Evinrude sweeps FLW Championship

Evinrude professional walleye anglers took a

sweep of FLWÂs Walleye Championship event this weekend in Walker, Minnesota. Evinrude

anglers captured seven out of the top ten positions at the Championship event and this

victory is the 8th consecutive win for Evinrude team members. In addition, all three Angler of

the Year awards went to Evinrude team members with Chisago City, Minnesota native, Chris

Gilman, capturing the championship tournament title. Meleen, 2010 Angler of the Year,

finished in 4th place.

The three Angler of the Year awards went to Evinrude anglers Â Bill Shimota for the Western

Division, Tom Keenan for the Eastern Division and as announced last month, Paul Meleen

captured the overall Angler of the Year title. Paul, an Isle, Minnesota native, received the

award with 818 points over six qualifying events, after fishing the required Eastern and

Western divisions on the FLW Walleye Tour. Bill Shimota tied in the points race for his

division, but accumulated more weight during the season to earn the title. Keenan secured

the Eastern Division win with 421 points over three events. Keenan was the 2006 Angler of

the Year. The Angler of the Year is determined by the total accumulated points from all six

regular season events.