Joaquin Wailes and Brendan Wilke Win SWIFT Stine Seeds Kayak Tournament at Mormon Trail Lake
June 5th, 2024 by Asa Lucas
Atlantic, IA. – Twenty student anglers raced to catch five fish before the storms rolled in this past weekend. Atlantic Trojan angler Joaquin Wailes of Wiota, IA caught five fish totaling 71.25” to win the Powerade High School division this past Sunday. Second place went to Jake Wailes of Wiota, with a bag total 70.50”, third was Lucas Bose of Underwood with 70.00”, fourth was Trojan angler Gavin Dougherty with 68.25” and rounding out the top 5 was Trojan angler Christian Thompson.
Brendan Wilke from Atlantic reeled in a full 5-bag limit measuring 73.50” to score the victory in the Fairlife Junior Division. Holden DeVore Atlantic finished in the runner up spot with 67.76”, Third went to Trojan angler Grayson Molgaard with his bag totaling 58.75”, fourth went to Riverside angler Colton Krueger 54.00” and finishing in the top 5 in his first tournament was Tidus Bateman.
Logan Bose won the Coke Cola Bank series with Lanny DeVore finishing in second place.
All combined the student anglers caught over 100 fish totaling 1033 inches with Brendan Wilke hooking the biggest fish to earn the AM Cohron & Sons Big Fish of the tournament with his 17.75” bass.
Next tournament for the SWIFT Stine Kayak will be Saturday June 22nd in Carrol, Iowa on Swan Lake.
| Powerade High School Division | |||
| Rank | Angler | # of Fish | Total Inches |
| 1 | Joaquin Wailes | 5 | 71.25 |
| 2 | Jake Wailes | 5 | 70.50 |
| 3 | Lucas Bose | 5 | 70.00 |
| 4 | Gavin Dougherty | 5 | 68.25 |
| 5 | Christian Thompson | 5 | 67.00 |
| 6 | Cody Swank | 5 | 64.75 |
| 7 | Hunter Quist | 5 | 57.25 |
| 8 | Colin Rudy | 4 | 51.25 |
| 9 | Braxton Hass | 2 | 24.50 |
| 544.75 | |||
| Fairlife Junior Division | |||
| Rank | Angler | # of Fish | Total Inches |
| 1 | Brendan Wilke | 5 | 73.50 |
| 2 | Holden DeVore | 5 | 67.75 |
| 3 | Grayson Molgaard | 5 | 58.75 |
| 4 | Colton Krueger | 5 | 54.00 |
| 5 | Tidus Bateman | 4 | 52.00 |
| 6 | Brody Frederiksen | 4 | 51.75 |
| 7 | Letty McSorley | 4 | 50.75 |
| 8 | Aiden Krueger | 3 | 36.00 |
| 9 | Leiah Thomas | 1 | 11.00 |
| 455.50 | |||
| Coke Cola Bank Division | |||
| Rank | Angler | # of Fish | Total Inches |
| 1 | Logan Bose | 2 | 23.75 |
| 2 | Lanny DeVore | 1 | 9.00 |
| 32.75 | |||
| AM Corhon Big Fish Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Angler | Total Inches | |
| 1 | Brendan Wilke | Fairlife JR | 17.75 |
| 2 | Colin Rudy | Powerade HS | 17.25 |
| 3 | Cody Swank | Powerade HS | 16.25 |
| 4 | Gavin Dougherty | Powerade HS | 15.25 |
| 5 | Jake Wailes | Powerade HS | 15.25 |
| 6 | Joaquin Wailes | Powerade HS | 15.25 |
| 7 | Christian Thompson | Powerade HS | 15.00 |
| 8 | Lucas Bose | Powerade HS | 15.00 |
| 9 | Letty McSorley | Fairlife JR | 14.50 |
| 10 | Brody Frederiksen | Fairlife JR | 13.75 |
Other winners from the tournament:
Big Bite Baits First Fish- Jake Wailes
Fast Metal First Five in the Box- Joaquin Wailes
Bass Pro Five Alive- Joaquin Wailes, Jake Wailes, Lucas Bose, Gavin Dougherty, Christian Thompson, Cody Swank, Hunter Quist, Brendan Wilke, Holden DeVore, Grayson Molgaard, and Colton Krueger
Trash It Ol Blue Bait Tackle- Tidus Bateman, Collin Rudy
Middle River Buck Blinds Off the Hook- Grayson Molgaard
Haulin in the Most Bass Dump Truck Jigs- Jake Wailes
Money Bag Fishing Assualt- Joaquin Wailes
Thanks to all our sponsor, anglers, parents and volunteer who makes this all possible.
Next tournament for the SWIFT Stine Kayak will be Saturday June 22nd in Carrol, Iowa on Swan Lake.
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