Kehl Remembered

One of the best professional fishermen in the nation from North Dakota has died after a car crash Local Professional fisherman Shannon Kehl was killed in a rollover near Menoken early Sunday morning Authorities say Kehl was partially ejected and died at the scene Tonight Donnell Preskey talks with two fishermen who spent a lot of time on the water with Kehl What s the measure of a good fisherman Is it the size of the Walleyes he keeps Or the number of tournaments he places in For Shannon Kehl it was more than what happened on the boat that made him good Kehl died in car crash this weekend Peluso He ll be remembered for not only being a good fisherman but a good person as well Sheldon Meidinger When I first started fishing 10 years ago Shannon was the big fisherman in town - he was the man to beat I looked up to him - wanted to be like him Mike Peluso and Sheldon Meidinger are fellow pro-fishermen from Bismarck They say while Kehl was competitive their friendship outweighed any fish Meidinger one piece of advice he gave me - Sheldon - when you re out - one thing never do is lie to another fishman - never steer them in the wrong direction Peluso we were on Mille Lacs lake I struggled a bit in day 1 on day 2 he pulled up to boat and threw me lures and said here try these out and low and behold i did pretty good that day Kehl had been fishing professionally for 12 years Just this year he placed in five professional walleye tournaments One just 2 weeks ago The guys say he was a natural at fishing Meidinger one of best fishermen in nation tough to beat Meidinger says Kehl should ve been fishing the PWT tournament in ArKansas which starts Wednesday Meidinger he should ve been there wish he would ve been there Peluso says Kehl was trying to qualify for Walmarts Walleye Tour Championship in Bismarck this fall Peluso he would ve done well at it - good track record on the Missouri River When Kehl started his professional fishing career in 1996 he was named Rookie of the year In the last six years he has placed in 70 tournaments