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2024 LAKE OAHE PIKEMASTER
INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

APRIL 20

Pikemaster Story

On a summer day in 2012, a random conversation ended with a friend asking, “Hey, it would be really fun if you guys started a pike tournament.” No one had ever hosted a pike tournament on South Dakota’s Lake Oahe. Since Willie Gloe and Greg Goodman had grown up chasing those monster fish, it only made sense that they should be the first. So, the Pikemaster Invitational was born. Not knowing what sort of interest there would be from the local community, the tournament started relatively small, with just 19 four-man teams. Turns out, there was more interest than they could accommodate. As interest grew, so did the tournament: from 19 teams to 30, to 40, with more continuing to ask about joining in. In 2022 the tournament grew to 60 teams going after those big slimeys for a chance to be crowned the Pikemaster champion. The pike fishing community is a small one that values family and friends and is made up of people willing to fish in just about any conditions. If you’re crazy enough to take on the challenge, Welcome to the Pikemaster.

Payouts

*Based on 60 Teams

1st Place
$ 0
2nd Place
$ 0
3rd Place
$ 0

$1,000

4th Place

$700

5th Place

$600

6th Place

$550

7th Place

$500

8th Place

$450

9th Place

$400

10th Place

Big Pike 1st Place
$ 0
Big Pike 2nd Place
$ 0

Registered teams

Last Updated: APRIL 18, 2024

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Rules and regulations

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Please take time to read the rules and regulations prior to registration
  1. All team members must be present at the take off from the Racetrack on 1804 by 7:30am Saturday morning. Take off in the order
    Racetrack Map

    you arrive. Be courteous to other teams. You can start lining up no earlier that 6:30am. See map of lineup area.

  2. Takeoff will be at 7:30 am.
  3. Any team showing up after 8:00am will be disqualified for prizes. If part of the team wishes to check in, only those that have checked in on time will be eligible to fish. Tournament director must be notified.
  4. Teams must check in with Mike Warren by 5:00pm on Saturday in the Hoop Building at the Outpost. Mike will be there set up ready to weigh fish by 4 pm Saturday. If you check in after 5pm you are not eligible for prizes. If you decide not to weigh please check in with one of us to ensure you are safely off the water.
  5. Lake Oahe Only
  6. No ice fishing allowed, all fishing must be from a boat or shore.
  7. 2-4 person teams
  8. All State and Federal rules and regulations must be followed.
  9. Only ONE boat per team. Everyone must be in the boat or on shore. You cannot split up.
  10. Two vehicles can be taken per team but must be in the same area. No saving spots prior to leaving the tournament take off. All vehicles and team members must be present at takeoff.
  11. All team members must fish in the same area. You must be within talking distance of the 4 team members.
  12. Reminder that if you are planning to fish the reservation side of the lake from shore CRST requires a reservation license.
  13. Awards will be given to the 1st – 9th place teams. 1st, 2nd Large pike (one large pike per team) and smallest pike will also be awarded prizes. (Small pike must be in your weighed basket.)
  14. Best weight of 8 pike.
  15. In the event of a tie the team with the largest pike will win the tie breaker.
  16. In the event of a tie for large or small pike the teams will split the money.
  17. All final decisions will be made by tournament director Mike Warren, if you have a problem with Mike’s decision then you can find another pike tournament to fish.

There are loopholes in all rules. These rules are in place to ensure that our tournament is fished with honesty and integrity. Your reputation is on the line. Our pike fishing community is small. Use common sense and there won’t be any problems. Remember this is an invitational. If there is a perception of deception you will not be invited back.

Please call Curt 350-3845 or Mike 595-7776 with any questions.

The Ice situation is a difficult one. There will be “Joe Public” out fishing. Be respectful to others. We will hear about people being disrespectful. GF&P will be out. Driving on public shorelines is illegal and you will get a ticket. Don’t ruin it for the future years of the Pikemasters. Be respectful when driving through the Spring Creek and Cow Creek areas – people live here including us. Please obey traffic laws. Don’t be an idiot we will hear about it.

Willie and Greg would like to thank the volunteers for their support of the Pikemasters Tournament!

Lake oahe pikemaster tournament past winners

Pikemasters Past Winners

Team #tm1tm2tm3tm4Team Member 1Team Member 2Team Member 3Team Member 4
1HubbartHansonN/AN/AHubbartHansonN/AN/A
2BeckBeckSwitzerSwitzerBeckBeckSwitzerSwitzer
3GOODMANDeckerDeckerN/AGoodmanDeckerDeckerN/A
4ForschForschForschJohnsonForschForschForschJohnson
5GloeHansonN/AN/AGloeHansonN/AN/A
6StensonBoeVogelMyersStensonBoeVogelMyers
7GossmanGossmanGossmanPeschelGossmanGossmanGossmanPeschel
8WipfTschetterN/AN/AWipfTschetterN/AN/A
9MarsoUlmerN/AN/AMarsoUlmerN/AN/A
10SterryLinkRasmussenRasmussenSterryLinkRasmussenRasmussen
11Karber jrKarberGilkersonN/AKarber JrKarberGilkersonN/A
12WagnerWagnerPischkeEmmeWagnerWagnerPischkeEmme
13AlexanderLewisLewisAlexanderAlexanderLewisLewisAlexander
14MorrisRenemansN/AN/AMorrisRenemansN/AN/A
15JohnsonTaylorN/AN/AJohnsonTaylorN/AN/A
16DeVilleDeVilleNiewaldAgreDevilleDevilleNiewaldAgre
17SteffenSteffenN/AN/ASteffenSteffenN/AN/A
18GrossGrossGrossGrossGrossGrossGrossGross
19FerrisSharkeySharkeyKuxhausFerrisSharkeySharkeyKuxhaus
20PitlickBrownFauthDeterminedPitlickBrownFauthDetermined
21KarberKarberBartelsBrambleeKarberKarberBartelsBramblee
22SchicklingDirksenRossSjogrenSchicklingDirksenRossSjogren
23WaltersChristensenWolfworthHenglefeltWaltersChristensenWolfworthHenglefelt
24HansonHansonSudengaWalburgHansonHansonSudengaWalburg
25EbertFranzenMosloskiMosloskiEbertFranzenMosloskiMosloski
26EnglandBrodrechtPalmerPalmerEnglandBrodrechtPalmerPalmer
27RichardsSureSureSureRichardsSureSureSure
28NafzigerRylandN/AN/ANafzigerRylandN/AN/A
29SomsenNordenkistJobSomsenNordenKistJob
30Van BallegooyenBarnesAndersonN/AVan BallegooyenBarnesAndersonN/A
31LewisLewisN/AN/ALewisLewisN/AN/A
32TravisTravisN/AN/ATravisTravisN/AN/A
33GoodmanGoodmanN/AN/AGoodmanGoodmanN/AN/A
34DotyMartinLaubeHullDotyMartinLaubeHull
35BibleBibleN/AN/ABibleBibleN/AN/A
36PickettBertolottoN/AN/APickettBertolottoN/AN/A
37CashmanCashmanN/AN/ACashmanCashmanN/AN/A
38MillerMillerN/AN/AMillerMillerN/AN/A
39SeversonStotzWoehlHaugeSeversonStotzWoehlHauge
40DoolittleDoolittleArnesonDegensteinDoolittleDoolittleArnesonDegenstein
41BoxleyHoffmanN/AN/ABoxleyHoffmanN/AN/A
42KarberEvensN/AN/AKarberEvensN/AN/A
43lingemanlingemanhollandN/ALingemanLingemanHollandN/A
44gehringgehringhansonrowseGehringGehringHansonRowse
45HansenAtteberryBuchananN/AHansenAtteberryBuchananN/A
46NelsonNelsonN/AN/ANelsonNelsonN/AN/A
47MalsammichaelsohnBohnetMillarMalsamMichaelsohnBohnetMillar
48GilkersonGilkersonSmalleyTbdGilkersonGilkersonSmalleyTbd
49AntijuntiWebbN/AN/AAntijuntiWebbN/AN/A
50FrisbyFrisbyFrisbyFrisbyFrisbyFrisbyFrisbyFrisby