The Osakis Lions Club hosted its 40th annual walleye tournament on Lake Osakis on June 19 where 222 fish were registered.
The average weight came in at 2.03 pounds per fish, and the two-person team of Brian Winterfeldt from Dassel and Steve Boraas of Appleton took home a first-place payday of $7,360. Winterfeldt and Boraas finished with a total weight of 18.65 pounds.
That was just in front of the second-place team of Darwin’s Nick Bialka and John Hartung of Rice. They caught a total weight of 18.15 pounds. Brice Gillman (Darwin) and Rene Marelic (Dassel) were the third team to come in with a bag of over 18 pounds as they rounded out the top three finishers with a total weight of 18.05.
Bialka and Hartung tied with the team of Tim Servin and Dean Grochow of Dassel for the biggest walleye of the event with a 6.75-pounder.
A total of 69 teams competed, and $17,565 of prize money was awarded in the tournament.
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40TH ANNUAL OSAKIS LIONS CLUB WALLEYE TOURNAMENT
TOP 10 TEAMS -- 1. Brian Winterfeldt/Steve Boraas - 18.65 pounds, $7,360 prize; 2. Nick Bialka/John Hartung - 18.15, $3,680; 3. Brice Gillman/Rene Marelic - 18.05 pounds, $1,840; 4. Mike Sorenson, Osakis/Kyle Spychalla, Browerville - 16.35 pounds, $828; 5. Rick Jenneke, Hutchinson/Dan Jochum, Chaska - 15.62 pounds, $694; 6. Stan Schultz, Osakis/Craig Schultz, Osakis - 14.49 pounds, $460; 7. Tim Servin/Dean Grochow - 13.65 pounds, $414; 8. Gary Brekkestran, Horace, ND/Tim Hinrich, Alexandria - 13.60 pounds, $368; 9. Fletcher Klick, Anoka/James Klick, Blaine - 13.28, $322; 10. Tim Greene, Brooklyn Park/Larry Long, Brooklyn Park - 13.12, $299
