Presented by Yamaha Motor Corp USA and Warrior Boats Inc.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 16th, 2022
Contact: Denny Fox, 920-505-0122
Anglers Insight Marketing LLC (AIM™)
Here Are Your AIM Weekend Walleye Series State Qualifiers For The 2023 National Championship Shootout
We won’t hold you in suspense any longer for this, Fan Nation.
Here are, by state, your teams qualifying in both order of finish at each state championship, and in Team Of The Year Points, for the 2023 AIM Weekend Walleye Series National Championship Shootout.
“In early August, we told you how we award Yamaha Motor Corp USA Team Of The Year (TOY) points, and also touched on how those who double-qualify in both TOY and at the championship are counted, and because of that double qualification, then how AIM moves up others from the TOY roster, who then make the National Shootout,” said Denny Fox, AIM national tournament director. “Teams who qualify in the championship are going. If they also qualify in TOY, their championship finish takes precedence, and next team below in TOY moves up to qualify. And as we pointed out then, using this extremely fair system, any team has a chance to qualify for the Shootout.”
“Well, here’s the proof. Here by state are your teams, starting with Wisconsin,” Fox said. Remember, this is how each team finished for both the State Championship, and TOY. Those names in bold qualify for the Shootout by their TOY standings.”
Order of Championship Finish, Wisconsin
Dylan Peotter/Anthony Englebert
Tyler and Todd Mueller
Jeremy Hurst and Jim Erdman
Randy and RJ Harwood
Mike Kasper and AJ Schmidt
Order of TOY Finish, Wisconsin
Dylan Peotter and Anthony Englebert
Randy Fifrick, Clark Valukas and Justin Schneider
Ryan Mereness and Justin Heider
Randy and RJ Harwood
Curt Stam and Adam Halder
Mike Kasper and AJ Schmidt
Marcel Cardinal and Russ Ory
Terry and Jarod Mayhall
Order of Championship Finish, Minnesota
Tom Huynh and Nate Wolske
Tyler Wolden and Nate Leininger
Keith Elza and Bob Gould
Evan and Steven Rosemore
Dylan Maki and Joe Bricko
Order of TOY Finish, Minnesota
Tom Huynh and Nate Wolske
Dylan Maki and Joe Bricko
Tyler Wolden and Nate Leininger
Keith Elza and Bob Gould and Derick Berhow
Evan and Steven Rosemore
Jason Betzler and Mike Christensen and Cory Schwantes
Kody and Scott Seibert
Phil Peterson and Justin Osterbauer
Tim Juba and Brian Fenske
Scott MacKenzie and Girard Reinking
Order of Championship Finish, North Dakota
Ross and Roger Grothe
Craig Kolden and Shaeli Ekstein
Matthew Liebel and Tory Hill
Scot Swain and Justin Kossan
Daren and Heide Schneider
Order of TOY Finish, North Dakota
Craig Kolden, Shaeli Ekstein and Benny Leidholm
Daren and Heide Schneider
Tanner Ouelette, Kade Lynch and Brett Blees
Cody Cerkoney and Cody Dukhart
Ross and Roger Grothe
Shawn Hennings, Ben Blegen and Hunter Hennings
Jeremy Wentz and Don Radke
Matthew Liebel and Tory Hill
Matt and Mitch Lang
“As you can see, we have quite a few double qualifiers, so this bears repeating so we’re clear. If you double, you’ll qualify by virtue of your top five championship spot and go to the Shootout. For the TOY qualifiers, we’ll then go down the TOY standings to fill in that spot to end up with 30 teams, 10 from each division, five from the championship, five from Team Of The Year.
“For instance, In Minnesota, the top five in the championship are also the top five in Team Of The Year. Because of that, we went down to 10th place in TOY, so sixth through 10th place in TOY from Minnesota are now going to the Shootout.
“This is why when you fish a circuit like AIM, you never take your foot off the throttle. Literally, less than one point all season long made the difference between a team going and a team staying home,” Fox explained.
AIM is the most lucrative economical walleye tournament series you can fish. Anyone can enter. Tournaments are on both rivers and lakes, so whatever your preferred presentation, you’re all set.
Meanwhile, keep following that page. Just go to the AIM website, aimfishing.com, for details on how to compete in 2023. We’re ready for you. Now it’s your turn.
You know you want to. You know you can.
Anglers Insight Marketing LLC (AIM™) is a unique tournament organization created and owned by many of the most accomplished and recognizable professional walleye anglers, along with others who share the mission of advancing competitive walleye fishing and making it sustainable into the future.
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