In normal years, the first-place prize for the largest fish by weight is a new truck and 100th place nets the winner an Ice Castle fish house. In 2021, a year with COVID-19 restrictions that include a limited number of people allowed at fishing contests, the Brainerd Jaycees turned to a virtual format with anglers using the FishDonkey app to fish from any lake in Minnesota. Fish were judged by length instead of weight, and the 150 prizes were scattered among the top 500 places with a Ford or GMC truck from Mills Auto Group going to the 128th longest fish caught, the Ice Castle to the 500th spot.