Brainerd Extravaganza

[Camp Bob]

Just reminding everyone who attends this huge event that you can get your tickets for only $25 at any Fleet Farm by the end of the month. Well over $200,000 up for grab this year!

[robert aldrich]

cool,i might becomeing. did the big jig last year up in duluth mn and my frind who was not in the festivel area. said that when the horn went off all the fish went to the lake where he was. its a maybe in my book.

[basssmasher*]

Funny, I can attest to the horn as I had a camera down prior to it going off and had several perch in the area.... then the horn went off and I never saw another fish for 90 minutes !!

[pushbutton]

Was it the horn or the 20,000 jigs dropping all around them

[BoxMN]

I went for the first time last year. It was cold, but we had a blast! Very well run all around, but the parking was still a pain, even though it was run well. That's a LOT of people out there

I caught a perch and placed 135th or something, and the perch came at about 45 seconds into the contest! We caught a few more, but really most fish were cuaght in the first half hour, and maybe the first 20 minutes.

Was a blast, we will be getting there earlier this year, both for parking purposes but also for getting holes where we all can sit together. Got there to darn late last year. But had a blast!

[FLAG!!]

Four buddies and I participated for the first time. Found getting there via BIR was very efficient and the tourney was a blast, although our beer froze the moment we cracked 'em open so it was tough to catch a buzz! No light beer next year if it's that cold. Maybe Guinness wouldn't freeze as fast.. or we'll just have to stick to RedHot100 http://www.hotspotoutdoors.com/forum/images/icons/default/smirk.gif

One major downfall was the chaotic process of leaving the lake and loading on to the buses. Still cannot believe how terribly organized that was. There's gotta be a better way. Any body ever try parking on Round Lake of HoleInTheDay and walking over?? Would love to return for many years to come, but will NEVER deal with that mess again.

[BassFisherman]

If u drive a snowmobile over can u park it on the outskirts of the contest?

[titelines]

If u drive a snowmobile over can u park it on the outskirts of the contest?

Great question. We'll be staying at a friend's cabin and would love to take the ATV over.

[jnorm1984]

Many people do it this way. I know they still like to have people take the shuttles if possible though.