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

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

2022 Lake of the Woods

Minnkota Tackle Tournament Trail

4 events, (1) top 10, (2) top 3

The first stop on the 2025 tournament trail took Pete McGinty and Cody Enger to Big Stone Lake for the Annual Moose Lodge Walleye Tournament. The weather limited prefishing due to high winds and tournament day was no different, winds blowing 25-30 mph with gusts to 35 mph. The pair put 1 fish in the boat for 3 pounds.

The second stop on the 2025 tournament trail took Pete McGinty and Cody Enger to Lac qui Parle Lake for the 45th Annual Lac qui Parle Lake Walleye Tournament. It was a one day event with 48 teams fishing for their best 5 walleyes. The pair put 4 fish in the boat for 16.85 pounds good for 2nd place. They missed winning the tournament by 0.4 pounds. The day started with a 27" walleye, followed by a 26" walleye, then a 19.5" walleye. At noon, they made a run to the south end of the lake to a spot that produced nice unders during pre-fish. They proceeded to catch and release a 27.5" and 24.5" walleye before catching a 16.25" walleye. They caught many under the 15" minimum and failed to catch their 5th fish. The pair jigged creek chubs on shallow rocks.

2025 Tournament Results

The third stop on the 2025 tournament trail took Pete McGinty, Cody Enger and Chad Strei to Waubay, SD for the Bitter Lake Walleye Challenge. It was a one day event with 60 teams fishing for their best 6 walleyes. The trio put 4 fish in the boat for 13.29 pounds good for 8th place. The day started with a 21" walleye that was released. Cody followed that up with a 26" walleye, then they caught and released 3 other fish just over 20", before keeping an 18". At 10:30, they made a run to the east side of the lake to a shallow point and released a 15" and 16" walleye in hopes of bigger unders. Before going back to their original spot they put a 17.5" walleye in the box. Once back to the original spot they released another 21" fish before keeping a 22" walleye. They pitched creek chubs on jigs in flooded trees most of the day.

We had two teams competing in the Lac Qui Parle Lake Walleye League this year. Pete McGinty and Shannon Larson finished in 13th place with 16.26 lbs and Cody Enger and Patrick Miller finished in 12th place with 18.55 lbs. It was the finish we were hoping for, but we were fishing so that is always a bonus. 24 teams fished on Tuesday nights for 6 weeks.

2025 Lac Qui Parle Lake Walleye League Results (Click Link)

The Fourth stop on the 2025 tournament trail took Pete McGinty and Cody Enger back to Lac qui Parle Lake for the Pauly Larson Memorial Fishing Tournament. It was a one day event with 76 teams fishing for their best 5 walleyes. The pair put 3 fish in the boat for 11.47 pounds good for 3rd place, 2nd Largest Walleye and option pot money for a total payout of $2890. The day started with a 17 7/8'" walleye, followed by an 18 3/4" walleye. At 1:30 pm they made the decision to grind out the spot and Cody stuck a 27" walleye, weighing 7.44 lbs. They released two other fish that came up just short of the 15" minimum. They pitched creek chubs and crawlers on jigs in the river channel all day.