The Urban Fisherman Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 (edited) Hey guys! I have to keep this quick and simple because I've got a house to tidy and a date with my kids at Bayfest! First off I have to thank all of our AMAZING prize donators, pledgers, fish-a-thon participants, my family for the awesome dinner, and everybody who helped with putting things together. Thanks to Dan and Shawn for helping with getting the prizes and organizing things for this awesome day. Our TOTAL for the day was close to $4500.00! It isn't set in stone yet as I have a couple more pledges straggling in so it might be a tad higher than that. We had more prizes than participants - the members of this board who made prize donations and companies from all over stepped up to the plate in a BIG way! I'll try to list them all here but DAN and SHAWN if I missed any that you picked up please add them to the thread ASAP!!!! Dave Mercer Outdoors donated over 30 Facts of Fishing shirts AND a lure and tackle prize pack! www.factsoffishing.com Dixie Dairy Bar and Tackle Shop donated hundreds of dollars in gear! www.dixietackleshop.com Knock Out Lures - a HUGE Spoon Prize pack!!! www.knockoutlures.com Lloyd - U & Me Guiding service donated a $350 value guided trip http://www.stevemorissette.com/uandme/index.html Mike P. from ONFC - Donated Musky Baits [email protected] TJ - www.ontariofIshing.net Donated all kinds of cool stuff from shirts to mugs and stickers! Leechman from OFC - Donated a hand made lure kit! Anonymous Donator - Several Tool sets and Hats! TBBA - Donated all kinds of cool stuff from hats to hooks and more! www.tbba.ca Angling Outfitters in Woodstock - All kinds of tackle! www.luremaking.com - An awesome lure making prize pack! Shawn Beaumont - Donated some great, new gear that he had at home! www.fishingfury.com - Donated some awesome Musky baits! Frankie - Donated a box full of coffee travel mugs GBW - Donated a couple of MP3 Players My my sister in law donated the giant bouncy castle slide deal which was a HUGE hit for the kids! www.par-t-perfect.com Now onto the fishing! I was on the water at 5:30 a.m. and managed my personal best, 23 inch pig of a largie in the dark!!! (re-measured once I got the picture on my computer and zoomed in) How's this for getting the hook out! haha After the excitement of getting my PB largie wore off it was full steam ahead with the fish-a-thon! We had an insane cold front, it was windy at heck, and we even had a little rain at one point. Our fish-a-thon'ers toughed it out for the the whole day and earned their pledges! I'll let all the pictures the the rest of the story! Most of the gang... Dave even made it out! haha Chad was my fishing partner for the day - good times buddy, you're welcome in my boat anytime! Averie managed a personal best Rock Bass - 10,5 inches! Feel free to post all your pictures here or in your own thread guys - Thanks again for everything and please include anything I left out. I'm doing this while chasing a 1 year old around the house! Until next year - thank you SO VERY MUCH! Cheers, Ryan Edited September 5, 2010 by The Urban Fisherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bly Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Excellent Ryan and everyone else who had a hand in this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCTFisher9120 Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 So happy it went well for everybody. Like I said next year I would love to take part and get some $$ raised also. Awesome picture's and donations. O and Ryan....a 23" Bass:O That must of been around 6+?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Wow, really awesome report and pics. Looks like it was a real success. That largie is huge too, what a beast. I love the lure retrieval picture, that's hilarious. Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Awesome Ryan The smiles on the pics say it all Congratulations to everyone for making this day a complete success Also congrats to you on your PB That is a great looking LMB for sure Again great job Ryan and thanks for taking the time to share the fishothon day with us!!! Jacques Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Urban Fisherman Posted September 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 (edited) Thanks for the snappy replies guys! I'm rushing out the door right now with the kids for Bayfest! I wanted to mention that Juli Paladino won most pledges! And although the bite was a bit tough as a group we managed a 23 inch largie, a 20, an 18.5 and a bunch of 15 inchers! I excluded myself from the derby part of the event, and my 23 incher was caught pre- 8 a.m. anyways! haha so Ron Richie won Big Fish with a nice 20 inch largie! he took home an awesome prize pack donated by Dave Mercer! Cheers, Ryan Edited September 5, 2010 by The Urban Fisherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleded Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Thanks again Ryan!! I had a blast!! cant wait till next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb4me Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 What a Day!! First of all I want to personally thank Ryan and his wonderfull family for putting this all together! Secondly id like to thank all sponsers and Mr. Mercer for the wonderfull prize pack and shirts! I will enoy the lure making kit. I havent had the chance to go thru all the goodies as of yet. But thanks to everyone involved! we all dererve a HUGE pat on the back! $4500.00 in less than 2 weeks! Now that was a hard day of fishing thats for sure! after the day of fishing I noticed I was actually more tired than after a day of work..Those poor pro's eh! lol Anyway most of the day brought fish like these. Drewbrew and I were in this together! lol Now fo rthe big fish of the day! For all that didnt get to see it, here it is! Finally the fish porn! My PB largie!!! Thanks again and ill post up a bunch of pics here have a gander! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewbrew Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Great Pics Ron! Cant wait till Next Year everyone, Cya all their again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justwannafish Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Want to post a thanks to Ryan and his family for a great day of fishing and a wicked spread to fill my belly once it was done. And a big thanks to all the donators who supplied everyone who participated in the event with tonnes of swag. And thanks to all of us for raising approx. $4500!!!! That's probably the best part of the whole thing! p.s. Ryan, my pledge forms are being scanned and sent your way via email as I post this right now! There's also an extra fifteen dollars here in pledge money that my mom had got for me after I had left so let me know if I can email money transfer it to you to get it sorted! Next year will be a blast! Can't wait!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbouck Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Awesome day and night! Enjoyed almost sleeping till noon and will post pics a little later. Again a HUGE thanks to all the amazing sponsors and pledgers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdve23rveavwa Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Here's another group shot taken by Juli, with Ryan in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish-miester Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 sweet deal. me and MTB will be there next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbouck Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 Here are some more pics Our 3rd guy backed out so Dave came along! All my fish for the day were 10 inches including the gills and WGSF and I finally got my sticker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphaalpha Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 Looks like it was a great event, good on you for putting this on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesn Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 Great job Ryan, and the big dude resting the beer on the cute little's girl head. That picture made me laugh out loud... Thanks to all of you for making us as anglers look good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbouck Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 Big??? I'm 5'4" and 150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRT8 smoker craft Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 Big??? I'm 5'4" and 150 LOL now that's funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Urban Fisherman Posted September 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 Excellent Ryan and everyone else who had a hand in this Thanks again Bly! Hopefully we'll be able to drag you out this way next year! So happy it went well for everybody. Like I said next year I would love to take part and get some $$ raised also. Awesome picture's and donations. O and Ryan....a 23" Bass:O That must of been around 6+?? Hey Brother - Thanks dude, I hope you can make it next year and show us how to drop the hammer on those big buckets! haha It was a big ole bass...I don't like guessing weights so I have to get a good scale one of these days! Wow, really awesome report and pics. Looks like it was a real success. That largie is huge too, what a beast. I love the lure retrieval picture, that's hilarious. Joey Thanks Joey! Glad you enjoyed the report! Awesome Ryan The smiles on the pics say it all Congratulations to everyone for making this day a complete success Also congrats to you on your PB That is a great looking LMB for sure Again great job Ryan and thanks for taking the time to share the fishothon day with us!!! Jacques You should give yourself a big pat on the back Jacques... events like this couldn't happen without the generosity of people like yourself who donated an awesome prize! Thank you very much and maybe someday if we make this event big enough it'll be worth the trip for ya! Thanks again Ryan!! I had a blast!! cant wait till next year Looking forward to it buddy - we'll have to hit the ice again this winter though! What a Day!! First of all I want to personally thank Ryan and his wonderfull family for putting this all together! Secondly id like to thank all sponsers and Mr. Mercer for the wonderfull prize pack and shirts! I will enoy the lure making kit. I havent had the chance to go thru all the goodies as of yet. But thanks to everyone involved! we all dererve a HUGE pat on the back! $4500.00 in less than 2 weeks! Now that was a hard day of fishing thats for sure! after the day of fishing I noticed I was actually more tired than after a day of work..Those poor pro's eh! lol Thanks again and ill post up a bunch of pics here have a gander! Hey man - Congrats again on the big fish of the day.... even though it was the second biggest... haha just kidding man.. derby started at 8 a.m. and that first place fish was well deserved! Thanks again for coming out and I'm looking forward to seeing you again next year! Great Pics Ron! Cant wait till Next Year everyone, Cya all their again. Thanks for comin' man! I really appreciate you coming out and being part of hte Fish-A-Thon! Lookin forward to next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Urban Fisherman Posted September 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 Want to post a thanks to Ryan and his family for a great day of fishing and a wicked spread to fill my belly once it was done. And a big thanks to all the donators who supplied everyone who participated in the event with tonnes of swag. And thanks to all of us for raising approx. $4500!!!! That's probably the best part of the whole thing! p.s. Ryan, my pledge forms are being scanned and sent your way via email as I post this right now! There's also an extra fifteen dollars here in pledge money that my mom had got for me after I had left so let me know if I can email money transfer it to you to get it sorted! Next year will be a blast! Can't wait!! Thanks to you for being part of it man! Can't wait to see you out again next year! Hopefully we'll blast 4500 out of the water and half twice the good times dude! We'll figure out that money this week as I've still got some check's coming in the mail. Keep in touch and thanks again! Awesome day and night! Enjoyed almost sleeping till noon and will post pics a little later. Again a HUGE thanks to all the amazing sponsors and pledgers! Sleeping t'il NOON? Buddy I was up at 6:45 with the boy.... I though he'd sleep in after passing out so late by the fire but that didn't happen... sweet deal. me and MTB will be there next year Sweet..see you next year dude! Looks like it was a great event, good on you for putting this on! THanks dude! Great job Ryan, and the big dude resting the beer on the cute little's girl head. That picture made me laugh out loud... Thanks to all of you for making us as anglers look good! No Thank you Charles! and yeah that's pretty much the funniest picture of the day! haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handlebarz Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 Congratz on the great day everyone it sure looks like fun if ya get the plans made earlier next year maybe we will book the weekend for camping and be able to make it out for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 (edited) was thinking of u all while I worked pulling VCT tiles up from around a daycare nursery washroom...little buggers couldn;t hit the toilet if their life depended on it! ( last minute job) WTG Edited September 6, 2010 by splashhopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnsled Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 Looks like a great time was had by all!! Congrats again Ryan and everyone else involved on putting it all together in a couple of weeks and pulling off such great numbers!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbouck Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 Sleeping t'il NOON? Buddy I was up at 6:45 with the boy.... I though he'd sleep in after passing out so late by the fire but that didn't happen... Yep! Jacob just played in the sand until I woke up. I'm still laughing thinking about Luke face down in the grass falling asleep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Urban Fisherman Posted September 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Yep! Jacob just played in the sand until I woke up. I'm still laughing thinking about Luke face down in the grass falling asleep lol i'll post one of the pictures of him face down in the grass tonight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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