Mike Thompson and his partner Kyle Sandberg got 2nd Place and 2nd Big Fish at the 20th Annual BJ’s Bait & Tackle Crappie Tournament on Clearwater Lake.
Mike has a rundown of how things went at his blog, MT Bucket…
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Once again Mike Thompson has won an Ultimate Panfish League ice fishing tournament, this time on Clearwater Lake near Annandale. In this one Mike and his teammate Jack Halverson beat 2nd Place by almost 4lbs.
For more read Mike’s Blog MT Bucket
Note: If you are thinking you might want to get some ice fishing in Mike is the guy in the club to talk too.
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AL LINDNER ANNOUNCES SECOND ANNUAL MINNESOTA FISHING CHALLENGE
Registration Now Open for Minnesota Teen Challenge’s Fishing Tournament-
Honorary Tournament Director Al Lindner is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the second annual Minnesota Fishing Challenge, presented by Mills Fleet Farm. The tournament, to benefit Minnesota Teen Challenge, will be held on June 5th, 2010 on Gull Lake in Brainerd, MN. Trophies will be awarded for, walleye, bass, pike, panfish and mixed-bag divisions.
“With a Maximum of 100 Teams you’ll want to register early. Don’t miss out on the fun; sign up today online at http://www.mntc.org/fishingchallenge/index.html, or call 612-238-6184 for registration forms,” said Melissa Varriano, Minnesota Teen Challenge Events Manager.
Each two-person team will submit an entry fee of $100 that covers a banquet the night before the tournament, special awards and prizes. Each team then raises a minimum of $500 from friends, relatives, co-workers, etc. Last year, teams averaged more than $1,000, and the 87 two-person teams raised more than $100,000 for Minnesota Teen Challenge. All donations are 100-percent tax deductible.
“The first annual event was a great success and will only grow. The anglers’ smiles told the story.” Lindner said. “New friendships and new fishing partnerships were created, but the real blessing was the great effort all contestants made to benefit Teen Challenge,” he said.
“Many of the people who fished this tournament last year participated because someone they love was either in our program or needed to be. It was personal,” said Sam Anderson, Minnesota Teen Challenge Brainerd Center Director.
MnTC currently houses more than 400 students in eight facilities including Minneapolis, Duluth and Brainerd. “The work that we do in rehabilitating at-risk adolescents and adults is critical because it extends beyond the life of the individual resident. Each person is a member of society, a citizen, and in many cases a parent and model for the next generation,” Rich Scherber, MnTC President said.
Minnesota Teen Challenge serves teens and adults whose addiction problems range all the way to those that are so serious they can no longer function in social, family, and work settings. For more than 25 years, Minnesota Teen Challenge has been helping addicted individuals find healing and hope.
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For more information, please contact Melissa Varriano at 612-238-6184, or go to http://www.mntc.org/fishingchallenge/index.html.
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Mike Thompson and his partner Jack once again came out on top of a Ultimate Panfish League Tournament.
Mike has a report at his blog.
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FallEE WallEE 2009
1st Mike Thompson
2nd Lowell Borgan
3rd Dave Maas
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FOM Club: Forest Lake Tournament Results August 15. 2009
With strong breezes, warm air temperatures and warm water (74ºF), the fishing was great and the catching was pretty good considering that all of the ten participating members caught fish. The contest was “One Largest Muskie + Two Largest Northern + Three Largest Walleye + Four Largest Bass + Five Largest Crappie or Sunnies [by length]”
The final results are as follows:
1. Gary Plipsen 108 in. 2 N, 4 B, 5 S $50
2. John Cummins 106 in. 2 N, 4 B, 3 S $30
3. Gordon Merck 83.5 in. 2 N, 1 B, 5 S $20
4. Lowell Borgen 67 in 2 N, 2 B
5. Mike Thompson 57 in. 2 N, 1 B
6. Jim Druk 54.5 in. 1 W, 1 B, 5 S
7. J.R. Anderson 46.5 in. 3 B, 1 S
8. Marsh Crippen 24 in. 3 S
9. Jeff Dadd 24 in. 3 S
10. Art Halverson 16 in. 1 B
N = northern
W = walleye
B = bass
S = crappie or sunnie
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Don’t forget this Saturday is a club fishing tournament. It will be a multi-species tournament @ Forest Lake and goes from 7AM to 1PM.
If you are interessed contact Lowell Borgan (See Events for Contact Info)
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FOM Club: Lake Koronis Bass Tournament Results July 18, 2009
The Lake Koronis tourney opened under cloudy skies, moderate northwest winds and water temperatures which had fallen into the mid sixties. The contest was “Four Largest Bass (Largemouth or Smallmouth) [by length]”. Overall the bass bite was tough with only 9 bass recorded among 8 anglers. Several walleyes, northerns, rock bass and perch were also landed.
The final results are as follows:
1. Lowell Borgen 49.5 in 3 smallmouth (15,15,19.5) $40
2. John Cummins 27 in. 2 smallmouth (12,15) $24
3. Jeff Dadd 19 in. 2 bass (10, 9) $16
4. Art Halverson 13 in. 1 largemouth (13)
5. Mike Thompson 12.5 in. 1 bass (12.5)
6. Marsh Crippen 0
7. Gordon Merck 0
8. Clifton Moore 0
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Don’t forget about the upcoming Tournament.
Contact Lowell Borgan 612-306-4722 and he’ll hook you up.
This will be a multi-species tournament.
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1. Jim Druk 58 in. 2 bass + 5 sunnies $50
2. Gordon Merck 53.5 in. 3 bass + 5 sunnies $30
3. Brad Huium 40.5 in. 1 bass + 5 sunnies $20
4. Gary Plipsen 33 in 5 sunnies
5. John Cummins 14 in. 1 northern
6. Lowell Borgen 0
7. Marsh Crippen 0
8. Doug Bartz 0
9. Art Halverson 0
10. Tom Hays 0
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The 1st Minnesota Fishing Challenge for Minnesota Teen Challenge will be held on Gull Lake Saturday May 30th. This will be a multi-species tournament with divisions for Walleye, Bass, Pike, and Panfish. I can’t tell from the rules if there is a combined multi-species division.
Cost is $100 per 2 person team and in addition to that you need to raise a minimum of $500 for Teen Challenge.
Teams have chances for trophies and major prizes, including fishing trips with Al Lindner, a customized Mathews bow, guided fishing trips and more. These major prizes are in addition to the four species category prizes. The top fund raisers sit with Al Lindner at the Rules Meeting banquet Friday night. Al Lindner is the the Honorary Tournament Director.
Note from Dave Maas: I will not be able to fish this event due to a conflict with the bass fishing club I am in, but I am interested in sponsoring anyone from the Fishers of Men Club that decides to fish this event. I would hope we will have more than one team involved. To get sponsor money from me email basspundit@hotmail.com or call me at 320-277-3242.
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Mike Thompson and Jack Halverson finished in 2nd Place at the Ultimate Panfish League ice fishing tournament at Turtle Lake. They couldn’t find any big crappies and that kept them out of 1st.
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Mike and Jack Halverson got 3rd Place at the Ultimate Panfish League Tournament on Rush Lake. They had as much weight as the 2nd place team but lost the tie breaker which was biggest crappie. There were a total of 15 teams that fished the tournament.
Mike has some more pictures at his blog…
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Mike Thompson and his roomate Jack Halverson took 1st Place at the Ultimate Panfish League Tournament on Linwood Lake.
He blogs about the details at MT Bucket…
Way to Go Mike!!!
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