Dave
& Joyce Powell stopped in to visit at one of the FSYR villas several months
ago. They noticed that the kids who had received rods & reels at our
Jr. Angler Tournament had them in closets, unused. It came to light that
the reason was because they did not know how to tie a knot, rig their rod, or
cast.
Dave
then decided to organize SSC member volunteers to teach these great kids a
thing or two about fishing. These members, along with the help of the
great folks at FSYR, held a Fishing Clinic/Tournament in Bartow, FL on Sat.
April 18th. Kids from other ranches were bussed in, our group
of volunteers drove up with many donations of rods, reels and tackle, and our
host ranch provided a delicious BBQ lunch. Each
team had a catchy name and took their group out and around the two large lakes
on the FSYR property and proceeded to catch fish!
The
kids were happy to learn from our volunteers, maybe a little less happy with
touching the worms, and very happy to invite us all in to see how they live,
their rooms and their house parents. All in all, it was enjoyed by everyone and
we look forward to our FSYR friends coming to fish the Jr. Angler Tournament
with us this August! See below for the teams and awards! Thank you to all
those who helped make this a very special day! See all of the days photos on our website at Stuart Sailfish Club Pictures link.
DON
WILSON - REEL
PARADISE: 1st Place Heaviest Fish: “Angel” with
a Large Mouth Bass, 3 lbs 4 oz: 2nd
Place Heaviest Fish: “Cici” with a Nile Perch, 2 lbs 5 oz;
& Most Fish Caught Award to the Reel Paradise Team!!!
ERIKA
LONG AND GEORGE - GOTCHA - 3rd Place Heaviest Fish
(tie): “Colin” with a 1.4 lb Nile Perch
DAVE
ASTRAS - FISH FINDERS - 3rd Place Heaviest Fish
(tie): “Hunter” a 1.4 lb Bluegill
JOHN MILLROY - ANHINGA - 1 Bass, 2 Bluegill
RICHARD and MARENA
SHOUP - WEATHER OAR KNOT - 2 Bluegill,
1 Bass
JOHN
MACDANIEL - ROD BENDERS - Bluegill, Bass and the Most Unusual Catch
Award went to: “Ali” with an 4' Alligator
TISH
GELINEAU - LUCKY BUGGERS - Weeds,
sticks, almost got an Alligator and had a lesson on water moccasins
BRETT
SCHAMING - FISH STALKERS – 2 lb
Bass (caught by team leader while “teaching”), 1.2 lb bass
DAVE
POWELL - FISH ON - Bluegill by Shelby
SUPPORT
TEAM MEMBERS
ASHLEY
DILLON - PHOTOGRAPHER - PHOTOS - 772-341-5290
KAYSEA
SHOUP - WEIGH MISTRESS
