Rainy River Record

Dickie Byrnes, left, and Fred Foulger finally broke their day 2 curse and caught some nice fish both days to finish 2nd over all, just 9/10ths of a pound out of first.

Kevin Marchuk holds up the biggest fish caught in the tournament a 7.67 lbs lunker.

Dorothy Leininger, right, made a bet she probably wish she hadn't with her son Nick. Whoever had the lowest weight after day 2 had to do the chicken dance on stage. She is seen here paying up and getting tips from RRWT Emcee Paul Morrison. The crowd loved it!

2008 RRWT Champions, Jason Gibbins, left, and Oliver Gibbins, show off two of the nice walleyes they caught on day 1 to propel them to the top five that day.

Above,Grandpa Rick Peterson helps Haylen Peterson, 4, bait her hook during the Kids' RRWT.

Above, Tory Wood, left, and her mom Krista Wood, accept the trophy for Most Promising Female Angler from Emcee John Homer.

Jonah Holmes of Vermilion Bay shows off a fish he caught in the first flight of anglers. He was named Most Promising at the Kids RRWT.

D.J. Trenchard left, shares some of his secrets with the crowd as Emcee John Homer presents him his trophy.

Jason Gibbins, left, and Oliver Gibbins defied the odds this past weekend by becoming the first repeat champs of the Rainy River Walleye Tournament in its ten year history. They are seen here hoisting the newly crafted tournament trophy just after it was announced they were the 2008 RRWT Champions!

Bert Seguin shows one of the fish that netted him and partner Ernie Seguin 7th place overall.