Fishing News - 8/2/00

STS UPDATE

• 'When the going gets tough - the tough get fishing'
  
  The Mimico Creek Qualifier will go down in history as one of the toughest
  events in STS history. Only 3 of 16 anglers managed to register fish after
  6 hours of fishing. 
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• Even more frustrating was the regular appearance of huge Lake Ontario carp rolling well within casting range but refusing to bite. D&M Rods team member Fritz Vatter managed to take an early lead in the event with one small largemouth bass and a few bluegills, which remained the only fish caught for the first two hours of competition. 
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• Bill Ritchie a regular on the STS circuit and member of the London Carp Group
  Team was the next angler to make his mark, despite showing up over an hour
  late for the event. In Bill's trademarked style, he bagged a 1.1 kg
  goldfish using a swim feeder. Bill managed to hold first place position
  the entire day, right up until the last half hour of the tournament, when
  another D&M Rods pro-staffer and relative newcomer to the STS series,
  Thomas Kutchy, made his move and finally connected with one the big Lake
  Ontario carp that had taunted contestants throughout the day. 
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• Despite the pressure of a looming crowd of onlookers and the understanding that this
  one fish could very well take the entire match and the Spiderline big fish
  honors, Thomas remained cool and played the big fish like a pro, landing
  the 8.95 kg fish with a comfortable 15 minutes still on the clock.
  
  The scarcity of fish left little question as to who the top three finalists
  would be, but when it came time for the final weigh-in Fritz Vatter was
  disappointingly surprised to find that the fish he had been comfortably
  sitting on for third place had escaped through a small hole in his keepnet.
  Boguslaw Gradek also surprised the field with 11 shiners weighing in at
  0.1 kg. It was a brilliant strategy on Boguslaw's part and one the netted
  him a third place victory and boosted him into a tie for third in the
  Invitational standings.
  
  This was a big win for Thomas Kutchy as he now sits in top spot in the
  invitational standings with a solid 4.5 point lead over fellow D&M Rods
  team-mate Fritz Vatter. There is still one event left in the Central
  Ontario Division, which will decide who advances to the year-end finale.
  
  The next Central Ontario event is August 13 on Hamilton Harbour. Carp will
  be the main fish species and projections are calling for new records being
  set. There's still room for entrants, so register early to confirm a spot.
  
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http://www.iaw.on.ca/~fishing or email your questions to fishing@iaw.on.ca

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