Manistee Bud Pro/Am

[rods & regs]

Lots of good fish brought to the scales last weekend. The ladies tournament was won with a 5 fish box totaling 63 pounds-all lake trout. There was a 21.45 pound laker in the Am division as well as a 16 pound steelhead.

I didn't fish the main tournament, just the 333 but we brought in a 13.65 pound brown while putting together a box to capture 4th place.

It certainly was a mixed weekend. Everyone seemed to have one good day of fishing and another of nearly nothing.

[Far Beyond Driven]

Nice fish.

[targa18]

i had the privilege of filming the big lake trout 21.80lbs on the boat almost paradise boat for the salmon showdown tv show.....i hope i pressed the record button but they sure were hooping and hollering or maybe that was just the cameraman. it won flat bread big fish for 1,000 won 333 big check 1,000 and biggest lake trout 250 and maybe the 2nd day biggest box for $500.for Am (side note) when i met the team and was prepping the boat with cameras on fri night i ask the guys if the game plan was to fish for lakers and they commented we dont like lakers and we dont fish for them lol This team of 2 sons and father are some of the nicest guys i've met on the tournament trail and the manistee area people are top notch people:)

[rods & regs]

Yep. That trout is a dandy.

[sparky30]

Good Job Gene, and thats also a heck of a brown!

[rods & regs]

I neglected to give recognition to the big king of the tournament, shame on me. Big king was 17.45. Props to my friends on team Shakers for that nice fish.

[EdB]

Nice job Gene!

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anything special working out there? Im taking my wife and assistant over this weekend. haven't fished out of Manistee in 4 or 5 years

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Does anyplace overthere have meat available after 7 or 8 pm?

[jerryriggin]

Call install launch campground. They will take a credit card and leave the meat outside for you to pick up.

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thanks Jerryriggin

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instalaunch was open until 9pm