17th Annual Reel Country Classic kicks off on Otter Tail Lake, May 20, 2022
OTTER TAIL LAKE (KDLM) – The 17th Annual Reel Country Classic Fishing Tournament kicked off on Otter Tail Lake, Friday.
“There were several large post-spawn fish caught with lots of full bags,” said Tournament Director Tony Mariotti.
Day 1’s top bag was caught by the team of Friedrichs/Erickson weighing in at 18.810 lbs, they were followed closely by the team of Gronewold/Mackowicz at 18.260 lbs and Stenibach/Graff at 17.810 lbs. The tight Day 1 results will make for an interesting Day 2 as the Grand Champion is still easily accessible for many of the teams.
Day 1’s Biggest Walleye from the teams participating in the Big Walleye Contest was caught by the the team of Friedrichs/Erickson weighing in at 5.77 lbs.
DAY 1 RESULTS
| Friedrichs/Erickson | 6 | 18.810 |
| Gronewold/Maczkowicz | 6 | 18.260 |
| Steinbach/Groff | 6 | 17.810 |
| Olson/Osberg | 6 | 16.900 |
| Thoreson/Thoreson | 6 | 16.810 |
| Carr/Tobkin | 6 | 16.480 |
| Steinlicht/Huffington | 6 | 16.370 |
| Boyd/Mackner | 6 | 15.710 |
| Balcer/Balcer | 6 | 15.500 |
| Wagner/Laabs | 6 | 15.350 |
| Teberg/Lee | 6 | 15.320 |
| Thompson/Wallgren | 6 | 15.290 |
| Casey/Fredericks | 6 | 15.190 |
| Busse/Busse | 6 | 15.130 |
| Owens/Owens | 6 | 15.110 |
| Skoog/Curtis | 6 | 15.010 |
| Bergstrom/McGuire | 6 | 14.970 |
| Merickel/Currie | 6 | 14.910 |
| Johnson/Johnson | 6 | 14.750 |
| Eckhoff/Harms | 6 | 14.690 |
| Stetz/Krause | 6 | 14.580 |
| Skrove/Wacker | 6 | 14.300 |
| Prischman/Lee | 6 | 14.140 |
| Reiling/Braton | 6 | 14.110 |
| Manteuffel/Pritschet | 6 | 13.800 |
| Setterholm/Oothoudt | 6 | 13.790 |
| Pavlacky/Pavlacky | 6 | 13.690 |
| Fritz/Dingwall | 6 | 13.650 |
| Roberts/Roberts | 6 | 13.570 |
| Juba/Glover | 6 | 13.470 |
| Paul/Lien | 6 | 13.450 |
| Fox/Brunelle | 6 | 13.360 |
| Sampson/Atchison | 6 | 13.230 |
| Schlieman/Nygaard | 6 | 13.060 |
| Kerzman/Koep | 6 | 12.930 |
| Schonauer/Koep | 6 | 12.740 |
| Spychalla/Chyba | 6 | 12.670 |
| Danner/Ugsted | 6 | 12.460 |
| Kovash/Kennedy | 6 | 12.420 |
| Spychalla/Spychalla | 6 | 12.310 |
| Redig/Olson | 6 | 12.210 |
| Stevens/Stevens | 6 | 12.200 |
| Bucholz/Wacker | 6 | 11.980 |
| Lorentz/Lorentz | 6 | 11.810 |
| Thielen/Hensel | 6 | 11.790 |
| Carr/Carr | 6 | 11.620 |
| Gogligowski/Hosek | 6 | 11.610 |
| Anderson/Anderson | 6 | 11.380 |
| Poehler/Poehler | 6 | 11.350 |
| Knutson/Miller | 6 | 11.310 |
| Torgerson/Stoll | 6 | 11.290 |
| Hirschey/Benhardus | 6 | 11.250 |
| Sonnenberg/Wright | 6 | 11.110 |
| Stafki/Curtis | 6 | 10.430 |
| Seuntjens/Eggermont | 6 | 10.170 |
| Setterholm/Klick | 6 | 9.900 |
| Behl/Hanson | 6 | 9.740 |
| Witt/Ziegler | 4 | 9.240 |
| VanWatermulen/Troje | 4 | 8.130 |
| Woessner/Woessner | 3 | 5.240 |
| Teberg/Salo | 3 | 4.530 |
| Ellingson/Fiedler | 2 | 3.310 |
| Surma/Surma | 0 | 0.000 |
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