MT Outdoor Podcast: Owen Wilcox shares how he and Ziek Gordon took first place at the Governor’s Cup

The 2024 Montana Governor’s Cup Walleye Tournament is in the books! Owen Wilcox shares how he and teammate Ziek Gordon took first place!

This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast, your host Downrigger Dale spoke with Owen Willcox about how he and teammate Ziek Gordon pulled off a fantastic come-from-back win! Owen called in from the shores of Lake Oahe outside of Pierre, South Dakota, where he and Ziek had just finished some pre-fishing for the 50e South Dakota Governor’s Cup Walleye Tournament. This is a fascinating podcast where Owen goes into great detail about how he and Ziek overcame one of the toughest Walleye bites the Gov Cup has seen in a long time! You’ll learn how Owen and Ziek somehow ended up in 7th place with just three fish at the end of day one of the tournament. Then you’ll hear about the discussion Own and Ziek had that night. They decided to throw caution to the wind and their original plan to the wind and head to… well, you’ll have to click here to listen to the podcast to find out where they went and how they got from 7 to 8e place and nearly 18 pounds behind the leaders to win the whole thing! What did they use on the end of their lines to do that? How many fish did they have to catch to get that magic 5? What was their final winning weight? When you click here and listen You’ll learn the answers to those questions and more. Plus, you’ll learn about Owen’s career as a young professional angler on the National Walleye Tour! This was also a VERY interesting part of the podcast, since we rarely get to hear about tournaments outside of Montana. The National Walleye Tour takes Owen all over the country, including the Great Lakes and even as far east as New York. Owen even offered some advice for other young men and women who might want to give the National Walleye Tour a try! Owen is only 20 years old, but he is wise beyond his years when it comes to fishing. Whether you’re a tournament regular or a newbie, you’re sure to learn something from this podcast!

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