Freeze your Butt Tournament

  • Dean Marshall
    Chippewa Falls WI /Ramsey MN
    Posts: 5854
    February 15, 2006 at 5:30 pm #1335110

    Here are the basics for the annual “Freeze Your Butt” tournament to be held out of Everts Resort Saturday March 4th.

    Cost: $20/two person team

    Big fish pot: $5

    Register the day of the event at Everts Resort. Pre-Registration not available.

    Tourney hours: 7am-2:30pm

    Weigh 5 fish, Can have a legal 2 man limit in boat.
    Walleye and sauger count as legal fish. 15″ minimum on walleye……not sure if sauger under 15 can be weighed. Have to ask director day of tourney….

    Take off and weigh-in is at Everts Resort.

    Bruce Selle will once again be running this tourney.
    Other details can be asked here, however this is a fun annual event and is low key. You do not need to be an experienced tourney angler to register….heck, you don’t have to have ever fished a tournament to fish it! Very low key. Just a fun way to start out the season and at a very affordable budget! Grab a friend and come on down March 4th !

    ——————–
    Dean Marshall – Everts Fishing Resort
    Located Below Lock & Dam #3 near Red Wing, MN!

    derek_johnston
    On the water- Minnesota
    Posts: 5022
    February 15, 2006 at 5:59 pm #420865

    I’m looking for a partner and anyone is interested..

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    February 15, 2006 at 6:10 pm #420871

    Yippy

    I think this post qualifies as “The First Official Sign of Spring”!!!

    I’ll pin this up to the top for a couple weeks. See ya on the river!

    casey walters
    Mapleton, MN
    Posts: 107
    February 16, 2006 at 12:12 am #421001

    Derek, sent you a pm. about the tourney

    derek_johnston
    On the water- Minnesota
    Posts: 5022
    February 17, 2006 at 9:56 pm #421652

    I got a partner.. Thanks for all the PM’s

    shayla
    Posts: 1399
    February 17, 2006 at 10:42 pm #421666

    Rocky and I will be teaming-up for the event, sounds like fun! Hope to meet a bunch of ya down there…also, hope it WARMS-UP by then.

    tony_p
    Waterloo, IA
    Posts: 1792
    February 17, 2006 at 10:46 pm #421669

    The Bigshow and myself will be teaming up for the event hope to meet some of you guy’s up there .We will be up on friday befor the tourny for the weekend.

    derek_johnston
    On the water- Minnesota
    Posts: 5022
    February 17, 2006 at 11:04 pm #421680

    Can we enter fish from pool 2?

    tony_p
    Waterloo, IA
    Posts: 1792
    February 18, 2006 at 12:24 am #421712

    I cant give you that answer good question.

    bill_cadwell
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 12607
    February 18, 2006 at 2:48 am #421738

    Quote:

    Can we enter fish from pool 2?

    I don’t know the answer for sure but my guess is that the tournament permit is for pool 4 only. Dean at Everts would know what pool the permit was applied for as he is the person who was kind enough to get the permit from Wisconsin for the tourney. [Thanks Dean]
    Thanks, Bill

    amwatson
    Holmen,WI
    Posts: 5130
    February 18, 2006 at 4:25 am #421758

    I plan on fishing this again this year Pray for seasonal weather

    bill_cadwell
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 12607
    February 18, 2006 at 4:27 am #421762

    I can remember 60 degrees one year. Now that would be SWEET.
    Thanks, Bill

    Dean Marshall
    Chippewa Falls WI /Ramsey MN
    Posts: 5854
    February 18, 2006 at 3:10 pm #421809

    The permit is for pool 4 only.I cant get DeeZee and the rest of the pool 2 guys to let me come back! LOL

    Jason Sullivan
    Chippewa Falls, WI
    Posts: 1383
    February 20, 2006 at 5:33 pm #422274

    Quote:

    Can we enter fish from pool 2?

    I know Dean already answered your question, but wouldn’t it be illegal to put a Pool 2 walleye in the box?

    Sully

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    February 20, 2006 at 7:52 pm #422328

    Quote:

    Quote:

    Can we enter fish from pool 2?

    I know Dean already answered your question, but wouldn’t it be illegal to put a Pool 2 walleye in the box?

    Sully

    Yes! Derek was just joking around….. I hope!

    -J.

    derek_johnston
    On the water- Minnesota
    Posts: 5022
    February 20, 2006 at 9:25 pm #422371

    Nope, wasnt joking. This will be my second time on the river. I dont know one pool from the next..

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    February 20, 2006 at 10:12 pm #422391

    Quote:

    Nope, wasnt joking. This will be my second time on the river. I dont know one pool from the next..

    Sorry Derek,

    Yes. Pool 2 >>> (Ford Dam in Minneapolis to the Hastings Dam) is all catch and release for Walleye, Sauger, Bass and Nothern/Musky. It’s an experimental reg that has been in place for a lot of years. It’s also the only inland water in Minneosota that can be fished year round for game fish. Remember, it is inland water and you can only use one line/hook per person.

    -J.

    derek_johnston
    On the water- Minnesota
    Posts: 5022
    February 20, 2006 at 11:09 pm #422412

    Good info, I had no idea. Thanks Jon

    lenny_jamison
    Bay City , WI
    Posts: 4001
    February 21, 2006 at 1:04 am #422483

    The Pusscakes and I will be there.

    jhalfen
    Posts: 4179
    February 21, 2006 at 1:32 am #422493

    I’ll be down to throw my $25 in the hat. How many boats does the FYB typically have? Am I going to have to be waking Dean up at 5:00 just to get a parking spot??

    amwatson
    Holmen,WI
    Posts: 5130
    February 21, 2006 at 2:11 am #422511

    If last year was typical, get there EARLY Luckily we were staying at the cabins for the weekend. We had the boat in shortly after 5 and from then on, it was a steady stream of boats coming down the hill.

    Dean Marshall
    Chippewa Falls WI /Ramsey MN
    Posts: 5854
    February 21, 2006 at 3:32 pm #422687

    Maybe some of the veterans can add to this,but turnout is directly related to the weather.The last few years it certainly is not near as crazy as the late march early april time frame.

    Jason Sullivan
    Chippewa Falls, WI
    Posts: 1383
    February 21, 2006 at 9:58 pm #422900

    Is the launch fee included in the entry fee?

    Either way, I may avoid congestion and launch in WI channel if it’s not too iced up.

    Sully

    tony_p
    Waterloo, IA
    Posts: 1792
    February 22, 2006 at 12:10 am #422936

    Hey Wats look me up I will be grilling brats again on the ice fishing heater around noon..

    amwatson
    Holmen,WI
    Posts: 5130
    February 22, 2006 at 1:52 am #422983

    If it is as chilly as last year, I will be doing the same thing You and Jim staying at a cabin or at their cabin in Lake City? Not sure what I am doing yet. I haven’t solidified a partner yet so not sure if I am coming up that morning or the day before. A little pre fishing would be nice

    bill_cadwell
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 12607
    February 22, 2006 at 4:06 am #423042

    Quote:

    Is the launch fee included in the entry fee?

    Either way, I may avoid congestion and launch in WI channel if it’s not too iced up.

    The 20.00 is the entry fee for the tournament only and the ramp fee is extra. Steve works very hard to keep the ramps open and in good shape for everyone. I’m sure the resort could use the income from the ramps after the winter slow period. Would hate to see what would happen if Everts ever had to close their doors. It would ruin ALOT of peoples fishing December through March every year with no place to launch your boat.
    Thanks, Bill

    amwatson
    Holmen,WI
    Posts: 5130
    February 22, 2006 at 4:08 am #423043

    Dean keeps the ramps clean now days And does a great job of it

    Dean Marshall
    Chippewa Falls WI /Ramsey MN
    Posts: 5854
    February 23, 2006 at 7:06 pm #423761

    Thanks for the kind words fellas!This event like the ARM,IDA GTG,IDA Tourneys,and other events, Everts has been honored to host these outings.Under no circumstance do we want to make anyone feel that they have to launch here to particpate in this event, or any of the others.And for those who do,we sincerely appreciate your business.

    derek_johnston
    On the water- Minnesota
    Posts: 5022
    February 23, 2006 at 7:36 pm #423773

    Dean, any info you want to give us new comers? What time should a guy be there for the meeting? Anything else we need to know? Do we find you for the hot bite info?

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    February 23, 2006 at 7:57 pm #423780

    Here is the basic rundown……

    Plan to get there a little early. Look for a guy with the tailgate of his pickup tailgate down parked somewhere around the bait shop. Have your $25+5 cash ready. (Don’t think he takes checks.) You will write your name and your partners name down on a sheet of paper and he will give you a boat number. Keep that number for weigh in so your weight gets matched up with your name!

    Get bait, pay for launch, put boat in water and wait. About 10-15 minutes before 7am, everyone will stage for take off right out in front of Everts. At 7am Take off and go fish. Note, it’s basically a shotgun start so if you have a slow/small boat, best stay out of the way for a few minutes until the speed demons are gone. Nothing like a rooster tail shower when it’s 30 degrees out.

    Be back at Everts for the 2:30 weigh in. Most folks just put their 5 fish in the net and bring them up to the scale usually located near the fish cleaning shack. Have fish weighed and they will return the fish back to you.

    Payouts and places are usually based on number of teams. Winners take home a fistfull of $20 bills.

    As Dean said, this is a laid back event.

    That’s about it. Any questions, let me know.

    -J.

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