Fall Mack Days third week results announced
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2024 Fall Mack Days on Flathead Lake continues on until Nov. 3. Anglers just completed the third week of the nine-week event. Mack Days Fishing Events are sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes with up to $200,000 in cash and prizes to be awarded at the conclusion of the event. There are many ways to win in the event from being in the Top Angler group to winning lottery drawings. Check out the website at: www.mackdays.com for information, entry, fishing tips, etc.
A total of 6,723 lake trout entries have been entered so far in the event. Friday’s total was 504, Jerry Benson of Plains had the high count of 87, Saturday’s count was 820 and Terry Krogstad of Kalispell had a high of 74, also the Kreis boat from Huson had a total of 101 between Laurie-51 and Richard-50. Sunday’s total was 893, with Mike Benson bringing in the first 100 limit of the event. The weekday total came to 1162. On Monday, Terry turned in a high of 36, on Tuesday Lyndon Lee of Canada turned in 6, on Wednesday Patrick Casey of Townsend turned in 9, and on Thursday Jerry Benson turned in 74 lake trout entries.
Several anglers were vying for the heaviest bucket of four lake trout. Winner at the end of the day was Rick Skates of Big Arm with a 29.65 lb. bucket=10 pts. Second place goes to Jens Gran of Polson with 25.4lbs.=8 pts. There are two more Bucket of Fish Days - Saturday, Oct. 5, and Sunday, Oct. 20. Winner of each Bucket Day receives $200. Overall award is by total points after the three days. Tie is broken by total weight.
Total anglers registered in the Fall 2024 Event is at 341 anglers. The majority of anglers have Montana addresses with a few sprinkled in from Texas, Washington, Illinois, Florida, Oregon, North Dakota, Minnesota, and California.
Johnny Cash” is still waiting around the bend for someone - he is the $10,000 lake trout. Tagged fish caught over the 3rd week were: $100 tags-Larry Karper of Florence and Steve Mack of Helena. Twelve tagged lake trout have been caught so far in the event.
Leading the anglers is Michael Benson of Lonepine with 599 lake trout entries. Jerry Benson turned in 220 for the weekend. David McDaniel of Polson is in 3rd with 358; in 4th is Richard Kreis of Huson with 309; and in 5th is Terry Krogstad of Kalispell with 303.
Laurie Kreis is leading the fantastic fishing Ladies with 258; Julie Perkins is 2nd with 149, in 3rd is Lorinda Freeman of Polson with 25, in 4th is Debbi Sacchi of Thompson Falls with 19, and Jolene Tatum and Jenny Perth of Missoula each have 10.
For 12 & Under: Zander Oliver of Missoula has 2, Eli Yang, Bucky Yarrow, Bear Yarrow, and Tayzee Whimper each have 2, Payton Kuchera of Kalispell has 1. 13-17 Category-James Kuchera of Kalispell has 8.
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Ask yourself this question. Think of the last big tournament you heard about. Now think about who won the tournament. Go read the press release again if you need to refresh your memory. Now think, did the guy who won that tournament win that tournament from reading a fishing report online, reading a magazine article, using his buddies’ baits, or using what he heard worked in the last tournament? 9 out of 10 times, that is not the case. The guys at the top of this game write their own books. They do things the way they do it based on their instincts, using their methodologies that they’ve developed and fine-tuned over years of experience. Sure, they might be using the same lure as half the rest of the field, but it’s not just the lure that catches the fish. It’s the rod, the reel, the line, the lure, the cast, the retrieve, the shake of the rod tip, everything combined that catches the fish. And the more unique you can be, the more successful you will be. By Rob Belloni—Writing Your Own Book. Check out his story at: www.mackdays under the misc. page. Good reading with lots of great information.
Good luck and tight lines everyone!
