Bakken Classic Fishing Derby Raises $16,500 for Conservation

July 27, 2021

Josh Swan, Ryan King, Bob McKeehenRyan Schmaltz, Steve Schmaltz, Shane Cardinal12.3Josh Swan, Ryan King, Bob McKeehenNWThe North Dakota Petroleum Council hosted its 7th Annual Bakken Classic Fishing Derby, raising more than $16,000 for habitat and wildlife projects. Fifty-three teams participated in the charity tournament, which took place on Wednesday, July 14.

The winning team of this year’s tournament was Logan Stoner, Caleb Eide and Matt Fossen with 13.66 pounds. Rounding out the top five teams were:

2nd: Barry Bohannon, Kyle Hering, Channon Romo – 13.12 pounds
3rd: Chad Brown, Trevor Bohannon, Zach Schmitz – 12.3 lbs
4th: John Walsh, Tim Furlong, Matt Leavitt – 11.81 lbs
5th: Ryan Schmaltz, Steve Schmaltz, Shane Cardinal – 11.61 lbs

BIG FISH WINNERS

Caleb Eide, Logan Stoner, Matt Fossen – 3.45 llbs

Caleb Eide, Logan Stoner and Matt Fossen reeled in 13.66 pounds and also caught the big walleye (3.45 pounds) for the tournament to take 1st place in the 7th Annual Bakken Classic Fishing Derby

FINAL STANDINGS

Caleb Eide, Logan Stoner, Matt Fossen 13.66
Barry Bohannon, Kyle Hering, Channon Romo 13.12
Josh Swan, Ryan King, Bob McKeehen 12.30
John Walsh, Tim Furlong, Matt Leavitt 11.81
Ryan Schmaltz, Steve Schmaltz, Shane Cardinal 11.61
Jeff Skaare, Jake Geltel, Don Radke 11.50
Ryan Kopseng, Tony Hauck, Brian Mortenson 11.49
Matt Odegard, Aaron Faken, Jaret Wirtz 11.31
Grant Slick, Evan Vettel, Shane Vettel 11.23
Scott Andren, Mark Bakke, Travis Simnioniw 11.21
Craig Seykora, Jason Riopka, Greg Forseth 11.20
Kyle Lair, John Erdmann, Steven Bail 11.12
Ron Ness, Larry Dokken, Channing Dokken 10.82
John Harju, Greg Steiner, Daryl Andersen 10.74
Derrick Hecker, Clayton Caywood, Matt Ristow 10.73
Dakota Garmann, Tyler Miller, Ron Wert 10.50
Cody Nickle, Sam Hellekson, Ethan Pardon 10.50
Leif Schonteich, Brian Fettig, Cory Aijala 10.32
Cole Frenzel, Mike Gayda, Grant Miller 10.26
Zach Jackson, Tanner Jessen, Kris Heidelberger 10.23
Robert Harms, Gunther Harms, Karl Merk 10.21
Tom Berscheid, Delbart Glaser 10.11
Tom Bachmeier, Zach Zaste 10.04
Josh Santanen, Kamron Hudson, Josh Ruscheninsky 9.97
Jon Ficek, Jordan Maher, Jason Tuhy 9.90
Zach Balcom, Mike Weber, Toby Dahl 9.86
Jody Tuhy, Brian Grote, Brian Rosendahl 9.85
Kali Kukla, Kaylee Carson, Adam Ries 9.84
Matthew Kostelecky, Scott Meschke, Brad Miller 9.56
Chip Eklund, Byron Eklund, Jeff Enzminger 9.49
Todd Hartleben, Dustin Anderson, Patrick Quam 9.49
Keith Nixon, Jeremy Rudolph, Scott  Reid 9.33
Cory Ghering, Jason Hicks, Grant Veit 9.20
Zane Schonbinger, Freeman, Lee Stein 9.20
Jake Jackson, Jordan Abelseth, Emett Diede 9.18
Pat Kuipp, Ryan Fleeman, Steve Reynolds 9.11
Brian Skabo, Jon Breding, Brooks Holmen 8.97
Jeff Bares, Travis Hennix, Jason Storbakken 8.96
Brad Knutson, Craig Hystad, Chad Simonson 8.95
Joe Davis, Tyson Alkire, Tom Eagle 8.85
Mike Ness, Dave Searle, Shelly Shelby 8.84
Ryan Liudahl, Chad Goodall, Monte Roshau 8.56
Kenny Lyson, Ray Poitra, Fred Hale 8.55
Joey Olson, Rick Jore, Shawn Barney 8.53
Zach Zosel, Kevin Spicka, Wyatt Dinius 8.45
Dean Arnson, Kevin  Ralph, Sid Loomis 8.07
Trent Boyce, Jeff Boyce 7.64
Sheldon Ridenhower, Patrick Reynolds, Trevor Grandchamp 7.44
Tyler Dokken, Alex Vournas, Jason Haugen 5.52
Casey Kaubisch, Brad Arbuckle, Cory Baisch 5.23
Chad Miller, Mike Krueger, Toby Hauck NW
George Haux, Dan Aune, Phil Art NW
Stuart Black, Todd Salzer, Bill Gelsinger NW
Linda Quern, Navarr Vaira, David Jones
Heath Lodholtz, Erika Boes, Michael Kummer
Kyle Hartel, Shane Peterson, Kalen Hartel
Jeremy Wilcoxen, Josh Smith

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