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Achigan's "Mississippi BronzeQuest"

July 11-12 | St. Cloud, MN
Awards @ Pioneer Place on 5th

Of the few who have fished each of the trophy smallmouth waters in the country, they all come back with one conclusion - the upper Mississippi River is 1A on their quest for mega smallies that each over 23 inches here. It's a rare combination of river beauty filled with bronze power that we're rightflully dubbing "Mississippi BronzeQuest!" It may not be a question of "if" angler's personal bests will be broken, but rather by how many inches. It also may not be "if" 100 inches will be reached by our winner, but "how many" Crosskix Century Belts will be handed out!

Hosted by Visit Greater St. Cloud which boasts so many outdoor opportunities and things to do for the entire family. Obviously our anglers will see that the upper Mississippi is the star of their show, but the superb cuisine, breweries, shopping, lodging, modern amenities and other attractions are just a stones throw away from the giant river smallmouth. It's what makes this destination unlike any other. So, if you're bringing the family to this BronzeQuest, you might want to check out all the area offers!

The KAS Closing Ceremony festival complete with food, music, games, kids zone w bounce house, kayak demos, Toyota truck demos, vendor booths etc will be held at Lake George Park in downtown St. Cloud. When the festival fun ends anglers, family& friends will walk a few blocks away to the Pioneer Place on Fifth Theater for the KAS Awards.

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Important dates, times and locations

*(if) any changes are made on this page after it goes live, that could affect the competition portion of the event, they will be updated in red

TOURNAMENT DATES: July 11- 12 Official Achigan's Mississippi Bronzequest kayak sponsor

TOURNAMENT WEEK: July 6-12

HOST CITY: St. Cloud, MN - https://www.visitstcloud.com/

RIVER/LAKES: See "eligible water section" below

REGISTRATION/DIVISIONS: (Scoring by the "Realtree Fishing Realtime Leaderboard" powered by TourneyX)

KastKing Individual Angler Division {} $175 per angler {} Learn More {} REGISTER
Torqeedo Team Division (2-Man) {} $150 per team ($75 an angler) {} Learn More {} REGISTER
- How to REGISTER A TEAM
Z-MAN's "Micro Finesse" Micro Bag division {} $25 per angler {} 5 Smallest bass {} Learn More {} REGISTER
High School presented by FinMan Fishing (18 & under) {} 50% off individual registration {} Learn More {} REGISTER

OTHER WAYS TO WIN/ENTER:

KAS Sponsor's Contingency Bonuses: Learn More
MN Slay Nation joint event : REGISTER

GoPro's "Go Big" Bass: Biggest bass captured on video (rear or chesty view) wins a new GoPro
Crosskix Century Belt: All anglers who catch 100+ inches at a tournament will receive a century belt award on stage at that event13
Omnia "Tackle for Trash": Angler/s who pick up the most, or most unique trash items while on the water win $100 or $50 gift card/s to Omnia Fishing
Raffle Kayak/s or items: Proceeds going towards our supporting Autism Anglers
Day 2 Darkhorse: presented by, who else, Darkhorse Tackle: Angler who jumps the most places from Day 1 to Day 2
Top Lady Angler presented by the Women's Fishing Federation

OFFICIAL KAYAK DEALER PARTNER/S: Clear Water Outfitting

OFFICIAL LODGING PARTNERS: TBD

IMPORTANT DATES & SCHEDULE (EST)

WEDNESDAY 2/5

OFFICIAL PREVIEW SHOW - LIVE on the KAS YouTube channel & Facebook pages - watch here now.

REGISTRATION OFFICIALLY OPENS - First 50 anglers to register for the Individual Angler Division receive $100 KAS Sponsors Gift Bag at check-in

FRIDAY 6/27

2 WEEK PRACTICE WINDOW BEGINS - Anglers fishing the event (already registered or not) may only spend 4 days on eligible water. Anglers choose their 4 days.

WEDNESDAY 7/9

WEDNESDAY WELCOME DINNER (Optional for those already in town) - TBD

THURSDAY 7/10

PRE-FISHING ENDS - 5:00pm - Anglers must be off the water

OPENING CEREMONIES (check-in, registration, food, games, food etc) - 5:00-7:00pm @ 4:00-7:00pm @ TBD

REGISTRATION ENDS - 8:00pm

FRIDAY 7/11

"BASS U BRUNCH," (breakfast food, seminars & fellowship) 10:00-12:30pm @ TBD

10:00am - Food is served
10:45am - Seminar by Josh Chrenko of Achigan & Smallie Talk Podcast
11:30am - Seminar by TBD

TOURNAMENT DAY 1, AFTERNOON SESH

LAUNCH: @ 2:30pm
LINES IN: @ 3:00pm
LINES OUT: @ 7:00pm on Eligible Waters
FISH PHOTO DEADLINE: @ 8:30pm

SATURDAY 7/12

TOURNAMENT DAY 2

LAUNCH: @ 6:00am
LINES IN: @ 6:00am
LINES OUT: @ 3:00pm on Eligible Waters
FISH PHOTO DEADLINE: 4:15pm

CLOSING CEREMONY FESTIVAL (Yard Games, Kayak Demos, Food etc): 3:00-5:30pm Lake George Park

CLOSING CEREMONIES (Awards Show): 6:00pm @ Pioneer Place on 5th

CLOSING CEREMONIES (Afterparty) TBD: :7:45-the night ends @ TBD

SUNDAY 5/4 Drive safe, and we'll see you at our next adventure!

"Mississippi BronzeQuest"

Map of all "core" bodies of water anglers can use to begin their search!

Interactive Eligible Water Map >>>>

Eligible Core Bodies of Water **

CORE LAKES

Orono Lake {} Little Rock Lake

There may be some smaller "lakes" connected by free flowing tributaries within the Mississippi boundary. We are not listing all of them, just these 2 bigger lakes, but they are legal per the KAS rules if they are open & eventually connected to our Mississipi boundary.

CORE RIVERS

Mississippi {} Sauk {} Crow {} Elk {} St. Francis {} Platte

** including all free flowing canals, creeks & rivers feeding in. When scouting (online or in person) track all tributaries upstream from one of the core bodies of water listed above until you hit any of the following man-made obstacles - solid or earthen dam, or road, culvert or pipe etc that you cannot kayak under/over. Any of those points are hard KAS boundaries. However, a "spillway" or "lowhead" type dam is legal in KAS and anglers can fish & access above & below them. They are just "running the river" and are different from "solid or earthen" dams that have water flowing under the dam via a pipe or drain (think neighborhood or farm ponds, private lakes etc) or through larger outflows or turbines on larger public lake dams. If the water above a non-spillway type dam is legal in KAS it will be marked and listed as one of your "core" bodies of water on this page/map. If not, then it is not legal for the event.

Anglers must access "legally" & "publicly." If you find any water, or access, you feel may not be covered by the interactive map, preview video, or rules standards please contact the KAS Tournament Director prior to the event for clarification or risk being DQ'd if it is later deemed to be not eligible. For help determining "public" access reference the Farwide Flowchart

Official Preview Video

Discussing all things Achigan's Mississippi Bronzequest!

Preview Photo Gallery

Coming Soon