Captain Mike at Matthew’s Bait and Tackle in Bolles Harbour announced yesterday their first annual walleye tournament. Its to be held June 21st, which is a Saturday.
As of now, here are the details:
Entry fee is $60 per boat, and you can have up to 6 people in that boat.
You will be judged on the five biggest fish, by weight in your boat.
Based upon a 20 boat entry, the payout will go to the top 4 places. For each additional 10 entries there will be another payout added.
Registration will begin at 5am Saturday morning, and last through 6:30 am. Tourney hours will be from 7am thru 3:00 pm. That means you must be out of the water, and at the shop at 3pm for weigh-in.
Additionally, there will be a side pot for the tourney’s big fish.
All the fish turned in for weighing will be donated for a fish fry after the event. There will be chips, pop, water and juices available, as well.
If interested, give Capt. Mike a call at 734.244.6217, or call the shop @ 242.0666
This a first year event, and hopefully the turnout will be good. Its about time there was a local tournament held here in the Monroe area. Talk about helping to stimulate the economy with such a great resource in our own backyard. There are local tournies held on Saginaw Bay every weekend it seems. This first annual event sounds like a lot of fun and if your boat doesn’t have enough room for 6 people, no worries. I will be fishing with three total in the boat, see you there!