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About Minnesota Fishing Guide
Duane Ryks, from Spicer, Minnesota, is a seasoned professional with many years of fishing and guiding experience. He is a master at reading lakes and locating fish quickly. His understanding of fishing techniques and equipment make him one of the best teachers in the business.
Duane is a successful tournament angler. He has won or placed high in the standings in many walleye, bass, and northern pike tournaments all over Minnesota. He and his wife, Sandy, have won twice, and had second and third place finishes in Green Lake walleye tournaments in the last ten years. They also placed in walleye tournaments on Lake Bemidji, and Mille Lacs Lake in recent years. Duane and his partner, Todd Berghuis, won the prestigious Minnesota Pro Am Bass Tournament on the Whitefish Chain of Lakes near Pequot Lakes in 1989. They had the heaviest average weight ever recorded in a bass tournament on that lake. Duane and Sandy also had back-to-back first places, and a second place finish in the Northern Pike Team Challenge on Whitefish Lake in 1987, 1988, and 1990, respectively. No other team has ever won that tournament more than once. In the past few years, Duane has guided television host Gary Howey of Outdoorsmen Adventures Television for several filming trips in the Willmar Area. Our fishing trips provided TV footage of some great smallmouth bass and walleye action on Green Lake. (See promo video here). Duane and Sandy are both members of Team Outdoorsmen Adventures. Duane is a frequent contributor of fishing articles on their website: www.outdoorsmenadventures.com. Duane has also made five fishing segments for the local cable access TV channels in Willmar. Watch the videos on this website. From 1983 through 1988 Duane worked for Babe Winkelman Productions in Brainerd, Minnesota. He was the company's Advertising and Public Relations Manager. As part of his responsibilities, he guided corporate clients and television sponsors' executives throughout the summer months. During the time he worked for BWP, Duane fished over 100 days a year, on over 70 different lakes. He was also a 3-time professional guide for the Camp Confidence Celebrity Fishing Tournament. Duane has also presented seminars on a variety of fishing topics over the last 20 years. He speaks on topics such as locating walleyes and bass in lakes, and understanding and reading electronics. We work with other reputable area guides to accommodate large groups or provide guide trips on other Minnesota lakes. Phone: 320-796-4039 |
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