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  Tournament Info
 
               
            The season tournament begins from iceout till June 15th. Remember to register your fish prior to midnight on June 15 by sending your name, the length of the Bowfin, and the date caught to charlesdfields@yahoo.com

Here is the list of past MBC Grand Champions since we started in 1999:

1999 Ken Fields
2000 Chuck Fields
2001 Guy Henkensiefken
2002 Dean Sauer, and Tom Swanson
2003 Dan Quinn
2004 Dave Maas
2005 Alan Stienbauer
2006 Dave Maas
2007 Chuck Stienbauer

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.

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 taken, which is not in season, must be returned to the water immediately.

MEASURING FISH - Fish must be measured from 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 charlesdfields@yahoo.com Registration must be in before midnight on June 15th of each year.

GRAND CHAMPION - The longest fish reported for the season determines the overall Grand Champion.

 
               
               
               
               
                 

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