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I have had several NFGFC members contact me since our last tournament and express and interest in helping Bob replace some of the items he lost in his boating incident. I spoke with him this evening and recieved his permission to put a post on this forum.
Anyone who has the desire to help can contact me at 509-3116, or go by Kevin's and speak to Lin. Lin has offered to be the drop-off location for any donations and also mentioned that Kevin's would help contribute.

Thanks to all of you who have been contacting me and offering to help a club member who has been through a rough time.

Steve Stinson
President
NFGFC

steve could you possibly get a list of the items and post them on here and update it as we get them for him?

He lost,
3 tackle boxes full of tackle,much of it still in original packaging.
8 spinning rods and reels.
handheld vhf.
handheld gps.

Thanks for initiating this, Steve.

I'm dropping off a box at Kevin's today with the following:

DOA 5.5 Big Fish Lure
Storm WildEye Pro Paddletail Shad pack
Pack of Bomber SW Mud Minnows (Chicken Lips)
Bomber Badonk-A-Donk
Bomber Who Dat Weedless spoon
Bomber Redfish Flasher gold glitter
Spool of Berkley Trilene 12-pound mono
Spool of Berkley Nanofil 8-pound unifilament line

I'll drop off a couple of spinning rods and some other items later this week.

Good morning Steve. If someone wants to contribute cash, will Kevins handle that as well or do you want it t go through you.

No mention of the boat/motor and discussion never mentions boat insurance but you might suggest he call his HO insurance agent as depending on who the company is the Homeowner/Renters policy (assuming he has one) MAY cover all of the fishing gear and possibly up to $1,000 for the boat/motor. Most major carriers provide limited coverage/amounts for boats and the fishing gear is just a form of personal property, each policy is different in the perils covered so it may not cover this particular event but at least something to look into and one that many people wouldn't think of as they assume HO only covers stuff in their house.

Bud - Cash is welcomed. Either Lin or myself can take the donations.

The fiberglass jon boat and 25 hp motor that was lost was not insured.

Thanks again for all the interest and help.
- Steve Stinson
President
NFGFC

I will go the collection of stuff that I have, (it will make my wive happy)and get back to you, then we can figure out howq to get to you.

Thanks for the response Steve.

Awesome post guys

Jumptrout, your contribution should be a more accurate weather report next time. The Real Weather my a$$ http://www.bigbendfishing.net/phpBB3/vi ... =1&t=32088

It was real when I went to sleep Friday night.

Weather's funny like that. When we fished the IFA in June, we went to bed expecting 15 knot winds the next day. We ended up fishing in 30+ knot winds that morning.

Friday was predicted as S 5-10. It was slick all day.

After about 11:00 Sunday, it was like a bathtub out there