Mille Lacs Pick your winner!

[Burr]

Make your pick for this weeks PWT Mille Lacs tourney! Give name, weight, and while we're at it, pick the PWT Angler of the year.

I'm going with Perry Good for the tournament win, 37 lbs. He just knows this lake too well.

I'll stick with Billy St Peter for AOY. I fished with Billy last weekend, first time in the boat with him. We figured a few things out after having a real slow day on Saturday. Good luck Billy, hang on to that lead!

Edited to correct slot info:

FYI, this is a 4 fish limit, no cull tourney, so the weights will be down a little. Protected slot is <14 and 22-28. You can have 2 over 28's, all four can be up to 22. Kind of odd rules as Mille Lacs is a little different than the rest of the state.

[Fish_on]

I would not bet against Doc Samson.

I think the winner will break 40 pounds but not many will.

[check that]

ONLY 2 fish per day or 1 per man over 28"! Thats been the rule for years now!

[Fishin Guy_24]

Perry Good as well to win this one.....

[Vickie]

Mille Lacs rules are 4 fish per angler, no minimum to just under 22", with one of the four allowed over 28". No cull, No sort. For the tournament it sounds like they are allowed 4 fish per day (2 anglers) 14'- under 22", so TWO ONLY of those four could be over 28" per day.

I wish all the anglers a great tournament -- tried to get in as a co-angler but was too late. Mille Lacs is a FUN lake to fish and there are fish to be caught.

Vickie

[ScottL]

I'm sure this will get explain in detail at the rules meeting. My understanding is that the protected slot is 22" to 28" Also new this year in Minnesota is only 1 walleye over 20" daily per angler.I would assume this would apply to Mille Lacs as well but I could be wrong. So I don't think that all 4 fish could be over 28" So with that being as clear as a mudline on a windswept shore, I see it a 1- 28"+ fish and then 3- 19- 19 7/8 fish for a daily weight of appeox. 15 lbs. So 45lbs for the tournament. Oh and the winner Steve Fellegy, he grew up on the lake, ran a charter service there for several years and probably knows the lake better than any of the other Super Pros.


Regards,

Scott Lee

Since there is six times as much water as dry land on earth, any fool
can plainly see the good Lord meant for man to fish six times as much as he works.

[Juls_OH]

Like Vickie explained so well in the post above yours...One per day, per angler, would give you two overs per day... (remember there's two anglers in the boat).

I'm going to stick with the "Twins". No idea on what the weights will be though. I hate guessing that. ;)

Juls

[Vickie]

ScottL,

The one over 20" rule in MN, DOES NOT apply to Mille Lacs. This is a Special Regulation Lake, which are usually tighter than state rules but when the slot opened to 22" on July 15 it actually made it looser.

I wish I had a guess on who will win but I don't. Anybody's game I guess.

Good luck to all.

Vickie

[Eric Schuelke]

I'm going to go with Kavajcez. He needs a good tourney to make the championship.

[Gale Johnson]

i signed up early and was 5th on the waiting list as an am, julie called last week and said i was second and called yesterday and said i was in, to bad i used up all my fishing time, darn, maybe next year

i'll pick perry good for the win
and bill st peter for aoy

i read everyones posts after i put mine in, i didn't intend to jump on the bandwagon

[LUNDEYE]

I'M GOING WITH TOMMY SKARLIS. MR. APRIL TO WIN IN AUGUST!

[ZH]

I am going to go with the best live bait fisherman in the biz.
Dan Stier 41 lb.
Pete Harsh angler of the year

GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!!

[BigPapa]

Pete Harsh.

Hands down winner.

[millacs]

Talked to a buddy fishing the tourney. A weight would be hard to guess. It's luck of the draw right now. Fishing is really slow, and if a guy catches 4 keepers a day he'll probably cash a check, just my guess. 14.5" fish WILL go in the bag. Good luck to all!

[Zeek Mullins]

Someone mentioned "live bait", I dont think the tourney will be won riggin, however if I had to bet my last dollar on a "rigger" I'd take the guy that has been guiding, and rigging for he past 30 years, Mark Christianson, and in my humble opinion one of the top "pure fisherman" in the country.

[sdfishing]

There are some trolling crawler harnesses and catching a few fish.

[unlog dslars]

I think it will be won with a bobber. It will take over 40 pounds and I would put my money on Bruce Sampson? Or Pete Harsh, or Gary Roach, or ahhh guess ill just have to find out.

[Walleye1234]

Andy Kuffer

[Fish_on]

I agree with you to a point. I think the bobber bite will be how most of the limits are taken; however, I think you have to weigh at least one and possibly two 28's to win this thing and I do not think they will be taken on a bobber. I say a combination strategy is going to win.

[JLDII_UL]

Sheldon Meidinger weighed in at 10:30 AM with 14.88lbs.

Ross Grothe weighed in second with 10.??15-20 minutes after Sheldon.

Andy and Mark Braumbaugh were 3 & 4 only a couple minutes later.

Bobbers went big this morning....in the right spots. Dark wet cloud cover cleared late AM and wind dropped off. 3 Mile reef was bare of pro's by 10:45. Lake is flat mirror right now with a very intense bright sun...temp around 80?

Oh yeah.....Sheldon or Bob Crow are who I'm backing!!

[backlash101]

Gary Parsons is my pick, hard to beat someone with that knowledge and he's due. Dark horse is Scott Fairbairn.

[3 mile]

I guess we all know where Sheldon is fishing now.

[Laughing]

You did'nt give up the biggest secret on the lake did you JD? I mean 3 mile has never been fished in a tournament before. LMAO

[Laughing]

You did'nt give up the biggest secret on the lake did you JD? I mean 3 mile has never been fished in a tournament before. LMAO

[JLDII_UL]

I had the chance to run around the lake and watch the whole day unfold around the SE part of the lake. Sheldon is the only pro in the top ten thats corking. :rock-on:

As for 3 Mile, thats no secret to anyone as you said, but what was strange was seeing the reef clean of all but a muskie boat at 10:30 AM, with a SSE 15-18 coming into it with dark skies and intermittant rain. Perfect bobber conditions, and there it sat ....totally open!!!

(FYI, Sheldon got a lot of camara time today too! Charlie was shooting him when his 28+" hooked up, and climbed into the boat with him and filmed for almost an hour!!)

[JLDII_UL]

I had the chance to run around the lake and watch the whole day unfold around the SE part of the lake. Sheldon is the only pro in the top ten thats corking. :rock-on:

As for 3 Mile, thats no secret to anyone as you said, but what was strange was seeing the reef clean of all but a muskie boat at 10:30 AM, with a SSE 15-18 coming into it with dark skies and intermittant rain. Perfect bobber conditions, and there it sat ....totally open!!!

(FYI, Sheldon got a lot of camara time today too! Charlie was shooting him when his 28+" hooked up, and climbed into the boat with him and filmed for almost an hour!!)

[CWS]

Mark Brumbagh has been close at a few Wacker tourneys, I like him to pull it off...probably will need that kicker though. Best weight without a big fish will be Gofron.

[CWS]

Mark Brumbagh has been close at a few Wacker tourneys, I like him to pull it off...probably will need that kicker though. Best weight without a big fish will be Gofron.

[Bill Hall]

dont count Bobby Jr out/ hes fishing a totally different presentation then any one else. If the wind doesnt blow the next 2 days the bobber guys have problems.
Bill Hall

[Bill Hall]

dont count Bobby Jr out/ hes fishing a totally different presentation then any one else. If the wind doesnt blow the next 2 days the bobber guys have problems.
Bill Hall

[JLDII_UL]

Wind has been blowing all day so far. NE and swung east right after take off. Gray overcast skies. An hour before take off the fog on the lake had the visability down to a couple hundred yards. It mostly lifted by take off, but the sky is a very dark from the overcast.

Same forcast for tomarrow!

[JLDII_UL]

Wind has been blowing all day so far. NE and swung east right after take off. Gray overcast skies. An hour before take off the fog on the lake had the visability down to a couple hundred yards. It mostly lifted by take off, but the sky is a very dark from the overcast.

Same forcast for tomarrow!

[mnjimcarp]

jack, good to see your Yar Craft "team" doing well. with the current conditions, it appears that Sheldon should have good luck again today.
things are very cool up here in northern mn today. the overcast skies and cooling temperatures should favor the cork bite... we will see soon. have a great day, jim c

[mnjimcarp]

jack, good to see your Yar Craft "team" doing well. with the current conditions, it appears that Sheldon should have good luck again today.
things are very cool up here in northern mn today. the overcast skies and cooling temperatures should favor the cork bite... we will see soon. have a great day, jim c

[JLDII_UL]

Thanks Jim. It's always great to work with a tight nit team!!

[JLDII_UL]

Thanks Jim. It's always great to work with a tight nit team!!

[future_pwt_pro]

Ron Seelhoff

[Fish_on]

Cheater.

[wallytap]

Fish on I know what you mean. But some folks will take first impression that Ron is a cheater...I know that's not what ya meant.Good for Ron!

[he said]

walleye tap, why oh why do you have to even say that. in order to win that many times he must bea cheater, with a tongue in cheek:rotflmao:

[wallytap]

Trollin',Trollin',Trollin' keep them baits a rollin'...WAALLLEYYYEEEE

[1browning1]

Jack - do you remember catching my line in the wave wackers a few years ago. I was fishing a few miles out from Izaty's (2nd Reef) had a fish on and you still managed to get close enought to catch my line. Thank god it wasn't a weigh fish. Just remember Jack the lake is big enough for two boats.

[1browning1]

Jack - do you remember catching my line in the wave wackers a few years ago. I was fishing a few miles out from Izaty's (2nd Reef) had a fish on and you still managed to get close enought to catch my line. Thank god it wasn't a weigh fish. Just remember Jack the lake is big enough for two boats.

[laker taker2]

I'll take Seelhoff, Meidinger, Snow, Glorvigen, and how about...........Bergsma. LOL.
oh, and thanks liveleader board! Nice results.

[laker taker2]

I'll take Seelhoff, Meidinger, Snow, Glorvigen, and how about...........Bergsma. LOL.
oh, and thanks liveleader board! Nice results.

[mnjimcarp]

browning, you are a putz...

[mnjimcarp]

browning, you are a putz...

[JLDII_UL]

Now thats funny!! I haven''t fished the Wacker the last 3 years!!

( My choice)

[JLDII_UL]

Now thats funny!! I haven''t fished the Wacker the last 3 years!!

( My choice)

[1browning1]

Yeah, I would probably would have stopped tourney fishing to if I was smooth enough to catch a fellow competitors line on a lake that big. Shows good fishing ethics Jack.
I think you fished that year with your wife if I remember right. I think she was so embarrassed that the two of you left and fished somewhere else.
Hope you had fun at the weigh-in this week.

[1browning1]

Yeah, I would probably would have stopped tourney fishing to if I was smooth enough to catch a fellow competitors line on a lake that big. Shows good fishing ethics Jack.
I think you fished that year with your wife if I remember right. I think she was so embarrassed that the two of you left and fished somewhere else.
Hope you had fun at the weigh-in this week.

[1st Place]

Ron Seelhoff with about 39 lbs. My second choice would Sheldon Meidinger about 1.5 lbs behind. God I am good

[1st Place]

Ron Seelhoff with about 39 lbs. My second choice would Sheldon Meidinger about 1.5 lbs behind. God I am good

[Fish_on]

You obviously do not know what I mean. It was a toungue in cheek remark that he waited till Ron had a four pound lead with one day remaining to choose ROn as the winner. I would never insinuate that Ron is a cheater.