Thanks to the support of all our members, BountyFishing completed a successful inaugural tournament season. For nine consecutive weeks beginning in July, our members were fishing all over North America competing in “The World’s Largest Fishing Tournament”. The end of the Summer Tournaments saw the crowning of the first eight BountyFishing Master Anglers and the one BountyFishing Ultimate Angler. In the past few months, BountyFishing has grown to nearly 3000 members, has awarded more than $120,000 in cash prizes, has been mentioned in over a dozen newspapers, and been interviewed by a host of radio shows across the continent.

BountyFishing member Greggofish really summed up a great summer in his story “My BountyFishing experience”.
Please click here to read the story.

The final week of the Summer Tournaments, saw four new tournament winners. Congratulations to winners Mike R. Cardinal (Walleye), RWalker (Smallmouth), Brett Sitter (Musky/Pike), and to Ken Cudmore (Catfish/Carp). Also, Congratulations to repeat winners Steve Papp (Largemouth), Aaron Weibe (Panfish), Greg Amiel (Salmon), and James Williams (Trout).

Week 9 also brought five new competitors to our list of Top Money Earners, bringing the total number of people who won money this summer to 76! Well done to first time money winners Jon La Belle, Jeremy Taschuk, Edward Klejdys (two second place finishes), Sketchmilitia, and Jaymoney. Special mention goes to Andrew Armstead of California for finishing in the money both weeks he competed. Well done to all the Week 8 money winners!

At the end of the Summer Tournament season, BountyFishing awarded $2500 to each angler who accumulated the greatest combined length for FIVE (5) fish in a single category. The winners of the BountyFishing Master Angler awards are:

Master Angler Walleye - Michael Sprack, aka musky mike.
Master Angler Smallmouth - Jack Cahn, aka yukonjack2
Master Angler Largemouth - Steve Papp, aka Steve P.
Master Angler Panfish - Aaron Wiebe, aka Aaron Wiebe.
Master Angler Salmon - Greg Amiel, aka fishing4tails.
Master Angler Trout - James Williams, aka Tarponjim.
Master Angler Catfish/Carp - Aaron Wiebe, aka Aaron Wiebe.
Master Angler Musky/Pike - Robert Benson, aka Muskiebenson.

While all the categories were close, the tightest race was in the Largemouth Bass category where the top 5 finishers were separated by under 7”.

The First BountyFishing Ultimate Angler Prize goes to…

Aaron Wiebe

At the end of the Summer Tournament season, BountyFishing awarded $3000 to the one angler who accumulated the greatest combined length of their largest fish in each category. Only the longest fish in each category, per week, was eligible.


Here is a tally of Aaron’s winning submissions:

Walleye: 25.9”, Smallmouth: 19.06”, Largemouth: 18.50”, Panfish (Black Crappie): 16.38”, Musky/Pike (Musky): 47.31”, Salmon (Chinook): 37.76”, Trout (Lake): 32.34”, Catfish/Carp (Channel): 41” TOTAL: 238.25”

Going into the last week, Aaron Wiebe finally passed Greg Amiel who finished less than 5% behind Aaron with a total of 230.39”.

Beginning on October 1, 2007, BountyFishing will be offering 6 consecutive weekly tournaments.

Details are available on the website and tournament registration opens next week.

The current BountyRecords were determined by the longest fish submitted for each eligible species during the summer tournaments from July 2- September 2, 2007. For the month of September, BountyFishing will offer 4 consecutive weekly opportunities at breaking a record for the following species:

Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Yellow Perch, Bluegill, Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Channel Catfish, and Common Carp.

Three important details to keep in mind:
1) It is Free to play.
2) You must have a valid BountyCode in the photo of “Fish with Ruler”.
3) Email your photographs to records@bountyfishing.com

Full details are available on the website.

This week, BountyFishing will award a $100 BassPro gift card to the member who posts the best story as determined by the BountyFishing Team.

In the last week of our Tell-a-Friend contest, BountyFishing awarded $350 worth of shopping at BassPro Shops to the members who referred the most friends to our website.

Congratulations to DoctorFish for winning the Week 8 Tell-a-Friend contest.

This week's exceptional photo submissions go to Bassblaster.

Congratulations to Bassblaster who won a BountyFishing t-shirt!

Thank you to all of the BountyFishing members for making this The Fastest Growing Fishing Community!

Have a great week out on the water. Good luck to all our members and we hope that next week’s bounty is yours!

If there is anything you would like added we would like to hear you suggestions. Please send your comments to: info@bountyfishing.com

The BountyFishing Team