Frank Schneider Muskie Tournament 2018 Final Standings

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The 2018 Frank Schneider Memorial Muskie Tournament was held September 7, 8, and 9. 475 anglers participated and registered 96 muskies 40 inches or over during the event. 

First place finisher was Matt McDonald who boated 4 muskies on Leech Lake. His efforts earned him a week-long trip to Red Wing Lodge on Lake of the Woods, as well as an Abu Garcia rod and reel, Spiderwire line and a Sébile lure. All of the top ten winners and junior winner received a rod, reel, line and lure courtesy of Pure Fishing. 

Junior winner for the second year in a row was Chase Hinrichs from Bemidji, MN. Chase registered a 43.75-inch muskie also from Big Lake.

Three ladies – Caitlin Cummings Bissen, Anita Doenz and Julie Buzicky – registered the top three muskies caught to receive the ladies bonus cash. 

A 53.5-inch muskie from Lake Bemidji boated by Joe Peterson from Minneapolis, MN was the longest fish in the tournament.

The Grand Prize this year was divided into three equal amounts, tripling the chances of winning. Grand prize winners of $4,340 each were Joe Peterson, John Groteberg, and Matt Seifert. 

No northerns 38 inches or bigger were caught during the tournament.

2018 Final Standings

MUSKIES

NAMELENGTHPOINTSLAKE
1Matt McDonald51.25, 43.25, 51.5, 4773Leech
2Lee Zeman47, 49.5, 4349.50Leech
3Adam Christopher52.25, 49.2541.25Bemidji
4Mike Hockstetter47, 53.540.50Bemidji
5Tim Hinrichs41.25, 43.5, 44.539.25Big
6Riley Full46, 51.537.50Bemidji
7Ian Campbell48, 48.536.50Leech
8Kevin Greenberg51, 44.535.50Cass
9Jake Sandberg49, 4534.00Leech
10Mike Dincau45, 4833.00Big
11Jon Meyers40.5, 49.530.00Leech
12Paul Bushong50, 4030.00Leech
13Tony Sommerfeld40, 4727.00Winnibigoshish
14Scott Bringle44.5, 4226.50Cass
15Travis Johnson42.25, 43.527.75Boy
16Joe Peterson53.523.50Bemidji
17Joe Hartman52.2522.25Plantagenet
18Donnie Manz51.7521.75Pike Bay
19Jeff Prill5121.00Leech
20Fredrik Stjarnkvist4919.00Bemidji
21Stacy Bultman48.518.50Cass
22Al Wurm48.2518.25Cass
23Matt Olson4818.00Big
24Mike Lambrecht4818.00Leech
25Jason Weitzel47.517.50Leech
26John Gamble47.2517.25Boy
27Adam Manz46.516.50Pike Bay
28Josh Opatz46.516.50Big
29Bob Kubista4616.00Woman
30John Grotberg4616.00Cass
31Brad Hinrichsen4616.00Leech
32Dale Hafeman4616.00Pike Bay
33Andy Steffan45.2515.25Leech
34Josh Hawke45.2515.25Leech
35Mike Jensen4515.00Pike Bay
36Shane Danielson4515.00Cass
37Levi Burton44.7514.75Leech
38Caitlin Cummings Bissen44.514.50Leech
39Nathan Oxley44.2514.25Leech
40Mike Baumgartner4414.00Little Boy
41Chris Dzekute43.514.5Bemidji
42Bob Landreville43.2513.25Leech
43Gregg Thorne43.2513.25Cass
44Leo Dery42.512.50Big
45Dan Stefczak42.512.50Little Boy
46Scott Buss42.2512.25Pike Bay
47Noah Nei42.2512.25Cass
48Tony Lauria4212.00Leech
49Duff Thury4212.00Marquette
50Jeremy Hawthorne4212.00Leech
51Al Ruzek41.7511.75Cass
52Brady Sinn41.7511.75Leech
53Thomas Miller41.7511.75Little Boy
54Tim Anderson41.511.50Leech
55Jim Dau41.511.50Cass
56Dave Berglund41.511.50Cass
57Daryl Riley41.2511.25Cass
58Mike Plog41.2511.25Leech
59Kurt Lehner41.2511.25
60Dennis Ceplecha4111.00Cass
61Stephen Plante4111.00Woman
62Alex Worobel4111.00Big
63Doug Malsom4111.00Leech
64Anita Doenz4111.00Cass
65Matt Seifert40.7510.75Bemidji
66Eric Bakke40.510.50Plantagenet
67Julie Buzicky40.510.50Plantagenet
68Bruce Black40.2510.25Wabedo
69Ben Stanberg40.2510.25Leech
70Jeff Tresco40.2510.25Leech
71Charles Enselein4010.00Cass
72Brian Truax4010.00Bemidji
73Chris Weglinski4010.00Leech
74Alex Dinnebier4010.00Pike Bay

JUNIORS

NAMELENGTHPOINTSLAKE
1Chance Hinrichs43.7513.75Big