Gillette's Appley, Williams win Keyhole tourney
Gillette, Wyo., anglers Scott Appley and Forrest Williams caught 38.1 pounds of northern pike to win the Montana PikeMasters' 2005 Keyhole Tournament on Sept. 16-17 at Wyoming's Keyhole Reservoir.
Russ Stratton, of Gillette, and Don Stratton, of Billings took runnerup honors with 21.8 pounds.
Here are the top finishers:
| Place |
Name and hometown |
Day One |
Day Two |
Total weight |
| 1 |
Scott Appley-Forrest Williams, Gillette |
29.8 |
8.3 |
38.1 |
| 2 |
Russ Stratton, Gillette-Don Stratton, Billings |
0 |
21.8 |
21.8 |
| 3 |
Keith Riggle-Allen Lotvedt, Gillette |
17.1 |
0 |
17.1 |
| 4 |
Mike Strohbusch-Wayne Kocurek, Buffalo |
0 |
15.4 |
15.4 |
| 5 |
Paul Petrocco-Ben Petrocco, Sturgis |
13.6 |
0 |
13.6 |
| 6 |
Clay Buckmiller-Derrick Heil, Billings |
11.5 |
0 |
11.5 |
| 7 |
Leonard Lawver-Peggy Lawver, Laurel |
0 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
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| Largest
walleye Day One |
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| Darin
Rudland-Ben Page, Gillette, 14.25 inches |
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| Largest
pike Day One |
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| Scott
Appley-Forrest Williams, Gillette, 40.5 inches, 19 pounds |
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| Largest
walleye Day Two |
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| Jim
Randash, Rapid City-Larry Harrell, Gillette, 28.5 inches |
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| Largest
pike Day Two |
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| Mike
Strohbusch-Wayne Kocurek, Buffalo, 37.75 inches, 15.4 pounds |
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| Final
statistics |
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| 25 teams,
125.6 total pounds of pike caught |
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