With the sound of engines revving and fishing lines ready to cast, Frankfort is poised for an unforgettable week at the Benzie Fishing Frenzie, one of the state’s premier fishing tournaments Aug. 21-24.
Click here for the schedule and to pre-register for the 2025 event: https://benziefrenzie.wixsite.com/fishbenzie.
“It’s all about the fishing and the camaraderie,” Benzie Fishing Frenzie Director Steve Joslin said. “This is an awesome event for the community and prime fishing.”
This is the second-largest fishing tournament on the Lake Michigan Tournament Trail at one of the best fishing areas in the state of Michigan.
This year’s tournament is expecting over 30 pro boats and over 60 amateur boats as of today.
Joslin loves nothing more than hearing hundreds of boats humming away in every direction when he makes the go-ahead announcement Saturday and Sunday during the PROAM tournament.
“Our goal is to bring as many people to the town and to help the local businesses and help them out.”
Last year, the tournament donated 4-5-000 pounds of fish to local food pantries.
Joslin thanks the City of Frankfort and its municipal services for working with the tournament for all of these years to put on a successful fishing event.
Schedule:
- NWM Fishing Club weekly fishing event Tuesday, Aug 19 at 5 p.m.
- Shiny Homes Satellite Tournament Wednesday, Aug. 20
- Lucky 7 “Big Boys” tournament 5:30 p.m. Thursday; ladies classic captain’s meeting Thursday at 7 p.m.
- Ladies Classic fishing tournament Friday, Aug. 22, 6:30 a.m. lines in; PROAM registration 5 p.m.
- PROAM fishing tournament day one Saturday, Aug. 23, 6:30 a.m. shotgun start (radio called on channel 68); boats must be inside Frankfort Pier heads by 1:30 p.m.
- PROAM fishing tournament day two, Sunday, Aug. 24, 6:30 a.m. lines in.
Thursday’s “Big Boys” tournament is the largest check an angler can earn at any one-day tournament in the state of Michigan, according to Joslin.
Main weigh-ins and meetings are held at the Mineral Springs Park Pavilion.
