Lake Mille Lacs – February 1st, 2025
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The Justin Morneau Ice Fishing Classic will benefit
United Heroes League!

Hunter’s Point Resort, 5436 479th St, Isle, MN 56342. 320-676-3227.
Reservations are expected to sell out by early January.

All proceeds of the event will go directly to the 501c3 non-profit United Heroes League. UHL helps military families heal, build friendships, and engage in their communities through sports.

Door Prizes!

In addition to the fish category prizes, United Heroes League will be giving away dozens of fabulous door prizes at this event.

NOTE: PURCHASING A TICKET TO THE EVENT AUTOMATICALLY ENTERS YOU INTO THE DOOR PRIZE DRAWING.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE PRESENT TO WIN. 

To claim your door prize, you must present the winning ticket stub or the confirmation email with the winning number.

Door Prizes can be picked up:

  1. At the event as the numbers are called on February 1st
  2. Sunday morning, February 2nd, between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. at Cabin # on Nitti’s Hunters Point Resort.
    (Prizes may be distributed from the United Heroes League Ice House parked at Cabin #)
  3. At United Heroes League in Hastings, MN after February 3rd, 2025.

Door Prizes must be claimed by March 20, 2025, or they will be forfeited to United Heroes League for future events.

To receive a free door prize entry, stop into the bar at Nitti’s Hunters Point Resort located at 5436 479th St., Isle, MN 56342
between 10:00-11:00 AM of February 1st, 2025 to complete your form for a free entry.

Prize list as of 2/2/24 – Subject to change

 

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Tickets that begin with a zero are listed as three-digit numbers below.

PRIZES SUBJECT TO CHANGE!!!  (Was last years items)

Prize # Prize  Description Winning #
1 Deep Fryer
2 Deep Fryer
3 Deep Fryer
4 Yeti Bucket – Black
5 Yeti Bucket – Pink
6 Case of Shrimp
7 Case of Shrimp
8 Case of Shrimp
9 Case of Bacon
10 Case of Bacon
11 Case of Walleye
12 Case of Walleye
13 Case of Walleye
14 Scheels Ice Fishing Pole box
15 Scheels Ice Fishing Pole box
16 Scheels Ice Fishing Pole box
17 Scheels Ice Fishing Pole box
18
19 Rapala Fillet Fish Knife
20 Scheels Tackle Bag
21 Scheels Tackle Bag
22 Scheels Tackle Bag
23 Scheels Tackle Bag
24 Big Buddy Heater
25 Big Buddy Heater
26 Big Buddy Heater
27 Big Buddy Heater
28 Big Buddy Heater
29 Scheels 6″ Knife
30 Scheels 6″ Knife
31 Engel Bait Cooler 13 Qt
32 Engel Bait Cooler 13 Qt
33 Engel Bait Cooler 13 Qt
34 Engel Bait Cooler 13 Qt
35 Engel Bait Cooler 13 Qt
36 Engel Bait Cooler 13 Qt
37 Rapala Fish Knife
38 I-Fish Tip Up w/Skimmer
39 I-Fish Tip Up w/Skimmer
40 Rapala Fillet Lith battery
41 Rapala Fillet Lith battery
42 Beaver Damn tip up w/Skimmer
43 Beaver Damn tip up w/Skimmer
44 Scheels 6″ Knife
45 Yukontech Cooler (20 Can)
46 $50 Scheels Gift Card
47 $50 Scheels Gift Card
48 $50 Scheels Gift Card
49 $50 Scheels Gift Card
50 $50 Scheels Gift Card
51 $50 Scheels Gift Card
52 $50 Scheels Gift Card
53 $50 Scheels Gift Card
54 $50 Scheels Gift Card
55 $50 Scheels Gift Card
56 $50 Scheels Gift Card
57 $50 Scheels Gift Card
58 $50 Scheels Gift Card
59 $50 Scheels Gift Card
60 $50 Scheels Gift Card
61 $50 Scheels Gift Card
62 $50 Scheels Gift Card
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64 Big Buddy Heater Flex
65 Rapala Fillet Board
66 Rapala Fillet Lith battery
67 Rapala Fillet Lith Battery
68
69 Solo Stove
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73 58″ TV
74 58″ TV
75 Clam Kenai Pro Thermal
76 Yukon Cooler (20 Can)
77 Yukon Cooler (20 Can)
78 Blackstone Griddle 22″
79 Blackstone Griddle 22″
80 Clam X-500 Thermal Lookout Hub Shelter
81 Clam Nanook  XL Thermal
82 Banks Deer/Fishhouse
83 6×8 Aluma Lite Skid House
84 6x10V Aluma Lite Skid House
85 Ice Castle Fishhouse
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Competition Rules!

United Heroes League Ice Fishing Tournament
2025 Rules

  1. The Tournament is scheduled for February 1st, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Mille Lacs Lake, at Nitti’s Hunters Point. Contestants are allowed to fish the entire lake of Mille Lacs and you may fish from your shelters and wheel houses. All fish must be caught by hook and line.  No spears will be allowed.
  2. We will have four fishing categories. The 4 categories are Walleye, Northern Pike, Perch, and an All Other category such as ( Sunfish and Tullibee.) NO BASS/BURBOT WILL BE ACCEPTED. We will award prizes for the top 5 fish caught in each category that will be determined by the largest weight registered. In the event of a tie, the first fish registered takes priority.
  3. Each person will be allowed to fish two lines per ticket, two lines maximum. You may register up to 2 fish but they must be in different categories. Tournament anglers are eligible for two fishing prizes and one door prize. There is no age requirement on tournament participation.
  4. Contestants must fish on Mille Lacs Lake and will be required to show their tickets at time of weigh in.
  5. All fish entered must be brought to the judge’s stand immediately and every effort must be made to keep the fish alive. Frozen fish are ineligible. Judges shall have the right to verify that fish were legally caught. The decision of the judge is final. All prize winners may be required to be interview by the DNR or take polygraph exams as part of contest requirements. In the event deception is detected or the contestant refuses to take the exam, his/her prize will go to charity. Contestants are responsible for verification of weight of fish at time of weigh in. When the head judge deems the leader board correct, there will be an inspection period for all contestants to view the board and put forth any comments. After that time, the board will be “official” and no changes will be made.
  6. Contestants and their fish must be in the weigh station line by 4:00p.m. No exceptions Judges rule will be final.
  7. Contestants are responsible for their own safety, actions and property at all times.
  8. All laws of the State of Minnesota will be abided by for Mille Lacs Lake.

Northern Pike: Beginning May 13, 2023 through March 31, 2024, all northern pike greater than 30 inches must be immediately released. Limit of three

Cisco (tullibee): Possession limit is five.

Smallmouth Bass:(We will not accept any Bass/Burbot of any kind for this tournament)

Burbot (Eelpout): All burbot must be immediately released. (Will not accept any Burbot)

Walleye: Beginning Dec. 1, 2023, through Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, possession limit is one walleye between 21-23 inches or one fish longer than 28 inches. All other walleye must be immediately released.

It is the fishermen’s responsibility to check current DNR rules for Mille Lacs Lake for all species as they may change after this release date of the rules.

  1. Prizes are the responsibility of the winners. Licensing, registration, transportation, taxes, and all incidental or consequential expenses incurred are the responsibility of the winners. Prizes must be claimed before the contestant leaves the ice, or no later than 6:00 pm on contest day. Door prizes that are awarded to people that are not present will be contacted by event coordinator to schedule a pickup at a later date.
  2. Please call Hunters Point for handicap access information.
  3. Contestants are required to park in the areas provided. Watch for signs. Contestants are encouraged to carpool and use the buddy system.
  4. No spears allowed. Heaters, chairs, bait pails, depth finders are allowed. No licenses sold on the lake. The use of augers are allowed. Weighted lines without hooks or bait can be used to check depth prior to 8:00 a.m. Underwater Cameras are allowed.
  5. Failure to comply with any contest rules subjects contestants to disqualification and removal from competition site, as determined by contest officials. Right to refuse to sell and/or revoke a competition ticket to anyone is hereby reserved.
  6. The Hunters Point Leader Board will be located inside the tent. All efforts will be made to keep the board up to date and accurate. Tournament results remain unofficial until verified by the head judge. After head judge deems leader board accurate contestants will have time to verify the results after which the results will become official and uncontestable. Under no circumstances will the leaderboard become official and uncontestable before 4:30 pm on contest day.
  7. All contestants and others hereby consent to the use of any names, photographs or likenesses of themselves to be used in the promotion of our contest, including but not limited to print, radio, television or any other media.
  8. All fish registered will be immediately released at weigh-in area, unless the contestant wants to keep it. In which case the fish will be marked by tournament officials and remain the property of the contestant.
  9. Contestants are encouraged to have a bucket with water to save fish on the way to the weigh station.
  10. United Heroes League would like to thank you for supporting our efforts and request that you remove refuse, including cigarette butts, from the ice when you leave. Waste containers are provided.
  11. Remember this tournament is for charity and we have gone outside the normal guidelines from other tournaments, so please play by these rules and have fun!
  12. All prizes that are posted are subject to change without notice
  13. All participants hereby expressly and specifically assume the risk of injury or harm during all activities and release the United Heroes League and all Sponsors from all liability for injury, illness, death, or property damage resulting from these activities.

FISHING PRIZES

FISH CATEGORIES 2025 Prize  Description WINNER
Walleye 1
Walleye 2
Walleye 3
Walleye 4
Walleye 5
Northern 1
Northern 2
Northern 3
Northern 4
Northern 5
Perch 1
Perch 2
Perch 3
Perch 4
Perch 5
Other 1
Other 2
Other 3
Other 4
Other 5

$20.00

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Raffle Will End On 3 February 2024 12:00 pm

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Ticket for the Justin Morneau Ice Fishing Tournament.

The ticket includes the ability to submit fish for the fishing tournament and one entry into the door prize drawing. Fishing is NOT required to be entered into the door prize drawing. Need not be present to win door prizes.

ONLINE ticket sales end at noon on the event day. In-person ticket sales are subject to different sale times.

NOTE ON MULTIPLE TICKET PURCHASES:

DOOR PRIZES – Winners will need to present a valid ID to claim prizes. The name on the ID must match the name on the drawing ticket

FISH SUBMISSION – Submitting a fish requires either a physical ticket or a digital ticket number. The email receipt qualifies as the digital ticket number.

 

Ticket information for the Justin Morneau Ice Fishing Tournament.

The ticket includes the ability to submit fish for the fishing tournament and one entry into the door prize drawing. Fishing is NOT required to be entered into the door prize drawing. Need not be present to win door prizes.

ONLINE ticket sales end at noon on the event day. In-person ticket sales are subject to different sale times.

NOTE ON MULTIPLE TICKET PURCHASES:

DOOR PRIZES – To claim your door prize, you must present the winning ticket stub or the confirmation email with the winning number. See above for additional door prize details.

FISH SUBMISSION – Submitting a fish requires either a physical ticket or a digital ticket number. The email receipt qualifies as the digital ticket number.