After a short fog delay, the tournament got underway on what turned out to be a beautiful summer day. Jon Englund captured the individual honors with a bag of 17.92 pounds. Jon and his partner, Matt Gilbertson, took the team honors with 20.60 pounds. Big Bass went to Matt Gilbertson with a 5.26 pound smallmouth - a real football. The last draw tournament is on August 21.

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Lake Scandi is a beautiful little lake and it showed that it has some good bass fishing. Weather was mainly sunny and warm with light southerly winds - a great day for fishing. Lots of fish were caught by everyone.

Durand Peterson came in with a 13.75 pound bag to take top honors. The team event was won by Dylan Kriese and Bob Hefti with a bag of 14.86 pounds. Big fish of the day went to Matt Gilbertson with a 4.54 pound largemouth.

The next tournament is on July 25th.

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The second tournament for the 2010 season was held on Sauk Lake on 6/17/2010. Weather was a little unsettled with fog, a little rain, and some sun. The lake was high and relatively stained from recent rains.

The conditions didn't deter Rodney Tvrdik who brought a 14.33 pound bag to the scales that included the big bass, a 4.85 pound largemouth. Rodney and his partner, Dylan Kriese, took team honors with 15.22 pounds.

Two Megabucks qualifiers are now on the books. The next tournament will be held on July 17th.

YTD Standings (no drops)

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The first tournament of the year was held on Lake Irene on June 13th. Cool, cloudy weather probably helped as everyone caught a lot of fish, though most were small. Durand Peterson had the big individual bag with a solid limit that went just over 11 pounds. The team tournament was won by Durand and his partner Matt Gilbertson. Bill Digidio and Jesse Lee each brought in a 2.94 pound bass to tie for the big fish.

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North Country Bassin' will hold its Individual Open on Lake Minnewaska on August 28, 2010. This should be a great time of the year for big bags of both large and smallmouth bass. All bass angler's are invited. read more ...

North Country Bassin' has laid out tentative plans for the 2010 season. See the contacts page for 2010 committees. The 2010 draw tournament dates are:

• June 13th
• June 27th
• July 17th
• July 25th
• August 21st

The Megabucks tournament is scheduled for September 25th and 26th on Lake Oscar and Vermont.

The club will also be hosting an Individual tournament open to non-members on Lake Minnewaska on August 28th pending the availablity of a tournament permit. This is the third year for the Individual Opens. Entry fee is $100.

The next meeting date is April 10, 2010 at the Depot Express in Alexandria at 1:00 PM.

 

Dean Peterson's huge bag on Lake Minnewaska was enough to earn the Mega-bucks crown for 2009. The 18.69 pound bag on Minnewaska gave him a four pound lead going into the second day. His 8.59 pound bag on Blackwell gave him a 27.28 pound two day total.

Trevor Trousil took second place with consistent results on both lakes - 12.32 pounds on Minnewaska and 12.77 pounds on Blackwell - for a 25.09 pound total sack.

Third place went to Jon Englund with 24.75 pounds that included a 14.37 pound bag on Minnewaska and a 10.38 pound bag on Blackwell.

Big bass on Minnewaska went to Bob Hefti with a 4.93 pound largemouth. Tom Wilkins had big bass on Blackwell - a 5.07 pound  toad.

Congratulations to all the 2009 winners. Tom Wilkins earned the Angler of the Year honors. Matt Klemm had the big bass of the year - a 4.60 pound largemouth from Lake Aaron. And of course, Dean Peterson on his strong Mega-bucks showing.

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Tom Wilkins brought in a 14.54 pound bag at the Lake Aaron tournament which was enough to win the tournament and take the Angler of the Year award for 2009. Tom and his partner, Mike Peterson, also won the team title. Jon Englund was second with a 13.56 pound bag. Matt Klemm's big fish of 4.60 pounds was enough to take the big fish for the year.

This tournament also finalizes the qualifiers for the 2009 Megabucks tournament. The top 10 anglers qualify for the tournament which will be held on September 19 and 20 on Lake Minnewaska and Blackwell.

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Durand Peterson, fishing solo, took the win on Chippewa with a bag of 16.55 pounds. The weather can best be described as a little bit of everything, sun, clouds, rain, calm, windy - you name it. Second place went to Dean Peterson with a bag of 13.49 pounds. Durand also won the team title. Bob Hefti had the big fish, a 4.58 pound lunker.

There was a little confusion over the date of the last tournament. It will be held next Sunday, August 23rd at 7:00 AM.  Hope to see you all there.

The year to date standings are posted and reflect one drop at this point. The best three results for each member are used to qualify for the Megabucks tournament.

YTD Standings

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It turned out to be a cool, but pleasant day for the third event of the North Country Bassin' season. Near record cold temperatures seemed to have made for a tough bite as bags were not up to typical Smith Lake standards. Temperature was in the upper 40's for the start of the tournament but it quickly warmed into the low 70's. Light winds and sun made it comfortable for the anglers.

Tim McDowell weighed the big bag of 13.16 pounds. He and his partner, Tom Wilkins, took the team tournament with 14.57 pounds. Al Braaten and Craig Wollin tied for the big bass - each had a 4.17 pound fish.

This wraps up the third event. The race to the Megabucks is heating up with only two more events to go. The standings could still be shuffled because of the two drops. Click here for the YTD standings.

The next tournament is 8-16-2009.

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The second event of the 2009 season turned out to be a classic cold front day with a cool Northwest wind and clear blue skies. Fishing turned out to be pretty tough as expected on a lake not known for big fish. Twenty-three anglers fished the tournament.

Matt Klemm took individual honors with a 9.98 pound bag. He and his team partner, Kyle Wicklund also took the team event with a total weight of 11.04 pounds. Bob Hefti had the big fish, a 3.13 pound largemouth.

The next tournament is July 19th. Hope to see you all there.

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We had a beautiful summer day for our first event of the 2009 season. Temperatures rose quickly to around 80 and winds were very light out of the southwest. Turnout was excellent as we had 22 anglers on Red Rock, which gave up lots of quality fish.

Doug Kriese pulled in the winning bag with a total of 17.78 pounds. Doug and his partner, Jon Englund also took the team event with 18.48 pounds. Big bass of the day went to Mike Peterson, who weighed a 4.32 pound largemouth.

The next tournament is on June 28.

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Due to a conflict with a Big Bass Bonanza event, the fourth draw tournament date was changed to Sunday, August 23, 2009 (Corrected on 8/1/2009).

The Draw Tournament Committee is Ron McNutt, 320-766-1990, and Dan Kalina, 320-766-2226. The draws will be conducted at 6:00 PM on the Thursday prior to the tournament. Be sure and let Ron or Dan know if you will be fishing before the draw.

 

The first club meeting for the 2009 season was held on Saturday, January 31, 2009 at the Depot in Alexandria. Planning for the 2009 season was the primary goal.

The club draw tournaments for 2009 will be held on June 14th and 28th, July 19th and August 2nd and 16th. The Megabucks tournament will be held on September 19th and 20th on Minnewaska and Blackwell.

Dan Kalina will be trying to obtain a permit for Lake Minnewaska for a club-sponsored individual tournament. It may be a challenge with the tournament schedule for the popular lake.

The club welcomes new members. If you are interested in joining contact one of the officers on our contacts page.