2012 MASTER ANGLER Highlights

Time once again to celebrate successful anglers in In-’s Master Angler Awards Program. Since 1975, readers have submitted records of catches of North America’s most popular fish species, by mail and on the company website, in-fisherman.com. This year, the commit- tee granted 544 awards, a substantial increase from last year. Clearly, readers are enjoying the easy on-line application process. In In-Fisherman, we’ve been highlighting outstanding smallmouth bass and this species dominated the program with 88 lunkers. Largemouth bass followed (68), with pike (61), muskie (41), and rainbow/steelhead (36), and walleye (33) next. Muskie entries have never before topped those for walleyes. To find hot lakes and prime times to fish them, peruse these records. For example, Bob Daly of Indiana has con- sistently picked a prime time to target coho salmon in Alaska, bagging the two biggest this year as well as the larg- est one in 2011, all from the Cinder River. Anglers landed three pike of 50 inches or more, fish of a lifetime: one from Alaska, one from famous Reindeer Lake and one from Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area. And speaking of massive toothies, consider Ryan Marjama’s 58½-inch muskie from Leech Lake, Minnesota, caught on a sucker ! For the scoop on this deadly pre- sentation, check the new In-Fisherman Pike & Muskie Guide on news stands or available on our website. On a smaller scale, give props for Arthur Huttemeyer Sr.'s 31-inch pickerel from Lake Hopatcong in New Jersey. They don’t get much bigger than that. Some notable cats were entered, led by Kyle Simmons’ 56½-inch monster from the Missouri River. In West Vir- ginia, Mark Foster set a new state record for blues with a 43.9-incher that weighed 44½ pounds. Amazingly, he also set the state record for longnose gar on the same day. A 52-inch flathead also was caught in Tappan Lake, Ohio, and Brandy Tiller landed a 77-pounder at Clinton Lake, Missouri. Also noteworthy are big cat catches on cut Asian carp, both silver and bighead. Catch a lunker, check size requirements for that species, and fill out the application found in In-Fisherman or at in- fisherman.com. The entire list of 2012 award winners is posted on-line as well, with lots more great photos of giant fish.

Plano Tackle Box Winners Kyle Orendorff Thomas Dye Rockton, IL Austin, TX Gage Muench Scott Hoschouer Hastings, MN Burlington, CO Jennifer Everhardus Alvie Sickle Paw Paw , MI Taneytown, MD Jonathon Anchor Wes Winters Ferndale, MI Westhampton, NY Plano 787 Edward Camenzind Jeff Raybourn Guide Series Omaha, NE Oscoda, MI

BY STEVE QUINN AND THE MASTER ANGLER AWARDS COMMITTEE

2 IN-FISHERMAN.COM JUNE 2013 Highlights

Brian Martin Steve Cicciarelli Joseph Willard Jr. Robert Swiatek RELEASED Borden, IN Peoria, IL Whitwell, TN Bellville, OH St. Joseph R, IN Hidden L, IL Soque R, GA Ashtabula R, OH Coho Salmon 31" 3/10 F+2 26" 7/15 D-3 24" 12/8 32" 12/15 D+2 Hex Nymph, olv Mepps, wht #1 Wooly Bugger, olv #6 streamer, prpl #4 Jennifer Ehmann Region 6 Palmer, AK Jim Shadoan Brian Lachewitz Todd Wendorf Meadow L, AK Bob Daly Noblesville, IN Fairless Hills, PA Region 3 McFarland, WI 27.5" 9/30 F-1 Whiting, IN St. Joseph R, IN Tobyhanna Crk, PA Kevin Black L Michigan, WI Mister Twister, wht Cinder R, AK 31" 3/29 25" 6/1 F-3 Thornton, CO 31.25" 12/1 F+2 34.5" 9/10 nymph fly fly Green Mountain Res, CO shiner Pixee Spoon 24" 1/27 Brown Trout Michael Ayers Chris Siegfried Steven Frymoyer Bob Daly Power Tube, pnk 2" Cincinnati, OH Elkton, MD West Lawn, PA Region 1 Whiting, IN St. Joseph R, IN Elk Creek, MD Salmon R, NY Stephen Muniec Cinder R, AK 31" 3/31 24.5" 4/29 Region 5 31" 11/4 Thorndike, MA 34.25" 9/10 fly Rooster Tail, yel Alex Vaughan single egg Swift R, MA Pixee Spoon Lancaster, OH 28" 4/16 Richard Morris Scott Stockdill L Ontario, NY Robert Swiatek Finesse, slv #4 Chinook Zionsville, IN Bismark, ND 35.25" 1/6 Bellville, OH Dowagiac R, MI Garrison Dam, ND fly Conneaut Creek, OH Doug Kowles Salmon 30.5" 3/27 24" 8/13 30.5" 3/18 Winona, MN egg pattern fly nightcrawler Bill Girvan egg sac Whitewater R, MN Region 5 Yorkville, NY 24" 5/11 Sam Eash James Krzyzewski Timothy Steinmetz Salmon R, NY V. Ted Peterson jig & craw Johnstown, PA Mishawaka, IN Escanaba, MI 33.125" 12/29 F+1 Manteno, IL creek, NY St. Joseph R, IN Long L, MI marshmallow sac, pnk St. Joseph R, MI Richard Neiss 44" 10/22 1/2F 30.5" 4/2 24" 12/23 30" 11/6 Briarcliff Manor, NY salmon egg egg fly, chart #12 jig/Gulp! Minnow Randall Wong fly res, NY Colesville, MD 24" 9/9 Robert Soris Ryan DeBeau Region 2 Sheboygan R, WI Shane Ruege Thumper Jig & shad Niskayuna, NY Elmhurst, IL 33" 2/24 D+2 Random Lake, WI Joseph Willard III Salmon R, NY St. Joseph R, IN spawn sac R Sheboygan, WI Region 3 42" 9/29 F-2 30.5" 3/17 Rossville, GA 30" 11/15 F+2 salmon egg fly Fly Soque R, Ga Bill Girvan Mepps Aglia , slv #3 Danny Kurttila 26" 12/8 Yorkville, NY Riverton, WY Chris Wagner Thomas Vogelzang Brn Wooly Salmon R, NY Region 6 Wind R, WY Newfane, NY Downers Grove, IL 32.25" 11/18 27" 11/5 L Ontario, NY Dowagiac R, IL Scott Fiddler salmon egg sac Edward Amey Rapala X-Rap 40" 7/14 30" 3/14 Ringgold, GA Mission, BC fly Soque R, GA Randall Wong Fraser R, BC DW Spin Doctor 25" 12/8 Colesville, MD 31" 10/2 F+1 Region 5 Liz Weaver San Juan Worm, rd Sheboygan R, WI Spin-N-Glo Matt Peterson Rainbow/ Derry, PA 32" 2/25 D+3 Elgin, IL Steelhead Cayuga L NY Scott Fiddler spawn sac L Michigan, WI 27" 6/30 Ringgold, GA 34" 9/21 flasher fly, wht Soque R, GA Tom Roach jerkbait Region 1 24" 12/8 Dyer, IN Richard Schroeder San Juan Worm, rd L Michigan, IN Wilmette, IL 32" 6/27 St. Joseph R, IN cooked shrimp 32.25" 3/20 D-2 Michael Brod Greg Engel Brian Kemp Craig Johnson Dawson Smith Jason Wood Glen Ellyn, IL Scottsdale, AZ Tonawanda, NY Northfield, MN Billings, MT Hampstead, NH 32“ Clifton L, MB Upper Niagara R, NY L Mille Lacs, MN Last Mountain L, SK Nueltin L, SK Rapala, firetiger 41" 6/9 36" 3/17 40" 9/30 F-1 46" 6/12 44.5" 6/22 D+3 Half Wave Spoon Lucky Craft Ponter XD Bulldawg, blk/wht Rapala Husky Jerk, slv/ Johnson Silver Minnow Ava Wisniewski blu #12 Greenfield, WI Paul Meldgin Liz Weaver Bill Girvan Del Clayman L Michigan, WI Jackson, TN Derry, PA Yorkville, NY Spencer Domine Mantua, OH 32" 2/26 Munroe L, MB L Ontario, NY Barge Canal, NY Grand Rapids, MI Kabinakagami L, ON Storm Thunderstick 41" 8/18 D+1 35" 5/6 F 40" 10/30 F Tedder R, ON 44.25" 8/15 D-2 Vibrax, gld Michigan Stinger shiner 46" 8/11 Northland Live-Forage Lone-Eye Wiggler Spoon Brook Trout Mark “Doc" Hatton West Milford, NJ Northern Region 3 Bob McDonald Ric Pehta Region 2 West L, CAN Pike Brian Siemens Hamilton, ON Glen Ellyn, IL Kevin Doyle 40" 7/28 Kalispell, MT Georgian Bay, ON Aswap L, MB Martinsville, VA Jack Penny Special Region 1 Flathead R, MT 45.5" 5/11 44" 6/5 F+1 Smith R, VA Edition Kip Theno 52" 6/29 minnow Hell Hound, firetiger 18" 5/30 Long Beach , CA lure spinner, wht/grn David Meleedy John Anderson Danny Gagner Amesbury, MA BWCA, MN Hinsdale, IL East Grand Fork, MN Nueltin L, MB 51" 9/12 F-3 Region 4 Taltson R, NWT L of the Woods, ON Region 4 39" 6/21 D+2 Rapala, wht Jim Golla 45.5" 8/14 D-3 44" 7/13 McAlester, OK Gene Ekdahl II Daredevle Stephen Muniec weedless spoon jig Shepard L, AK New Richmond, WI Thorndike, MA Kurt Benner 51" 7/1 F-3 Robert Thompson Thomas Dye L Nipigon, ON Slog L, MA Tiburon, CA Half Wave Spoon, rd/ Plymouth, MN Austin, TX 23.5" 6/13 43" 4/22 D+1 Rapala Scott L, CAN wht Wabakimi L, ON Utik L, MB 39" 7/29 , rnbw 6" 45" 6/6 F+2 44" 8/4 F+3 Tom France Wes Dreher Mepps, wht/rd/gld #5 Johnson Silver Minnow Lake Trout Paul Meldgin Peoria, IL Sterling, CO Jackson, TN Reindeer L, SK Greg Engel Jeremy Bruns L of the Woods, MN Region 1 Munroe L, MB 50" 6/24 Scottsdale, AZ Fayetteville, NC 43" 8/18 D+1 38" 8/18 D+1 jig, blk Clifton L, MB Nungesser L, ON Mark Honerkamp , grn Watertown, MA Devle Dog 45" 6/13 44" 8/5 F+2 John Lucas res, MA Cody Rubner Wobblehead, slv sucker Jay Zvolanek Cedar Lake, IN 40" 4/13 1/2D Action, MA Downers Grove, IL Nungesser L, ON Ryan Rosenbaum Patrick Haley Krocodile Spoon, Annabessacook L, ME Nueltin L, MB 49" 9/14 D-3 Lewiston, ID Elk River, MN blu/slv 41" 7/11 1/2D 37.5" 6/24 sucker Yukon Delta, AK Cedar L, ON Mepps Musky Killer Joe Statkowski 45" 6/21 D+2 44" 9/4 F+3 Dennis Musgraves Michael Smith Hampton, NJ John Lints Mepps Syclops, gld Mepps Harasser, char/ North Pole, AK Winnipeg, MB res, NJ Clinton, NY grn/yel Harding L, AK Red R, MB Kurt Benner 36" 4/15 Black R, NY 36" 4/21 D 48" 2/5 F-2 Tiburon, CA Jim Nowak Big Weenie Rig 41" 8/30 F-2 Scott L, CAN St. Michael, MN David Meleedy smelt Petoe Vang 45" 7/28 Basket L, ON Amesbury, MA Carl Adams Region 3 Cottage Grove, MN 43.5" 6/11 1/2D Nueltin L, MB Norton Shores, MI Larry Dalton Brent Wallace Mississippi R, MN Believer, blk/wht/gld 7" 36" 6/21 D-2 Lac Evans, QUE Silverdale, WA Buena Vista, CO 40.5" 4/3 F-3 Daredevle Spoon 48" 7/5 F+1 Utik L, MB Richard Baker Twins L, CO bladebait, slv 45" 8/3 F Watertown, WI 42" 4/17 Thys Grogan Mepps Syclops, char Landon Hoffman Half Wave Spoon, rd/ West L, CAN swimbait, gold Fairbanks, AK Paul Bickel Bemidji, MN wht/slv 43.5" 8/10 Harding L, AK Victoria, MN Brock Burke L Bemidji, MN swimbait 34" 2/25 D+3 Reindeer L, SK Dwight Hottle Kittredge, CO 40" 5/12 tube, pnknsd 4" 48" 7/8 Erie, PA Louis Schutz CO Rapala Clack'n Rap, blu L Athabasca, SK Skokie, IL 40" 1/1 1/2F X-Rap, slv Region 5 Gage Muench 44.5" 6/12 Eagle L, ON tube jig, wht Larry Dalton Hastings, MN Blue Fox Vibrax, org/ 43.5" 6/20/ D+1 Timothy Swope Silverdale, WA Crooked L, MN blk #5 Uncle Louie Spinner Region 4 Jackson, MI Utik L, MB L Michigan 40" 6/14 Jay Zvolanek Thomas Dye Jon Heath 48" 8/1 F-2 38" 8/20 D+3 tube, grn pmp Downers Grove, IL Austin, TX Eden Prairie, MN Half Wave Spoon, rd/ meat rig Nueltin L, MB Utik L, MB Kasba L, NWT Mary Nelson wht/slv Hutchinson, MN 44.5" 6/29 43.5" 7/28 45" 8/2 F-1 Robert Swiatek Wendell Hallaway L Mille Lacs, MN Sloppee Jr, blk Mepps Yakima T-60 Flatfish, Bellville, OH Cedar Lake, IN 40" 7/1 F-3 pnk prl L Erie, NY Nungesser L, ON Larry Belford James Dye 37.5" 7/6 F+2 spinnerbait Randolph, NJ East Lansing, MI Fred Lewis 48" 9/14 D-3 spoon, prpl Reindeer L, SK Utik L, MB Westwood , NJ Peter Kane sucker 44.5" 6/5 F+1 43.5" 8/3 F Merkley L,-CAN Ken Longpre Sparta, MI Johnson Silver Minnow Half Wave Spoon, rd/ 44" 7/31 F-3 St. Catherine, ON Leelanau L, MI wht Eppinger Husky L Ontario, ON 40" 9/19 Devle, Jr 36" 1/5 minnow roe

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Paris, TN Region 5 Spinnerbait Nick Stavinski L Barkley, TN Jeff Raybourn Arthur Huttemeyer Sr. Bear Creek Twp, PA Dylan Codr 25.5" 4/12 Oscoda, MI Budd Lake, NJ James Heitz Pine L, PA Lincoln, NE lizard, wtrmln/rd Cedar L, MI L Hopatcong, NJ Omaha, NE 22.5" 4/28 1/2F lake, NE 25.5" 6/4 F-3 15.125" 4/12 Jared Sutton 23" 3/15 1/2D shiner 22" 6/11 1/2D minnow jig, pnk 1/16 oz Lucky Craft Pointer, plastic worm Chester, VA wht Daniel Pacl pond, VA Andy Valek Aberdeen, MD Robert Esbensen 25" 4/10 Crappie Cottage Grove, MN Res, MD Palatine, IL Strike King KVD St. Croix R, MN Kyle Orendorff 22.5" 5/13 1/2D pond, IL crankbait, char Region 1 15" 2/18 Rockton, IL spinnerbait, blk 22" 6/30 Joseph Alfe crappie minnow Victoria L, IL frog, grn/rd William Kordus James Heitz Cary, IL Christopher Pereira 23" 4/3 F-3 Chapells, SC Crystal L, IL Yum Crawbug/brn jig Omaha, NE Christopher Lawson Greenwood L, SC Hopatcong, NJ Arrowhead L, NE Philadelphia, PA 17" 2/12 L Hopatcong, NJ 24.875" 7/6 F+2 Macho Minnow Spoon Anthony Mauro 22.5" 3/12 Ona L, MI Strike KIng 6XD, sexy 15" 4/13 1/2D Bell Vernon, PA Bandit #100, prch 22" 7/6 F+2 shad Troy Smutka jig, pnk Monongahela R, PA Yamamoto Senko, Darrell Kenny Chaska, MN John Holste 23" 4/24 D+2 pmpk/char Roy Wendt L Waconia, MN Berkley Realstix Dayton, OH Snellville, GA Columbia, MO L Jay, OH 16.5" 3/25 D+3 private lake, MO Minnow, emerald pond, GA Berkly PowerBait shiner 22.375" 5/15 24.5" 4/19 F-2 15" 7/19 D+1 Cordell, chrm/blu Minnow on jig curlytail

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Damion DeRobbio Noah Ransom Creek Chub Dennisport, MA Boardman, OH Carlisle, IA Bill Girvan Mark Beckman pond, MA creek, NY private lake, IA Yorkville, NY Hayward, WI Region 3 15.25" 12/12 D-1 33 lbs 12 oz 10/1 14.5" 9/30 F-1 Unadilla R, NY Lac Seul, ON shiner egg sac Gary Hurd Beetle Spin 30" 11/21 1/2F 30.33" 7/7 F+3 Libby , MT Jonathon Baker Rapala Flat Rap Northland Lipstick Jig, Thompson L, MT Bill Girvan Chassell, MI org/char/leech Region 5 Yorkville, NY Steve Bisaha 24 lbs 3 oz 1/3 L Gogebic, MI Nicholas Calabrese Rapala, prch Res, Delta NY 15" 8/17 D Pittsburgh, PA DeRoyce Volzke Taberg, NY 14.125" 5/19 D-1 jig & crawler Ohio R, PA Seward, NE L Ontario, NY spinner/back-trolled 30" 12/14 D+1 Lac Seul, ON 34 lbs 8/15 D-2 E-Chip Chain Storm minnow 30.25" 9/11 flasher/A-Tom-Mik Fly Pickerel Bill Girvan Region 4 jig & minnow Yorkville, NY Michael Smith Region 2 Region 1 Res, Delta NY Winnipeg, MB Michael Smith Rainbow/ 14" 6/3 F-1 East Shoal L, MB Gary Harmon Winnipeg, MB Steelhead Ed Raymond Darting Shad Swimbait 15" 3/15 1/2D Radford, VA Red R, MB Wilmington, DE jig & minnow Claytor L, VA 30" 3/9 F+1 Region 1 pond, WY Paul Scherer 30" 11/26 F-3 jig & minnow 4 lbs 9 oz 12/2 F+3 jig St. Clair Shores, MI shiner Mike LeDonne L St.Clair, MI Region 5 Jack Burger Pittsburgh, PA Wes Winters Westhampton, NY 14" 7/22 Gregory Becker Region 3 Winamac, IN creek, PA Roadrunner/curly- Buffalo, NY Little Metionga L, ON 12 lbs 12/29 F+1 Peconic R, NY tail grub L Erie, NY Don Sechler 30" 9/4 F+3 Ledunzle Jig 4 lbs 4 oz 12/28 F Mepps 15.125" 5/6 F Meridian, ID jig Aglia, gld Nate Walton Jim Lucas emerald shiner Columbia R, WA Baxter, MN 31" 4/15 Region 5 Ofallon, MO L North Long, MN Mike LaChat January L, MO Carp Dan Tuinstra Robert Swiatek 14" 12/20 1/2F Port Clinton, OH 10 lbs 1 oz 11/9 Region 1 Demon Glow L Erie, OH West Linn, OR Bellville, OH marabou jig 15" 10/24 Columbia R, OR L Erie, NY Scott Erickson Keith Gardinor Region 2 lake shiner 31" 10/21 31" 6/18 Ortonville, MN Bomber spoon, slv/prpl Catasauqua, PA Ten Mile L, MN Roy Taylor creek, PA 30 lbs 8/26 Danny Kurttila Midlothian, VA Sauger Robert Soris 9 lbs 8 oz 5/5 F-1 Berkley Flicker Shad, Riverton, WY Res Swift Creek, VA Niskayuna, NY char 16" 4/9 F+3 Region 3 res, WY L Erie, NY Brown Trout tube jig, blu/char Danny Kurttila 30" 12/3 31" 7/7 F+3 Carl Hutchens X-Rap #8, prpl ghost firetiger Mason City, IA Joseph Willard, Jr. Riverton, WY Region 5 Little Wind R, WY R Winnegago, IA Whitwell, TN Gregory Becker Patrick Catalano 22.25" 9/10 Region 4 25 lbs 2 oz 8/16 D-1 15" 11/24 Buffalo, NY Lombard, IL Rapala X-Rap nightcrawler jig Brian Larson L Erie, NY L Michigan, WI Thornton, CO 31" 7/22 20 lbs 2 oz 8/7 Region 3 Walleye Last Mountain L, SK worm spoon, slv Flathead 33" 8/13 Catfish Danny Kurttila Region 1 Rapala deep runner Troy Janisch Billy Eash Riverton, WY Roseau, MN Johnstown, PA Mark Pothen Region 1 Res, WY Justin Keating Rainy River, MN creek, NY Mounds View, MN Brandy Tiller 15" 9/12 F-3 Toronto, ON 30.5" 4/1 16 lbs 1 oz 10/23 farm pond, MN Walnut Grove , MO Rapala X-Rap Baptiste L, ON rainbow chub salmon egg 31.5" 9/20 32" 10/1 F Clinton L, MO redtail Jake, blk 77 lbs 4/1 Region 4 Lake Trout 10 IN-FISHERMAN.COM JUNE 2013 Gary Hurd Libby , MT Striper Thompson L, MT 1 lb 8 oz 1/26 D+3 Ratso Region 6 Glow Brite, #6 Christian Hellmer Lexington, NC Region 5 Atlantic Ocean, VA Jennifer Everhardus 48 lbs 1/31 Paw Paw , MI bucktail, wht L Michigan, MI 1 lb 8 oz 6/6 F+2 Redear perch minnow Sunfish Walleye Region 3 Region 1 Joan Humpal Fort Atkinson, IA Rick Vucina L Havasu, AZ Monaca, PA 4 lbs 4 oz 1/20 D-3 L Arthur, PA nightcrawler 10 lbs 11 oz 2/3 twister tail, char 4" Smallmouth Region 3 Bass David Vincent Region 5 Salem, UT L Utah, UT Kevin Leonard 11 lb 4 oz 4/18 F-3 Reading, MI Kalin's Grub, grn L St. Clair, MI weenie 6 lbs 1 oz 7/31 F-3 tube bait Ben Krosschell Denver, CO Chatfield R, CO Largemouth 10 lbs 5 oz 3/27 Bass blk jig/Mister Twister, slv Region 1 Sarah Wilson Region 4 Columbia, MO Ryan Mueller lake, MO West Fargo, ND 8 lbs 5/12 L Winnipeg, MB plastic worm 13 lbs 3/6 F-2 Jonathon Anchor Ferndale, MI Region 5 Heritage L, MI Walter Charles Vincent JR 6 lbs 9 1/2 oz 6/10 Gurnee , IL nightcrawler L Erie, OH 13 lbs 3/11 F+3 Region 2 Rapala Husky Jerk, yel Steve Prather James Mecum Atlanta, GA Swartz Creek, MI Anderson Farm L, GA Saginaw Bay, MI 24" 4/21 D 11 lb 7 oz 1/12 F+3 buzzbait Rapala Deep Husky Jerk, pnk Yellow Perch Bill Hartmann Region 1 Sheboygan, WI Green Bay, WI Jared Steinberger 10 lbs 8 oz 7/19 D+1 Wes Fargo, ND Rapala Husky Jerk, res, ND gld ■ 1 lb 9 oz 2/18 Salmo Chubby Darter Region 3

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