Drayton’s 2010 Rod & Reel Rally catfishing tournament was held Riverfest weekend, July 17. 

 

A beautifully warm and breezy summer day greeted anglers as they arrived at Hastings Landing Recreation Area.  Check-ins, boat inspections, and launchings went exceptionally smoothly this year due our attentive, experienced staff working the tournament table.  The weather stayed gorgeous all through the afternoon as spectators and participants shared a day of good fishing and socializing on the banks of the mighty Red.

 

The first fish was brought to the weigh-in station an hour or so into the tournament and a steady flow of activity followed as entrants brought their catches to shore during the afternoon.  A total of 52 fish were weighed in by the 128 participating anglers.

 

 

Complete results are as follows:

 

 

Whopper category

First Place:      

Charlie Parker, Omaha, NE

Weight:  20 lb. 6 oz.

$1600

 

Second Place:

Troy Srnsky, Warren, MN

Weight:  20 lb. 2 oz.

$750

 

Third Place:

Jeff Parker, Omaha, NE

Weight:  19 lb. 7 oz.

$400

 

Fourth Place:

Miguel Dominguez, Grafton, ND

Weight:  17 lb. 2 oz.

$250

 

Fifth Place:

Paul Hlucny, Crookston, MN

Weight:  17 lb. 1 oz.

$175

 

Sixth Place:

Mike Peterson, East Grand Forks, MN

Weight:  16 lb. 5 oz.

$125

 

Seventh Place:

David Rost, Bismarck, ND

Weight:  16 lb. 2 oz.

$100

 

 

 

Slot Fish category (less than 24” in length)

First Place:

Cody Vilhauer, Wishek, ND

Weight 5 lb. 0 oz. (23 ¼ inches)

$200

 

Second Place:

Brooks Pederson, West Fargo, ND

Weight:  5 lb. 0 oz. (23 inches)

$100 

 

Charlie Parker won back a little more than his entry fee in the "Weiner" category for the smallest catfish of the day at 10.0 inches in length. 

 

 

The $30,000 prize for a new ND record catfish went unclaimed.  See you at Rod & Reel Rally, July 16, 2011 !

Door prizes were won by Anthony Michael, Brandon Oby, Brad Schuster, Roger Anderson, Charlie Martinez, Joey Larson, Jackson Rud, Troy Srnsky, Brian Anderson, Brock Dahl, Chris Rost, Ryan Eng, Rick Engelman, John Silewski, Charlie Parker, Nat Brown, Mike Dominguez, Dewey Bedard, Chris Nix, Ray Quibell, Armondo Moreno                                                                                                                                                      

 

Drayton Community Chamber of Commerce would like to thank tournament sponsor KXPO Radio 1340 AM, and acknowledge the input of the City of Drayton, Red River Resort’s Pete Marciniak, and Andi Knutson, Bob and Jessica Funaiole, Rennie Hallstrom, Kamron, Jami, and McKenna Hudson, and Bill Helgoe who organized and ran the tournament smoothly and professionally.  Nice job everyone!