The Urban Fisherman

Hey guys! Just got back from a trip to TO for a couple days! Only brought my iPad and go figure the hotel only has WIRED free internet.... who seriously uses wires these days?!?! lol Anyways, got some new prizes and some other fun stuff to report and will get to it over the course of the rest of the weekend! On a quick note - I just checked the weather and it looks like it's going to be a hot one! Stable weather all week to so hopefully the fish get into a pattern of some sort! More updates comin' soon! Thanks SIMON for the great prize! Cheers, Ryan & The gang

I picked up these 3 combos the other day! Couldn't pass up the deal!

Awesome!

Can't help you with the data argument as I'm lucky enough to have a "work phone" but I can tell you that I've had both blackberry and iPhone.... I really wish BB were better because it's a canadian company, but man they don't hold a candle to the iPhone!

I was in my boat!!! but could have reached the spot from the dock! Thanks guys!

haha Actually I'd like to see if I can put some patterns together to help out our Fish-A-Thoner's - I've always excluded myself from winning any of the prizes so pre-fishing is pretty pointless for me! Just get the braggin' rights! No worries Chris! Not last night anyways! haha The kids swam more than we fished.... ticket was a craw on a flippin jig off of trees last night though.... this morning it was topwater baits until I left shortly after 7 a.m. It's actually my iPad which is an upgrade from the portable DVD player we used to use..... The DVD player was great to, but it's nice not having to worry about batteries or DVD's... I love it because once the kids are done fishing and swimming and such... I just pop on a movie and I get to actually fish for a while! lol

hard to beat a good time on the bank wrangling big old carp! Wait t'il you get into hte big guys! Good work! Cheers, Ryan

Hey guys here's a couple more prizes - Thanks to Walmart in Tillsonburg, ON! I still have a couple bucks left to spend at Walmart as well!!! Cheers, Ryan

Thinking about your pops Nancy! Much love from my whole family!

Yepp I asked TJ if we could pull the pin! I'd rather just keep bumping it up with more prize, sponsor and participant info and keep the conversations and interest up over the course of the next week!!!!! It's my ploy to try and generate more interest in the cause!!!! Keep the thread cookin' !!! Hopefully it works!!!!!! haha

I wanted to get the kids out one evening this week and finally managed to swing it tonight... We didn't get out of the driveway until 7... At which time most 2.5 to 4.5 year olds are probably getting into their P.J.'s. lol I figure you can't trade in good memories with the kids just to make sure they stick to their bed time! Anyways, we were out from 7:15 or so until about 9:15..... Just as the fish really started to eat Mommy called and gave us a hard time about getting home! lol. I'll let the pics tell the rest... Before hitting the water we checked out the Area where we'll be hosting the Fish-a-Thon! Then we hit the water and Averie got into the gills before I even got my rod rigged... After some panfish action the kids decided they wanted to go for a quick dip... After the swim it was time to get comfy and enjoy a snack and bedtime movie while dad caught a few fish Like I said just started to get some bites as the moon came up over the horizon but it was time to call it a night Goodnight! Ryan, Averie and Luke

Awesome! Good work bud!

Check out this thread I posted last year... Doesn't get any simpler than this! http://www.ofncommunity.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=45298&st=0&p=484406&hl=Averie&fromsearch=1entry484406 Good luck!

Deer Creek Conservation area - has an 80 acre reservoir which is mostly a largemouth and rainbow trout fishery as far as summertime sportfish go. Also amazing bluegill fishing as well as other panfish, carp, brown trout and so on. Sometimes you have to work for big bass but there's some 7+ Pounders to be had! Here's a few pix of some of the fish caught in this great little lake! My Big largie from last year..

Also can't help ya out when it comes to fly fishing.... I know there's a great little fly shop right near the downtown area... used to be called Jeff's fly shop but I think the new owner changed the name to "forest city fly fishing" or something similar... if you don't already know the shop let me know and I'll find out for you..... aside from some small resident trout in the feeder streams my thoughts are that you'll be hard pressed to get into many "salmonoids", especially at this time of year.... BUT there's all kinds of great fishing to be had, and right by the university. I lived in a fraternity house on Mill St. down the road from the ceeps and know a bunch of great holes that hold smallies, pike, panfish and tons of big Carp!!! don't knock old rubber lips until you hook into a big one! Anyways, Good luck and keep us posted. Cheers, Ryan

Awesome! Make sure to take some pics for us!

My mother in law saw hot dogs on sale and bought 168 of them! lol now we just need to find buns on Sale!

Wow! Nice set of buckets right there!

gawd I'm dying to go frog fishing and this post just kills me! haha

lol

New Sponsor guys - Thanks to Goble's Firearms with locations in Tillsonburg, ON and London, ON for donating 5 great hats! Check them out if you're into hunting! Cheers, Ryan

Here's a few more prize photo's guys! $80 worth of gear thanks to Dixie Dairy Bar and Tackle in St. Thomas, ON Prize Pack of gear and some fishing kits from Angling Outfitters in Woodstock, ON Great little reel donated by Free Time Sports in Woodstock, ON Another gear prize pack donated by the TBBA MORE PRIZES AND THANK YOU'S TO BE POSTED SOON!

I've been SO VERY excited to show off this prize!!! CUSTOM MADE rod very generously donated my friend! THANK YOU SO MUCH - this prize alone should trigger some folks to join in on the event!!!

Hey Gang!!! Busy Busy over here with projects on the go for iCast but I wanted to drop a quick thread and get the ball rolling as we're only a few weeks away from the 2011 Fish-A-Thon for a Cure! We've had an overwhelming amount of support and are always looking for more prizes and most importantly more participants to help reach our goal! As usual OFC has been an amazing help and I can't thank you all enough! I have many thanks you notes to put out on here, along with photo's of the awesome prizes that we've had donated so far from all of you!!! THANK YOU!!!! :thumbsup_anim: Just bare with me until this evening, and if you have stills of your prize donations PLEASE feel free to post them in order to help generate interest! If you're on the fence about participating please hop on board, I promise you'll have a great time and it's definitely for a worthy cause! Also, we're ordering custom shirts this year so I need shirts sizes and so on within the next day or so. We have approximately 60 Fish-A-Thoner's signed up and ready to rock already! I'll let Dan and Shawn fill in anything I might forget and please feel free to leave any idea's of your own in this thread as well. Here's a short outline below - I'll fill you in with more details as I have time in the coming day! Quick Details: Arrive @ Lake: Whenever you can - Earlier the better or you might wait in line to launch - ($10.00 launch fee) Give the pledge sheets to one of the Fish-A-Thon helpers who will be wearing labelled shirts Start Time: 8 a.m. ( official start time but it's OK to start a little later ) Lunch Time: 12:30 p.m. ( Meet up to talk about what's working so we can try to put everybody on fish ) Finish Time: 4 p.m. ( Hand in your memory cards or email photos from phone ) BBQ / Bouncy Castle / Games Time: 4:30 p.m. until end of evening Prizes / Thanks You's: 6:00 - 6:30 p.m. (time may vary depending on how long it takes to get everybody organized) Stuff Needed: 1) Digital Camera 2) SD Memory Card 3) Fish-A-Thon Sticker ( Provided ) 4) Lake Map ( Provided ) 5) Fish-A-Thon T-shirt ( Provided ) 6) Sunscreen 7) Fishing License 8) Boating Safety Equipment 9) Water / Drinks 10) Lunch Food - Snacks etc. 11) Rain Gear / Swim Suits ( prepared for all weather conditions ) 12) Fishing Gear ( Tackle / Rods / bait etc. ) Prizes for: 1) Biggest Bass 2) Biggest Fish 3) Deer Creek Grand Slam: Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Trout ( Brown or Rainbow) Carp 4) Most Pledges 5) Draws 6) Prizes for all Kids OK - Prize photo's and thank you's to follow, as well as a list of all of our AMAZING SPONSORS! You can see all of our sponsors, as well as a few more details @ our website..(thanks Dan for putting it together) www.fish-a-thon.com Details to follow - THANKS AGAIN OFC! Cheers, Ryan

top notch report! Thanks a bunch for taking the time!!! :thumbsup_anim: