Minnesota Made Outdoors Fishing League

 

2024 MN MADE TEAMS   Current Standings 
HEAT # of C # of G Big c/g Total Weight Points
1 Blake Bussen & Tom Bussen 3 8 7 0.88 9.65 20
0.72
2 Neil Horan and Ben Walsh 1 8 7 0.75 9.28 19
 
3 Steve and Greg Foley 4 8 7 0.9 8.82 18
0.54
4 Evan Pheneger and Paul Ghizoni  4 8 7 0.78 8.73 17
0.57
5 Dan Rollings & Ed Wilkens/ Travis Jacob 2 8 7 0.87 8.72 16
0.5
6 Bubba Bussen and Tim Prunick 1 8 7 0.75 8.22 15
0.5
7 Jacob Stolquist and Darrell Thole 3 8 7 0.69 8.21 14
0.41
8 Steve and Reed Resch 4 8 7 0.72 8.10 13
0.45
9 Jeremy and Blake Koenen 2 8 7 0.69 7.92 12
0.61
10 Zach Hunter and Andrew Kroll 4 8 7 0.78 7.89 11
 
11 Chuck and Mark Labrasseur 3 8 7   7.77 10
 
12 Dave Ensted & Joey Vanyo 1 8 7 0.8 7.68 9
0.48
13 Cody & Dan Good 3 8 7 0.63 7.66 8
0.51
14 Jake Kustrich and Shane Kustrich 2 8 7   7.47 7
 
15 Dawson Van Ryswyk & Brandon Bury 4 8 7 0.51 7.46 6
0.52
16 Tyler and Brandon Shanahan 1 7 6 0.74 7.20 5
 
17 Kyle Rick and Tony Dahlberg 3 7 5 0.65 6.35 4
 
18 Hunter and Collyn Lankki 2 6 6   5.99 3
 
19 Derek Hellerstedt & Greg Kennard 2 7 1 0.75 4.68 2
 
20 Al Escobedo and Mario Perzichilli 1          
 

2024 Lakes & Dates

1.) Jan 14th - Cross Lake (Pine City) 
2.) Jan 28th - Lake Washington (Kasota)

Feb 17th - Hometown Hero "Home of the Brave" Event

3.) Feb 18th - East Rush Lake (Rush City)
4.) Mar 3rd - Big Birch Lake (Grey Eagle) 

Member and Event Information

Membership Fee of $125.00 per member, plus $25.00 per tournament for (4) events.  

Member benefits include VIP pricing through Clam Outdoors, Kenders, Vexilar,  Thorne Brothers, Amped Outdoors, P3 Plastics, Razr Augers and more

Payouts Per Event (subject to change based on # of teams)
1st Place - $500.00
2nd Place - $400.00 
3rd Place - $300.00 cash prize
4th through 11th place will have their choice of prizes from our sponsors
Big Fish - RLVNT Sunglasses for crappie and gill - each event
Team of the Year = Side Pot
Lakes are determined each year by several factors including league member votes, DNR data, access size, safety, etc. 
League Directors:
a. Paul Ghizoni: paul.ghizoni@gmail.com 
b. Shawn Lankki: slankki@yahoo.com 
c. Jake Kuchenmeister: jakekook@yahoo.com 

Event Details
• Team events of (2) anglers per team. Anglers may fish alone if partner is unable to make the event.
• Teams must always leave the access together during tournament fishing. You may not meet your partner on the ice.
• Substitutes are allowed, but must be communicated to the league director prior to 7:00 am on the date of the event.
• There will be 4 scheduled tournaments each year.
• 20 teams per event maximum in 2024
• Pre-fishing is allowed up until midnight the night prior to event day.
• Anglers are not allowed on the ice on the day of the event prior to the starting time.
• MN State regulations, rules and laws must be observed and followed at all times.
• League directors reserve the right to cancel or reschedule event dates and lakes.

Times
• 7:30 – start
• 2:00 – weigh in
• If your team will be running late, you must notify the league director prior to 715am. Once you arrive, you must check in with the league director before entering the ice and fishing. Failure to do so will result in a zero weight for the event.

Weigh-in
• Teams late to weigh in will be penalized .1 lbs. of a pound from your total bag weight per minute you are late. 1 minute = 0.1 lbs.
• Teams arriving 10 minutes late to weigh in will be disqualified.
• There is a no-tolerance stance on illegal fish. Illegal fish of obvious discoloration, previously caught, frozen, etc. will be discussed at weigh-in and will result in immediate disqualification for that event. The disqualified team will not be allowed to return to fish in coming years and all monies will be forfeited.

Fish Limits
• 7 Crappies (per team)
• 7 Sunfish (per team)
• One bonus fish of either a Crappie or Sunfish to give you a 15 fish total but only after
7 Sunfish and 7 Crappies are in your weigh bucket. No more than 8 fish of one
species can be weighed in.
• Minimum Size Limits: Crappie = 8 inches, Sunfish = 7 inches
• Fish culling is allowed, however you are not allowed to return dead fish to the water.
• Minnesota state regulations always apply to fish limits, species and size. Teams are required to observe all state regulations on the fished body of water at all times.

Shotgun Start
We will be taking off in 4 heats. It’s your responsibility to know what heat you are in and take off in the correct heat. They will be communicated prior to each event. Teams are encouraged to stay clear of any on-ice access to allow free flow for local and other anglers at all times. We don’t own the ice!

Scoring
• The scoring system will be based on weight of total fish and number of teams competing in the event. Based on 20 teams, the first place team receives 20 points, second place 19 points, and so on.
• Heaviest total weight wins
• A tie in total weight will be determined by the largest crappie caught by either team.  Largest crappie will be tie breaker 1 / largest sunfish will be tie breaker 2.

Fishable Waters and Transportation
• Safety first – always. In the event that there is unsafe ice during an event, the league official has the ability to make a certain part of the lake off-limits. Teams that do not observe this rule will be disqualified for that event.
• Any fish-able water available by safe ice is acceptable.
• Teams are not allowed to go on land during competition unless an emergency arises. In the event of an emergency a league official must be contacted prior to going on land. Emergencies are family; safety, sickness, etc. – not running low on fuel and bait!
• Only the use of an ATV, snowmobile or side by side is allowed. No trucks or cars are allowed during the day of competition. The use of trucks and cars is allowed for pre-fishing.

Distance and Team Constraints
• Teams must respect other teams. No fishing within 15 feet of another team will be allowed.
• Teams are not allowed to have guests or non-league members fish with them during the competition.
• During events, team members must remain within 100 feet of each other at all times. Emergencies are considered exceptions and once again a league official must be contacted.
New Rule 2024
Live Imaging can be used for ONE tournament. 
League voted to use LS on the first event for 2024.  That will be the only event LS can be used on Sunday.  The other 3 events - LS will not be allowed on Sunday.
LS is allowed for pre-fishing.