June Metro Tourney??

[skibass]

Is there going to be a metro tournament this June? Any idea who is hosting since the Maple Grove Gander is closed? I hope is still happens, its a fun and cheap tournament.

Thanks.

[TrophyEyes]

Are you talking about the one that is on the 5 metro lakes and you just take a picture with the newspaper and the length? I believe that is still going on, but thought Thorne Bros was the "weigh in" location, but thought it was a little later in the season. Entry was $50 I think. Is that the one you are talking about?

[BEEFEATER]

Im not sure if there having it this year or not but i hope they do cuz i was thinking about joining for the first time this year. I just wish that they would ad Tonka as one of the lakes as its were i grew up muskie fishing. Although maybe learning a new lake may not be so bad!!!

[skibass]

The one I am talking about is usually the first weekend after muskie opener weekend and has cost $35 the past several years. It is on about 16 different metro lakes and has been a lot of fun in the past. I did the other $50 tourney last September for the first time. I think both tourneys are great because of all the different lake options to fish and was looking forward to the June one again this year.

[brad coin]

Paul hartman runs the tourney,,just over to his house on sat,,there will be a metro tourney same has always the sat after muskie opener,,,not official where the awards ceremony will be but I'll ask him when I see him at the Muskies inc banquet this sat,

cant get permits for tonka in june theres only so many tournament permits issued per month regardless of species and the Bass guys have all the tourney permits for june grandfathered in

[BEEFEATER]

sounds like there needs ta be a cahnging of the gaurd. the bass guys need ta share woooooooooooo

[Musky Buck]

So Beef antlers are worthless but Musky tournies are ? SO fishing for trophies is not the same as hunting for trophies. ok that's cool.

[BEEFEATER]

Well i dont really care that much about the tournament anymore as tonka is not included. second off i shoot big deer all the time if i get the chance, Its just that I eat them 1st and usually throw the antlers in the garbage can. I aint got no use for em really. Now just cuz i enjoy muskie fishing doesent mean im pushin for a 55incher every time. i have many more fond memmories of sum of the lower ta mid forties that ive caught then i do sum of the 50plus that ive caught. Ecspecially if it was trips with freinds or family. some times i think muskie fishing is worthless in a sense, other then i enjoy it and im addicted to it. Its overly competiteve overally expensive overrated etc etc etc its a big $$$ game just like deer hunting

[DOHKAY]

Wow beefeater, you basically just summed up what is wrong with deer hunters in minnesota. You shoot "big deer" all the time then just throw away the antlers? That philosophy is ridiculous and selfish. Why not shoot a doe instead? Guys like you have been ruining the quality of deer hunting in our state for far too long.

[BIGRED07]

how does a muskie forum turn into deer hunting?

[TBone1]

how does a muskie forum turn into deer hunting?

I was wondering the same thing!

[Lare Pie]

I heard the weigh in was going to be at the Gander Mtn in Blaine. Not 100% sure on that though.

[BEEFEATER]

Wow beefeater, you basically just summed up what is wrong with deer hunters in minnesota. You shoot "big deer" all the time then just throw away the antlers? That philosophy is ridiculous and selfish. Why not shoot a doe instead? Guys like you have been ruining the quality of deer hunting in our state for far too long.

um i would just shoot doe, but 1st off-sometimes the fine state of minnesota doesent allow me ta have a doe tag. duh. second- i get more meat oughta the bucks. 3rd- i like the taste of big bucks better. 4th- if allowed i shoot a doe and a buck. 5th i shoot whatever i see first. 6th i have the right ta shoot bucks.... whats the difference if i throw the antlers in the garbage, hang em in the garage ta collect dust. post em on face book, glue em ta my head and run around in the woods, use them in the bedroom, throw in a pile in the garage, travel around the world and show them off, sell them, etc etc. Why dont i start saving all the shells from the turtles i eat, Or start a new craze and start saving all the carcasses of the fish i catch and start making walleye skin boots. Why dont i just go deer hunting and not shoot anything and just let you come over ta my property and shoot all my deer. After all thats what u want isint it. Im going ta start saving everything i see, and if others dont like it im going ta tell them there whats wrong with the state. U dont save yer old pickup tires, You should ba ashmed of yerself. ah ah ah urg ag aht. if i shoot only does youll say im not shooting my fair share of bucks. etc etc. i dont save the the left over bones from my 8 peice chicken at kfc, God forbid whats wrong with me.

[Jmeyers]

antlers in the bedroom....interesting idea

[brad coin]

FYI

A buddy was on Owasso on sun and said they have poisoned the weeds usually the fishing slows for a while,,,anybody have any info on Independence it usually gets doused too.

looks like its getting warmer all week should be some good fish catches for the tourney

[skibass]

Yup, they doused the weeds in Owasso. I posted in the Metro Forum on this topic as well. There are a lot of people that replied in that post that know far more about the topic than I do, but I'm pretty sure it will be tough going on Owasso for the tourney. Hopefully I catch more than a sunburn! It may be the year to try for tigers on Johanna rather than tough it out on Owasso.