Lake Minnewaska Fall Walleye Classic---$6,000 1st place guaranteed

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The 3rd Annual Lake Minnewaska Fall Walleye Classic will be held Sept. 16-17 in Glenwood, MN. The field is limited to 75 teams with the first place payout of $6,000 guaranteed. Entry fee is $350 per team. Full payout schedule is as follows: 1st--$6,000 guaranteed; 2nd--$3,000; 3rd--$2,000; 4th--$1,500; 5th--$1,350; 6th--$1,200; 7th--$1,000; 8th--$700; 9th--$600; 10th--$500; 11th through 15th--$350. Prize payouts for 16th through 23rd place. Prize payouts consist of anchors, dryware parka and bib combos, competitor series life jackets, etc. Prize payouts valued between $150 and $350. Fish with a buddy or team up with your wife or son as there is also 3 divisions within the tournament. 1) Husband/wife or boyfriend/girlfriend division; 2)Father/son or daughter division; 3)Senior division (both anglers age 55 or over). All teams, including divisional teams, fish for the overall cash and prize payouts, while divisional teams fish only against other teams in their division to win an additional $450 cash. Multiple winners are possible. Last year's 2005 overall winner was the Father/Son team of Tim and Josh Schoeck who collected four checks overall. One for winning the tournament, another for winning the Father/Son division, and they collected big fish checks both days of the tournament! Based on partner status, teams are automatically placed in the divisions at no additional cost. As stated, divisional teams fish for the overall cash and prize payouts listed, but only against teams in their division to win the added cash. The 2006 Lake Minnewaska Fall Walleye Classic will be filmed in its entirety by professional photographers and featured in an outdoor show to air on Fox Sports Net North in March of 2007. Here's an excellent opportunity to gain exposure and to build your portfolio for future sponsors. There will be a free hog roast for all team members following the weigh-ins on Day 1. There is an optional $20 big walleye pot with 100% payback. Half the pot will be awarded to the Day 1 biggest walleye, with the other half of the pot awarded to the Day 2 biggest walleye. Since 1999, the Minnewaska Lake Association has privately stocked over 600,000 six to 12-inch walleye fingerlings in the lake. Substantial year classes were also noted in 1999, 2001 and 2003 either through fry stocking or natural reproduction. A limited number of openings remain for this tournament. For more information and to register, email: [email protected] or call 320-424-1382. Rules meeting is Friday, Sept. 15 at the Minnewaska House at 7 p.m. Tournament hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 16 and 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 17.