Mark and Noah Basaraba were able to hang onto their lead after Day 1 to win the biggest field ever in Kapuskasing and collect the $8000 cheque. Day 1 saw them weigh in 18.10 lbs anchored by some big fish and they only needed 10.58 lbs on day 2 for a total of 28.68 to seal the win. Noah is one of the younger anglers of the tournament and it is nice to see our next generation anglers come up big. The field was tight all the way down this year which made it very exciting. Coming in a close second was the team of Bernath and Robinson with 28.36 lbs and third went to the Misevic brothers with 27.83 lbs.
Things changed this year at the tournament which included a trickle start and a very quick weigh in. The trickle start was probably one of the safest ever done on the NOWT to date. The weigh in water procedure continues to be successful at being quick and the best way to get those walleye back into the river. The KRWT topped out at 76 boats this year which is the biggest field they have ever had, a testament to a great committee with some direction.
Next stop for the NOWT is Mattagami First Nations on Sept 8-9. Should be another great tourney.
