A fisherman from Twin Valley, Minn.
Serious "pouters" head off for secluded ice in the hope of landing a big haul. They often wield underwater cameras and other high-tech gadgets, but nobody in the past two years has been able to hook the tournament's grand prize, a specially tagged rainbow trout worth $25,000.
"Some big pike or muskie probably ate that $25,000 trout," Gerchy said.
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