I always ask that you please, please, please consider the companies that make GreatLakesBass.com possible. I could not continue without them and without you giving them a chance and
telling them when you do.
ALL the sponsor advertisers of GreatLakesBass.com (http://www.greatlakesbass.com/sponsors/) make it possible to continue growing and keeping the site safe, clean and fun! Visit the site sponsors link when you get a chance to review the broad range of choices available from quality companies for insurance, loans, extended warranties, quality bass fishing tackle, quality fishing rods, boats and motors, service, special fishing tools, fishing line, online fishing logs and tournament management, team bass tournaments, Ultimate Fishing Shows, awesome fishing trips for huge largemouth and peacock bass and more! Lots of specialty tackle from some great companies! I try to work with the best companies and products because you are all my friends as fellow anglers! As Brother Dave used to say, 'a stranger is just a friend you haven't met yet' and we have our love of fishing and the outdoors in common at all times!
Specifically for this event, I was able to give away lots of products to the participants for free again thanks to the great generosity of (in no particular order):
- KustomKicker Jigs (http://kustomkickerjigs.com/) for the huge AWESOME tackle packs of their impressive line of bass fishing lures!;
- WaveSpin System Fishing Reels (http://www.wavespinreel.com) - award winning tangle free spinning reels provided by Russ Riley!;
- Case Plastics (http://www.caseplastics.com) - Jim and Tom always give generously so more of you can have something new to try out on your next fishing trip!;
- Xtreme Bass Tackle (http://www.xtremebasstackle.com) - another great donation of custom-colored tubes and other fine soft plastics from my friend Wayne Carpenter!;
- NBAA – K&E Stopper Lures (http://www.anglersmart.com) Lots of lure packs thanks to Jim Sprague and Jack Horning!;
- Angling AI (http://www.anglingai.com) - selections from the custom molds shop of our own Joshimoto son - Josh Clark. Josh went out of his way to make sure we had some great, unique soft plastics to give out!;
- Wonderland Marine West (http://www.wonderlandmarinewest.com) - Ralph Blasey sanctioned our MadWags Memorial Members' Tournaments so that any winner who still owns (don't have to fish from it) a boat bought from Wonderland Marine West can win an additional $200 in Customer Cash!!! That will pay for some gas!! Great news - the spring 2013 MadWags will also be sanctioned!;
- Jim Grandt of the Made in the USA, Lifetime Warranty Grandt Rods (http://www.grandtrods.com) donated a generous 25% the purchase of Grandt Rods to the winners!;
- Mikes Rx Baits (http://www.mikesrxbaits.com) - not only does Mike from Mikes Rx Baits sell a huge selection of high quality bass fishing tackle, he drove all the way to Skegemog to fish with us bringing a bag full of his own line of salty bass tubes so EVERYONE who fished was sure to get something!!! Thanks Mike!;
- And or course, our personal Genie who gave everyone present a FREE one-year membership to his one-of-a-kind online fishing log, GPS waypoint management, tournament and equipment management system and community - GenieLogs.com (http://www.genielog.com)!! Don't forget what you learned this season!! Store it on Genie Logs!!;
- I also want to thank LGMOUTH - Don Watts - for weigh equipment support and an additional WaveSpin Reel donation for the event!
- And after the fact due to an unfortunate, but luckily not too serious accident (he's okay but vehicle was toast) - Leon from The Tackle Hut (http://www.thetacklehut.com) contacted me to kick in an additional $50 prize pack from his large variety of American-made and other fine fishing tackle! I held a quick drawing and our youngest, newest angler, the son of MikeM. fishing in his first ever bass tournament was the lucky winner!!! Thanks Leon!
And thanks to all of the
Great companies (http://www.greatlakesbass.com/sponsors/) that I could not run GreatLakesBass.com without!! Of course, thanks to all of you who choose to participate in the friendly and fun-loving manner that you all do! There would be NO GreatLakesBass.com without ALL you!!
Note:
The Mangler (http://www.themangler.com) while sadly no longer a sponsor advertiser, did provide a large tackle pack to give out!
I can honestly say that when I need something, I try to first purchase from a GLB site sponsor. Sometimes I have to bug Dan on which sponsor might carry a particular item. lolol :)