Bassin' For Bucks

The 17th annual Bassin' For Bucks tournament took place last weekend in Sioux Narrows, on the south end of Lake of the Woods.  My good friend Mike Reid and I have fished the tournament together since we were 13 years old and have had several good finishes without ever winning the event.  Things went our way last weekend and were able to pull off the victory in the three day event.  

The highlight of the event happened on the third day when I caught my biggest northern bass ever - a 7.19 pound MONSTER!  It anchored out catch of 19.76 pounds and was a big part of our win.  We had three good days of fishing and weighed in seven smallmouths and eight largemouths over the course of the weekend.  We caught our fish on a variety of baits - some topwater, some on worms and a few on jigs.  

1st	82	Jeff Gustafson	Mike Reid	16.48	19.20	19.76	55.44
2nd	4	Ted Stewner	Louise Stewner	18.14	16.16	15.72	50.02
3rd	58	Jeff Engstrom	Connor Burton	15.53	16.32	15.90	47.75
4th	6	Matt Rydberg	Brian McNanney	17.82	16.41	13.26	47.49
5th	11	Troy Norman	Andy Carlson	14.98	15.74	16.53	47.25
6th	75	Bill Straight	Leo Heyens	18.44	15.45	13.36	47.25
7th	32	Norman Lindsay	Dave Lindsay	16.43	14.91	14.75	46.09
8th	107	Bill Senter	Brian Durham	15.49	13.55	15.54	44.58
9th	72	Bill McGhie	Ken McGhie	13.90	16.08	14.13	44.11
10th	5	Roger Harrison	Dorese Harrison	15.91	13.89	14.30	44.10

Mike and I had a great week of fishing, and caught some nice fish in practice.  Here is Mike with a nice largemouth he caught.  

We have been trying to win this tournament for many years, so this was a sweet win!  This event is a fun one, you can find more information at www.bassinforbucks.com