Saturday June 8 Metro Muskie Tournament

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Last year my team finished fourth and we won a week-long trip to Whispering Winds Resort on Lake Vermilion. Lakes have changed a bit this year with Forest and Bald Eagle dropped form the list of lakes, and Calhoun, Harriet and Nokomis added. Hours are 6 AM to 3:30 PM.

Greg Ide

(With fifteen resort stays and $4250 cash as prizes, this $35 one day tournament has to be one of the best returns on investment in the muskie world)

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Lakes Gervais, Orchard, Phalen and the Crystal Lakes in Hennepin and Dakota County have also been added to the tournament.

Greg Ide

(New lakes have huge tigers...Shhhhh)

[TUCR John]

Should be an interesting tournament.

Good luck everyone.

Be safe.

[MuskieFever]

I debated long and hard about going for tigers...Buttttt tiger payout is win or bust. So leech lakers it is! Good luck to everyone.

[The dock is IN]

Ok, that was a tough bite. Approx 400 anglers times 8 hours = 3200 person hours to get 10 fish over 40 = 320 person hours per fish. We got one fish early and tried like heck to get another, but never had another follow of a 40" fish. Places 10 through 12 were not filled by fish, so the contestants who showed up to weigh-in were drawn for those places-nice touch to make the pay-out as advertised. And lots of free stuff at weigh-in.

Greg Ide

( great tournament, too bad the fish were so finicky. If it took you eight 40 hour weeks for each fish caught would you stick with this sport?)

[hagcel]

How long was the winner? And where was it caught?

Full results posted somewhere?

Thanks!

[neptune]

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The winner had a 50" and a 49" from Waconia.

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Greg Ide

"For only a $35 entry, that has to be the best Tournament. Over $15,000 in prizes. I think 15 week-long resort stays plus over $4000 cash plus lots of tackle. Cool that the unwon resort stays were drawn to people who showed up at Gander. Not many tourneys where you can get free trip without catching a fish!!!!!!!!!"

[hagcel]

Awesome.Lake Waconia was on fire! Those tigers are some dam beautiful fish.