08-25-2003, 05:06 PM
BGT Just finished the Dean Foods Company Picnic Sunday, the 24th. We were asked to set up a fishing derby for kids and their adult friends. 51 kids participated in fishing the private pond at The New Zoo just north of Green Bay WI. Kids were all set up with slip bobber rigs with 1/16 oz pan fish jigs tipped with leaf worms. Water was from 4' to 10' so had to adjust to depth depending on where the young angler thought was a good spot. Most heard line during the derby- - "I think the fish ate my wooorm"- - . Every kid caught at least one fish, we made sure of that, some as many as six. We gave away 4 fishing combos (courtesy of Shakspeare Tackle), Green Bay Packers' back to school stuff and some fun game flyers from the BoatUS Foundation. Winners (2 boys-2 girls) of the fishing combos caught 7 1/2" Blue Gill, 7 1/2" Chub, 7" and 6 1/2" Bull Heads. All giants in the eyes of the catchers.
Remember-Take A Kid Fishin'
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Remember-Take A Kid Fishin'
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