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"We put together a great pattern last weekend fishing the Center of the Nation Walleye Tournament which included pulling spinners in 20+ foot of water. One key to our success was using Minnkota Tackle custom painted spinner blades! Thanks Pete McGinty"

Kelly Maser

Pete with a 29.5" pre-spawn walleye caught on a Minnkota tackle short shank live bait jig.

Minnkota Tackle News:

Let's make 2021 a Great year on the water! Check out our full line of Spinner Rigs, Slow Death Dakota Rigs and Slow Death Prop Rigs.

Slow Death Dakota Rigs are now available in (9) colors!!!

Check out our Slow Death Dakota Rigs and our Slow Death Prop Rigs, these are super effective on those days when the walleyes do not want to chase a bulky spinner rig.

Here is an opening day photo of Michael Grussing's group. "Opening Day Minnkota Tackle Spinner Victims"

Ferny with a nice shallow Spring walleye caught on a Minnkota Tackle short shank live bait jig.

The release, feels just as good as the fight bringing it in!

A sneak peek at a few of the products we offer....

Custom built spinner rigs

Custom Painted Blades

Custom painted Indiana spinner rigs

Protective Rod Sleeves

Minnkota Tackle Tournament Trail

7 Events (4 top 10 finishes)

7th place, 8th place, 6th place and 9th Place

The first stop on the 2021 Tournament Trail took Pete McGinty and Joe Bungarden to Big Stone Lake, in Ortonville, MN for the Bass Pro Shops / Cabela's Master's Walleye Circuit Event. 64 teams from across the country were fishing for a first place prize of $9,000. Anglers were greeted with cold front conditions and water temps in the mid 40's. On Day 1 they caught a 26" walleye weighing 5 lbs 13 oz and on Day 2 they brought an 18' and 18.5" to the scales. The two pulled crankbaits over the weeds in the basin of the lake catching 3 fish for 10 lbs 7 oz over two days, placing 7th taking home $1,500 in cash. Isaac Pauly and Cody Enger also pulled crankbaits in the basin of the lake. They failed to catch a fish on Day 1, but caught one walleye for 1 lb 13 oz, finishing in 33rd place.

The second stop on the 2021 Tournament Trail took Pete McGinty and Isaac Pauly to Bitter Lake, Waubay, SD for the Dakota Sioux Casino Walleye Open. 20 teams were fishing for a first place prize of $2,000. In addition to that there was big fish and option pot money. Anglers were greeted with with heavy fog at take off and that made the 10 mile run a little bit interesting. The two pulled crankbaits in a back bay off the main lake catching 5 fish for 13 lbs 5 oz, good for 8th place. Just 3 lbs out of the money. They had there slot fish before 9 am and made the decision to throw back a 20.5", 20.5", 21" and 21.5" early on in the day and never were able to get those overs back.

The third stop on the 2021 Tournament Trail took the Minnkota Tackle team back to Big Stone Lake, Ortonville, MN, for the AIM Weekend Walleye Series Event. 73 teams competed for a first place prize of $6500, plus side pot money. Cody Enger and Patrick Miller took 5th place, with a weight of 16.71 lbs, cashing a check for $1300. The two pulled our Slow Death Prop Rigs over the top of the abundant weeds in Big Stone Lake. Joe Bungarden and Cole Bungarden took 32nd place with a weight of 8.09 lbs. The two pulled Slow Death Prop Rigs and casted over the top of the weeds. Pete McGinty and Isaac Pauly struggled to find a crankbait bite on the day of the tournament after having some success during pre-fish and finished in 44th place with a weight of 4.77lbs.

The fourth stop on the 2021 Tournament Trail took the Minnkota Tackle team to Lac qui Parle Lake for the 41st Annual Lac qui Parle Lake Walleye Tournament. 60 teams competed for a first place prize of $3000 plus side pot and big fish money. Pete McGinty and Cody Enger took 6th place, with 4 fish for 10.95 lbs, cashing a check for $500. They needed that 5th fish to bump them into the top 3 teams. The two pulled crankbaits in 4-8 ft of water. Isaac Pauly and Jake Rewerts finished in 30th place weighing 3 fish for 4.5 lbs. They too focused on a crankbait bite. Joe Bungarden and Cole Bungarden took 58th place weighing 1 fish for 1.21 lbs.

The fifth stop on the 2021 Tournament Trail took the Minnkota Tackle team to Big Stone Lake for the 40th Annual Big Stone Walleye Classic. 99 teams competed for a first place prize of $4500 and big fish money. Pete McGinty and Cody Enger took 40th place, with 1 fish for 3.10 lbs, cashing a check for $200 for being in 40th place for the 40th Anniversary. The two pulled spinners and slow death rigs tipped with crawlers over the abundant weeds in 9-12ft of water.

The Sixth stop on the 2021 Tournament Trail took the Minnkota Tackle team to Lac qui Parle Lake for the Lac qui Parle Lake Walleye League. 24 teams squared off each Tuesday night for 7 weeks to see who was "King of the Lake". Pete McGinty and Shannon Larson finished in 9th place with a total weight of 32.6875 lbs. Cody Enger and Sean Hauck finished in 13th place with 20.5 lbs.

The Seventh and final stop on the 2021 Tournament Trail took the Minnkota Tackle team to Lac qui Parle Lake for the Pauly Larson Memorial Fishing Tournament. 75 teams faced off for a chance to win a first place prize of $4,000, plus option pot and big fish prizes. Pete McGinty and Cody Enger could not find a legal walleye over 15" and failed to weigh a fish.

**A neat video on filleting walleyes.**

**Interesting video demonstrating how to determine the age of a Walleye or Perch.**

Happy Customers!

Dean Broin of Madison, MN caught this 20"+ Manitoba Walleye pulling a #4 Colorado Candy Pink spinner rig.

Joey Olson of Sauk Rapids, MN puts a nice Northeast South Dakota walleye in the boat using a #3 Colorado Clown spinner rig.

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