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Manistee Salmon Splash


The Manistee Salmon Splash is made up of a group of tournament events that happen over the course of a five day period.  The 2008 events included the Ladies Splash, the Salmon Splash, the Big Boys, the Big Fish, the 333 and the Best of the Best.

The Salmon Splash festivities kicked off on Friday, July 25 with the Ladies Splash.  Fishing in rolling 4' seas, 33 ladies teams competed, weighing in their best 5 fish catch.  Winner's honors went to the ladies of Hour Time (Sturgeon Bay), Rita, Jennifer, Theresa, Linda and Linda who landed an awesome box of 76.05 lbs. narrowly edging out Netminder (Onekama) who had 76.00 lbs. (Click here for full Ladies results)

The two day Pro/AM event started on Saturday, with clear skies and 1-3' seas out of the WSW.  At the 6 AM start, teams scattered to their preferred fishing locations with the bulk of the teams heading south to fish the stretch of lake between Manistee and Big Sable Point.  That turned out to be a mistake, as the biggest boxes and earliest catches mostly came from those fishing north near Onekama.   Hawg Tied was in at 8:00 AM with the biggest box of Day One for the Pros, a whopping 145.1 lbs.  They were followed by Sandpiper III, Stinger, Blue Fairways, and Renegade.  On the AM side, the Day One leader was Almost Paradise with 132.7 lbs., with Alibi, Sarah J, Spend A Buck, and Bugeye rounding out the top five.

Day Two of the Pro/AM arrived with strong winds out of the WNW at 15-20 kts.  At 5:30 AM, the decision was made to delay the start by one hour to allow inspection of the lake conditions in better light.  After a weather boat went out, the decision was made to start the tournament at 7:00 AM and not extend the fishing period past the original 1:00 PM end time.  These decisions altered many teams' strategy as the 7:00 start eliminated the strong early bite many teams were counting on, and the shortened fishing period meant that getting your limit was even more important than usual. 

 

It was tough fishing as the seas built to 4-7', with many teams having difficulties setting up productive trolls.  Unlike Day One, those fishing north struggled to get their fish, with many of the Day One leaders coming in short of their limits.  At the end of the day, local team Riverside took top honors in the Pro division with a total of 441.3 pts.  They were followed by Hunter (Ludington), Nibbles (Frankfort), Hour Time (Sturgeon Bay) and Team Albemarle (Sturgeon Bay).  Hour Time had the big catch of Day Two with 130.15 lbs., giving them wins in the Second Chance tournament and the 333 to add to their Ladies' crown. (Click here for full Pro results)

1. Riverside
2. Hunter
3. Nibbles
4. Hour Time
5. Team Albemarle

The AM division winner was Hammbone (Ludington) with 413.5 pts.  They made a nice move up from 7th place on Day One to take the top honors.  (Click here for full AM results)

1. Hammbone
2. Spend A Buck
3. Fish Fingers
4. Alibi
5. Jerry Riggin

The Big Boys event is a Pro side bet with a separate entry fee.  The Big Boys winner is usually the winner of the Pros, but for the second year in a row, the Pro winner was not entered in the Big Boys championship.  This proved to be a costly mistake for Riverside, and one that moved Hunter into first place as the 2008 Big Boys champ.  (Click here for full Big Boys results)

Big Fish winner for the weekend was Obsession, who boated a nice 21.6 lb. King.  They were followed by Toy Box, Pier Pressure, and Fuzzy Bear who all caught fish over 20 lbs. (Click here for full Big Fish results)

There was a lot of movement in the Huntington GL2S Championship Points Series as well, as the seventh event of the GL2S season concluded.   Living the Dream opted to use a cull and discard their Grand Haven finish, and they moved up the rankings into first place.  Hour Time moved into second, as Sea Flea fell to third.  With only two events left in the CPS for 2008, the race promises to go down to the wire as some very good teams are still in it. (Click here for the Big Jon Sports CPS Scoreboard)

 
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