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Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 2:09PM Lund Boats has been a valuble supporter of tournament fishing in Canada for many years and they have always supported my efforts in Minaki. This year they have stepped up huge and provided a Lund A-14 Boat with a 9.9 HP Mercury 4-Stroke and Shorland'r Trailer, an MSRP of $6196.00!! WOW!
Thank you Ryan and everyone from the Lund Boat Company.
JP
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 7:50PM From 27 teams in 2007 to a sold out field in 2011, WOW! I would like to thank all the anglers who support this great event! This is officially the biggest Walleye tournament EVER in Minaki!
Expect updates almost daily from now until the tournament.
JP
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 10:37AM Hey there!
We have one more month to go before the Early Bird Draw deadline (April 30th). Get those entries in fast to be eligible for the $500 draw that we do at the start of the rules meeting!
The Winnipeg River in Minaki is starting to open up in the current areas. Still lots of ice on the lakes. I drilled a few holes on Pistol and Little Sand and there is still 32" of ice. Water temp is cold for those who wanna know lol.
A neat thing I noticed while ice fishing this year is how different the water clarity is from place to place in Minaki. I found the clearest water in Big Sand, especially near West Bay and the darkest was in Pistol Lake with Little Sand and Rough Rock being somewhere in between. That's something that's hard to notice in a boat during summer. Keep that in mind when you are picking your crankbait and spinner colors during prefishing ;)
I am expecting to see even more big fish at the scale this year. The weights last year were staggering as the number of big fish caught keeps increasing every year. Several fish exceeding 8lbs were weighed last year, this hasn't happened since 2005. I predict we will see 9 pounders this year and maybe bigger. CAN'T WAIT!
And for those wondering, the biggest Walleye weighed in the Classic was 11.42 pounds caught by Paul Soeby & Brett Ulrich in the 2001 "Minaki Summer Classic". I remember that year well as this was my second tournament ever and I fished with my brother Sean. We came in 3rd with our biggest fish weighing 9.24 pounds... Sean caught it at 3pm on Days 2. This is the only time I kissed that lucky bugger.
I'll post a video of a 29+ inch walleye that I caught on my birthday (June 26) last year with my Dad. I hope that will add to your excitement about this year's Minaki Walleye Classic.
Stay Tuned!
JP
Friday, March 4, 2011 at 1:31PM It's March, it's cold, where's my long johns?
Remember that the early bird draw deadline is April 30th so get those entries in! We do the draw before we begin the rules meeting on Friday July 1st. It's great to be able to win some money before the fishing begins!
I will add the registered teams section this weekend so everyone can see who's registered so far.
I will be wandering around at the Mid-Canada boat show this weekend and will also be at the Boat Show Social on Saturday night so if you see me, come say hi!
Later,
JP
Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 11:38AM We're now into the middle of February. Winter seems like is is flying by... at least for me. Remember that the deadline for the $500.00 Early Bird Draw is April 30th.
I'm working on a few things for the site including a list of Teams that have registered and more pictures and videos. I hope to have those up soon.
Look for the 2011 registration information in the mail in the next couple weeks and keep checking back here for the lastest information.
JP Kennedy