THE FISHIN' MISSION JOURNAL

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MONTANA RECORD SHOULD WET YOUR APPETITE !!
While always viewed as a fishin' paradise, Montana is rarely viewed as the place for record breaking trout. That all changed on August 11th, when Jack "Greg" Housel of Libby, Montana landed a 33.1 pound rainbow trout from the Kootenai River.

This guy is thirty-six and was fishin' from shore at the Libby Dam plunge pool, when the trout grabbed his one ounce Pot-o-Gold (go gettem') spoon. It took him 20 minutes to land with 24 pound test! It was 38.6 inches long with a 27 inch girth, and if approved, would replace a 31.5 pounder caught in Lake Michigan in 1993 in this line class. So what are our odds with four pound test and power bait?

NEW NICKNAMES EARNED!!
Well, let's see.... Surfer Nick became Lost Boy, Buzz Lightyear became Stiffy, Morgasm became Stumpy, and Chasin' It became Outtahere! Any others? There will be a test !!

THE 25TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION BEGINS!!
Okay, so you stuck with it (you didn't read ahead did you?), reading about every nook and cranny of the 24th, and now you want to know: what about the 25th?

First of all, for the "learning impaired", the Silver Anniversary 25th Annual starts on May 29th and will continue through June 7th! I'm not sure what is so hard about getting the dates right (we have been doing this for 25 years!), but the Commish received many calls this year to make sure. Oh well, as long as you show up!

BIG PLANS FOR A NEW AND IMPROVED TROPHY UNDERWAY!!
All past plans to renovate the perpetual trophy have failed. After years of "passing it around" it finally gave up the ghost. There have been several "attempts" to bring it back to life.....they have all failed.

Fail no more! Under the influence of way too much tequila (is there ever really too much?), the Mayor began a story about how he would take this huge piece of walnut, machine it down into a plaque, put trout coming out on the sides, and have space for all the names of past, present, and future winners! The story brought us to tears! In case you think I'm shinin' you, HFTB captured the moment (and the commitment) on tape. JR has also committed (again) to finding the right place in Rhino's to hang this puppy. So Mayor.....you are on the hook!

SECOND ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT A MUST !!
The 2nd annual golf tournament will be held on Tuesday June 2nd (cute) and, according to the Professor, $30 will get you green fees, cart, booze and "a little something from the Prof" (all he has is a little). We had three foursomes last year and it was great! Stay over until Wednesday morning (I guess you could leave Tuesday night, but what with the awards dinner and all.....) and be a part of this segue!! Those of you who may have access to "corporate" stuff might want to bring some along...get my drift?

25TH ANNUAL DESERVES A MOMENT OF RECOGNITION !!
One thing we are thinking about is a celebration lunch on Monday after the close of the derby. We need to get JR to open (well?), and ask Red and HFTB to get together to put some video together (well?), and get the Commish to update the photo albums (okay!), but it would be a nice time to remember the social signifigance of this event! More to follow in the next newsletter! See y'all soon........