Destination: Little Falls MN - Minnesota Fishing Museum and Fishing Hall of Fame
Jeff Sundin January 31, 2025 "A Night with the Pros" | MN Fishing Museum and Hall of Fame
"Minnesotans are blessed with opportunities to participate in every conceivable form of fishing. There are more places to wet a line here, and more fishing techniques to catch fish than we can experience anywhere else in the country. The richness of opportunity in Minnesota drew folks from far and wide. They, our fishing forefathers, experimented, tested and honed their skills to near perfection. In so doing, they provided us with a rich fishing heritage, a fishing culture in Minnesota, that’s second to none.
A passion for fishing, bred into us for generations gives us a common bond. Today, anglers head outside to “test our luck” on fishing lakes and streams all over the state. The reward for our pursuits varies, for some, only participation in the highest forms of competition while deploying the latest technology is good enough. For others, standing on the bank, hoping for a bobber to go down is equally rewarding. For most of us, happiness lies fishing somewhere between.
It is rewarding to me, to remember the history of fishing in Minnesota. Honoring where we came from, and at the same time, paying attention to where we’re headed. Minnesota’s Fishing Museum, and Fishing Hall of Fame offer a connection between the two. I wholeheartedly support the Minnesota Fishing Museum, and the Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame.
I’d love it if you would join me, and a host of other professional anglers at the event, “A Night with the Pros”, on Friday April 4, 2025. For the organization, it’s an opportunity to raise much needed funds to keep the doors open. For you, it’s a chance to meet and chat it up with “big time fishing pros” from all corners of the profession. Tournament anglers, guides, TV celebrities and the like. Use the link above and get all the details, and purchase tickets right away. >> 2025 Minnesota Fishing Museum and Fishing Hall of Fame
I’ll be at the event, and I’ll be looking forward to seeing you there too. " 
— Jeff Sundin, "The Early Bird Fishing Guide" | Office Mobile (Call-Text) 218-245-9858 | Email | Follow on X | Follow on Facebook 200
January 24, 2025 "MN Fishing Hall of Fame 2025 Inductees Welcoming the Welcome-Able"
I want to offer heartfelt congratulations to all of the 2025 Minnesota Hall of Fame inductees. I can’t think of a better crew to be enshrined!
Knowing a lot of people just happens naturally whenever a person hangs around anyplace long enough. I guess that’s what happened to me, because when I read the Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame announcement about inductees for 2025, I realized that almost all of them happen to be “friends” of mine. That’s why I feel like I can offer this firsthand endorsement that all of these guys have worked extremely hard and have well served their fellow anglers in Minnesota and beyond. Their recognition is earned, and well deserved, and I hope you’ll join me in welcoming them.
Don Pursch and I first met close to 40 years back, when he was in transitioning out of his role at Camp Fish, in Walker, MN and starting his Canadian fishing camp, on Rowan Lake. At the time, I made him a “special stash” of tube jig heads to be used for lake trout fishing. Over the years, we’ve stayed in touch a little bit, mostly via “social media” pages.
Jimmy Bell and I have “rubbed elbows” at various boat shows and fishing events for 20 years? I see him more these days because of his role with the Student Anglers Association, Lund Boats, and MN-Fish.
Jon Thelen first offered me a “pro-staff” opportunity with Lindy Fishing Tackle, in about 2009. I took him up on it and for about the next 10 years, we spent a lot of time alongside each other. We worked closely together, completing one promotional fishing project after another, including fishing articles, fishing videos, television programs and photography.
Ray’s Marine, my go-to store for Lund Boats, Mercury Engines, Humminbird, MinnKota and more, Jim Hernesman first offered me a "pro-staff" spot in 1989 and I've been on board ever since. Theirs, a true family run business, have been keeping me “up and running” for about 35 years now and whenever I walk in the door at the Grand Rapids store, I feel like I’m part of the family too.
I don’t happen to live close enough to Neshaim Bait to have known them personally. But just because I didn’t have a firsthand relationship with them doesn’t mean they’re not equally deserving of H.O.F induction. By all accounts they are, and I'm sure they've worked plenty enough to have eartned it!
I wholeheartedly support the Minnesota Fishing Museum, and the Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame. I’d love it if you would save a couple of dates and come and join us in welcoming the inductees into the H.O.F. “A Night With the Pros”, Friday April 4, 2025 and “Minnesota Hall of Fame Induction” ceremony, Friday September 26, 2025. Follow this link for details about the events, and to read more about this year’s inductees. >> Minnesota Fishing Museum, and the Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame — Jeff Sundin, "The Early Bird Fishing Guide" | Office Mobile (Call-Text) 218-245-9858 | Email | Follow on X | Follow on Facebook
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We can fish for Walleye, go after Crappies, or maybe catch Perch, Northern Pike, Bass and Panfish. They are all available within easy reach of the Grand Rapids area!
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