Greg and Shane find the $10,000 angle

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****************************** Local Anglers Shane Turcotte (shown) and Greg Ryckman reeled in the first place, $10,000 prize in Kapuskasing this past weekend at the Northern Ontario Walleye Trail's Kapuskasing River Walleye Tournament - A 2 day catch and release angling event consisting of 75 teams with 2 members each.

The event was held on a 40 kilometre section of the Kapuskasing River.

With a combined weight of 31.05 lbs the 12 fish that Turcotte and Ryckman weighed over the two days couldn't be beat.

The pair managed to catch a 7+ lb walleye each day to pad their total.

This is their first win on the Trail giving them some much needed points in the Angler of the Year race. Ryckman was one of the local anglers who participated and walked away with a sixth place finish in the First Annual Kiwanis Invitational Walleye Tournament based in the Roberta Bondar Tent Pavilion and Marina this past July.

Turcotte, was unable to compete in his hometown tournament, but he did his part as the Tournament Director and Co-Chair of the Kiwanis Club of Lakeshore planning committee that is already getting started on plans for next year's event, the tournament website will soon be updated with next year's registration details at www.kiwt.net.

Turcotte is a professional angler who has recently started his own angling operation, Hooked Professional Guide Services www.gethookedontario.com and is a regular on the Northern Ontario Walleye Trail. Next stop for the pair on the NOWT will be in Timmins on September 10 and 11, but first Turcotte and Ryckman will be fishing in the Amercian Sault on August 26 - 28 in the Cabela's Walleye Masters Tourament.

This tournament will boast a field of top professional walleye teams from the U.S. and Canada and will award top team $15,000.

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