This spring it’s official – the ice IS out! Lake Minnetonka’s original Crappie Contest- the 47th Annual Minnesota Bound Crappie Contest, will take place on Saturday, May 2nd at Lord Fletchers. Minnesota Bound television host, Ron Schara, said thousands of dollars in prizes will be awarded in various ways, including biggest crappies for adult and youth divisions. Any contestant who enters a crappie will be eligible for prizes; grand prize is given to one participant that is closest or equal to the randomly selected crappie weight. Grand prize, is a 2015 TRACKER Guide V-16 Laker DLX T , with a 25 H.P. Mercury ELHPT Four Stroke engine and Tracker trailer.
There will be a kids fishing clinic running all day, which includes free kids fishing prizes, and a fund-raising fish fry being sponsored by Fishing for Life. ALL proceeds will be benefiting Fishing For Life.
To enter the crappie contest, pre-register at www.mnbound.com. Entry forms are $5 if you pre-register; $10 the day of the event at contest headquarters
“Catching crappies is as Minnesotan as shoveling snow. It’s a fish of spring, and it’s also a fish for kids of any age. Our contest is really not so much a contest, as a celebration of fishing.”
Contest hours are from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Each contestant may weigh one crappie to be eligible for prizes. Proceeds from the contest will go to Fishing for Life.
Contest sponsors include Tracker Boats, Cabela’s, KARE-11, and Outdoor News.
For more information on the Minnesota Bound Crappie Contest, please call Kelly Jo McDonnell at #763-233-0720 or Kelly@mnbound.com or check the rules at www.mnbound.com