FLW Walleye Tour, Lake Sharpe, S.D. Final Day

Kelly Klemm from Wheaton, Minnesota held on to his lead to capture $80,000.00 in the second FLW event of 2008. The second place check of $17,674 went to Ted Takasaki of East Gull Lake, Minnesota. Rounding out the rest of the field in order of finish are:
3rd  Scott Fairbairn of Hager City, WI.
4th Troy Walwood of Grand Haven, MN.
5th Chris Gilman of Chicago City, MI. 
6th Ron Seelhoff of Burlington, CO.
7th Kevin Larkins of Greenwood, NE.
8th Bill Shimota of Lonsdale, MN.
9th Scott Banks of Cannon Falls, MN.
10th Gerrick McComsey of Fort Pierre, S.D.

The co-angler winner is Darrel Rosemore from James Town. N.D. taking home a check
For $10,000.00. The rest of the co-angler field are;
2nd Terry Etzkorn from Pierre, S.D.
3rd Edward Piekutowski from Moorhead, MN.
4th Jim Feller from Bunt, S.D.
5th Justin Crawford from Box Elder, S.D.
6th Richard Myers from Pierre, S.D.
7th Jack Ellenbecker from Pierre, S.D.
8th Victor Wood from Rapid City, S.D.
9th Francis Beck from St. Paul, NE.
10th Robert Nelson fron Saint Croix Falls,

Kelly Klemm used a ¼ oz. jig head with live minnows to put to together the winning weight. He pitched the jigs in shallow water from 5’ to 8’ and vertical jigged in water up to 12’ deep. He made the decision not to make the long run south today, but still put together a respectable weight of 6 pounds 11 ounces, the third best weight of the day. This is Kelly’s first win on the  FLW Tour, being a pro fisherman for the last three years. 

Ted Takasaki made a good run at Kelly Klemm weighing the days top weight of  7 pounds 14 ounces, moving him from sixth place to second. Ted did make the decision to make the long run south to get his five fish today. He was working a 16’ to 20’ break using bottom bouncers with night crawlers. He stated that staying on that break gave him the advantage over other anglers in that area in the previous three days he fished there. Ted is a master of boat control due to his vast experience as a tournament angler.

Scott Fairbairn was bait rigging while he told his co-angler partner to throw crankbaits towards shore as a secondary method which brought the second heaviest weight to the scales. His weight of 7 pounds 3 ounces moved him from fifth place to third.

The rest of the field used some of the above methods along with trolling crank baits with lead core line in the river channel. The wind changed the water clarity which effected the bite for some of the anglers that had a tough time on the final day of the tournament.

The weather today may have played a deciding factor in the outcome of the tournament. The temperature was 38 Degrees with rain and a north wind of 30 to 40 miles an hour. Some of the pros decided not to make the run south. Ted Takasaki did make the run and allowed 4 hours for the return trip, which paid off with the top weight of the day. Other pros opted to stay on the north end, some adjusting to the conditions and doing well while others struggled.

All the pro and co-anglers commented on what a great fishery Lake Sharpe is, not only for walleye and sauger but also how great the smallmouth bass fishing is. They also expressed how friendly and hospitable the communities of Fort Pierre and Pierre are and will return in the future.

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