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Since I found out that you kind folks enjoyed my tale of a near-tragic outing on Lake Superior, I reached back into my memory bank for another story on another lake.

A couple decades ago, I had the honor of being invited to participate in the inaugural championship tournament for the RCL fishing circuit. It was the most lucrative walleye fishing tournament in history, featuring the biggest names in the world of professional fishing.

The winning pro angler could pocket $400,000. The winning co-angler would take home $150.000. That was what I was gunning for, but reality told me I had no chance.

They drew the Day 1 partners at the historic Brown County Arena, next door to Lambeau Field. I drew a Wisconsin angle

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