Also add the Minnesota River to your calendar for 2014! The tournament will be out of Henderson, MN!
The tournament will be August 1st & 2nd and will be a 24hr. Tournament!! Anglers can fish from 8pm Friday night to 8pm Saturday night!!
For Location, Registration Form ect
That would be a blast.
You gonna drag the boat over to the skinny water BK? 
A fella from Florida has signed up already!
If next summer is anything like the last two, they may be hard pressed to get boats in the water in August..
Cane pole fishing from shore wins $3500.00!!
Just to clarify, the area that is open to fishing is Highway 25 in Belle Plaine south to Highway 14 in Mankato. YOU CAN LAUNCH ANYWHERE!The Captains meeting and weigh in is in Henderson. The river maybe low and it maybe high, nobody knows but should be fun…. Let’s try to be a little positive…
(EDIT: The boundaries of this event has changed. Update below.)
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Just to clarify, the area that is open to fishing is Highway 25 in Belle Plaine south to Highway 14 in Mankato. YOU CAN LAUNCH ANYWHERE!The Captains meeting and weigh in is in Henderson. The river maybe low and it maybe high, nobody knows but should be fun…. Let’s try to be a little positive… maybe
Sorry if I came off as negative. I am glad to see a tourney in the area, and that is some wicked catfish water from BP to Mankato.
Just saying that the past 2 years it seems like the drain plug has been pulled on the river after the 4th of July
Tournament Rules
Official Rules of Cabela’s King Kat Events
All rules are to provide a fair and equal playing field for all competitors and are based on a (2) person team. Some states have trophy fish laws and/or individual rod limits that take precedent over our tournament rules. In those states, 3 person teams will be restricted to the same limits as a (2) person team.
Top 20 teams at each event qualifies for the Cabela’s King Kat Classic.
This is a team event. Team will consist of one or two persons with one exception. A third person may accompany the team provided the third person is under 16 years of age or over 65 years of age. Six (6) rod limit rule still applies.
In case of extreme water/weather conditions, Outdoor Promotions Inc. reserves the right to postpone or cancel this event with the return of entry fees by mail.
Late registration will be held the day before competition at specified location from 5-7 pm. Captains Meeting/Seminar will follow at 7pm.
There will be no meeting, late registration or boat launch the morning of the event. Anglers will be allowed to launch on tournament water at 5am tournament morning. No fishing is allowed until 6:30am.
Refunds shall only be made in a life threatening emergency or death in the family. Entry fees may be moved and credited to another event with 2 full week notice and payment of $25.00 Transfer fee. (NO TRANSFER OR REFUND WITHIN 14 DAYS OF EVENT FOR ANY REASON – NO EXCEPTIONS)
Teams must compete from a boat and remain in the boat during competition. Fishing within 50 yards of a marina gas pump or within 50 yards of a competitor’s boat, which was first anchored, is prohibited.
All fish weighed must be caught by rod and reel only. A maximum of 6 rods per boat may be used, except where state limit is set at a lesser number. No catfish may be taken from trot, jug, or limb lines.
Teams must comply with state fishing and boating regulations, including the use of PFDs and kill switches. Fishing and boating licenses are the responsibility of team members.
Fishing hours for all events shall be 6:30 AM until 3:00 PM. All anglers must be in the weigh-in line by 4:00 PM.
Any legal commercial or natural bait will be allowed. No fishing known chum holes. Fish must be a minimum of 15” in length to be weighed.
Blue Cat, Channel Cat, or Flathead Cat may be weighed. A team limit of 5 fish maximum must be alive to weigh in.
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In case of a tie for a qualifying team, a coin flip conducted by the tournament director will decide who qualifies for the Classic.
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At the request of Outdoor Promotions, Inc., any randomly selected team or one member of any team that qualifies for a prize must submit to and pass a POLYGRAPH TEST and/or any other test deemed necessary to determine compliance with tournament rules. Only one member of the team selected by the tournament director will be tested. If that member passes the test, the prize earned by the team will be awarded. If that member fails the test, the team will be disqualified and neither member of the team will be awarded a prize. The decision of the test examiner will be final. Contestants agree to release Outdoor Promotions, Inc. and its sponsors of these events from any liability arising from the administration of the test and/or the decision of the test examiner. Contestants also agree that any mention of names or use of photographic likenesses may be used by King Kat and/or Outdoor Promotions, Inc. and its national sponsors for promotional purposes.
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Release
At the request of Outdoor Promotions, Inc., any randomly selected team or one member of any team that qualifies for a prize must submit to and pass a POLYGRAPH TEST and/or any other test deemed necessary to determine compliance with tournament rules. Only one member of the team selected by the tournament director will be tested. If that member passes the test, the prize earned by the team will be awarded. If that member fails the test, the team will be disqualified and neither member of the team will be awarded a prize. The decision of the test examiner will be final.
Now there’s a twist in the rules. Nice Job King Kat Organizers!
Thought I read 6 rods per boat max, but it goes on about State laws apply.
With 2 lines in the water and a 50 foot distance from an anchored contestant, we’ll need to know the high percentage spots and get there first. 
Looks like guiding on the weekends and fishing the MN during the week. 
I gotta a 200hp motor if that Lund needs a boost. Sounds like this will be a fun tourney in a new area! 
Cabela’s King Kat Points Competition
Compete for the Angling Team of the year. Points will be tabulated at each local qualifying event (Classic Excluded). Team with most points at end of regular season will win a Boat Wrap, a $500.00 Cabela’s Gift Certificate and 4 Free Entries in the 2014 Regular Season Schedule.
Cabela’s King Kat Qualifying Events
Example for 50 boats entered:
1st place $3500.00
2nd place $1500.00
3rd place $1000.00
4th place $750.00
5th place $500.00
6th place $300.00
7th place $250.00
8th place $200.00
Total Payback of $8000.00 including Big Fish Pot
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Let’s try to be a little positive… maybe
Hi Thos, are you involved in organizing this? If so, I think you’ll catch a little flack. Take it in stride.
Since catfishing here is a minority and just starting to slowly gain some notoriety, I think a lot of people get defensive and protective. Some may even claim to be promoters in Mn catfishing and the fishery. A lot of them think of themselves as renegades and even pioneers.
I know I have seen the comments already about props being destroyed, people disrupting the tourney and worried about mortality.
I think subconsciously a lot of them are scared that a bunch of “out of staters” are going to come here and show them up.
I predict success. I predict a local will win it and the local entry turnout will be high. I predict non-Minnesotans are not morons and will plan accordingly to river levels. I also predict it will be a great weekend too raise awareness of the great fishery we have.
When you think about how far the Minnesota has come in regards to cleaning it up, it’s going to show people a lot of progress can come from good stewardship.
If you aren’t involved, well I said my peace. 
I’ll be honest. When CKK called last summer and talked about the areas and where to and how to, the very first thing that crossed my mind was “‘ell, I don’t want 100 boats fishing my areas”.
That lasted for about 10 seconds as I realized the recognition this would bring to cat fishing in MN. This will only help to change some of our backward laws in MN and WI.
To the folks that helped organize this so quickly…kudos! 
If the tourney ever comes to Mendota, I feel sorry for the other guys. I am tempted to give this a shot anyway.
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If the tourney ever comes to Mendota, I feel sorry for the other guys. I am tempted to give this a shot anyway.
Can you fish moving water? 
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If the tourney ever comes to Mendota, I feel sorry for the other guys. I am tempted to give this a shot anyway.
Can you fish moving water?
^^ For catfish. 
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If the tourney ever comes to Mendota, I feel sorry for the other guys. I am tempted to give this a shot anyway.
Can you fish moving water?
^^ For catfish.
They aren’t hand fed and farm raised on the Minnesota.
Where’s Steve DeMars?
Aren’t we full of sunshine. Just for your information, I grew up on the Wisconsin River, and pool 9 of the Mississippi. Not only that but Mendota is part of the Yahara River. It has current and knowing how to use the current to your favor is the number one skill here that takes development. Were you referring to second place Steve? 
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Aren’t we full of sunshine. Just for your information, I grew up on the Wisconsin River, and pool 9 of the Mississippi. Not only that but Mendota is part of the Yahara River. It has current and knowing how to use the current to your favor is the number one skill here that takes development. Were you referring to second place Steve?
Kevin – “Full of sunshine” – isn’t how I would characterize you at all. The “full of” part is right but it sure isn’t sunshine.
Hi Pug – I’ve just been watching this whole Cabela’s King Cat thing play out. I find the posts to be fairly interesting – I did do a Google Earth look at that stretch of the MN River. Some nice cat water in that stretch but it does pose some challenges for the fishermen. Could be an interesting tourny if they can pull it off.
I had some knee jerk reaction to some knee jerk reactions I was reading. In the end I just hope if they pull it off it has a positive affect on catfishing in Minnesota. I think we all do.
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Aren’t we full of sunshine. Just for your information, I grew up on the Wisconsin River, and pool 9 of the Mississippi. Not only that but Mendota is part of the Yahara River. It has current and knowing how to use the current to your favor is the number one skill here that takes development. Were you referring to second place Steve?
Heh heh.
I have a question for the guys that fish over that way.
Isn’t there a Belle Plain League or maybe it’s a tourney I’m thinking of that’s held over that way about the same time?
You might be able to tell I haven’t fish that far up river before.
Anyway, how to they “pull it off”.
Do they move the times of the year when they hold the contest? Or just cancel it when the water’s too low.
There’s a Franklin tourney too. I’m not sure when that one is going. I wouldn’t think there would be more water up there then down around Henderson.
We’ll have to get a live stream going for the weigh in or something.
Still a little giddy that there’s going to be a large cat tourney in Minnesota. 
I grew up down there. YEs they have the BElle Plaine Catfish league. I don’t and haven’t fished it. I do know from growing up in Le Sueur (just south of Henderson) that the water can vary greatly. Could be high and could be low. I know for a fact when it’s low there are places you can walk across and not get wet. So yes this will be interesting to see how it plays out. I myself hope it works and like pug says. Hopefully helps MN catfishing. Kind of neat to see a big tourny like this in MN. I do beleave the Mississippi would be better suited for this though being its more stable. But the MN in that stretch has some very big fish!
Steve,
No disrespect intended. I have fished a cat tourny or two and never seem to place in the money.
New Boundaries:
Legal Water is the Minnesota River from the Hwy 11 Bridge at Jordan, South to the Hwy 99 Bridge in St. Peter.
Seminar Site: Bender Park
200 North 3rd Street
Henderson, MN 56044
Late Sign-In: 5-7pm
Seminar Begins: 7pm
Seminar is open to the public.
Weigh-In Site: Bender Park
Same as Seminar Site
Kids’ Rodeo:Bender Park
Same as Seminar Site
Updated: 1/5/2014
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I have a question for the guys that fish over that way.
Isn’t there a Belle Plain League or maybe it’s a tourney I’m thinking of that’s held over that way about the same time?
You might be able to tell I haven’t fish that far up river before.
Anyway, how to they “pull it off”.
Do they move the times of the year when they hold the contest? Or just cancel it when the water’s too low.
There’s a Franklin tourney too. I’m not sure when that one is going. I wouldn’t think there would be more water up there then down around Henderson.
We’ll have to get a live stream going for the weigh in or something.
Still a little giddy that there’s going to be a large cat tourney in Minnesota.
there is the belle plain cat league, but im sure that will be planned around this event, but there is also the belle plain catfish contest which is going to be the weekend before, i have fished this part of the river in that time of the year, all i have to say is leave the prop boats at home, or bring a few spares cause it get pretty gnarly.
Did this ever happen? Anybody here fish it? results?
Inquiring minds want to know. 
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