July 7th, Mark your calendars. Donaldson Tourney!

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July 7th, the 7th Annual Donaldson Tourney. For an added enjoyment, we’re balling this event into a retirement party for my Dad. After 60+ yrs on this Earth my Dad has decided to hang up the work boots and enjoy a little free time.

Here’s the particulars:

7th ANNUAL DONALDSON FISHING TOURNAMENT
ALSO CELEBRATING THE RETIREMENT
OF TOM DONALDSON

DATE: JULY 7TH, 2012

PLACE: DRESBACH LANDING

TIME: 6:00AM TO NOON

ENTRANCE FEE: $10.00/INDIVIDUAL –
KIDS UNDER 16 – FREE

PAYOUTS WILL BE DETERMINED AT THE LANDING

CATEGORIES:
1. BASS 2. WALLEYE
3. PAN FISH 4. NORTHERN PIKE
5. ROUGH FISH 6. STRIPED BASS

Join us at the garage (located just north from Petes bar)
for the retirement party after the tournament. Spouses/children are
invited to join us for the retirement party also. Food and drinks will be served. Not fishing? Just come for the party.

We hope to see you there. I will ask, you plan to attend, please RSVP me in advance. We need the numbers for food and beverages.

I bees there.

I’ll be in Florida for a week and a half at that time

6:00AM TO NOON????

That’s not catfishing time!!

Wait a minute! What exactly IS “rough fish”??

BK if im around id go down if u bring some of that secret 7 and we could chase rough fish.

The wife might not like it but…..there just might be a change in plans on the Clark’s calendar for that weekend. She will get over it, I hope!

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The wife might not like it but…..there just might be a change in plans on the Clark’s calendar for that weekend. She will get over it, I hope!

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Blame it on me. I think I can finally make it this year.

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BK if im around id go down if u bring some of that secret 7 and we could chase rough fish.

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We do catch them scaly things on Secret 7 occasionally.

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6:00AM TO NOON????

That’s not catfishing time!!

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You would be surprised at the size and quantity of Cat(rough)fish that show up at the weigh-in. Great table fare…

Compared to what? Bass?

Got me with that one.

We’re coming up on the 7th and I would ask if there’s anyone else that would like to attend to please drop me a message either here or by email letting me know, so I have enough food and beverages for that Saturday.

While the river is high and a bit fast, the fish are biting and it should be a great time.

Mike and Bret will be there

Mike is in Ely fishing with the wife this week. I received a text message there first day they were up there with this pic. We will have to have him tell us the story in person
You’re not going to want to miss this

Oh Dear Lord, that looks painful. One in each hand….wth…

I can’t wait to hear that story…

Not that I would wish that on to anyone, but I have to admit I giggled.

cpetey and yahbuddy will be there! I’m coming back from the Hayward area to attend. Then, we are hitting the .38Special concert that afternoon!

Lets get ready to ruuumbllllle

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Lets get ready to ruuumbllllle

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Yeeeup!! My partner’s in town and we’ll be hitting the water in the a.m.! A high of 87 on Saturday, it should feel like heaven come Saturday morning!!

Best thing is, the fish are biting very well! Should be an awesome day.

If anyone wants to show up to fish, just send me a PM and I’ll get you set up!

PM sent

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PM sent

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I declined your request.

I’m getting good ast that myself

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I’ll be in Florida for a week and a half at that time

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And we have to say! WHAT A GREAT PLACE FOR YOU!

See you in the morning TOW~MAS

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See you in the morning TOW~MAS

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We’ll be there a little after 5 a.m.!!

I wanted to thank everyone who made Saturday the 7th a fantastic day. The weather broke and we were greeted with a beautiful day for fishing. We had a total of 60 anglers for the day, and the 1st place winners for each division were awarded $95 for their efforts. I do believe, that’s the most we’ve ever paid out for this low-key tourney. It’s also the first time, we didn’t have enough beach to hold all the boats for takeoff. LOL!

It was great seeing the usual friends, but even better seeing some of the old friends I haven’t seen in some time. Yes Herb, that means you!

I wish I could have taken more pics, but between running the scale and everything else, I wasn’t able to get pics of all the winners. The 3 pics posted are the winners of that category. The biggest fish for each category are as follows.

Bass: 3.90lbs
Walleye: 2.17lbs
Pike: 7.65lbs
Panfish: 1.07lbs (Crappie)
Roughfish: 20.10lbs (Flathead)
White Bass .11lbs. Yeah, you read that right. LOL! It was about 6″ long.

I want to thank everyone who made it out and made the day so special.

First let me thank the Donaldson’s for yet another awesome tourney/party. Once again this was an awesome time with a lot of great people and the food was awesome
Happy retirement Tom Sr. and Happy Birthday Blue

It was also a treat to see Herb once again, even if I didn’t recognize him at first out of his ice fishing gear

The first 2 pics are the line up with a gorgeous back ground. The Lord sure is great with his paint brush!

The 3 pic is Blue Fleck and Jeremy hauling butt to their secret honey hole, we later heard the carp had moved out Very good to see you again Jeremy Have you looked in your cooler yet

The last pic is a busy landing at the weigh in. Everyone was patient and once again all the boats were recovered and loaded up without incidence.

This is my favorite event each year (even though me and my buddy Mike suck fishing it ) and I’m looking forward to next years Donaldson Tourney

Thanks Tom for a great event !!!

Josh and I had a BLAST !!!

Looking forward to seeing you all again next year !!