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| On Saturday, October 13th 2012, Dick and Joan's Butternut Resort will host the 7th Annual Butternut Lake Muskie Tournament. The field will be limited to sixty five (65) two angler teams with an entry fee of $300. Teams will be allowed to score two muskies for the competition that must be at least thirty four (34”) inches or better in length. First place prize with sixty five teams will be $10,000.00 and will pay down five places. The competition will start at Dick and Joan's Butternut Resort at 7:00am and will conclude at 4:00pm with the awards to follow shortly after.
Although the 7th Annual Butternut Lake Muskie Tournament is an independent tournament, it has been granted the status of a WMT Series™ sanctioned event allowing the competitors to fish beyond the limits of one tournament. The winners of this year's October 13th Butternut Lake Muskie event will receive an automatic invite to the 2013 WORLD MUSKIE TOURNAMENT SERIES™ INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP™ to be hosted on Lake Namakagon next year, September 28th and 29th with a scheduled pay-out of $140,000.00 with full fields of scheduled events. Not only will a victory mean a great deal to the winning team, but all points earned by competing teams during the tournament will count towards the WMT Series™ Rankings™ where the winning team in the final point standings could win
$20,000.00 with full fields of events.
The October Butternut Lake Muskie Tournament has been a great event over the years producing a high percentage of the competitors scoring on muskies each and every tourney. Also, it has been a tournament that has a tendency to produce big fish with the latest being registered at the 2010 event was a 48 inch monster that was captured by the team of Jason Baratka and Brandon Dunbar that was estimated to have weighed in excess of thirty eight (38) pounds. This year's tournament is sure to be an exciting and memorable event for all of the participants.
The 7th Annual Butternut Lake Muskie Tournament still has some open spots remaining. If you are interested in competing in the tournament you can sign up for it by getting on the WMT Series™ web site, www.WMTseries.com and download an application form, or by calling 715-277-4411 for an entry form to be sent to you. Also, you can sign up for the event the Friday night before the tournament at Dick and Joan's Butternut Resort on the northwest shores of Butternut Lake on County HWY B at 5:30pm until 7:00pm.
The WMT Series™ events are open to the public. If you are interested in expanding your muskie knowledge and enjoying the competition with others who share your interest, log on to www.WMTSeries.com web site or www.professionalmuskieanglercircuit.com for info and an entry form or you can call 715-277-4411.
Sponsors of the 2012 WMT Series™ are: Tooth Tamer Rods, Fittante Taxidermy, Tackle Industries Super D's, Dream Catcher Bucktails & Tackle, T's Tackle, Suick, Yakima Bait Company, Worden's Lures, Poe's, www.Mudpuppylures.com , Trophy Hunter Accessories – Glittertail, River Run Tackle, Super Slayer Tackle Company, Optimum Bait Company, Figure 8 Lures, Lucky Craft Lures, and Salmo Performance Fishing Lures.
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