2026 Tournament Anglers

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Evan Blakley

City: Nisswa, MN
Years on Tour: 2
Champions Tour Wins: 1
Champions Tour Top Tens: 4
Tour Championship Qualifier: 2
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors:
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $19,050

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Charlie Wright

City: Becker, MN
Years on Tour: 1
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 0
Tour Championship Qualifier: 0
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: Luke Team Real Estate, Tri-County Professional Builders
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $0

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Tommy Parker

City: Minnetonka, MN
Years on Tour: 4
Champions Tour Wins: 1
Champions Tour Top Tens: 3
Tour Championship Qualifier: 2
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: Waypoint Angler Supply, Edge Home Finance, Fishing of Life, Northland Fishing Tackle, Yamamo Baits, Dobyns Rods, Roboworm, Steelshad, Cuda Brand
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $25,150

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Hunter Wendt

City: Pequot Lakes, MN
Years on Tour: 4
Champions Tour Wins: 2
Champions Tour Top Tens: 7
Tour Championship Qualifier: 4
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: Arsenal Fishing, Arsenal Customs, Elliot Rods, Z-Man, Homeless Wounded Warriors-MN, Kimber Creek Ford, The Dock Shop, Outkast Tackle, Humminbird, Minn Kota, Striker Brands, The Meat Boutique, Porta-Dock, Northfork Excavating, Sam and Janet Hennies/Jack's Big BASS Bash Fishing Tournament, Beck Outdoors, IcePro Trailers, First National Bank, Hunter Wendt Guide Service
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $49,700

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Nate Nipper

City: Rockford, MN
Years on Tour: Rookie
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 0
Tour Championship Qualifier: 0
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: All Terrain Tackle, Blackfish Gear, The Boat Center, Dakota Lithium, Bridge Up Brewing, Montana Jig, BKK
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $0

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Noah Schultz

Waseca, MN
Years on Tour: 7
Champions Tour Wins: 3
Champions Tour Top Tens: 12
Tour Championship Qualifier: 7
Tour Championships Wins: 4
Sponsors: Humminbird, Minn Kota, Northland Fishing Tackle, Buckeye Lures, Dobyns Rods, Yamamoto Baits, Cuda, Steelshad
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $72,200 + (4) Skeeter Boat w/Yamaha SHO

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Ron Mehr

City: Paynesville, MN
Years on Tour: 3
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 4
Tour Championship Qualifier: 3
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: Vexus Boats, Mercury Outboards, In Tune Marine, Seaguar Fluorocarbon, All-Terrain Tackle, Striker Gear, Yarmon Ford, Scheels, Arsenal Fishing, Volcelka Fishing Customs, Outdoors AMEHRica, and Radix Hunting
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $17,100 Guide Service
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $49,700

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Sam Sobieck

City: Rockford, MN
Years on Tour: Rookie
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 0
Tour Championship Qualifier: 0
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: All Terrain Tackle, Blackfish Gear, The Boat Center, Dakota Lithium, Bridge Up Brewing, Montana Jig, BKK
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $0

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Kyle Schutta

City: Forest Lake, MN
Years on Tour: 4
Champions Tour Wins: 1
Tour Top Tens: 8
Tour Championship Qualifier: 4
Champions Tour Championships Wins: 1
Sponsors: Breeze Heating and Cooling
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $26,650 + Skeeter Boat ZX200 w/Yamaha 200 SHO

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Walker Krampitz

City: Zimmerman, MN
Years on Tour: 2
Champions Tour Wins: 2
Champions Tour Top Tens: 4
Tour Championship Qualifier: 2
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: Blackfish, Clam, Minn Kota, Humminbird, Reliance Bank, iWealth, Kistler Rods
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $34,850

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Aaron Teal

City: Richmond, MN
Years on Tour: 3
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 4
Tour Championship Qualifier: 3
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: In Tune Marine, Blackfish Gear, All Terrain Tackle, Vexus Boats, Phoenix Boats, Arsenal Fishing, Vocelka Fishing and Customs, Bagley Baits
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $15,800

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Brad Leuthner

Victoria, MN
Years on Tour: 6
Champions Tour Wins: 2
Champions Tour Top Tens: 10
Tour Championship Qualifier: 6
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: FXR Pro Fish, Rapala, VMC, Suffix, Leupold, Garmin, Bassman Spinnerbaits, Power House Lithium, Stray Casts Into the Great Wide Open, Bluestorm, BOSS Shot Shells, Suzuki, Powertran, Black Sheep Custom Tackle
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $37,800

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Matt Holweg

City: Bluffton, MN
Years on Tour: 2
Champions Tour Wins: 1
Champions Tour Top Tens: 2
Tour Championship Qualifier: 2
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: Northland Fishing Tackle, Johnson's On the Water
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $13,150

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Kevin Fassbind

City: Cottage Grove, WI
Years on Tour: 4
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 7
Tour Championship Qualifier: 4
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: Brovarney Baits, Custom Jigs & Spins, ACME Tackle/Kalins Baits, Pure Fishing
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $17,100

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John Figi

Bloomington, MN
Years on Tour: 7
Champions Tour Wins: 1
Champions Tour Top Ten’s: 17
Tour Championship Qualifier: 7
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: Daiwa, KAGE Rods, Phoenix Boats, Evergreen, Minn Kota, Humminbird, In Tune Marine
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $57,050

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Jake Panichi

City: Cook, MN
Years on Tour: 2
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 1
Tour Championship Qualifier: 1
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors:
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $2,950

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James Chapman

City: Hutchinson, MN
Years on Tour: 2
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 1
Tour Championship Qualifier: 1
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors:
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $4,100

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Matt Peters

Waconia, MN
Years on Tour: 8
Champions Tour Wins: 3
Champions Tour Top Tens: 13
Tour Championship Qualifier: 8
Tour Championships Wins: 1
Sponsors: Mathews, Grizzly Coolers, FXR, Lowrance, Strike King, Shimano, G.Loomis, Sitka, Power Pole, Costa, Vexus Boats, Mercury Marine, OnX Hunt, ReLion Battery
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $64,850 + Skeeter Boat w/ Yamaha SHO

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Jeff Bosshardt

Linwood, MN
Years on Tour: 7
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Ten’s: 10
Tour Championship Qualifier: 5
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: MG Lures, www.bossfishingguide.com
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $13,250

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Zach Piescher

City: Cambridge, MN
Years on Tour: Rookie
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Tour Top Tens: 0
Tour Championship Qualifier: 0
Champions Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: NorthStar Promotions
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $0

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Chad Grigsby

Maple Grove, MN
Years on Tour: 4
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 4
Tour Championship Qualifier: 3
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: FVP, Mercury Outboards, Vexus Boats, St. Croix Rods and SEVIIN Reels, Blackfish, Garmin, Costa Del Mar, Power Pole, Arsenal Tackle, Ranch House Coffee, 1919 Root Beer, Hayward Lakes and Visitors Convention Bureau, In Tune Marine, Waypoint Angler Supply, Eide Automotive Group
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $10,400

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Ryan Kieke

City: Cold Spring, MN
Years on Tour: Rookie
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 2
Tour Championship Qualifier: 1
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: Mossy Creek Custom Rods, Dustin Upgren - State Farm Insurance Agent, Plumski Engineering and Repair, Fritz Masonry and Concrete, The Club total Fitness and Racquetball, and River Power and Equipment, Flexible Pipe Tool Co
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $4500

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Dean Capra

Blaine, MN
Years on Tour: 8
Champions Tour Wins: 1
Champions Tour Top Ten’s: 11
Tour Championship Qualifier: 8
Tour Championships Wins: 1
Sponsors: Waypoint Angler Supply, Frankie's Marine, Mercury Marine, Ranger Boats, Minn Kota, Talon, G-Loomis Rods, Shimano Reels, Interstate Batteries, M-Y Wedge, Garmin, Lowrance, Humminbird, and Heidi!
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $40,250

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Tyler Bahr

City: Brainerd, MN
Years on Tour: 2
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 2
Tour Championship Qualifier: 2
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: Lund Boats, Bagley Baits, Eagle Claw Fishing, St.Croix Rods, Green Lantern Bar and Grill, Tutts Bait and Tackle , Juice Baits, Pietig Properties, Farm Bureau Insurance, Aqua-vu, Northland Tackle, Blackfish Gear, All-Terrain Tackle
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $10,150

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Brian Linder

City: Hugo, MN
Years on Tour: 2
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 1
Tour Championship Qualifier: 0
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: Elite Marine Innovations, Reelist Co., Fish Lake Minnetonka, Striker Brands
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $3,100

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Bennet Gapinski

City: Foley, MN
Years on Tour: Rookie
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 0
Tour Championship Qualifier: 0
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: Student Angler Organization, Scott Bonnema
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $0

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Clayton Stoering

City: Waterville, MN
Years on Tour: 5
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 0
Tour Championship Qualifier: 2
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: N/A
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $3,100

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Rich Lindgren

City: Lakeville, MN
Years on Tour: 3
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 1
Tour Championship Qualifier: 1
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: Arenal Fishing, PowerHouse Lithium, In Tune Marine, Dream Team Supreme Lending, Mercury Marine
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $1,250.00

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Chad Keller

St.Cloud, MN
Years on Tour: 5
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 7
Tour Championship Qualifier: 2
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: All-Terrain Tackle, Ardent, MNproteam.com, Minnesota Insulation Specialists
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $25,350

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Tate Blomquist

City: Cromwell, MN
Years on Tour: Rookie
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 0
Tour Championship Qualifier: 0
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: Alumalite, Willey's Marine, Riverwood Healthcare Center
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $0

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Daniel Fabiano

Maple Grove, MN
Years on Tour: 7
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Ten’s: 1
Tour Championship Qualifier: 2
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: Arsenal Fishing, Waypoint Angler Supply, Blackfish Gear, Vexus Boats, Dobyns Rods, Formula Propeller, In Tune Marine, TSG Graphics Co, Northland Fishing Tackle
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $2,000

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Jim Moynagh

Remer, MN
Years on Tour: 6
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 14
Champions Tour Championship Qualifier: 6
Champions Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: Bridgford Foods, Lowrance Marine Electronics, All-Terrain Tackle, Mercury Outboards, Ranger Boats, Frankies Live Bait and Marine, Power Pole, Minn Kota, Blackfish Gear
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $35,000

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John Nelson

City: Blaine, MN
Years on Tour: Rookie
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 1
Tour Championship Qualifier: 1
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: Thorne Brothers, Fish-Lectronics
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $7,950

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Arnold Helgerson

Blaine, MN
Years on Tour: 8
Champions Tour Wins: 1
Champions Tour Top Tens: 12
Tour Championship Qualifier: 7
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: All Metro Painting of Blaine, Arsenal Fishing, Formula Propeller, Juice Baits, Skeeter Boats, Minn Kota, Kistler Rods, Sherwin Williams, Amped Outdoors
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $34,700

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Brian Bengston

City: Minneapolis, MN
Years on Tour: 5
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 3
Tour Championship Qualifier: 3
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: In Tune Marine, Mercury Marine, Seaguar, All-Terrain Tackle, Blackfish Gear, Powerhouse Lithium Batteries, Omnia Fishing, Arsenal Fishing, Vexus Boats
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $8,150

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Jason Howland

Albert Lea, MN
Years on Tour: 5
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Tour Top Tens: 3
Tour Championship Qualifier: 3
Champions Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: Lund Boats, Mercury Outboards, Northstar Powersports & Marine
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $7,450

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David Sicheneder

City: White Bear Township, MN
Years on Tour: 5
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 1
Tour Championship Qualifier: 3
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: N/A
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $7,600

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Garrett Koster

City: Detroit Lakes, MN
Years on Tour: 1
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 1
Tour Championship Qualifier: 1
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors:
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $3,200

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Lyal Held

Albert Lea, MN
Years on Tour: 5
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Tour Top Tens: 3
Tour Championship Qualifier: 3
Champions Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: Lund Boats, Mercury Outboards, Northstar Powersports & Marine
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $7,450

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Terry Vang

City: Ramsey, MN
Years on Tour: Rookie
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 2
Tour Championship Qualifier: 1
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: Joe's Sporting Goods, Sergeant Security, Hog Masters, Hmong Village Inc
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $3,850

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Brad Leifermann

City: Brainerd, MN
Years on Tour: 7
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 6
Tour Championship Qualifier: 5
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: Rapala, VMC, Suffix, Blue Fox, Storm Lures, Frankie's Marine, Ranger Boats, Mercury Outboards, Minn Kota, Humminbird, Ferguson-Keller Assoc. Daiwa Rods and Reels, Bass Online
Lifetime Earnings: $12,750

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Seng Vang

City: Saint Paul Park, MN
Years on Tour: Rookie
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 0
Tour Championship Qualifier: 0
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors:
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $0

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Tony Johnson

City: Mason City, IA
Years on Tour: Rookie
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 0
Tour Championship Qualifier: 0
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: Johnson Heating and Air Conditioning and Bryant Heating and Air Conditioning
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $0

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Mike Ulik

City: Cottage Grove, MN
Years on Tour: 4
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 1
Tour Championship Qualifier: 2
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: Lowrance, Denali Rods, Direct Fishing Sales, Engel Coolers, Gill, Amphibia, T-H Marine
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $4,950

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Will Pappa

Lonsdale, MN
Years on Tour: 8
Champions Tour Wins: 0
Champions Tour Top Tens: 9
Tour Championship Qualifier: 4
Tour Championships Wins: 0
Sponsors: Basscat, Blackfish, Creeks Bend Golf Course, Mercury, Schaeffer Oil, Twin City Rotary, WP Enterprises
Lifetime Champions Tour Earnings: $12,900