snagged by Beth Mindt and Carrie Mindt.
Women's Walleye
Tournament Top Ten
1 Kelly Barstad 34.02
Britany Fuller
2 Betty Belakjon 24.52
Lorren Belakjon
3 Danyelle Wieland 21.82
Jennifer Reid
4 Erika Austin 17.7
Kerry Hentges
5 Patty Dull 14.32
Krisit Dull
6 Sheryl Johnson 13.86
Gail Mueller
7 Kyla Forest 12.88
Jackie Forest
8 Ashley Molstad 10.94
Johnna Antonich
9 Ronette Babb 7.64
August Babb
10 Alicia Morehouse 7.42
Keegan Morehouse
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