2026 TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Scott & Jen Sheppard
Jayden & Brent Wendel
Mason Brudevold & Doug Panchot
Mason Brudevold & Doug Panchot
Tate & Eldon Leapaldt
KEN SCHMIDT-MARK JONES - MONTANA
FINAL RESULTS / 2026 TOURNAMENT
1 - SCOTT SHEPPARD & JEN SHEPPARD - 50.65
2 - JAYDEN WENDEL & BRENT WENDEL - 48.21
3 - MASON BRUDEVOLD & DOUG PANCHOT - 45.81
4 - KEN SCHMIDT & MARK JONES - 45.30
5 - TATE LEAPALDT & ELDON LEAPALDT - 44.05
6 - LONDELL NISSEN & RUFUS HOSTETLER - 43.84
7 - JOSHUA JOHNSON & CODY ROLAND - 42.72
8 - DARIN MILLER & JACOB MILLER - 42.23
9 - JORDAN BINSTOCK & ADAM NAGEL - 39.47
10 - DARREN NELSON & REID NELSON - 39.29
11 - CHAD RENNER & KURT SCHIRADO - 39.22
12 - CHAD OLSON & TRIPP OLSON - 37.25
13 - RICHARD STEIDLER & JASON STEIDLER - 35.67
14 - LUKE SPICKLER & HUNTER HIRVELA - 35.28
15 - BRANDON ALDINGER & ERIC STEBBINS - 34.85
16 - MIKE HYTTINEN & GUNNER HYTTINEN - 34.70
17 - CODY PARDON & JOSH GLADBACK - 34.67
18 - KEVIN A HUSTON & CONNOR HUSTON - 34.36
19 - CHAD KNOX & BRAD KNOX - 34.12
20 - ETHAN PARDON & TYLER NELSON - 33.73
21 - ZACH JACKSON & BOBB MCKEEHEN - 33.57
22 - CHAD BULLINGER & RYAN BULLINGER - 32.47
23 - BRAYDEN SELZLER & GRACE KERSTEN - 31.96
24 - DAVE PARIZEK & BARRON PARIZEK - 31.91
25 - OWEN WILCOX & ZEIK GORDON - 31.79
26 - DUSTIN P. MOVCHAN & JERSIE OLSON - 31.41
27 - MARTY TRETT & BLAIR TRETT - 30.75
28 - TYLER HERINGER & BRANDON WALD - 30.66
29 - NOAH BRY & PARKER STAUSS - 30.62
30 - CHRIS SMITH & TAITON CARLSON - 29.92
31 - CASEY KAUTZMANN & RANDY WILBURN - 29.76
32 - JESSE SCHUMAKER & CAMDEN SCHUMAKER - 29.67
33 - BRANDT FERGUSON & ALEX RESLOCK - 29.05
34 - JESSE CARTER & BROCK SELZLER - 28.98
35 - CHRIS HYTTINEN & CAPRI COONS - 28.49
36 - TIM BARTSCH & TOM RIEGER - 28.44
37 - CURTIS EICHBERG & TRAVIS KREBILL - 28.23
38 - NATHAN STREMICK & JORDAN GEIGER - 27.97
39 - JEFF DIFFELY & TRISTEN FOLDEN - 27.62
40 - JOE GUSAAS & RYLAN GUSAAS - 27.51
41 - NATHAN ANDERSON & LUCAS BUTTS - 27.14
42 - MATT PERLEBERG & ARNIE PERLEBERG - 27.13
43 - BRIAN WALTER & BLAKE WALTER - 27.12
44 - MIKE MOLDENHAUER & DALE DIRK - 27.01
45 - JEFF MOUM & CHRIS MOBLEY - 26.74
46 - LORN LIEBELT & LANE LIEBELT - 26.68
47 - ROD SWENSON & TAVIN WESSELS - 26.38
48 - JAYDA STARCK & ABRAHAM STARCK - 26.15
49 - KEVIN STRATTON & RANDY STRATTON - 26.13
50 - DERRICK HOLMAN & DEAN MARSHALL - 26.03
51 - WESTON WEISENBURGER & STEVEN WEISENBURGER - 26.00
52 - JUSTIN KUDRNA & A J RICHARDS - 25.94
52 - MIKE UPGREN & ETHAN UPGREN - 25.94
54 - KEVIN HARPER & BILL LEGATE - 25.81
55 - FRANCIS SCHUMACHER & TYSON SCHUMACHER - 25.75
56 - RICKY SCHUMACHER & KERRY WENTZ - 25.72
57 - JASON SCHUMAIER & MASON SCHUMAIER - 25.18
58 - JADEN AASETH & CHRIS BAKER - 24.99
59 - ALAN M. WALTER & STEPHEN WALTER - 24.8
60 - MITCH LANG & REESE LANG - 24.61
61 - CASEY STEELE & JERRAD HUSTON - 24.52
62 - SCOTT BOEHM & RUSS ULMER - 24.36
63 - JASON VOTAVA & JAYDEN VOTAVA - 24.34
64 - NORBERT GUTHMILLER & DUSTIN GUTHMILLER - 24.20
64 - KRIS HEIDELBERGER & RYAN HEIDELBERGER - 24.20
66 - DUSTIN HELMICK & CASEY DOODY - 24.03
67 - MARC BEYER & JASON KOBES - 23.83
68 - NATE FIELDS & JAMES GROTE - 23.79
69 - TROY GARRISON & GARRETT WAHL - 23.73
70 - LOREN DESJARDINS & JYLIANNE STRIHA - 23.68
70 - AARON STENVOLD & LEANN STENVOLD - 23.68
72 - GLENN DOSCH & RYAN DOSCH - 23.45
73 - RODNEY NELSON & COLE NELSON - 23.43
74 - CRAIG KOLDEN & SHAELI KOLDEN - 23.41
75 - JOSH GOETZ & DARYL ZIESKE - 23.40
75 - KAID HERTZ & CLARK TWARDOSKI - 23.40
77 - BRETT SENECHAL & STEVE SENECHAL - 23.33
78 - ANDREW DITTUS & JOE DITTUS - 23.02
79 - RYAN HOFF & TIM BOURDEAU - 22.80
80 - CHRIS WAHUS & CHAD WICK - 22.62
81 - WILL LEACH & ALEXIS LEACH - 22.60
82 - WYATT RIME & JAKE SAYLER - 22.05
83 - GARY HODGE & LYNN KELLER - 21.82
84 - LYNN LEIFSON & CHAD HALVORSON - 21.63
85 - DAVE REISENAUER & LYNNE REISENAUER - 21.51
86 - ANDREW KELLER & LUCAS BRUNS - 21.39
87 - ROBERT BAUER & MATHIAS BAUER - 21.37
88 - MATT LANDENBERGER & SAMANTHA LANDENBERGER - 21.35
89 - KADEN STEINER & BRANDT HASKELL - 21.33
90 - WARD HEINZEN & SHANE CRAWFORD - 21.29
91 - TRAVIS IGLEHART & BRAXTON IGLEHART - 21.19
92 - DYLAN DESETH & PAISLEY DESETH - 21.14
93 - GREG PRUITT & DARNELL ARNDT - 20.85
94 - BRYCE HALL & ETHAN PANKOW - 20.75
95 - JAKE GNERRE & ERIK SCOTT - 20.56
96 - JIM HOUSTON & BRENT FETTIG - 20.54
97 - ALLEN IGLEHART & KEVIN OTTESON - 20.48
98 - ROBERT WEIGEL & MICKENZIE WEIGEL - 20.45
99 - BRENT BADER & BRANDON BADER - 20.40
100 - CARLYLE HAUSAUER & COURTNEY SWART - 20.30
101 - JIM ELKINS & TYLER HARRIS - 20.18
102 - TODD DEBOER & BRETT MARTIN - 20.06
103 - SCOTT MURPHY & JON RUSH - 19.84
104 - DAVID GRAF & TROY MORRIS - 19.83
105 - WADE GROVES & DREW GROVES - 19.61
106 - GREG HOEWT & ERIC THUNER - 19.49
107 - DAN UPGREN & CALDER RESSLER - 19.35
108 - JUSTIN HAUFF & JESSE HAUFF - 19.32
109 - ROB VOLK & TOM KOBZA - 19.29
110 - MICHAEL BRANDT & HEATHER BRANDT - 19.22
111 - GLEN TERNES & JUSTIN TERNES - 19.20
112 - ROBYN KLABUNDE & RUSTY KLABUNDE - 19.19
113 - BRAD HEDSTROM & MIKE BOYD - 19.07
114 - CHAD TALBOTT & JARETT BAUER - 18.98
115 - JOSH CHRISTIANSON & SHAWN JOHNSTON - 18.93
116 - MARK KLEIN & ERIC KLEIN - 18.92
117 - LONNIE JACOBS & JANINE LANDSIEDEL - 18.91
118 - DAVID T. JENSEN & DAVID W. BRANDT - 18.84
118 - NATHAN JOHNSTON & KRISTEN JOHNSTON - 18.84
120 - MATTHEW LIEBEL & TORY HILL - 18.82
121 - CAREY GIESER & BERKLEY GIESER - 18.78
122 - GARY HAIDER & MATTHEW HAIDER - 18.75
123 - ART THOMPSON & AIDEN THOMPSON - 18.73
124 - JUSTIN SELZLER & DORTHY JO SELZLER - 18.57
125 - JORDAN SCHMALTZ & GAVIN SCHMALTZ - 18.47
126 - BRIAN J. MERKEL & TANNER MERKEL - 18.46
127 - TODD WETSCH & COREY SCHLINGER - 18.32
128 - JAMES A. TOFTELAND & JAYDEN A. PEGORS - 17.84
129 - TYLER HUMPHREYS & ALAN BERTSCH - 17.65
130 - MATHIAS HANSON & DARLA HANSON - 17.53
131 - CHRIS HEINS & JARRIT MARUM - 17.24
132 - COLE SCHAIBLE & NATE GUSTIN - 17.21
133 - BRAD MACCLENNAN & KELLY HUDSON - 16.99
134 - CHRIS KOLDEN & JAKE BADER - 16.77
135 - KEVIN SANDERS & JUSTIN ABERLE - 16.41
136 - EMERSON OLSON & NATE AUCKER - 15.73
137 - JOEY MAHANA & DYLAN WENTZ - 15.72
138 - KOLTON OHNELL & BRANDON SCHMID - 15.71
139 - VANESSA LEIDHOLM & JASON EAST - 15.62
140 - BEN LEIDHOLM & DANIELLE MASSA - 15.40
141 - ART RENNER & MICHAEL RENNER - 15.31
142 - LONNIE SCHNEIDER & LEO BOHL - 15.22
143 - BRYAN FELLER & JOSH FELLER - 15.20
144 - TIM KTYTOR & TRAVIS ANDERSEN - 15.18
145 - KEVIN MASSINE & AUSTIN MASSINE - 14.83
146 - RODNEY BAIER & JULIAN OLSON - 14.77
147 - GARY CAYKO & ERIK BELAKJON - 14.72
148 - JOSHUA ZIETZ & BREANN ZIETZ - 14.62
149 - DAVID NELSON & BARRY NELSON - 14.42
150 - PAUL FLATH & JANE FORSCHLER - 14.40
151 - MICHAEL HANSON & JAMIE A. MYERS - 14.28
152 - RUSSELL PEGORS & KAELIE PEGORS - 14.17
153 - MATT LANG & KAYLA ACHTENBERG - 14.14
154 - CHAD HEHR & NESSA CHRISTENSON - 14.00
155 - JORDAN ENGELHARDT & KASEY POWER - 13.86
156 - CRAIG KRAFT & JOSH SLIND - 13.56
157 - RANDY DEMCHUK & JEFF STAMARIS - 13.41
158 - PHILIP WEBER & ANDREW RONNINGEN - 13.40
159 - MARK RODACKER & MARK LAMPRECHT - 13.18
160 - TODD COX & ZACK VANDEMARK - 12.97
161 - BRIAN MAZIGIAN & JASON MAZIGIAN - 12.91
162 - AARON JOHNSON & MICHELE JOHNSON - 12.88
163 - JOSH WENGER & COLT DETERMAN - 12.85
164 - COLE LEIER & LEON LEIER - 12.78
165 - MIKE HAMMEREN & HARPER HAMMEREN - 12.72
166 - TRAVIS BROTHERS & DUSTIN BOWERS - 12.63
167 - WADE MUELLER & STEVE CAMPBELL - 12.57
168 - DARRON NICHOLS & MORRIS MAGNUS - 12.53
169 - BRIAN JOST & CODY IACONO - 12.49
170 - SCOTT DEMOND & DONALD FRANKLIN - 12.25
171 - ERNIE BARNHARD & CORY CHRISTENSEN - 12.12
172 - CHARLES UPGREN & CONNOR UPGREN - 11.99
173 - RYAN MAUTZ & DAWSON KAYLOR - 11.94
174 - GARRET KRUEGER & MATT LEER - 11.92
175 - SEAN ANDERSON & LUKE ANDERSON - 11.73
176 - JEREMY COOK & FRANK WITTE - 11.61
176 - ERIK GRUBB & JOHN GRUBB - 11.61
176 - SHANE SMITH & CRAIG SMITH - 11.61
179 - DAN MURRAY & JOHN PAULSEN - 11.50
180 - CHUCK BERNTSEN & BRENT BERNTSEN - 11.47
181 - HAYDEN KAUTT & AARON BAKER - 11.42
182 - WILLIAM L. MARSHALL & GREG MARSHALL - 11.23
183 - JERSEY ABRAHAMSON & DAVID ABRAHAMSON - 11.17
184 - STEVE BOGDEN & LUKE SORUM - 11.13
185 - DARIN JOHNSON & BRENT GROSCHE - 11.10
186 - BRENT WALLIN & TYLER HAUF - 10.94
187 - BRAD STANCEL & BRENDEN STANCEL - 10.92
188 - KALE NEWMAN & TERRY NEWMAN - 10.81
188 - AARON THOMPSON & CONNER THOMPSON - 10.81
190 - JUSTIN SHELDON & JACEY MESSER - 10.68
191 - LARRY ERICKSON & GARRETT ERICKSON - 10.58
192 - DAN NELSON & DENNIS NELSON - 10.18
193 - ERIK HAAS & CHAD KELLER - 9.96
194 - TIM BAIER & BRIAN FEICKERT - 9.93
195 - MCKEEVER DAHLBERG & TANNER OUELLETTE - 9.60
196 - KELLEN HUNTER & CALVIN BERRY - 9.56
197 - LEE GREGERSON & LUKE STURN - 9.55
198 - ROBERT MALARD & ALEXANDER FUCHS - 9.19
198 - GRANT MEYER & MICHAEL DESERLY - 9.19
200 - ROGER SCHUMANN & TRAVIS HENNINGS - 9.06
201 - ETHAN SCHMITT & MORGEN WEIGEL - 8.96
202 - ERIC ZIETZ & LINDSEY ZIETZ - 8.71
203 - ED ZAHN & DAVE SKORICK - 8.69
204 - HUNTER EMSWILER & SHANE HANSEN - 8.60
204 - CHAD WAMSLEY & CHAD RIEDINGER - 8.60
206 - TODD ROSEMORE & RAY SMITH - 8.58
207 - KASEY LESMANN & SCOTT STEVENS - 8.51
208 - JUSTIS KLABUNDE & NATHANIEL KLABUNDE - 8.28
209 - CODY NICKLE & NICK CEKALLA - 8.16
210 - CHARLIE BISBEE & DOYLE SCHWANKE - 8.09
211 - RYAN SCHOENWALD & ZACH WILLIAMS - 8.06
212 - MIKE JOBLINSKI & WARREN BERGQUIST - 7.96
213 - JONATHAN TOMPKINS & KORY FLORY - 7.74
214 - BRUCE SANDERSON & BRAYDEN SANDERSON - 7.73
215 - TANNER JESSEN & LAWSON RAKNESS - 7.63
216 - MARCUS MATTHEWS & TYSON MATTHEWS - 7.52
217 - DAN TRAEHOLT & MATT DIETRICH - 7.29
218 - HUNTER GROSCHE & DEREK BURROUGHS - 7.26
219 - JEREMY FOLVEN & LAURA FOLVEN - 7.20
220 - JESSIE SCHIELE & JOHN MCGHEE - 7.13
221 - CHAD GOODMAN & JASON HALL - 7.11
222 - CODY NORTHROP & DRAKE HERD - 7.05
223 - JEROD KLABUNDE & TY BAUER - 6.76
224 - DAVID PSYCK & STEPHEN HORR - 6.74
225 - BRANDON FOSS & MASON FOSS - 6.66
226 - DAVE HUMPHREYS & NICK BOEHM - 6.50
227 - JUSTIN JACOB & JEREMY KILEN - 6.31
228 - JIM STOVER & RENAE STOVER - 6.05
229 - TODD SCHLIEVE & QUINCE HAMBEK - 6.00
230 - WYATT ZIETZ & JAMIE ZIETZ - 5.82
231 - RICHARD D. SCHAIBLE & JONATHAN SCHAIBLE - 5.50
232 - DAVE BRISTOL & STEVE BRISTOL - 5.35
233 - DAVID KAMINSKI & ROBERT GAREY - 5.27
234 - JUSTIN KRIEGER & DARRIN HANSON - 4.82
235 - TIMOTHY HORAN & LEO HORAN - 4.68
236 - SHALDON OSTERBERG & JUSTIN OSTERBERG - 4.67
237 - RAY BELLON & BRYAN BELLON - 3.83
238 - ADAM BEYER & TOM HOFFER - 3.75
239 - DILLON ALDINGER & TRAVIS ROSSMAN - 2.94
240 - KEVIN KRAFT JR. & CODY ARMSTRONG - 2.51
241 - ERIC EVENSON & DELRAE EVENSON - 1.69
242 - ERIC TVEDT & MITCHELL BETHKE - 1.42
243 - TODD GIESER & SAMANTHA GIESER - 1.37
244 - NATE WOLSKI & CHEYENNE WOLSKI - 0.90
245 - JASON BALLIET & SCOTT SENGER - 0.00
245 - SCOTT BULLINGER & LOGAN BULLINGER - 0.00
245 - BRETT CHARUAT & BRODIE CHARUAT - 0.00
245 - CORY GOLBERG & KHIYAN WOITTE - 0.00
245 - GEORGE KUNTZ & PHILIP KUNTZ - 0.00
245 - JESSE KURZ & CHASE KURZ - 0.00
245 - HAROLD OLSON & SCOTT MALMGREN - 0.00
245 - RICK SEMCHENKO & CODY SWANSON - 0.00
245 - DONALD TUPA & CORY THARP - 0.00
245 - BARRY VIETZ & ZACHARY VIETZ - 0.00
STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS / 2026 TOURNAMENT
1 - MONTANA - KEN SCHMIDT & MARK JONES - 45.30
2 - COLORADO - RICHARD STEIDLER & JASON STEIDLER - 35.67
3 - NORTH DAKOTA - ZACH JACKSON & BOBB MCKEEHEN - 33.57
4 - ARIZONA - MARTY TRETT & BLAIR TRETT - 30.75
5 - MINNESOTA - DERRICK HOLMAN & DEAN MARSHALL - 26.03
6 - SOUTH DAKOTA - VANESSA LEIDHOLM & JASON EAST - 15.62
7 - WYOMING - PAUL FLATH & JANE FORSCHLER - 14.40
8 - CALIFORNIA - DAN MURRAY & JOHN PAULSEN - 11.50
9 - TENNESSEE - RICHARD D. SCHAIBLE & JONATHAN SCHAIBLE - 5.50
10 - FLORIDA - DAVE BRISTOL & STEVE BRISTOL - 5.35
11 - WISCONSIN - ERIC TVEDT & MITCHELL BETHKE - 1.42
2025 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS RESULTS
1 - BRAD MACCLENNON & MARK ROTH - 48.12
2 - MARK JONES & KEN SCHMIDT - 37.06
3 - WYATT RIME & ALLEN IGLEHART - 26.49
4 - WESTON WEISENBERGER & STEVE WEISENBERGER - 26.34
5 - DON SCHUMAKER & JESSIE SCHUMAKER - 23.75
6 - GLEN DOSCH & RYAN DOSCH - 21.9
7 - CASEY STEELE & JERRAD HUSTON - 20.55
8 - TRAVIS BROTHERS & DUSTIN BOWERS - 19.43
9 - MATT LIEBEL & TORY HILL - 17.97
10 - NATE ANDERSON & MIKEL RIESHUS - 17.74
11 - RICKY SCHUMACHER & KERRY WENTZ - 16.62
12 - JAMES TOFTLAND & JAYDEN PEGORS - 13.22
13 - WILLIAM MARSHALL & GREGORY MARSHALL - 12.66
14 - BARRY ZIETZ & ZACH ZIETZ - 11.75
15 - CODY PARDON & JOSH GLADBACK - 9.87
16 - STUART MEADT & DALE WESTMEIER - 9.29
17 - DAVID JENSON & DAVID BRANDT - 4.74
18 - JUSTIN ABERLE & KEVIN SANDERS - 3.97
PAST CHAMPIONS
1976 JOE & TERRY SCHNEIDER - 33 LBS 3 OZ.
1977 JOE & TERRY SCHNEIDER - 34 LBS. 7 1 & 4 OZ.
1978 ORLIN HALL & CARL MARRARA - 32 LBS. 8 1 & 2 OZ.
1979 DARLIN BUSTAD & MYRON WEGLEY - 49 LBS. 3 1 & 2 OZ.
1980 DAVE JENSEN & MORT BANK - 83 LBS. 10 OZ.
(SWITCHED TO COMPUTER SCALE-LBS.)
1981 BILL MITZEL & DUANE KELLER - 63.63
1982 LARRY MASLOWSKI & DAVE SPRYNCZYNATYK - 37.05
1983 KERRY FINES & ROBERT HAGLUND - 49.15
1984 ALROY SCHOENBERG & ROGER SILVERTHORNE - 41.26
1985 MIKE MCCLELL& & BOB PROPST - 40.81
1986 MARK & CLARK WILLIAMS - 43.66
1987 STEVEN BOOMERSBACH & RANDY KOTTSICK - 40.03
1988 KEVIN & CRAIG ERICKSON - 34.43
1989 STEVE LARSON & MICHAEL KELLER - 30.52
1990 TED & T.J. BERGERON - 21.99
1991 MILTON DOBERT & LEROY BODVIG - 35.16
1992 SHANNON KEHL & BARRY VIETZ - 19.73
1993 GLENN DOSCH & GREG DESAYE - 19.55
1994 BOB DOLEN & RON SCHUH - 18.57
1995 WADE DAVIS & RICK THURY - 25.69
1996 ROD GATHMAN & JAMES GATHMAN - 34.42
1997 KENNY SEIGEL & THOMAS SCHMIDT - 40.90
1998 BRIAN GEORGE & ERNIE GEORGE - 46.14
1999 GALEN (HAP) MUNZ & ROD HUSTON - 48.21
2000 KENNY SEIGEL & THOMAS SCHMIDT - 43.28
2001 JAMES TOFTELAND & DONALD TOFTELAND - 41.46
2002 DAVE JENSEN & DAVID BRANDT - 43.00
2003 RON HANSON, JR. & DARNELL ARNDT - 48.50
2004 CLAYTON FOLDEN & JERALD SHOEMAKER - 35.80
(TOURNAMENT LIMIT WAS LOWERED TO 10 FISH)
2005 CLAY FOSS & DARNELL ARNDT - 40.35
2006 WALT RACINE & MIKEL REISHUS - 31.25
2007 NATHAN ANDERSON & SCOTT STRILCOV - 30.25
2008 JEFF BRENNEN & DAVID ROLOFF - 24.90
2009 KEVIN S&ERS & JUSTIN ABERLE - 20.10
2010 MICHAEL MARSHALL & BILL MARSHALL - 25.25
2011 MATTHEW LIEBEL & TORY HILL - 31.95
2012 DON SCHUMAKER & JESSE SCHUMAKER - 41.39
2013 BRYCE BETHKE & KASEY POWER - 43.84
2014 KEN SCHMIDT & MARK JONES - 32.51
2015 WYATT RIME & ALLEN IGLEHART - 35.22
2016 MICHELLE GEHRING & TODD GEHRING - 36.47
2017 BRAD MACCLENNAN & GREG MORTENSON - 34.48
2018 JERRAD HUSTON & CASEY STEELE - 41.01
2019 RICKY SCHUMACHER & KERRY WENTZ - 41.85
2020 TOURNAMENT CANCELLED-COVID-19
2021 KEN SCHMIDT & MARK JONES - 40.44
2022 CODY PARDON & JOSH GLADBACK - 39.48
2023 WESTON WEISENBURGER & STEVEN WEISENBURGER - 42.22
2024 TRAVIS BROTHERS & DUSTIN BOWERS - 35.23
2025 ZACH JACKSON & BOBB MCKEEHEN - 51.77
2026 SCOTT SHEPPARD & JEN SHEPPARD - 50.65
PAST STATE TOURNAMENT WINNERS
1. 1976 SOUTH DAKOTA
2. 1977 SOUTH DAKOTA
3. 1978 WISCONSIN
4. 1979 NEBRASKA
5. 1980 NEBRASKA
6. 1981 NEBRASKA
7. 1982 NEBRASKA
8. 1983 NORTH DAKOTA
9. 1984 WISCONSIN
1O. 1985 NEBRASKA
11. 1986 WISCONSIN
12. 1987 MINNESOTA
13. 1988 MINNESOTA
14. 1989 MINNESOTA
15. 1990 MINNESOTA
16. 1991 NORTH DAKOTA
17. 1992 UTAH - RAY PULKRABEK & LES SCHMIDKUNZ
18. 1993 MINNESOTA - STEVE HALL & BRENT HALL
19. 1994 ILLINOIS - ROMAN DYMERSKI & DARYL KERZMAN
20. 1995 WISCONSIN - GARY P. O'DONNELL & GARY J. O'DONNELL
21. 1996 WISCONSIN - GARY P. O'DONNELL & GARY J. O'DONNELL
22. 1997 NORTH DAKOTA JIM GATHMAN & ROD GATHMAN
23. 1998 MINNESOTA - STEVE HALL & BRENT HALL
24. 1999 TEXAS - BURRELL COGGINS & HARLEY COGGINS
25. 2000 UTAH - RAY PULKRABEK & LES SCHMIDKUNZ
26. 2001 TEXAS - BURRELL COGGINS & HARLEY COGGINS
27. 2002 SASKATCHEWAN - KELLY JONES & JIM MILLER
28. 2003 CALIFORNIA - JAMES POWELL & JAMES TWEEDY
29. 2004 NORTH DAKOTA - RON HANSON JR. & DARNELL ARNDT
30. 2005 NORTH DAKOTA - CLAYTON FOLDEN & JERALD SHOEMAKER
31. 2006 NORTH DAKOTA - DARNELL ARNDT & CLAY FOSS
32. 2007 NORTH DAKOTA - WALT RACINE & MIKE REISHUS
33. 2008 SOUTH DAKOTA - PHILIP AMUNDSON & NATHAN MORGENSTERN
34. 2009 SOUTH DAKOTA - KEITH WITT & TODD CAMPBELL
35. 2010 SOUTH DAKOTA - KEITH WITT & TODD CAMPBELL
36. 2011 ALASKA - MATT PERLEBERG & ARNIE PERLEBERG
37. 2012 SOUTH DAKOTA - KEITH WITT & TODD CAMPBELL
38. 2013 TEXAS - DAVID NELSON & WAYNE RUBBELKE
39. 2014 SOUTH DAKOTA - KEITH WITT & TODD CAMPBELL
40. 2015 SOUTH DAKOTA - KEITH WITT & TODD CAMPBELL
41. 2016 TENNESSEE - RICHARD SCHAIBLE & AARON SCHAIBLE
42. 2017 WYOMING - ROB MORGAN & HEATHER MORGAN
43. 2018 NORTH DAKOTA - BRAD MACCLENNAN & GREG MORTENSON
44. 2019 MONTANA - KEN SCHMIDT & MARK JONES
45. 2020 TOURNAMENT CANCELLED - COVID-19
46. 2021 MONTANA - KEN SCHMIDT & MARK JONES
47. 2022 NORTH DAKOTA - RICKY SCHUMACHER & KERRY WENTZ
48. 2023 NORTH DAKOTA - JOSH GLADBACK & CODY PARDON
49. 2004 NORTH DAKOTA - WESTON & STEVEN WEISENBURGER
50. 2025 MONTANA - KEN SCHMIDT & MARK JONES
51. 2026 MONTANA - KEN SCHMIDT & MARK JONES
LARGEST WALLEYE WINNERS
1976 TERRY SCHNEIDER, BISMARCK, 3 LBS 3 0Z
1977 GENE ZIMMERMAN, GARRISON 9 LBS 12 OZ
1978 BOB TOPPINS, GLENDIVE, MT 7 LBS 1/2 OZ
1979 JIM MOORE, SIOUX FALLS, SD 5 LBS 2 OZ
1980 BOB GLASER, MANDAN 10 LBS 2 OZ
(SWITCHED TO COMPUTER SCALE)
1981 DEAN MEHLOFF, PICK CITY 6.97 LBS
1982 DIANE FRIEDT, MANDAN 8.02 LBS
1983 GREG JOHNSON, NEW YORK MILLS, MN 7.97 LBS
1984 STEVE HARRIS, MINOT 9.45 LBS
1985 STEVE BAUMGARTNER, BISMARCK 9.65 LBS
1986 MARK WILLIAMS, ASHLAND, WI 7.25 LBS
1987 DAVE PARIZEK, MINOT 10.2 LBS
1988 KEVIN SCHNEIDER, BISMARCK 10.05 LBS
1989 MARLEY SPRECHER, CARSON 8.40 LBS
1990 DWIGHT DIRK, BISMARCK 9.10 LBS
1991 ERIN BLACKLAWS, EDMONDTON, ALB. 7.10 LBS
1992 RAY PULRABEK, CLEARFIELD, UT 6.04 LBS
1993 BOB RAMSEY, MINOT 6.41 LBS
1994 BRIAN WALTER, MINOT 5.51 LBS
1995 BILL MESSNER, JAMESTOWN 7.22 LBS
1996 DAVID KOVERMAN, MINOT 6.39 LBS
1997 SONNY SCHERESKY, MAX 7.52 LBS
1998 CHESTER VANDENBERG, VELVA 7.41 LBS
1999 TERRY DUTCHUCK, GILLETTE, WY 7.45 LBS
2000 KEITH ALTENDORF, MINOT 8.13 LBS
2001 JAMES TOFTELAND, MINOT 8.39 LBS
2002 HAP MUNZ, GARRISON 7.92 LBS
2003 RON HANSON, JR., GRAND FORKS 8.26
2004 MATT PERLEBERG, JAMESTOWN 10.9 LBS
(NEW TOURNAMENT RECORD BEATING OUT 10.2 LBS SET IN 1987)
2005 RONALD OTTO, MANDAN ND 8.20 LBS
2006 GEORGE SCHIFF/MIKE ZIETZ VELVA, ND 7.5 LBS
2007 JAY PEASE, GARRISON ND 6.25 LBS.
2008 DAVID ROLOFF/JEFF BRENNAN 6.50 LBS
2009 GLENN SCHAIBLE/LYNN SCHAIBLE 6.05 LBS
2010 RAY PULKRABEK/KEITH MEEVES 6.10 LBS
2011 JERRY STEIN, BISMARCK, ND 6.30 LBS
2012 RICK OLSON/CHAD OLSON 7.42 LBS
2013 JUSTIN RACINE/BRENT RACINE 7.42 LBS
2014 CODY FRANTZ/TIM FRANTZ 8.08 LBS
2015 JOEY JUNTUNEN/HENRY JUNTUNEN 8.47 LBS
2016 RICH BUECHLER/ROD LYNCH 7.73 LBS
2017 GREG PRUITT/SCOTT DECKER 8.30 LBS
2018 LONNIE JACOBS/JANINE LANDSIEDEL 8.58 LBS
2019 RICKY SCHUMACHER/KERRY WENTZ 7.76 LBS
2020 TOURNAMENT CANCELLED - COVID 19
2021 BRIAN/JASON MAZIGIAN 7.72 LBS
2022 JUSTIN/BRENT RACINE 11.08 LBS
(NEW TOURNAMENT RECORD BEATING OUT 10.9 LBS SET IN 2004)
2023 GENE FETZER/GERALD ROLAND 7.86 LBS
2024 ERNIE BARNHARD/CORY CHRISTENSEN 9.05 LBS
2025 NATE FIELDS/JAMES GROTE 9.02 LBS
2026 TATE LEAPALDT/ELDON LEAPALDT 8.14 LBS