Forest Lake ice fishing contest

[hcmpls1]

I'll be out of town and cannot make it to the fishing tourney but I bought some raffle tickets... make sure my ticket is the $10K winner! Thanks!

[climbmda]

If a couple of my buddies don't want to get up as early, can I reserve holes for them until they arrive? We do this at Brainerd, but I wanted to check?

Thanks.

[Fishapalooza]

If a couple of my buddies don't want to get up as early, can I reserve holes for them until they arrive? We do this at Brainerd, but I wanted to check?

Thanks.

Sure. No problem.

Thanks,

Dan

[CrappieNut]

i have purchased two tickets one each for my wife and i, i registered one in my name and one in hers. Now she cannot go, so will i be able to fish two holes even though one is in her name. and how do i know which is which on the oarnge ticket because i have two in my parents names as well.

thanks in advance

[Fishapalooza]

i have purchased two tickets one each for my wife and i, i registered one in my name and one in hers. Now she cannot go, so will i be able to fish two holes even though one is in her name. and how do i know which is which on the oarnge ticket because i have two in my parents names as well.

thanks in advance

CrappieNut,

Yes you can use hers to fish a second hole. It doesn't matter which ticket you use. Here's the important thing, when you go up to register a fish, that's where you need to enter your ticket number, name and phone number on a weigh-in slip. The ticket number will be the number of the ticket your wearing on your jacket.

Hope that helps.

[FishGuru]

Fishapalooza I bought two tickets one for jiggin and the other for tip up. If you win a prize is that the only one you can win or can one person win two prizes not includung the raffle.

[HookEmHard84]

Do you need a ticket to enter the tournament area? My dad doesnt want to buy a ticket because he can't stay for the whole time, but he wants to come and hang out for a while, can he do that?

[Fishapalooza]

Fishapalooza I bought two tickets one for jiggin and the other for tip up. If you win a prize is that the only one you can win or can one person win two prizes not includung the raffle.

See rule #9 on our web site. "No contestant will be eligible for more than one contest prize."

[aberg22]

What if me and my buddy are fishing. I get a fish and go up to registor it. Can I put a tip up up and he fish it. We are only getting one ticket each. Thanks

[joyboy]

Does anyone know who won the forest lake fishing tournament what was caught just curious.

[mikie]

it was a 13 year old kid with a 5.1 pound northern i was there neveer caught a thing but from what i heard everything was slow a lotta small perch not sure what took last place as i never caught a fish didnt need to stay around for the prizes as i had a 2 hour drive home

[DP]

Glad to see there are still fish left in the lake after the contest. I was out there today with my nephew & sister, caught a 35" northern with a 16" girth about 100yds from the contest perimeter. Fish was easily over 10lbs (biggest pike I've ever caught on the lake in my 15yrs up here). The fish is still swimming...

[Predator]

Thanks to the good folks who put this tournament on. They did a great job and we had a lot of fun again this year. Nice day out there, too, although my face is showing the effects of the sun and wind today

Already looking forward to next year...

ETA: I think the winning fish was about 5.15lbs which was fairly close to the winning size back in 08. Overall, though, the fish were smaller than last time. Two years ago, I think there were only a couple fish under a pound that won prizes in the top 104 spots. Yesterday, there were several. I would think they'll have the offical results up on the tourney web site within a day or two here. There was a link to another site with the full results earlier but now it just says to check back.

P.S. nice pike, DP

[Fishman11]

First year there this weekend. We had a great time, and hoping there'll be another one next year! Next time I'll be the big winner!! lol...

[Predator]

What if me and my buddy are fishing. I get a fish and go up to registor it. Can I put a tip up up and he fish it. We are only getting one ticket each. Thanks

Interesting question. While MN rules say you can fish two lines in winter, tournament rules say 1 line per ticket(max 2). I think you'd probably have to leave your tip up out of the water until you come back so your buddy doesnt get caught fishing two holes with only one ticket. I could be wrong on that, though. Hopefully, Fishapalooza(Dan) can clarify.

And your question actually brings up another one that I am sure gets asked a lot...can you give a fish you catch to a buddy to register? The rules state a person may register as many fish as they catch, but only their largest counts. They also state (from Rule 7) "Fish may only be registered by their rightful owner, but exceptions are made for the handicapped." The wording "rightful owner" I take to mean the person who catches the fish, but I could see it being open for interpretation depending on who is reading the rule. Obviously, if you have a fish registered already and you catch another one, giving it to a buddy preserves the opportunity for two prizes whereas registering it yourself guarantees only one(if that). So, it becomes pretty important to know who exactly the rightful owner is in order to avoid trouble.

Like I said, I am pretty sure the idea is only the person who catches the fish can register it, but the rules could be re-worded to spell that out more clearly. Again, maybe Dan(or someone else from the Fishapalooza team) can help with this...

[Corbin and Kim]

Corbin, Myself and a friend of his from College fished in it this year.. we had SO much fun! Even if the fish weren't hopping on lines for us, we made the best of it. I caught the only tiny perch of our group, and that was after we wasted two hours on an outer perimeter where we got nothing! I think the boys switched baits and lures 20+ times.. I just stuck with the same old. We were glad we brought a football and ended up wrestling around the ice for the 4 hours before it started. What a place to be on a such a nice day, we will be coming back next year... and hopefully taking something home as well!! It was run very well and we hope it will be put on next year and there won't be another year wait!

Here are a few pics

Kim

[MN Angler]

People all around me were lucky however, it was not my groups’ year. We all still had a great time even though the only fish caught was a massive three inch perch. This event was very well run so hats off to all who were a part of it. I participated in drilling holes the evening before and that was an experience in itself. The sound of 60 + augers ripping thorough 2 feet of ice was really cool. It sounded like the worst swarm of mosquitoes imaginable. Also thanks Ferny for the custom rod holders they are really sweet and will definitely be put to use.

MN Angler