The 2023 Minnesota Bound Crappie Contest, will be held this coming Saturday, May 6th at Lord Fletchers on Lake Minnetonka. This year marks the 53rd year of this contest where anglers head to Lake Minnetonka in search of their prize winning crappies. Following is the YouTube link: Lake Minnetonka Crappie Tournament
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2023 Lake Minnetonka Crappie Contest Results:
Adult Division
1st – Lavee Vang, Saint Paul, MN. – 1.48 crappie
2nd – Jody Longshore – Greenwood, MN. – 1.42 crappie (weighed at 10:57 a.m.)
3rd place – Dan Ness – Dassel, MN. – 1.42 crappie (weighed at 1:14 p.m.)
4th place – Carolyn McPipe – 1.32 crappie (no town listed) weighed at 10:34 a.m.)
5th place – Bryce Haubenschild, Princeton, MN. – 1.32 crappie (weighed at 1:03 p.m.)
Youth Division
1st – Nathaniel Iversen – Maple Plain, MN. – 1.12 crappie
2nd – Colton Ratfield, Independence, MN. – 1.10 crappie (weighed 10:56 a.m.)
3rd – William Hoiska, Minnetonka, MN. – 1.10 crappie (weighed 12:13)
4th – Wyatt McDeid, Wayzata, MN. – 1.08 crappie
5th Kelsey Keller – Excelsior, MN. – 1.06 crappie
BOAT WINNER
Sam Hyttsten – Becker, MN. – they hit the secret weight first, which was 0.74 (weighed their crappie at 10:00 a.m.)