TWMT Jergen's Journal

[Scott McKee]

Good morning Mr. and Mrs. Musky North America from border to border and coast to coast and to all the ships at sea. Let's go to press!

Dateline 4, November, two-thousand and eighteen.

FLASH, deep inside the Wilczewski Compound, Niagara County.  Imagined by Hudson and signed into law by LBJ, daylight saving time is upon this great nation giving our TWMT entrants an extra hour of shut-eye. As our telephones prepared to turn themselves back from  2 to 1am, highly placed opperatives within Team Wilczewski HQ have informed this reporter that JoJo is using his newly found 60 minutes to pack more lures in preparation for today's tournament. These sources claim Joe is emassing an Armada of plastic and wood fish foolers rivaling that of the number of heroic men that landed on the Omaha, Juneau, Sword, Gold and Utah beachheads some seventy-three years and change ago.

This reporter would like you to ponder these questions in the wee hours leading up to the Wittek:

- Will JoJo hurt himself as he loads his endless tackle trove on to Tony's seventeen foot vessel?

- Will Joe's copious lure cache render Tony's boat incapable of even the most rudimentary trolling runs?

- Will Tony err on the side of caution and simply leave Joe at the dock shamefully surrounded by his ever expanding hoard of musky offerings?

- Does Federal Express deliver to the triangle?

- Will the team's precious after-tournament chili reserves be compromised, decreased or even eliminated should Joe try to pack a few more DK's into every nook and cranny of his fleet of Claudette's vans prior to departure?

All of these questions and many more will be answered starting in only five short hours. And that ladies and gentlemen concludes another edition of the Jergen's Journal, until 7am, and with lotions of love, I remain your Niagara correspondent, Walter Iggchell, who reminds you of the wonder of the two pull-point famous Believer.  Deep or shallow, high or low, straight or jointed, you can't beat the action of this rattling, water throwing, fish enticing wonder bait when the waters of the river turn to mud.

[jojo wilczewski]

Good day n good luck to all
GREAT REPORTING EDITOR
For the record...
I have only packed four boxes n one bucket of lures In the van n hope to limit myself to one monster box on da boat!
I have to leave room for the grub box
Which consists to today ham subs, carrot cake, drinks, musky chili, cheese, sour cream n whiskey!
ALA BALA BALA

[Scott McKee]

Niagara River, by way of NMA short-wave listening posts. FLASH. Josh Kane has released a 34" from the Niagara River, I repeat a 34-incher, and has layed claim to the $25 cash prize for first release in the Wittek posted by an anonymous benefactor as reported here weeks ago. Josh currently stands atop the TWMT leaderboard. More and larger releases are expected any moment. 

[Scott McKee]

Current TWMT Leaderboard...

1st place, Josh Kane, 34-inches

[Scott McKee]

FLASH, Niagara River.  Tournament spotters in the employ of the NMA have confirmed a text message sent to this reporter at 6:30 am by former NMA vice president, one Marc Arena. Marc has entered the tournament and is fishing with Team BIG, Hans Mann and Johnny Miller. This latest news has spiked paramutual wagering across the continent installing Team BIG as the favorite in today's event.  

[Scott McKee]

@Jojo, sour cream n whiskey? Somewhere over the rainbow... Try your whiskey next time with ice, or better yet, why not try our newest sponsor's fine product:

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[Scott McKee]

In an interview conducted with JoJo by this reporter mere seconds ago, I have learned that the quintessential lure junky has somehow limited himself to one Lakewood Extreme tackle box ... And a box of tubes... And that's it... oh, wait a minute... And a bunch of Bulldawgs... and some Toothy's crammed in his pockets. Some habits die hard, faithful readers...

[Scott McKee]

[Scott McKee]

With air temperatures expected to spike soon, this reporter is predicting a flurry of activity between 10am and noon and 2pm and the conclusion of the Wittek. Stay tuned for more updates.

[Scott McKee]

[Scott McKee]

Josh Kane's $25 musky...

[Scott McKee]

The word from the Bufalo Harbor has the clarity there within it's hallowed walls as "not bad at all." "They're here", stated another competitor.  For those fans of jerkbaits and big rubber, take the kids out for a chance to see Chad Lapa and Joe Dolan jerk, jerk, jerking their way to a possible unprecidented casting harbor victory. What will they think of next?

[Scott McKee]

FLASH, Tony Scime has taken over the lead in the Wittek by jigging up a 46.5". 

New leaderboard:

1st place, Tony Scime, 46.5"

2nd place, Josh Kane, 34"