THAT’S RIGHT. WE ARE HAVING ONE CONTEST THIS YEAR AT BUCK’S. IT IS JAN. 30, A SATURDAY, AND RUNS FROM 6 AM TO 7PM. WEIGH IN IS RIGHT HERE AT THE SHOP. WE WILL ACCEPT WALLEYE, PIKE, AND PERCH. THERE ARE A FEW CHANGES THIS YEAR IN OUR TOURNAMENT. DUE TO POPULAR REQUESTS, WE WILL AWARD NINE CASH PRIZES THIS TIME. THERE WILL BE A FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD PRIZE FOR EACH DIVISION. WE WILL WEIGH IN THREE PERCH AS WE DID LAST TIME. ALL FISH WEIGHED WILL BE CLIPPED, SO THEY CANNOT BE WEIGHED MORE THAN ONCE. ALSO, ONLY ONE PRIZE ALLOWED PER TICKET HOLDER, AND IN CASE OF A TIE, THE FIRST FISH WEIGHED IN WINS. THE BIGGEST CHANGE IS THAT WE WILL NOT NAME ANY LAKES TO FISH. YOU MAY FISH ANYWHERE IN MICHIGAN. THERE WERE JUST TOO MANY ACCUSATIONS OF CHEATING BY FISHING IN OTHER LAKES, SO WE HAVE ELIMINATED THAT GRIPE OR PROBLEM SOME FOLKS HAD.

ALSO THE FEE IS $15.00 PER TICKET. FIVE DOLLARS OF THAT TICKET IS FOR BAIT, AND MUST BE REDEEMED BY JAN 30. PRIZE AMOUNTS WILL BE DIRECTLY BASED ON AMOUNT OF TICKETS SOLD.
IN THE EVENT 300 TICKETS SELL, FOR EXAMPLE, FIRST PRIZES WILL BE 500.00 SECOND PRIZES WILL BE 300.00 AND THIRD PRIZES WILL BE 200.00 WE WILL NOT HOLD TICKETS FOR ANYONE WITHOUT CASH OR CHECK IN HAND, AND THERE WILL BE A $50.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE AWARDED TO ONE OF THE FIRST 100 TICKET HOLDERS. THIS IS A GOOD DEAL FOR EVERY ONE.I’M SURE THERE WILL BE SOME FOLKS WHO WILL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SOMETHING, THERE ALWAYS IS, BUT THIS IS THE BEST WE CAN COME UP WITH AT THIS TIME. ALSO, YOU MUST HAVE A VALID FISHING LICENSE.
IN THE PAST, DNR HAS MONITORED THIS SITE, AND KNOWS WHEN THE CONTESTS ARE, SO THEY WILL BE OUT TO CHECK FOR VIOLATORS. ALSO, PLEASE NOTE, YOU ARE ALLOWED THREE LINES PER PERSON THIS YEAR.
THE FISHING ON BOTH LONG AND GRAND LAKES HAS BEEN GOOD FOR PERCH, WALLEYE AND PIKE. THERE IS ADEQUATE ICE NOW FOR QUADS AND SNOW MACHINES. AS FOR CARS AND TRUCKS, THAT AS ALWAYS IS DEFINITELY YOUR CALL.
WE ARE FULLY STOCKED WITH BAIT AND TACKLE, AND ARE OPEN 7 TO 5 DAILY. WE WILL OPEN AT 6 AM THE DAY OF THE TOURNAMENT. IF YOU ARE LATE FOR THE WEIGH IN, THEN YOU ARE DISQUALIFIED.
SORRY FOR ALL THE RULES, THE MAIN OBJECT HERE IS TO HAVE A FUN DAY OUT THERE, AND MAYBE MAKE SOME MONEY WHILE YOU ENJOY THE FISHING. I DO HEARTILY RECOMMEND THESE AREA LAKES, AND WE REALLY HAVE NO INPUT FROM LAKES OTHER THAN LONG AND GRAND.
HOPE TO SEE YOU SEE SOON
LORIE AND BUDD