skeeter Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 My wife and I run a kids fishing derby in our trailer park every year. we have on average 200 kids from the park come out for it . this is our 12th year doing it. every kid gets a prize, and their lunch. and it is free for all kids. this year the kids brought in 357 lbs of fish. the best part for us is seeing all the smiling faces. of course we couldnt do it without the people who donate prizes and Larosa's NoFrills at victoria pk& lawrence for the food. and of course our volunteers, one of them who happens to be a member of this board, Tracker. Tracker is our weigh in official, and has been from the start. this year he was also the entertainment too. when he weighs the fish he releases them back into the lake, but for some reason he decided to get into the lake to do it--LOL well atleast he didnt get his cell phone wet. thanks for your help. dann & kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbouck Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 That's a ton of fish, Good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRT8 smoker craft Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 looks like a good turn out always fun to watch the kids have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnimon Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Thats awesome skeeter,kids and fishing makes for a great day indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Dann, where was my call? Oh wait, was that the weekend that just past? If so, that's why no call... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikeguy Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 good turn out,good fishing, and great planers The kids must of had a blast. Hope you took pointer on how to catch fish buddy. jj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sketty55 Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 What a great idea! This is not just a great opportunity for the kids to have fun but also to educate them about our fisheries. Excellent work Skeeter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb4me Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Cool.. love ot see the kids having fun catching the fish. Good on all involved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter Posted July 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 thanks for the good replies guy's there is a lot of work that goes into running this event but the smiles are worth it. yes pikeguy i was taking notes. ( take kids out when you want fish )-LOL GBW-you and your daughter missed out on a great day!!!!!! im heading back up to the trailer now, when i come back i will remember my camera so i cone post more pictures and a picture of the prize tables so you will know what your daughter missed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Good stuff Dann and Kelly. Give yourselves a pat on the back, you've earned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 GBW-you and your daughter missed out on a great day!!!!!! im heading back up to the trailer now, when i come back i will remember my camera so i cone post more pictures and a picture of the prize tables so you will know what your daughter missed... that's just mean... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsTheBassMan Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Awesome job guys! It's always good seeing kids get involved in fishing - might keep them on the straight and narrow later in life. Thanks for a job well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dondorfish Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Think I had as much fun as the kids did! Had a great turn out and everybody left happy. Dann and Kelly do an awsome job, starting in September, to collect prizes for the following year. Kelly makes sure that every kid, no matter how many, get a prize at the end of the day. The annual Kids Fishing Tourny is definately one of the highlights of my summer at the trailer and I am proud to be a small part of it. Tracker (Don) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Farmer Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 (edited) Skeeter and all involved. Thats great, you guys should be proud of your efforts, I praise you guys . Nice to see kids having such good times in the outdoors, you guys made it possible. Now that's what it's really all about. As Spiel said pat yourselves on the back. Edited July 15, 2010 by Fish Farmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvette1 Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 way to go skeeter all the hard work is for the kids well done, again thanks for the bearing cap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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