VOL. 14 · NO. 25 June 17, 2026 · Bozeman, MT LIVE · 6 RIVERS TRACKED · TOURNAMENTS THIS WEEK
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WINNING TEAM OF 2023 CROOKED CREEK WALLEYE TOURNAMENT CRACKS 100 POUNDS

87 teams participated in the annual Crooked Creek Tournament. First place caught 100.26 pounds. Second place caught 99.08 pounds. Just over a pound separated first and second place. Third place caught 98.08 pounds, just a little more than two pounds behind the winning team. Twelfth place caught more than 70 pounds of fish. 18th place caught…

87 teams participated in the annual Crooked Creek Tournament. First place caught 100.26 pounds. Second place caught 99.08 pounds. Just over a pound separated first and second place. Third place caught 98.08 pounds, just a little more than two pounds behind the winning team. Twelfth place caught more than 70 pounds of fish. 18th place caught more than 60 pounds of fish. The top 25 teams caught more than 50 pounds. Keep in mind this is a two day tournament and five fish are allowed to be weighed by each team each day, in other words, the daily average for the winning team was more than 10 pounds of fish.

FINAL RESULTS:

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First place – Matt Fischer and Ty Hinderager – 100.26 pounds

Second place- Colby Tognetti and Kyle Vine- 99.08 pounds

Third place- Treveor Kleppelid and Braden Rolandson- 96.08

Fourth place- Jake Monroe and Jeff Ingram- 94.00

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Fifth place- Gage Gordan and Ziek Gordon- 84.11

Sixth place- Derrick Hedalen and Andy Brown- 82.01

Seventh place- Waylon Janosek and Dean Pearson 76.90

Eighth place- Don Jamison and Chris Bossell 75.96

Ninth place- Matt Poole and Adam Morehouse- 73.32

Tenth place- Tucker Lien and Tim Kobza 73.24


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