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TOYS FOR TROOPS’ KIDS – Delta 500 + Toys

Russo’s Marina was the site of The Christian Bass Anglers Fellowship’s Third Annual Toys For The Troops’ Kids Tournament. Gene Buchholz was the guest moderator for this Delta event in November.

A spirited tribute was given to all of our brave troops and veterans. The crowd stood as each one was invited to the platform decorated with the official emblem of each branch of our Armed Forces. A special video entitled “Heroes” was played to honor them.

There was a generous outpouring of Christmas toys for the kids whose moms or dads are deployed overseas. Each angler brought an unwrapped toy to donate with many participants bringing several toys. The team of Wesley and Ronnie Cowart brought a truck filled with over 120 toys donated by the employees of Performance Mechanical for the event. At final count over 500 toys were loaded into a trailer donated by Gone Fishing Marine to be delivered to local military bases.

The fishing conditions were pretty tough but some nice weights were recorded for the day. The team of Mark Nelson/Don Scoglund took first place with 21.65 lbs. which included a big fish topping out at 9.51 lbs. Coming in a very close second place was Timothy Venkus/Marty Hansing with 21.62 lbs. Completing the top five spots were the teams of Chris Ball/Bobby Barrack, John Ewing/Frank Ono and Russ Atkins/Nick Welton. You can check out the complete results and photos of the Delta event by clicking here.

We want to express our appreciation to all who made the day possible and to all of the bass anglers who took the time to support this important event.