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Over 10,000 fishermen and
fisherwomen went out onto the lake with American flags flying on both
sides of the ice road.
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Brainerd Jaycees drilled
more than 10,000 holes in the ice the day before. A helicopter was
seen above the crowd throughout the event.
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They were
there with all kinds of warm costumes including horns on top of this
ardent Vikings fan.
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Everyone was there to have a
good time.
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The overnight temperature
was 14 degrees below zero and it rose to about zero degrees on that
sunny day. The wind-chill was about 20 below zero at times.
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It took only three minutes
from the noon start for the first of the fish to be caught and
registered.
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A good looking walleye in
the weigh-in tent.
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Andrew
Schultz from Donsman, Wisconsin, landed the winning fish, a 7.18 pound
Northern in 11 feet of water.
Where's your cheese hat Andrew?
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(l-r) Brian Moon, announcer
on B93.3 Radio, Roberta Jay, Chairperson of the Fishing Extravaganza,
Linda Andrews from the radio station, and Mark Dayton, the newly elected
Governor of the State of Minnesota being interviewed on the air.
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Paula's
shirt-tail relatives Mary and Bob Scott from Garrison, Minnesota. They
didn't catch any fish that day, but had a good time trying.
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