It was an amazing tournament. We encountered a perfect storm–three and a half days of hot, stable weather preceded, giving way to scattered storms the night before which lasted through mid afternoon of the tournament. Success rates were very high! So here’s a more detailed version of the tournament standings and the stats that I think are interesting.
Final Standings
- Nick Starr/Daland Sheahan 176.75″ (Stevens Point)
- Nate Koss/Matt Legrand 79″ (Mosinee)
- Rick Koepke/Curt Suchocki 46.5″ (DuBay)
- Mark Dillow/Matt McNelly 43.75″ (DuBay)
- Tim Kennedy/Tim Comeau 40.25″ (DuBay)
- Brian Bremer/Katie Bremer 37.5″ (Wausau/Rib)
- Nick Von Gneckten/Randy Petterson 36.5″ (Wausau/Rib)
- Mike Orlikowski/John Bentley 31″ (Mosinee)
- Branden Ahrens/Ryker Ahrens 30″ (Stevens Point)
- 7 remaining teams tied with 0″
- Big Musky: Rick Koepke 46.5″
- Big Pike: Bob Dana 32.75″
Boat Success Rate 9/16 = 56.25%
- Mosinee Flowage 2/2 = 100%
- Stevens Point Flowage 2/3 = 66.67%
- Lake DuBay 3/5 = 60%
- Lake Wausau/Rib River 2/6 = 33%
Individual Angler Success Rate 11/32 = 34.38%
14 total muskies/320 hours fished = 22.86 hours per musky
- Stevens Point Flowage 10hrs/musky
- Mosinee Flowage 13hrs/musky
- Lake DuBay 33.33hrs/musky
- Lake Wausau/Rib River 60hrs/musky
521.25 total inches/14 muskies = 37.39″ average musky length
- Lake DuBay 43.5″ avrg
- Lake Wausau/Rib River 37″ avrg
- Mosinee Flowage 36.67″ avrg
- Stevens Point Flowage 34.46″ avrg
2 Year Averages (2018 & 2019 combined)
- 28.24 hours per musky
- Boat Success Rate 45.83%
- Angler Success Rate 29.16%
- 38.56″ average musky length
- 76.47% 35″+
- 41.18% 40″+
- 11.76% 45″+
- 33.33% bucktails
- 26.67% crankbaits
- 20% rubber
- 13.33% jerkbaits
- 6.67% gliders
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