Post by stars123 on Feb 18, 2014 18:05:24 GMT -6
The wind was blowing, but that didn’t stop the fisherman and women from heading out to the 18th Annual Jackfish Lake Ice Fishing Derby Saturday. For the first time in 18 years, all the prizes on the promotional poster were claimed at the event including the bonus prize of $100,000 sponsored by Norsask Farm Equipment and $50,000 shopping spree at Battleford Furniture. The lucky fisherman to leave the Battlefords Provincial Park with a thick wallet and dreams on new furniture was Terence Grams of Lloydminster. He reeled in a northern pike tipping the scale at 11.55 pounds. Also with the cash and shopping spree Grams won the grand prize, a Vectra pontoon boot.
To claim the bonus prize the fish must be more that 7.5 pounds, earlier in the day, Dale Gerbrandt of Meadow Lake pulled in the largest fish in the derby’s history, a northern pike weighing in at 7.85. Although Grams took the grand prize and bonus prizes, Gerbrandt like many other fishermen didn’t go home empty handed. Gerbrandt captured the second place prize a Polaris Ranger and trailer. Leo Brassard won the Polaris quad and trailer for third place with a northern pike weighing 7.35 pounds. The fourth place prize of a 55” Panasonic 3D TV went to Alan Larode with his 6 pound northern pike. Sage Knot, a junior fisherman, won the ultimate ice fishing package for fifth place. His fish weighed in at 5.25 pounds. Syklar Noltcko and Jerry Bankswon won 50” Panasonic HD TVs with fish weighing just over 5 pounds each.
There were 43 other prizes handed out for fish including Jiffy Model 30 ice augers, Aqua View cameras, ice fishing tents, 3D blue ray players, Hawkeye Handheld Sonars, Tru North smokers, Zebco fishing reels, trail cameras, camp stoves, Coleman heaters, Coleman lanterns, Nautilus life vests and Plano gear bags.
The Battlefords North Stars players and volunteers drilled 2,500 holes this year and nearly 200 fish were caught and registered, people from across western Canada again gathered a one of the most popular ice fishing derby’s in the area.
www.northstars.ca/news_article/show/351267?referrer_id=618157
To claim the bonus prize the fish must be more that 7.5 pounds, earlier in the day, Dale Gerbrandt of Meadow Lake pulled in the largest fish in the derby’s history, a northern pike weighing in at 7.85. Although Grams took the grand prize and bonus prizes, Gerbrandt like many other fishermen didn’t go home empty handed. Gerbrandt captured the second place prize a Polaris Ranger and trailer. Leo Brassard won the Polaris quad and trailer for third place with a northern pike weighing 7.35 pounds. The fourth place prize of a 55” Panasonic 3D TV went to Alan Larode with his 6 pound northern pike. Sage Knot, a junior fisherman, won the ultimate ice fishing package for fifth place. His fish weighed in at 5.25 pounds. Syklar Noltcko and Jerry Bankswon won 50” Panasonic HD TVs with fish weighing just over 5 pounds each.
There were 43 other prizes handed out for fish including Jiffy Model 30 ice augers, Aqua View cameras, ice fishing tents, 3D blue ray players, Hawkeye Handheld Sonars, Tru North smokers, Zebco fishing reels, trail cameras, camp stoves, Coleman heaters, Coleman lanterns, Nautilus life vests and Plano gear bags.
The Battlefords North Stars players and volunteers drilled 2,500 holes this year and nearly 200 fish were caught and registered, people from across western Canada again gathered a one of the most popular ice fishing derby’s in the area.
www.northstars.ca/news_article/show/351267?referrer_id=618157
