The OfficialPublication of theNational FreshWater FishingHall of Fame

VOL. 32NO. 1Winter 2008

Inside:• Mega Boat

Raffle WinnerAnnounced

• 2008 Enshrinees,Inductees AreAnnounced

• RecordsUpdate

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And the Winner Is!Our 2007 Mega Boat Raffle is now on the books as one of

our most successful ever. It ended on December 24, 2007 andcapped 6 wonderful years of our partnership with TrackerMarine and Bass Pro Shops.

A big thanks goes out to all of you who participated. Avery special thank you goes to Tracker Marine and Bass ProShops and, of course, Bill Gautsche.

The proceeds from the raffle will go a long way towardsfunding our many programs heralding the achievements andheritage of fresh water sportfishing.

Emmett Brown lookson as the winningticket is drawn. Con-gratulations to MikePeramaki of Gwinn,Michigan!

Mike Peramaki(center) picks up hisboat on January 11!

His first questionwas, “When will the

ice go out?”

Second place winner (a week stay on Ghost Lake, Hay-ward, Wisconsin) was Brett Gemlo of St. Paul, Minnesota.Brett kindly donated his prize back to the Hall. Third placewinner (a day guided fishing trip on the Chippewa Flowage,Hayward, Wisconsin) was Rick Clough of Hayward, Wiscon-sin.

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On August, 19th and 20th, 2007our Awards Committee met in Hay-ward, Wisconsin.

They consist of a very talentedand devoted cross section of ourfresh water sportfishing leaders.They are: Bill Gautsche (Wisconsin);Larry Colombo (Alabama); ClemDippel (Wisconsin); Mike Dombeck(Wis consin); Elmer Guerri (Indi-ana); Tim Lesmeister (Minnesota);Gil Radonski (North Carolina); VinSparano (New Jersey); Burt Stein-berg (Missouri); Wendy Williamson(Wisconsin); Gregg Wollner (Minne -so ta) and Forrest Wood (Arkansas).

They looked at many back-grounds, but only a few were select-ed for this prestigious accolade. Theresults are as follows:

Elected for 2008 EnshrinementConsidered are persons who

have made a lasting National orWorld impact to the benefit of freshwater sportfishing.

Julio T. Buel - VermontJulio T. Buel is credited with the

invention of the spoon lure. One day while fishing, Buel

pulled his lunch out and started eat-ing. Somehow the spoon he was eat-ing with fell overboard. As the spoonsunk into the water, it attracted alarge bass, who attacked the spoon.When Buel finished fishing he wenthome and proceeded to start cuttinghis kitchen spoons up. He put a holeon each end of the spoon. A hook onone end and the other hole was usedfor attaching the line. The next dayhe went to his usual fishing spot,cast his line into the water and “loand behold” he came up with a bass.For the next couple of years he madespoons for his friends. In 1852 hepatented his first lure.

Ron Lindner – MinnesotaOver the past forty-five years,

Ron Lindner has become a world-renowned sport fishing leader. Heand his brother Al were co-foundersof Lindy Tackle as well as In-Fisher-man, Inc. The In-Fisherman maga-

zine, In-Fisherman Television aswell as radio shows, books, videos,calendars and the Professional Wall-eye Tournament circuit are all partof this organization. Ron’s new pur-suit is Lindner’s Angling Edge andLindner Media.

In pursuing his dream, Ron hasworn many hats – professionalguide, tackle and equipment design-er, inventor (3 patents and 30unique designs to his credit), tacklemanufacturer, professional tourna-ment angler, promoter, writer, pub-lisher, author, television producer,radio host, professional tournamentangler, Internet host, and perhapsmost importantly, an indefatigablycurious fisherman and consummateinnovator.

Ron’s work in angling theoryincludes co-authorship of 10 books.He also has written hundreds ofpublished articles; produced thou-sands of radio and TV scripts; devel-oped a comprehensive lake, riverand reservoir identification classifi-cation system and a fish responsecalendar and developed the famedF+L+P=S (Fish + Location + Presen-tation = Success) formula, describedas the algebra of angling. His earlyscientific approach to the sport(along with other pioneers) providedthe foundation, framework and lan-guage for today’s modern sport fish-ing forum. Ron is currently complet-ing his seminal work – The Proba-bility Tables.

Ron was inducted into the Na -tion al Fresh Water Fishing Hall ofFame in 1988 for his contributionand dedication to the sport of freshwater angling as a Legendary Ang -ler. He’s also listed in Who’s Who inAmerica.

John Palensky – OregonJohn was a natural leader who

prepared for his career in Fisherieswith a B.S. in Fisheries and Wildlifeand a M.S. in Fisheries. His Master’sresearch developed and utilizedways and means of conducting Or -gan oleptic Analyses of fish flesh,under a grant from the Environ-

mental Protection Agency. Thus hisearly contributions included scien-tific methodology for investigatingtaste and odor problems resultingfrom pollution and his quantitativefinding that even small amounts ofpollution could taint fish flesh.

John then moved to the FederalEnergy Regulatory Commission andreviewed hydro licensing applica-tions for their impact to fish andwildlife. His testimony was consid-ered authoritative and benefitedfish across broad geographical lines.In 1976, John moved to the Bon-neville Power Administration wherehe worked to minimize power gener-ation impacts to salmon andwildlife. In particular, he strived toimprove survival of anadromous fishruns and to promote broader under-standing of the highly complexinteractions of salmon and hydro -power in the Pacific Northwest.

In 1981, John was asked to de -vel op a Fisheries and Wildlife De -part ment in the Booneville PowerAd ministration for the purpose ofim plementing the Columbia RiverFish eries and Wildlife Program ofthe Northwest Power PlanningCoun cil.

Under John’s guidance, direc-tion and ability to work with others,the Columbia River Fish and Wild -life Program grew enormously andhas become the largest and mostcomplex fish and wildlife rehabilita-tion effort undertaken anywhere inthe world. Today, this pro gram con-sumes about $600,000,000 annuallyin direct and indirect costs, andsince its inception in 1983, has con-sumed well over $4 billion dollarsthus far.

The wild runs of salmon in theupper Columbia and Snake Basinsare beginning to increase their num-bers. An enormous amount of fishhatcheries have been constructed tosupport sport and commercial fish-ing and treaty obligations. The pro-gram has supported an equallylarge and complex research effort,es pecially in fish health and aquaticecology. (continued on page 5)

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It seems like every time I sitdown to write this February column,it’s 20 below zero up here in theNorthwoods. Well, guess what, it’sexactly 20 degrees above zero today.We had our 20 degrees below perioda few days ago.

Even though we’re in the midstof winter, it’s still a very busy timeat the Hall. Two weeks ago we had avery large display at the ChicagoBoat, RV and Outdoor Show atMcCormick Place. It was very niceto see all of you who stopped by ourbooth to say “hello.”

Our display was a major at trac -tion in the “Let’s Go Fishing” sectionof the granddaddy of all the boatshows. I am extremely grateful forthe National Marine ManufacturersAssociation sponsorship. Ben andKeith, thank you very much.

From April 2nd through the 6th,we will be a major exhibitor at theNorthwest Sport Show at the Min-neapolis Convention Center. If youare in the area please stop and sayhello. We’ll be near the main en -trance. On display will be the repli-ca of the world’s record mus -kellunge, several antique outboardmotors, a hundred or so vintagelures and a few unique mount edfish. Again, we are being sponsored

by the National Marine Manufac-turers Association.

If you haven’t been to our mu se -um in Hayward for a while, this yearwould be the time to come back. Weare in the process of remodeling ourgift shop. By the time we open onApril 15, you won’t recognize it! Itwill be brighter and more shopperfriend ly. We’ll also have more itemsto remind you of your trip to theHall.

Stay warm and keep a tightline.Best regards,Emmett Brown

Hatchery fish showno sign of virus

A Wisconsin state fish hatch-ery has approval to stock browntrout in Lake Michigan and itstrib utaries after meeting new re -quirements aimed at reducing therisk of spreading VHS.

The Wisconsin DNR said noDNR-raised fish or hatchery watersupply in Wisconsin tested posi-tive for the virus. But the DNRand the state Agriculture Depart-ment still are requiring testing forthe virus before the fish from anyDNR hatchery can be used forstocking.

Officials at the old Wild Rosehatchery gave these figures onbrown trout stocking: 35,000stocked in Kenosha Harbor, 26,000in Two Rivers Harbor, 10,000 inKewaunee Harbor, 19,500 nearPigeon River in Sheboygan Coun-ty and 21,000 stocked in PortWashington Harbor.(Courtesy of the Great Lakes Basin Report)

by EmmettBrown

From theDirector’s Desk

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We’ll Miss You!On December 21, 2007 long-

time Hall member and supporterDouglas P. Hofmeister of Wau wa to -sa, Wisconsin passed away. Dougwas a frequent visitor to our loca-tion in Hayward. His infectioussmile will be forever missed. Webelieve that Doug felt most “athome” in the northwoods of Wiscon-sin. Several years ago, Doug donat-ed his old Elto outboard to us. Nexttime you visit Hayward, please stopand take a look at it. We will happi-ly guide you to it.

• • •On November 10, 2007 we lost

Jim Chapralis of Evanston, Il li nois.In 2007 we presented Jim our Spe-cial Recognition award for his manyyears of service to the sportfishingcommunity. His specialty was fly-fishing. Just three weeks before hispassing, Jim pub lished his mostrecent book, “Le Shack…a very spe-cial fishing place.”

To learn more about Jim’s writ-ings and his legacy, please visitwww.anglingmatters.com. Nexttime you see a trout ris ing to yourfly, please think of Jim.

• • •On January 17, 2008 the Hall

and the sportfishing communitylost 2008 Legendary Com mu ni ca torRobert “Bob” Schmidt. Bob’s wife,Ginger, was quoted as saying, “Hewas proudest of being the first edi-tor of In-Fisherman, that it wasquite the challenge. They (alongwith Al and Ron Lindner) did it dayand night until they got it going.”

On November 5, 2007 we in -ducted Bob as one of our Legend aryCommunicators for 2008. Bill Cul -ler ton made the presentation for usin Rockford, Illinois.

• • •It was with great sadness that

we learned of the January 28, 2007passing of longtime Hall memberRoger Weierke of Rosemount, Min-nesota. He missed his 74th birthdayby only 5 days! Roger was an avidfisherman for many years. In fact,he had an ice fishing trip plannedshortly before his untimely death.Roger also had the distinction ofbeing the oldest water skier onSouth Twin Lake, Minnesota atage 69.

Sliwa/Salmon UnlimitedInducted into Hall of FameOn October 9, 2007 Hall Advisory BoardGovernor Bill Cullerton presentedSalmon Unlimited of Illinois, as a club,and Jean Sliwa, as an individual, theirplaques for induction into the Hall for2008. Congratulations!

(Photo by Bill Krawisz)

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Enshrinees, InducteesAnnounced (from page 3)

John retired from BPA, afterwhich he chaired the AnadromousFish Committee of the ColumbiaBasin Fish and Wildlife Authority.

John’s proven leadership andacumen made him a natural choicefor serving in his final capacity asthe National Marine Fisheries Ser-vice’s liaison to various salmon man-agement forums across the PacificNorthwest.

John was an avid, lifelong fish-erman. His love for salmon andsalmon fishing knew no bounds. Heshared his knowledge by hosting hisown website, www.Palensky.com.

John also inspired and men-tored a large cadre of Northwestfisherman.

Elected for 2008Legendary Angler

Considered are persons whohave had at least regional lastingimpact benefiting fresh water sport-fishing.

Bill Binkelman - WisconsinBill Binkelman first became in -

volved with the fishing publicthrough his position as SportingGoods Manager at the Boston Storein Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

While in that capacity, Billfounded an in-house subscriptionbased educational/promotional toolknown as Fishing News.

“Fishing News” grew because ofBill’s sincerity and unique methods.Bill left the Boston Store, and to -gether with George Pazik, theyfound ed “Fishing Facts” magazine.“Fishing Facts” was the first, allfish ing national publication of itskind. Through “Fishing Facts,” Billcontinued to teach and refine hisunique live bait methods.

Bill’s major literary effort camein 1965 when he authored “Night-crawler Secrets.” This book was thebasis for all of Bill’s live bait meth-ods and concepts. As Ron Lindnerhas stated, “undoubtedly enabledmore fisherman to catch more fishthan any other single thing that hasever happened!”

In addition to “NightcrawlerSecrets,” Bill also authored: “Night-crawler Magic,” “Minnow Methods,”“Catching Walleyes,” and co-au -thored: “Catching Fish” with Ronand Al Lindner.

Throughout this all, and much,much more not mentioned, the pri-mary motivation of Bill Binkelmanwas to teach people how to catchfish.

Robert F. Ellis - WisconsinBob served during WWII as a P-

47 fighter pilot in the U.S. Army AirCorps. He was shot down over Sar-dinia, Italy in 1944 and spent theremainder of the war as a P.O.W.

After leaving military service,Bob went on to the University ofWisconsin-Madison. At the Univer-sity of Wisconsin he was a championboxer. During the early 1950’s hebuilt a resort on Island Lake on theManitowish Chain near ManitowishWaters, Wisconsin. Bob was a pio-neer in the method of row trollingfor suspended muskies over deepwater. He plied his innovative andclassic trade on his home watersnear Boulder Junction and Mani-towish Waters, beginning in the1960’s. Tragically, Bob was killed ina boating accident in the fall of1989.

Elected for 2008Legendary Guide

Considered are persons whohave gained by their expertise andprofessionalism, a status of credibil-ity and immortality judged so bytheir customers, the region and/ortheir peers.

Milt Dieckman -WisconsinMilt is a true north woods fish-

ing guide who combines professionalfishing knowledge with a sort of“laid-back” attitude that allows hisclients to enjoy a memorable experi-ence. That so-called experienceincludes catching fish – but muchmore than that. Milt shares hismany years of fishing the primewaters of northern Wisconsin withhis clients. His stories are from first-hand experiences and are delightful-ly told. Included in his stories are

lessons of why fish respond to a cer-tain bait or method of fishing. Con-servation of our resources is anotherfavorite subject of Milt’s. All of theselessons are delivered in such a man-ner resulting in a day of enjoyment“on the water.” Additionally, Miltspent 30 years as a state of Wiscon-sin Game Warden!

Dick Grzywinski – MinnesotaDick “The Griz” Grzywinski may

well be Minnesota’s most famousfishing guide.

Known for his die-hard ap -proach to fishing, The Griz looks athis live well rather than his wrist-watch to decide when it’s time to callit a day. In fact, at the end of a longday on the water, Grzywinski hasbeen known to give his clients capsthat say, “I survived a Day with theGriz.”

Grzywinski is best-known forhis rip-jigging technique, which ac -counts for an outstanding number ofhundred-plus walleye days. Whenword of his phenomenal catchesbegan to spread in the mid-1980’s,Grzywinski was invited to the CampFish Jamboree, a charity fishingevent sponsored by In-Fisherman. Itis attended by dozens of the Mid-west’s top anglers. The Griz and hisguests lapped the field with a catchof 97 walleyes and 54 northerns – ina 6-hour trip! A legend was made.

The Griz specializes in walleyefishing, but he is also an accom-plished bass, pike, musky and pan-fish angler. And he’s not afraid oftackling new water, explaining theslogan on his business card, “HaveBoat, Will Travel.”

Denny Hannah - OregonThe name “Hannah Fishing”

has been around Oregon’s southcoast al rivers for a long time and hisreputation was based on honesty,friend ship, trust and good fishingetiquette. Denny was a full timeguide for almost 40 years and mem-ber of the Oregon Guides and Pack-ers Association. Denny pioneeredthe now famous smallmouth bassfishery both on the Umpqua andJohn Day Rivers. Denny developedand operated the Hannah’s Fishing

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Lodge. Denny developed and usedspecialty boats, gear or techniquesand tackle for these dangerous wa -ters. While Denny specialized inguid ing for striped bass, sturgeon,steelhead and the various races ofPacific Salmon, he was also publicspirited and shared his vast knowl-edge. In particular, Denny hosted aboy’s camp, mentoring many youngguides in professional ethics andtechniques and occasionally assistedarea biologists.

As one result, his mentoringguides are a cut above the average.In short, Denny worked hard to im -prove his profession and take hisclients fishin!

Tony Rizzo – WisconsinFew, if any musky guides have

done more for their sport than TonyRizzo. He has certainly given moreof his sport than he has receivedfrom it. Since the early 1960’s, hiscareer has been filled with manyachievements along with thousandsof satisfied clients. Not only has heguided many of his personal clientsto their largest fish he also, throughhis books, articles and seminars, hastaught many fishermen to be moreproductive.

His clients have many thirtyand forty pound fish. Tony is a pa -tient and tireless worker who neverhas any predetermined quittingtime. He is notorious for putting inextra hours to get his customer theirfirst musky or to increase their per-sonal best.

He has written several booksthat are unique in the musky fish-ing library. His initial book, “Secretsof a Musky Guide” takes the readerthrough the different seasons of theyear and explains the most produc-tive techniques to use in each ofthese periods. Much of this materialhad never been in print before.Anoth er book, “The Summer Mus -kie” goes more into detail about sus-pended fish and how to fish forthem. This book changed many fish-ermen’s minds on how they fishedduring this period. Many of the tech-niques he discusses in these or oth-ers of his books, he initiated or per-fected them in some way. He has

developed several successful luresthat are favored by musky fisher-men all over the United States. HisMarabou Tails and The Whiz are ex -cel lent examples of this. The degreeby which they are copied by otherman ufacturers say something oftheir popularity and fish catchingability.

The clients Tony has had overthe years are in themselves a testi-monial to him. For the last twentyyears, they all knew they needed toget their “dates” early as Tony’sguide book was usually filled for theentire season before May 1. On his70th birthday, over 120 of them fromall over the United States, gave hima surprise party to thank him forthe good times, the fish they caught,his friendship and for simply beingTony.

Elected for 2008Legendary CommunicatorConsidered are persons who

have developed a unique communi-cation means or avenue which wasinstrumental in introducing fishingto the public or in maintaining pub-lic interest or awareness.

Clifford J. Paulin - IndianaCliff was born in Tell City, Indi-

ana on March 12, 1939. He holds aBachelor of Science degree in Indus-trial Technology and a master’s de -gree in Audio-Visual Communica-tions, both from Indiana State Uni-versity.

Cliff would have to be classifiedas one of the most outstanding, ifnot the foremost, fishing educator inthe country today. For the past 12years, Cliff has dedicated himself toa career of fishing education. In fact,Cliff has been responsible for formu-lating the most comprehensive fish-ing education program in the world– The American Fishing Institute.

Over 26,000 students have re -ceived first-hand fishing knowledgefrom the greatest names in sport-fishing thanks to the efforts of Cliff.

Because of Cliff ’s efforts, theAmer ican Fishing Institute contin-ues to grow and improve each year.Cliff, himself, is also an excellentbass angler and successful tourna-

ment fisherman.

Robert “Bob” Schmidt – IllinoisBob holds a Bachelor of Arts in

Journalism from Marquette Univer-sity in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Bob has authored the followingbooks:• Boy Scouts of America, Cub Scout

Sports, Fishing Guidebook 1988• National Bass Institute Study

Manual Revised Edition 1988 forthe American Fishing Institute

• Salmonid Institute Study Manualfor American Fishing Institute1985

• Great Fishing Close to ChicagoContemporary Books Chicago1975

• Sport Fishing and Aquatic Re -source Handbook, Kendall/HuntPublishing for American Sport-fishing Assoc. 1991

• Advanced Sport Fishing AquaticRe source Handbook, Ken -dall/Hunt Publishing For Ameri-can Sportfishing Assoc. 1997

And co-authored:• Great Lakes Circle Tour: Reliving

History Along Lake Michigan’sCircle Tour Route, Amherst Pub-lishing, 1998

• Great Lakes Camping, FoghornOutdoors, Avalon Travel, 2002

He wrote a handbook for librar-ians on how to promote the FishingEquipment loaner program that wassponsored by the American Sport-fishing Association.

Doug Stange - MinnesotaDoug Stange is Editor-in-Chief

of In-Fisherman Publications in -clud ing In-Fisherman and WalleyeIn-Sider magazines; plus the Wall-eye Guide, Catfish In-Sider Guide,Bass Guide and Ice Fishing Guide.

Doug has been a contributor toIn-Fisherman since 1977 and a staffmember since 1981. He is one of theNorth America’s most accomplishedmultispecies anglers. In his tenureat In-Fisherman, he has writtenabout almost every aspect of fresh-water fishing.

Doug remains enthusiasticabout traditional popular fish spe -cies such as largemouth bass, pan-fish and walleyes, but he has also

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been an advocate of the pleasure offishing for less utilized fish such asgar and carp. Doug has also been in -te gral in pioneering modern ice fish -ing techniques and many otheraspects of fishing taken for grantedby many of today’s anglers.

Doug’s years of editorial excel-lence and invaluable efforts inblending fisheries science with prac-tical fishing experience, plus hiscom mitment and dedication to thesport fishing industry, will ensurethat the future of fishing is passedon to future generations.

Dick Sternberg - MinnesotaFormer President George Bush,

an avid fisherman, is also a fan ofDick’s books. He wrote to Dick sev-eral times during his presidency andonce said, “I love those marvelousfishing books. They are now in mypersonal office at Camp David, theplace I use to “think” fishing aftermy homework was done.”

Dick has also written a series offishing books for the North Ameri-can Fishing Club of Minnesota. Thebooks cover the entire gamut offresh water fish.

Dick Sternberg’s books havesold an estimated 10 million copies,mak ing him one of the countries topfishing authors and educators.

In recent years, Dick has servedas a consultant and/or technical ad -vis or to many Minnesota fishing or -gan izations including the LeechLake Fishing Task Force, the WalkerArea Walleye Coalition, the BorderLakes Association, the MinnesotaAl liance and the Green Lake Fish-ery Project.

In recognition of his many con-tributions to the sport of fishing,Dick was inducted into the Minneso-ta Fishing Hall of Fame in 2000. Heis one of the 20 original inductees.

Tim Tucker – FloridaTim Tucker is one of the coun-

try’s most published outdoor writ-ers. In addition to being a seniorwriter for BASSMASTER Magazineand B.A.S.S. Times, his work has ap -peared in Southern Outdoors,BASS MASTER Tour, BASSMAS-TER Destinations, Field & Stream,

Out door Life, American Angler,Fish ing Tackle Retailer, SouthernSalt water, Fishing Facts, FloridaSports man, Bassin’, Florida Wild -life, Bass Fishing, Petersen’s Fish-ing, Texas Game and Fish, AdvancedBass Fishing, Bass Pro Shops’ Out-door World, Crappie, The In-Fisher-men, North American Fisherman,Bass and Walleye Boat, RemingtonCountry, Tournament Angler News,Aqua-Field Publications and others.

His newspaper contributions in -clude Palm Beach Post, GainesvilleSun, Orland Sentinel, Ocala StarBan ner, Lakeland Ledger andGreens boro News and Record.

He is the author of eight books:Roland Martins’ 101 Bass-CatchingSecrets (1988), Advanced ShinerFish ing Techniques (1989), Secretsof America’s Best Bass Pros (1990),MORE! Secrets of America’s BestBass Pros (1991), Doug Hannon’sFish erman’s Logbook (1992), Diaryof a Bass Pro (1992), Bill Dance onCrap pie (1995) and Bill Dance onLarge mouth Bass (1996). His TimTucker Outdoor Production Corpo-ration has published seven books.

Tucker conceived and producedthe award-winning Bass Sessions™Series of instructional audio cas-settes featuring the top names inpro fessional fishing.

In 1991, he promoted the highlysuc cessful Bass Sessions ’91, a one-day consumer show that featuredAmer ica’s top names in bass fishingindustry exhibits.

He has won more than 100awards for his writing and photog-raphy since 1982.

Tragically, Tim died in an autoaccident earlier last year.

2008 Organizational/Governmental Award

Considered are organizations orgov ernmental entities which havedem onstrated and/or performed aval uable service or act to benefitfresh water sportfishing within itsjur isdiction or the boundaries of itsor ganization whether local, regionalor national.

Salmon Unlimited - IllinoisSalmon Unlimited, founded in

1971, is a non-profit association offish ermen and women. It is now thelargest association of its kind in theMidwest.

Salmon Unlimited was orga-nized to maintain a union of individ-uals engaged in sport fishing in thewaters of Lake Michigan and adjoin-ing waters.

Their vision is to achieve thebet terment of conditions for thosein dividuals engaged in sport fishingon Lake Michigan by fostering andpromoting the general welfare of thelake and the fishery therein.

Their objectives are:• To develop a higher degree of

sport fishing techniques throughthe exchange of ideas, informationand incidents of practical experi-ence among the members;

• To represent and act in behalf ofmembers before divisions of gov-ernment and before public andpri vate organizations whose activ-ities affect sport fishing in LakeMichigan with the purpose of pro-tecting these waters against pollu-tion and exploitation by commer-cial fishing, industry and other or -gan izations;

• To monitor and obtain relief fromlegislation and regulations detri-mental to sport fishing and othercon ditions that may impair effortsof any members to fish the watersof Lake Michigan and adjoiningwaters.

2008 SpecialRecognition Award

Recognizes individuals, groupsor organizations for their programsben efiting fresh water anglingwhich clearly are not covered byother recognition categories.

George Bayless - MissouriGeorge was born August 23,

1940 in Hawk Springs, Wyoming. Hestarted fishing at age 5 with hismother and grandmother. His firstfishing equipment was a cane pole,braided line, a washer for a sinkerand a corncob for a float, fishhookand worms from the garden.

Professionally George was apilot and was part of a medical teamof the United Nations World Health

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Or ganization for many years. It washere that he saw the problems withlead and eventually developedENVIO-WEIGHTS, a lead replace-ment from landfill steel to makeweights, baits and jigs.

After retirement he fished forcan cer research and it was duringthis time that he was able to devel-op “The Step Above Fishing Sys-tems.” Twenty-two years ago hemade a rod, harness and belt for afriend who had lost an arm inKorea. No one was interested in de -vel oping it at that time. His cancerre search fishing brought him intocon tact with many people and hefound the opportunity to mass-pro-duce the equipment.

George started a companycalled RGM OUTDOORS to distrib-ute ENVIO-WEIGHTS and thehand icap fishing equipment to workwith and support the independenttackle shop.

George also writes a monthlynewspaper article for small townweek lies called Grandpa and theKids, a mythical grandfather andtwo mythical granddaughters andtheir outdoor adventures.

Lew Morrison - WisconsinBorn on a Dane County farm

near Oregon, Wisconsin in 1885; hedied in Brookfield, Wisconsin, Aug -ust 4, 1977, at the age of 92.

Lew was national dry fly castingchampion five times (1926-30) andheld the world accuracy record forfour years. Lew also held all-aroundcasting championships in Wiscon-sin, Michigan and Ohio during the1930’s.

Lew’s column “Out in the Open”ap peared in The Sentinel for 20years. He also was a regular per-former at The Sentinel Sports Showfor two decades and conducted manyother exhibitions and casting classesaround the state.

In addition to Lew’s achieve-ments as a fly and bait caster he wasnoted for his efforts in teaching cast-ing and fishing skills, especially toyoung people.

In 1968, Lew was honored at alarge testimonial dinner in Milwau-kee at which Dr. Tanner of Michi-

gan, known as one of the “fathers” ofthe Great Lakes Salmon program,was the main speaker. Lew was oneof the early advocates of salmonstocking in the Great Lakes.

Harry Renfro - IndianaHarry was “the” promoter and

ed ucator of fishing, then the cham-pion of a multitude of outdoorsports, in Indiana and elsewhere.

Harry’s yen for making anglersof children was remarkable. He nev -er saw a person he didn’t want tohelp in the outdoors.

Harry’s love for the young isgraphically illustrated by the youthfishing clinics (staged on the secondSaturday of his show each year) andhis gifts to youngsters a great vari-ety of angling paraphernalia.

He was as much at home withan exhibitor from afar as he waswith a show patron (who seldom rec-ognized him). The common man washis bowl of soup.

It would be difficult to find amore important person to fishing inIndiana.

Jean Sliwa - IllinoisJean’s passion for fishing came

at an early age. However, she couldnot really get into the sport becauseher father was afraid of water. Sowhen she was old enough to driveshe pursued the sport of fishing onher own. Some years later she mether husband to be, Cass, and tookthe golf clubs out of his hands andreplaced them with fishing rods. Thetwo of them ran a service station for33 years before Cass passed away.

Jean has been a member of Sal -mon Unlimited since its beginningin 1971. Jean and her husband Cassbe came involved almost from the be -ginning by joining various commit-tees that the organization had.

During the late seventies Jeanand her husband assumed the titleof Committee Coordinators, whichin effect was how the organizationfunc tioned. She has held many of -fices within the organization andcon tinues to be the backbone of Sal -mon Unlimited.

Her most recent accomplish-ment was the “Spend a Buck Save a

Coho” program that raised funds, sothat the state of Michigan couldcome close to their normal plantingof coho in 2008 and 2009. The finaltally for this effort was $49,651.Lake Michigan anglers owe Jean aworld of thanks for this accomplish-ment.

Congratulations to all! Wel-come aboard new AwardsCommittee mem bers: TimLesmeister; Gregg Woll ner andForrest Wood.

25 year Hall member Ronald J.Csonka of Schereville, Indianaproudly displays his 44 inchmusky that he caught and re -leased on September 22, 2007.He caught it on the TomahawkRiver near Tomahawk, Wiscon-sin. It was taken on light spin-ning equipment with 10 poundtest line. Obviously, Ron knowsa thing or two about fishing!

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NATIONAL FISHING HALL OF FAME

World Angling RecordsGranted

1st QUARTER - 2008 UPDATENOTE: World angling records are updated quarterly and the ulti-mate synthesis is published annually in book form each April, dis-tributed free to members, media, manufacturers and world fish-eries as a public service.

NOTICE TO REPRINT©COPYRIGHT 2008 NATIONAL FRESH WATER FISHING HALL OF FAME. Ex -cerpts or whole may be reprinted without written permission as public infor-mation only, but not for commercial profit purpose. The source of this infor-mation must be credited to the National Fishing Hall of Fame in a type sizereadably noticeable or as the contents of the companion text.

“KEPT FISH” WORLD RECORDS–DIVISION #1 - ROD/REEL–

Line Lbs. WhereFish Class Ozs. Angler Caught Date

SALMON/ 20 lb. 14-12 Julie M. Kennedy Creek, 11/08/07Chum White Washington, USA

SAUGER 17 lb. 3-0 lb. Joe Maumee River, 9/27/07Barnett, III Ohio, USA

–DIVISION #3 - POLE/LINE/NO REEL–Line Lbs. Where

Fish Class Ozs. Angler Caught Date

TROUT/ Heaviest 1-8 Don Burney Creek, 10/03/07Cutthroat only Vachini California, USA

FOREIGN CAUGHT RECORDS–DIVISION #1 - ROD/REEL–

Line Lbs. WhereFish Class Oz. Angler Caught Date

BASS/ 6 lb. 14-2 Frank Unini River, 11/23/07Peacock Flynn Brazil, South America

8 lb. 19-4 Frank Unini River, 11/23/07Flynn Brazil, South America

10 lb. 15-6 Frank Unini River, 11/24/07Flynn Brazil, South America

25 lb. 14-12 Frank Unini River, 11/24/07Flynn Brazil, South America

Don Vachini, Cutthroat Trout, 1-8, Bur-ney Creek, California, USA, 10-3-07.

KEPT FISH

Julie M. White, Chum Salmon, 14-12,Kennedy Creek, Washington, USA, 11-8-07.

Frank Flynn, Peacock Bass, 19-4, UniniRiver, Amazon, Brazil, South America,11-23-07.

Joe Barnett, Sauger, 3-0, Maumee River,Ohio, USA, 9-27-07.

Paulin PresentedLegendaryCommunicatorAwardCliff Paulin (center) is pre-sented his 2008 LegendaryCommunicator plaque on De -cem ber 20, 2007 by AwardsCom mittee member ElmerGuerri (left) at Sam's Steak-house in Terre Haute, Indiana.

On Cliff's left is 2002 Legendary Communicator Jack Kerins. A goodtime was had by all!

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CATCH & RELEASE FISH

Gaylon Newbold, White Sturgeon, 80”, Snake River, Idaho, USA,5-26-07.

CATCH & RELEASE–DIVISION #1 - ROD/REEL–

Line WhereFish Class Lgth. Angler Caught Date

CATFISH/ 6 lb. 47” Marc Tennessee River, 11/20/07Blue Threet Tennessee, USA

CATFISH/ All 40” Michael Pana Lake, 09/05/07Channel Tackle Kranzusch Illinois, USA

8 lb. 40” Michael Pana Lake, 09/05/07Kranzusch Illinois, USA

MUSKELLUNGE/ 40 lb. 49” Michael Lake St. Clair, 09/30/07Natural Rymar Ontario, CanadaPower Trolling

STURGEON/ 15 lb. 80” Gaylon Snake River, 05/26/07White Newbold Idaho, USA

–DIVISION #2 - FLY FISHING–Line Where

Fish Class Lgth. Angler Caught Date

PIKE/ 20 lb. 47” Pete Lake Athabasca, 06/14/07Northern tippet Siggelko Saskatchewan, Canada

40 lb. 45” Pete Lake Athabasca, 06/16/07tippet Siggelko Saskatchewan, Canada

Michael Rymar, Natural Muskellunge, 49”, Lake St. Clair,Ontario, Canada, 9-30-07.

Pete Siggelko, Northern Pike, 45”, Lake Athabasca,Saskatchewan, Canada, 6-16-07.

The Water Resources Develop-ment Act was passed in September,2007 with a four-to-one vote by theU.S. Senate. Among money for otherprojects affecting the Great Lakes,that pays for the permanent cre-ation of the electric barrier at theChicago Waterway Canal at LakeMichigan to keep Asian carp out ofthe Great Lakes.The Money would be allocated by

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineersfor a wide range of projects centeredon addressing causes of environ-mental contamination.

U.S. Rep. Candice Miller, R-Har-rison Twp., said much of the money

would be directed toward high-techwater-monitoring equipment thatalready has been in stalled in manyarea water-treatment plants. ThePresident has threatened to veto thebill, Miller said, but she is confidentthe legislature has the votes to over-ride a veto.

WRDA passed the U.S. House onApril 19 by a veto proof vote of 394to 25, and in the U.S. Senate on May16 also by a veto proof vote 19 to 4.A conference committee was thencreated to work out differencesbetween the Senate and House ver-sions of the bill.

A conference report resolving

those differences passes in theHouse of Representatives on Aug ust1 by roll call vote, paving the way forenactment of the bill. The totalswere 381 Ayes, 40 Nays, 11 Pre-sent/Not Voting. The Bill HR 1495

now awaits the President’s sig -nature.

Miller said the economic im pactof the area’s water resources cannotbe overestimated. “It is literally ouridentity,” she said. “And unfortu-nately we have not … been the beststewards of this fantastic global (it’sreally global) treasure.”

(Courtesy of the Great Lakes Basin Report)

Bill to fund electric barrier awaits Bush’s signature

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