South Dakotans win the 2008 Cabela’s NTC Walleye Tournament 
By Dan Carlson
June 14, 2008

Mobridge, S.D. – It a dramatic finish, two South Dakota anglers won the 2008 Cabela’s National Team Championship today on Lake Oahe.  Colin Beitelspacher and Shannon Grismer, both of Sioux Falls, produced a five-fish basket weighing 13.23 lbs. today to bring their two-day tournament total to 29.58 lbs.  That was only .38 ounces ahead of 2nd place finishers Brandon Beitelspacher and Andrew Moberly.

Saturday brought perfect fishing conditions to Lake Oahe at Mobridge with sunshine and light winds most of the day.  David Lemke and Patrick Seibert were in the lead when the day started, but then the team’s primary motor broke down a short distance from the Indian Creek Recreation Area starting point.  That forced the front-runners to fish close to the ramp area using only a kicker motor, which also failed.  Lemke and Seibert had to settle for an 11th place finish overall, but they did take home the $500 Ford Big Payload Prize for the heaviest basket of fish on day one. The $500 Ford Big Payload prize for day two went to overall 4th place finishers, Mark Butke and Ronald Racine Jr.