The day of the tournament. The brainerd jaycees ice fishing extravaganza is one of the largest charitable ice fishing contests in the world The event is organized by the brainerd jaycees, a community organization that focuses on personal development and community service. The founders never expected the event would become the world’s largest ice fishing contest and put brainerd, mn on the map The winter event generates over $1 million in revenue for area businesses and over $150,000 for area charities annually. Online tickets sales will be mailed to your address up until january 12th.
Almost $40,000 in prizes are available through a random drawing to be held on the ice immediately after the ice fishing contest Tickets will not be available through the mail due to minnesota charitable gambling rules They must be purchased at a ticket outlet or on the ice for $20 each. Official results below are the 2025 official leaderboard results *the points tiebreaker is the earliest registered fish. 2026 booklet events kick off party ice fishing extravaganza raffle drawing catch of the day b93.3 prize patrol
