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[P. Nasty]

Looking for some ice fishing tournaments around MN. If you know of any post the Lake, town, and date for everyone.

[P. Nasty]

I am going to Fishapalooza again on Forest Lake, Feb. 27th

[bassoliciuos]

Here's some info on Fishapalooza.

2010 Forest Lake VFW FISHAPALOOZA Ice Fishing Contest.

February 27th, 2010 Forest Lake, MN

Now at $180,000 in cash and prizes! The LARGEST ice fishing prize package in the world!

Prizes include cool stuff like...

[*] Polaris Sportsman 500 ATV's
    [*] Ice Castle Fish Houses. Not just 1 or 2, but 5 fish houses!
    [*] A Wilcraft Amphibious vehicle
    [*] Strikemaster Augers & Winter wear
    [*] Otter Fish Houses
    [*] Marcum Sonars and Cameras
    [*] Lake of the Woods chartered summer fishing trip and ice fishing vacation pkgs
    [*] And again this year... A WT1790 Skeeter Walleye boat for

last place!
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Don't forget 1st place... $20,000 cold, hard, cash!!!

Keep an eye open for the Northland Tackle Prize Patrol!
Great prizes handed out to people using Northland Tackle during the contest.

Have fun and Win great prizes all while helping the important charities of the Forest Lake VFW post 4210.

Bring your radio and tune to WDGY 740AM during the contest for leader board updates and info.

www.IceFishingForestLake.com
Check out our video

[iluvpounders]

Is fishapalooza a good tourny or does it seem like there is cheating going on there...has anybody on here won anything there?

[bassoliciuos]

Is fishapalooza a good tourny or does it seem like there is cheating going on there...has anybody on here won anything there?

About ten years ago someone was caught cheating.  That was back when it was the Golden Rainbow contest.
There's quite a security force out there for Fishapalooza.  They constantly walk around looking for anything out of place. I was talking to one of the security dudes when he walked by. He said contestants at the contest help a lot with the security. He said when your competing for big prizes like that, no one want's to see someone cheating because it might be taking a prize away from someone that legitimately catches a fish.

My buddy Nick came in 35th place and won a marcum VS820 underwater camera.  Sweet camera!
Plus the contest is put on by the vfw. I read that they raised $35000 for disabled vets at the last contest.  got to like that.

[iluvpounders]

cool...does everybody fish in the same area or can you fish anywhere on the lake?

[bassoliciuos]

They have a area you need to stay in. It's pretty big though. It's gotta be a half mile square. At least it feels like it when your walking around.
You can see the fishing area on there website map page.

[Dewman]

www.Icefishingchalleng e.org-  Alexandria, Minnesota Feb.13