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| Whats the poop........full field? What technique will win it? Any guesses on biggest fish? |
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Location: SE Wisc | My guess
5 fish wins
51.75” biggest(wont be caught by top 5)
winning team using small bucktails
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| Thanks
Does it look like they will have a full field? Sounds like some good weather ahead. |
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| Looking forward to seeing The results |
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Location: Duluth | The thing I want to see is if the winning team focuses on the East or West End. |
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| 11 fish total. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | I'll go with 16 total. Winning team will have 2. Biggest is 51. |
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| 40 total. Winning team has 4. Biggest 53" |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Guys, It's a Three day Tourney... That's 24 hrs. of pounding the water by probably some of the BEST Muskie Fishermen in America. There will be quite a few teams that WILL figure it out.... Always happens... I believe that any fish that is over 30" counts
A local team that fishes it regularly will win it.
3 days... of brutal pounding,...… Vermilion will give in.
I'm guessing 44 fish with the biggest at 53.5 |
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| Top H2O - 9/12/2018 2:12 PM
Guys, It's a Three day Tourney... That's 24 hrs. of pounding the water by probably some of the BEST Muskie Fishermen in America. There will be quite a few teams that WILL figure it out.... Always happens... I believe that any fish that is over 30" counts
A local team that fishes it regularly will win it.
3 days... of brutal pounding,...… Vermilion will give in.
I'm guessing 44 fish with the biggest at 53.5
This guy just "The Price Is Right"ed me... |
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| jvlast15 - 9/12/2018 2:47 PM
Top H2O - 9/12/2018 2:12 PM
Guys, It's a Three day Tourney... That's 24 hrs. of pounding the water by probably some of the BEST Muskie Fishermen in America. There will be quite a few teams that WILL figure it out.... Always happens... I believe that any fish that is over 30" counts
A local team that fishes it regularly will win it.
3 days... of brutal pounding,...… Vermilion will give in.
I'm guessing 44 fish with the biggest at 53.5
This guy just "The Price Is Right"ed me...
Totally price is righted. got a laugh out of me there. |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | 1...
it's the ultimate bid and guaranteed not to go over |
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| There's an angler earlier this year won a over 100 boat walleye tournament this spring,,then won a big bass tournament after that,,all on vermilion,,,now he's fishing for his favorite fish muskie on vermilion.,,any side bets??? If theres 50 teams true odds would be 49-1,,Ill put up $100 I 'll give 44 to one in a MUST win first place wager. Or adjust to the number of final teams |
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Location: deephaven mn | Hooker you pay out 44 to 1? you get the angler you speak of and i get the rest of the field.?
is the 44 to limited to me just wining $100?so my bet would be $2.28 to win your $100 or can I bet $100 to win $4400
please expound because i think i'm taking your bet
thanks
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| All I know is that it’s breaking my heart not to fish it, like it was all this summer missing the PMTT. But the first of two new knees is next month with the second in December (God Willing). I wish you all good luck out there, and hope to be ready to rejoin you next spring! |
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| Kap I should have said take
I pick my guy you get the rest of the field,,, my guys "team" has to win even if they finish second I lose.,,instead of true odds i 'll concede a house edge by five pts depending on number of teams
Example- 77 teams I get 72-1 odds I'm giving up true odds for choosing my team.
Unless there's an official handicapping line on this and "favorite" the odds are against me.
Edited by happy hooker 9/12/2018 7:54 PM
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Hooker, I'm not sure but.... did MN. just pass legal Marijuana ? because unless your guys name is Jesus and the Holy Spirt you are making crazy odds.
Good luck to your team.
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Location: Watertown, MN | Jerome, I know who hooker is thhking off, but lot of great sticks in field and it will be an interesting watch. But V can be fickle is September and know it will depend on weather and who can dial the pattern in. But there will be fish caught!! Eye opening or supporting Kirby doom and gloom. To wide open for me!
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Location: oswego, il | Rooting for the G-Spot on his home water!
Pepperoni is crack to HH he must have tied into an 18 last night. |
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Matt "Mallard" Snyder is my guy to put it together and take home the cash. |
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| Look back to the last big event on LSC. I wouldn’t bet against Berman or Hulbert on a lake they make their living on, but Berman took the purse and Hulbert was back in pack. IMHO, those are two of the best on anybody’s water, and your local heroes actually have terrible odds against them winning. Or, look back at two of my other favorite guys to bet on winning their local water, Grant and Thomas in Kentucky. Sure they won a great and well deserved trophy last year, but I saw them come up with zippedeedoodah many other years when clear thinkers had them the favorite. This ain’t horse racing fellas, it’s not predictable! Gee, look at how good I am, and I never win (ha, ha, ha.) Don’t count your money just yet!! |
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Location: Duluth | Got my money on a young local, Mike Patterson. Dude knows the lake as well as anyone. |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Todd,
I had to back out.... still healing from open Heart surgery... Feel like Shnit some days …... a big bad bummer for sure.
still think there will be a few fish caught. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | BrianF and JLong should find a few. |
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Location: Lake Vermilion | I'll say 3 fish (41, 43, 45) will win it and could come from anywhere. |
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| I’d take the over as well , I’d say 27 total fish, winners get 4 ...Fish are being caught pre-fishing... never understood competitors catching 50’s a couple days before tournament, highly unlikely those fish eat again  |
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| IAJustin - 9/13/2018 1:54 PM
I’d take the over as well , I’d say 27 total fish, winners get 4 ...Fish are being caught pre-fishing... never understood competitors catching 50’s a couple days before tournament, highly unlikely those fish eat again :) Or ,you will never see that fish again.I had a mid 50s at leech in 2000 I left alone never to see again.I swore I would never do that again. Who is to say that fish would eat days later during tournament hours?I caught one friday at cave run in a spot i probably wasnt going to fish,only to catch a different fish Saturday during the tournament. Just go fishing would be my advice. |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | I also don't understand why people prefishing want to Catch fish....Pull the bait away from the fish guys... Don't burn your Money.
Explore areas you think the fish may be.... Locate the fish... Go back on said located fish.
Although, I have seen fish caught and 2-3 days later they are caught again usually near the same spots.
Stupid Fish !
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| Safe to say there is no media coverage?
Anybody know how many boats? |
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| Jerome/Todd
If there's 77 teams the true odds are 76-1 that's incorrect???
If it was a pizza eating contest then "yes" you'd adjust the odds if I was in it. |
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| I think tournaments are probably the only way to gauge the health of the fishery. I think we know nobody will brag about a hot bite on what they consider their secrete lake. I am interested to hear how things go if anybody cares to post something. |
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Location: deephaven mn | yellow 8" jointed beliver, not on the tops of reefs but in the 8 to 11 feet depths around them |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | About 85 boats at last report. Sorry to disappoint a couple jackwagons but it's a respectable field.
Someone is going to find a couple big fish and win a very respectable amount of money during what should be contest that will test the field's overall talents. Weather looks good for the tourney, bite has been predictably tough.
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| If it is a Pizza eating contest Hooker would always be a favorite...even if it was held it in Chicago were the true pros live.
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | bturg - 9/13/2018 10:27 PM
If it is a Pizza eating contest Hooker would always be a favorite...even if it was held it in Chicago were the true pros live.
This for sure. |
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| How many of the 85 boats will qualify for the final day of the tournament? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | '
2018 PMTT 20th Anniversary Mega Tournament!
September 14th, 15th & 16th, 2018 - Lake Vermilion, Minnesota
Hosted by: Fortune Bay Resort & Casino and the Lake Vermillion Resort & Tourism Association
$50,000 1st Place and Over $120,000 in Cash & Prizes
20th Anniversary Mega Tournament
This is a 3 day, 20th Anniversary Mega tournament and limited to the first 100 teams entered. This is a stand alone special tournament, separate from all other PMTT qualifying tournaments and championship. In no way at all do any of the points or fish from any of the other tournament or from this tournament have anything to do with each other. I addition to all of the regular season PMTT rules & regulations, the following will apply to this tournament. You must catch and register at least one 30" musky during the first 2 days of competition to be eligible to move on and compete in the third and final day. Everyone registering at least one 30" musky and is moving on to compete in the third & final day will carry over all of their points from the first two days. The total points accumulated from all three days shall be the winners. Tournament hours for the first two days is 7:00am - 4:00pm and hours for the third and final day is 7:00am - 2:00pm. Entry fee is $1,500 and a $500 non-refundable deposit will lock you in for a starting position with the balance due no later then 30 days before the tournament. A drawing for starting positions will take place on February 16th and entries received after the drawing will be accepted on a first come first serve basis.' |
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| Is there any coverage of this , I can't find any
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | We'll try to get reports from them as we go, we are just back from the Marathon Man 24 hour World record attempt Fund Raiser for Military families in need in Southern IL, and could not cover the event live. |
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| Sounds like a really interesting format. A guy would have to have some real confidence to plunk down that kind of entry fee but the payoff is substantial as well. |
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| WOW! Only 9 fish boated today.
Gman |
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Location: Minnesota | Who are the leaders? Any big ones |
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| Steve A and Mike Brown from Spring Bay got a 54.25. |
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| Sadly, those numbers are not surprising if you’ve spent any time on Vermilion this year. Close to perfect weather even. Congrats to the guys who were able to find a fish that would eat—that’s an accomplishment.
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Location: Minnesota | Nice |
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| gmanny1 - 9/14/2018 7:17 PM
WOW! Only 9 fish boated today.
Gman
Actually 8...we shake off 30 inchers here in MN |
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| I’m rooting for Seamus Hanly to catch two fifties this morning, I gave him a great tip last night. Now that he’s not hampered by a half-crippled partner I think that quiet Irishman will shine. Naturally, I’ll take credit for the tip and include it in my next article. Sadly, the chances anybody will beat team Lijewsky with that head start is unlikely. He’s clearly Wisconsin’s best tournament angler, and seems primed to open up a can of whopas to the west. Just hope A-rod is healthy enough to do the same. |
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| Everyone that knows him ,will be rooting for Seamus.Is he with Ollie Olson?They will have a good chance today. |
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Vermilion Mega