Yes once again this year the Minnesota Bowfin Club is looking to crown a Grand Champion. Could it be you?
Here’s the Rules:
MBC GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT RULES:
SPECIES – Only Bowfin (Dogfish) caught in Minnesota waters are used for determining the season’s Grand Champion.
TOURNAMENT HOURS/SEASON – All daylight hours from ice-out through June 15 each year are open for competition.
TOURNAMENT WATERS- All MN bodies of water with a population of bowfin are eligible from their individual date of ice out.
LIVE RELEASE – All fish must be returned to the water alive and unharmed after measuring.
FISHING METHOD – Only artificial lures may be used to take fish.
OTHER SPECIES – Any other fish caught, which is not in season, must be returned to the water immediately. It is expected that MBC members and tournament participants will within reason try to minimize the odds of catching fish that are not yet in their open season.
MEASURING FISH – Fish must be measured with the mouth (closed) to the tip of the tail.
REGISTRATION – Send your name, the length of the fish, the date caught, and the lure used to [email protected]
Optional: Include body of water caught from.
Registration must be in before midnight on June 15th of each year.
GRAND CHAMPION – The longest fish reported before June 16th determines the overall Grand Champion.
LEADING FISH- In an effort to encourage reporting of bowfin catches the length of the leading fish will NOT be communicated until the tournament is over.
Past MBC Grand Champions with winning fish length since Club founding in 1999:
1999 Ken Fields 25″
2000 Chuck Fields 23.75″
2001 Guy Henkensiefken 23″
2002 Dean Sauer & Tom Swanson (tie) 26.5″
2003 Dan Quinn 31″
2004 Dave Maas 30″
2005 Alan Steinbauer 28.5″
2006 Dave Maas 30″
2007 Chuck Steinbauer 26.5″
2008 Dennis Lothspeich 26″
2009 Scot Zeidler 26.5″
The Club has a new website and has a Facebook Group and Page.
