Planning for 2011 Mobridge Chamber Ice Fishing Tournament
by chamber2387 ~ January 14, 2010
The Tourism Committee is please to announce that they have had their wrap-up meeting, and the following changes will be made for the 10th Annual Mobridge Chamber Ice Fishing Tournament:
Reiterate that there is NOT a small weight award
Minimum Length to weigh walleye 14″
There will be a “weigh-in” at Larry Jensen Motors, but awards and other prizes to follow at the Scherr-Howe Arena. The goal will be to have all anglers back to the arena by 8:15
Anglers will be able to weigh-in at 3 p.m. but final check-in time is 7 p.m. at Larry Jensen Motors
Increase total team number to 450
Entry Fee of $100
Try to reach total cash and prizes of $150,000
Boundries will be kept the same
Opening date for taking entries Monday, October 4th, 2010
The committee will reserve 4 to 5 spots and will be auctioned off on Ebay in the months prior to tourament date.
Reiterate that there is NOT a small weight award
Minimum Length to weigh walleye 14″
There will be a “weigh-in” at Larry Jensen Motors, but awards and other prizes to follow at the Scherr-Howe Arena. The goal will be to have all anglers back to the arena by 8:15
Anglers will be able to weigh-in at 3 p.m. but final check-in time is 7 p.m. at Larry Jensen Motors
Increase total team number to 450
Entry Fee of $100
Try to reach total cash and prizes of $150,000
Boundries will be kept the same
Opening date for taking entries Monday, October 4th, 2010
The committee will reserve 4 to 5 spots and will be auctioned off on Ebay in the months prior to tourament date.
we need input from our anglers….what type of prizes would you like to see on the drawing? Larger dollar amount (4-wheeler, ice shack, ect) or a higher number of prizes (vexilars, augers, wiis, ect…)? and any suggestions that we may be missing.
January 14th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
Would like to see a higher number of fishing related prizes ie.. cameras handheld sonar.
January 14th, 2010 at 5:33 pm
How about paying bigger prizes for 50th, 100th, 150th, etc. Maybe not so many Mr. Heaters. Most people have those already. Maybe a few more sled shacks.
January 14th, 2010 at 7:52 pm
Open the boundries to the state line
January 15th, 2010 at 4:45 pm
Sure would be nice if the northern border would be opened further
January 17th, 2010 at 11:20 pm
More fishing related prizes (vexilars, cameras, ice houses, augers, hand held sonars, rod and real combos, ice suits, nights stay at a ice fishing resort, nice gloves, ect.) is better than fewer high dollar prizes.
Keep the boundries the same.
January 18th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
larger pay out for top 5
January 19th, 2010 at 12:10 am
Even though there may be an aboundant amout of walleye in the river, I would like to see no more walleye’s brought in under 8 inches long. To me a waste of fish and what can you do with that small of a fish,nothing. Just a suggestion.
Also maybe at the coke cola plant a different sound or pa system. When you get that many people in their and trying to go over important information, you really can’t hear that well in the back. The mic and speakers at larry jensen motors worked great. And also bring back the baked goods and juice and coffee in the morning at the coke plant. That always goes over good
January 19th, 2010 at 12:19 am
For a prize going forward into 2012 how about raffles for spots in the tournament. Meaning just like you do at the meeting the night before, why not include maybe so many spots that you can buy tickets for your spot the next year. Each ticket will have a number written on them and if your ticket is drawn in the raffle whatever number written is written on that ticket will be assisgned that spot for the tournament in 2012. Example ticket 12345 is drawn and it has number 75 on that back of the ticket. That means I get spot 75 for that tournament. What about my partner. My partner would have to pay his or her own but can be with me at number 75.
January 21st, 2010 at 1:05 pm
I think there should be a 12 inch minimum length for weighing in a fish. Some of the fish that were brought in this year were ridiculous. A fish under 10 or 12 inches weighs next to nothing anyway and it looks kind of bad when all of those small fish are being taken out, especially since the really tiny ones can’t even really be cleaned for the meat. I can see this upsetting some of the locals in the future.
January 21st, 2010 at 1:09 pm
I guess i didn’t see that in the rule changes right away, my bad. 14 inch minimum is fine too. Thats how most boat fishing tourneys are.
January 22nd, 2010 at 11:21 pm
Thanks again for a great tourney in 2010! Excellent decision on the minimum 14″ walleyes. Just out of curiosity, does anybody think it would be possible to get somebody like Kent Herbeck to attend the participate in the tourney and maybe give Mobridge some face time on some upper mid-west local television broadcasting. It wouldn’t have to be Kent, but some show like his that has a bit of a layed back down home feel to it. Just a thought I had, either way, thanks again Mobridge.
February 1st, 2010 at 1:29 pm
If perms are going to be allowed for the tournament, then they should be pulled off the ice the night of the rules meeting. Its only fair that every one else has to be off and the shacks to. How do you not know they may have fish in their hole overnight on a stringer. May be all people who do have perms have to check in early and have their perm checked out first before they leave the day of the tournament. Or just not allow perms that day only.
February 1st, 2010 at 2:19 pm
I applaud the fact that the top place payouts are kept low. It greatly reduces the temptation some may feel to cheat. It also allows more money to be spent on prizes that all anglers have a chance of winning. Keeping the payouts the same but maybe adding a plaque for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams might be a nice touch. Your tournament is a winner the way it is designed to give away as many prizes as possible. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”.