Ultimate Angler Challenge - Bass and Multispecies Fishing Tournaments

UAC BASS Club Champions for 2009

UAC BASS Club Champions 2009 With our last event done, our UAC BASS Club standings are set. Our first BASS Champions for NE Minnesota are Al Ansell and Doug Pirila.

Our final standings will be posted at www.Multispecies.com as well as here.

1st   Al Ansell and Doug Pirila *
2nd Pat Day and Ross Korpela *
3rd Mike Lebsack and Rainer Raaska *
4th   Sharaku Kishida and Johnston Westmoreland
5th   Jim Konszak
6th   Tyler Kocon and Scott Haack
7th   John Adkins and Skeeter Mullenix

* Qualified into the 2010 Minnesota State BASS Federation Tournament of Champions in September 2010 on Lake Minnetonka. Good luck guys..

Thanks guys this was a great year and we hope to expand and get some more people interested in a shot at the State BASS Federation Tournament of Champions.

Ultimate Angler Challenge BASS Club staff

Oct 10, 2009 Sturgeon Lake, Sturgeon Lake, MN Bass Event Winners

Cold and windy weather, plus water temps that dropped over 20 degrees in just a couple weeks, made this bite the toughest of the year. But still two teams put together an 8 fish bag.

First went to Pete Hussman and Andy Wick with 25.05 pounds of bass. Great job guys. Second went to Al Ansell and Doug Pirila with 15.65 pounds of bass.

This was our first event with an 8 fish limit and our last for 2009. See ya next year and we hope some of you decide to join our BASS club and earn a shot at the State BASS Tournament of Champions.

Ultimate Angler Bass staff

Sept 26, 2009 Cedar Lake, Aitkin, MN Bass Event Winners

The bite was tough, but fish were caught. Thanks for another great turnout and many teams.

Our winners were Ross Korpela and Pat Day, with a very close second being Al Ansell and Doug Pirila.

Our Big Bass Winners were Rocky and Jim Konszak with an awesome 4.75 pound bass.

See you at Sturgeon Lake.

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Aug 15, 2009 Island Lake, Duluth, MN Bass Event Winners

Ultimate Angler Challenge Bass fishing tournament.

UAC BASS Island Lake 2009 winners, Pat Day and Ross Korpela Today was a great event, lots of new teams and many bags of bass caught. The tough bite made for smaller weights and very close weights. Still Pat Day and Ross Korpela worked for it and caught the fish to win coming in with 12.6 pounds of bass.

Our big fish winners were Jason and Jeff Wefel with a bass weighing in at 3.95 pounds.

See you all at Cedar next month. Remember to pay early to reserve a spot.

Ultimate Angler Challenge staff

July 25, 2009 Lake Vermilion, Cook, MN Bass Event Winners

Ultimate Angler Challenge Bass fishing tournament.

UAC BASS Lake Vermilion, Cook Minnesota 2009 winners, Al Ansell and Doug Pirila Well we had rain, wind and a great group of anglers, plus some good fishing. Lake Vermilion definitely has a lot of bass to catch and many found them, both smallmouth and largemouth bass.

Congrats to Al and Doug on a great bag. A great Smallmouth Bass took the big fish pot. Great job, we hope to see ya guys again.

First went to Al Ansell and Doug Pirila with 17.25 pounds of bass. 2nd to Mike Lebsack and Rainer Raaska with 15.75 pounds. 3rd to Darin and Derek Stish with 15.65 pounds. The Big Bass Winners were Jeff Lang and Gary Stanzyak with a 4.35 pound smallmouth.

Ultimate Angler Bass Staff

June 20, 2009 Lake Minnewawa, McGregor, MN Bass Event Winners

Ultimate Angler Bass fishing tournament.

Well it was another great group of anglers and the weather got hot and sunny, completely different than all our prefishing. But still there were nice bags put together.

Congrats to Pete and Greg on a great bag weighing 17.05 pounds. They also took the big fish pot with a bass weighing 4.0 pounds, so they cleaned up. Great job, we hope to see ya guys again. 2nd to Mike Lebsack and Rainer Raaska with 16.0 pounds. 3rd to Al Ansell and Doug Pirila with 15.65 pounds.

Ultimate Angler Bass Staff

May 30, 2009 Ely Lake, Evelth, MN Bass Event Winners

Ultimate Angler Bass fishing tournament.

UAC BASS winners - Ely Lake, Evelth Minnesota winners, Pat Day and Ross Korpela Well our first tournament is over and it was a great success. The winds were high again and several had issues with their trolling motors. But all but one team still brought in a limit of bass. Great job.

First place today went to Pat Day and Ross Korpela with 12.90 pounds of bass. 2nd to Joe Bonelli and Mike Hogstrom. 3rd to Brian and Dennis Stevenson.

Great job guys.

Ultimate Angler Staff

Oct 18, 2008 Big Lake, Cloquet Minnesota bass fishing tournament results.

Ultimate Angler Bass fishing tournament.

Ultimate Angler Bass Tournament winners - Big Lake, Cloquet Minnesota Even with the tough bite today, there were lots of bass brought in and many limits. Great job to everyone.

The winners were Dennis and Brian Stevenson with a 5 bass limit weighting in at 10.35 pounds. They were our only father-son team and they pulled it off. Very nice job. Second place went to Pat Day and Brandon Sell with 10 pounds of bass.

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Sept 13, 2008 Cedar Lake, Aitkin Minnesota UAC bass fishing tournament results.

Cedar Lake, Aitkin Minnesota bass fishing tournament results.
Ultimate Angler Bass fishing tournament.

With the wet weather and this being new to many of our teams this lake produced some nice bags and fish. We will have to return to get the big ones to the landing.

The winners were Pat Day and Brandon Sell with a 5 bass limit weighting in at 12.45 pounds. We hope to see you all at more events.

Aug 9, 2008 Island Lake Reservoir, Duluth Minnesota bass fishing tournament results.

Ultimate Angler Bass fishing tournament.

Ultimate Angler Bass - Island Lake Duluth winners Ameriprise Financial sponsored this event and it was a great success. Thanks to Tyler Kocon we had awesome prime rib dinners, door prizes and a great informational session for everyone.

The winners were Ross Korpela and John Adkins with a 5 smallmouth bass limit weighting in at 12.45 pounds. Second place went to Brad and Todd Larsen with 12.40 pounds. Eight teams had 5 bass limits, great fishing everyone. We hope to see you all at more events.

July 19, 2008 Lake Vermilion, Cook Minnesota bass fishing tournament results.

Ultimate Angler Challenge Bass fishing tournament.

Ultimate Angler Challenge Lake Vermilion winners Well the Ultimate Angler Challenge Bass Series moved on to an event on beautiful Lake Vermilion. Lake Vermilion had some lots of water, smallmouth and largemouth bass fishing, great weather and great people. We launched out of the public launch near the Wakemup Campgrounds on the west end of the lake, near Cook Minnesota.

The winners were Mark Charpentier and Mr. Hanson with a 5 bass limit weighting in at 13.65 pounds and the Big Bass weighting in at 4.10 pounds, a good weight for any lake. Second place went to the Rick and Terri Jansen with 13.35 pounds. Very good weights and a SUPER group of anglers. We hope to see you all at more events.

June 14, 2008 Minnewawa Lake, McGregor Minnesota UAC results.

Ultimate Angler Challenge Bass fishing tournament.

UAC Bass, Lake Minnewawa, McGregor Minnesota winners June 2008 Well the Ultimate Angler Challenge Bass Series second event was a fun event and we saw lots of bass. Minnewawa Lake had some great fishing, tough weather and great people. We launched out of the public launch near Growlers on the west end of the lake.

The winners were Jamie Johnson and Daniel Peterson with a 5 bass limit weighting in at 16.50 pounds and the Big Bass weighting in at 4.15 pounds, a good weight for any lake. Second place went to the Lebsacks with 16.00 pounds.

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May 17, 2008 Fish Lake, Duluth Minnesota UAC bass fishing tournament results.

Ultimate Angler Bass, Fish Lake, Duluth Minnesota, Doug Pirila Fish Lake, Duluth Minnesota bass fishing tournament results.
Ultimate Angler Challenge Bass fishing tournament.

Well the Ultimate Angler Challenge Bass Series is officially off and running. Fish Lake had some great fishing, weather and people. We launched out of the public launch at the dam.

The winners were Al Ansell (Moose Lake) and Doug Pirila (Proctor) with a 5 bass limit weighting in at 15.85 pounds, a good weight for any lake. Second place went to Ouitdee and Lee Carson (both of Duluth) with 13.90 pounds and the Big Bass weighting in at 4.3 pounds.

May 18, 2008 Island Lake, Duluth Minnesota multispecies fishing tournament results.

Ultimate Angler Challenge Multispecies fishing tournament.

Island Lake Duluth MN winners of Ultimate Angler Challenge Multispecies event. Well the Ultimate Angler Challenge Multispecies Series is officially off and running. Island Lake was still very cold and the fishing slow for most teams. It was windy and cold. We launched from the dam ramp on the west end of the lake at 8 am.

After 7 hours of fishing our winners were Mike Grindahl and Erick Filby (both of Duluth). They had 5 species including a limit of smallmouth bass (upto 19 inches), a limit of crappies (upto 12.5 inches), a walleye, 2 northern pike and a sucker. That's a great bag for the conditions. Great job guys.

Ultimate Angler Challenge staff