Awards : PMTT 2003 Cass Lake

Cass Lake, Minnesota
October 11th & 12th, 2003

Original Article by - BOB “the FIN-ADDICT” OSBORNE
Director PMTT Public Relations / Press Release

"Steven James Rusteberg & Duane Landmeier, Naperville and Hinckley, IL. matched the day one leaders with a fat 45.50-inch specimen . . ."

"The excitement and heady anticipation was almost palpable at Sunday’s take-off with every single contestant still in the running and it did not take long before Adam Oberfoell & Travis Clark made an early strike, boating a hefty 48.50-inch Musky on a perch hologram-pattern Jake worked over deeper breaks, big enough to carry them into a solid 2nd place finish and $6,800. Soon, Kentucky natives Dr. Gene Smith & Tim Gilbert made their bid with a very respectable fish measuring in at 41.25-inches, placing them 7th and just behind 6th place winners, from McHenry, IL. Lenny Szulc & Tom Olson's 42.25-incher.

Steven James Rusteberg & Duane Landmeier, Naperville and Hinckley, IL. matched the day one leaders with a fat 45.50-inch specimen that committed to a well placed perch pattern Grandma twitch bait, propelling them to both 2nd in the “Top Gun” standings with 508pts and a 4th place finish overall for $4,250, just ahead of 5th place $1,700 winners Team Nelson / Stygar, when these local favorites could not trigger that elusive second fish.

Day one leaders, Summers & Demars were also a bit disappointed at being unable to add to their first day numbers, knowing that one more bite could have given them a clean sweep and “all the marbles”, took comfort in finishing 3rd in the World Championship and achieving a lofty goal set by every Trail Team at the outset of the 2003 campaign, the prestigious PMTT "Top Gun" points title, awarded to the most consistently producing anglers of the year with 518 pts. for a grand total of $9,500, that includes the highly coveted honor of being and displaying #1 for the entire 2004 Tour season."