The 40th Annual Hoosier Coho Club Classic Set for May 3rd & 4th

hoosier-coho-club-logoThe 40th annual Hoosier Coho Club Classic is almost here, the greatest fishing contest on the Great Lakes. The Michigan City Summer Fest event is the longest-running salmon tournament in the Midwest, doles out $50,000 in prizes and features a $10,000 top prize in the Professional division. Some 70-plus fishing boats will blast-off from within one-half mile of the Lighthouse at 7 a.m. each day. then return to weigh the day's catch by 1 p.m. The drama-packed, final-five weigh-in, where nobody knows who wins until the last fish is weighed, takes place at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, at the big tent in Washington Park.

The 2014 Classic will again be featured as the opening episode in the 13-part Salmon Showdown television series which airs nationwide in January. And the Hoosier Coho Club will again sponsor a team from the Michigan City High School Fishing Club, in the Classic. And as always, plenty of food and beverages will be available at the weigh-ins, which are open to the public. Complete rules, registration forms and more information is available at www.hoosiercohoclub.org.

Major Sponsors of the 40th Classic include Alco Transportation, Bass Pro Shops, LaPorte Co. Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Michigan City Port Authority.

Major Contributors of the 40th Classic include AM1420 WIMS Radio, AM 1060 WHFB Radio, Boatworks, Buffalo Wild Wings, Cabelas, Church Tackle, D&R Spoons, Dreamweaver Lures, Flat Out Flatbreads, ITO Flies, Kick Energy Drink, MC Sports, Morgan's Tackle Co., NIPSCO, Reef Runner Lures, Sea Quest Lures and Warrior Lures