Dale and Colby Charko won the grand prize at this weekend's Vanity Cup. (Vanity Cup/Facebook)

By Cam Lee

Vanity Cup results

Saskatoon duo wins Vanity Cup

Oct 7, 2024 | 3:08 PM

The 31st annual Vanity Cup at Tobin Lake is in the books for 2024, and this year’s champions hail from the Bridge City.

Dale Charko and Colby Charko of Saskatoon were the winners of the $100,000 grand prize at the event over the weekend.

They sat in sixth place after day one, and a solid day two helped propel them to victory.

The Charkos finished with a two-day total of 39.94 pounds.

Finishing in second place were Tom Johnston of Buena Vista and Larry Johnston of Regina. They led the field after day one, and took home $27,000 for their second-place finish.

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Tom Johnston of Buena Vista and Larry Johnston of Regina finished as the runners-up. (Vanity Cup/Facebook)

The Johnstons finished just 0.26 pounds shy of first place

Third place went to Tyson Mohrbutter of Lloydminster and Dana Skinner of Lashburn, who won $18,000 with a combined two-day total of 37.79 pounds.

Tyson Mohrbutter of Lloydminster and Dana Skinner of Lashburn finished third. (Vanity Cup/Facebook)

Mohrbutter and Skinner were in third place after day one of the competition.

This year, for the first time ever, anglers were able to fish in the lake as well, rather than just along the river.

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