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January 26, 2008:
Billed as the World's Largest Ice Fishing Contest, this annual event is held on Gull Lake, just 10 miles northwest of Gilbert Lodge. $150,000 is given in prizes and about $250,000 is raised for local charities. |
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Contestants arrived between rows
of American Flags. The National Anthem was sung at noon, which was the official
beginning of the event. A big cheer could be heard for miles at the end of the
song. The temperature peaked at 18 degrees, but the wind chill brought that down to 6 degrees. Quite a bit warmer than the -38 degrees on one previous year. . |
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It didn't take long before fish
started showing up at the weigh station.
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One of the many big ones that did
not get away, but was brought in to win a prize.
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Another aerial view of a portion
of the 10,000 people fishing the event. Mark and Paula Persons volunteered
their time with the
Brainerd Area Amateur Radio Club to help handle communications for the
event.
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Four generations of fishermen.
The proud great-grandpa is in the brown coat with hood near the center. He is
Gerry Rohde of Merrifield, MN.
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