Is there a better lake that will fit better in July? IF so speak up now please so I can change it before I complete my presentation. If a different species is called for that is fine. If we just want to do a lake party or something like that then we can do that as well. I have a feeling that it is going to become pretty popular after word gets out and I might have to do 2 lakes in a month. One at the middle and one at the end. Might be 2 events on the same lake. But as this thing goes along we will adapt and overcome.

LET"S MAKE SOME MORE MEMORIES LIKE THIS!!!

Well, alot of lakes will get tougher as it heats up. My saying is you cant catch them on the couch

If you and your boaters are up for the challenge then I say go for it!

I just want to say that I am overwhelmed by the response that you guys are showing. Keep it up! Thank you very much for your support. You can also go to www.[censored] if something big like this isn't what you want to do. Later Mike

lewisville in july can be phenomenal for schooling sand bass and hybrids...

richland chambers or cedar creek !!!!

All the lakes can be hit or miss...rain, full moon, winds. I say plan 'em. If nothing more, we can give these guys a nice day out on the lake, and more importantly show them that we appreciate them!!!!! I am ALL IN on this program. We WILL show that AMERICAN people support what they do. It is because of them that we have the freedoms that we have. I have put my name in to run the Lewisville and the Ray Roberts events. I know I will get plenty of support and help from many of you. We CAN and WILL make this successful.

Boston Bob I appreciate your passion. I feel the same way when it comes to these things. Seeing these guys everyday going to thier appts and being told that they are broke on a daily basis can wear a person down quickly. I know that this will be great and will be repeated next year.
I wanted to go all the way until April 09 with the lakes but that is cold weather season and I don't know what lakes would be best fishing. If there is any suggestions please feel free to chime in. Thanks Mike

MAY 31 - BELTON
JUNE 28 - GRANGER
JULY 12 - SAM RAYBURN -motel
JULY 26 - RAY HUBBARD -motel
AUGUST 9 - BELTON - TASF SOLDIER BENEFIT TOURNAMENT $60 ENTRY AND 2 NON PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS - ETCBA
AUGUST 30 - LEWISVILLE -motel
SEPTEMBER 13 - RICHLAND CHAMBERS -motel
SEPTEMBER 27 - FORK TASF - LINDALE BASS CLUB -motel
OCTOBER 11 - ALAN HENRY -motel
OCTOBER 25 - RAY ROBERTS -motel
NOVEMBER 22 - GRAPEVINE -motel

What I need from you guys is a compiled list of things I guess.

What ramp we are using to launch at?

If -motel is next to the lake I need 2 different motels close to the launch site. I need all their information Phone, address, rates, any discounts they may provide and how many rooms available for each motel, ammenities, wheelchair accessible and so on.

If it says -motel next to it we will be driving to the motel the Friday before with arrival times around 6pm. Looking for at least 20 rooms for a total of 40 people. Stay will include Friday, Saturday, and check out Sunday. Need to know about restaurant locations as well and the distance from the motel.

If you are going to put on a fish fry or a BBQ I will leave that up to you. I know that the personal touches are what make the difference. Bob and Jeane Wilson aka doublejack on here hosted our BBQ on Richland Chambers. It made all the difference and thats what the guys are talking about. We all know that not everybody eats fish so keep that in mind. I will add more as it comes along. Thanks guys! Mike

If you have said that you are taking on a Lake you will be the point of contact. I am going to treat each date as a seperate event. I will be using my online sign up forms to help you guys keep track of boaters and volunteers. I would like to see 2 people in charge. A primary and an alternate. I know things come up but this can't fail because these guys are looking forward to them. Each person that will be in charge of each lake needs to go here:
http://[censored]/board/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=81

The name of the event needs to be: WTASF **Name of lake here**
Fill out all the info. The email address you provide here will be where all the boater info will be sent to.

30 days prior to each event I would like to see a new topic started for the next event coming up with all the sign up info and so on. I can help facilitate this as well.

Boaters: When signing up you will have to sign up for EACH EVENT. I am sorry for this but I do not have the resources thru my site to be able to archive. This allows each person who is coordinating it all for each event to be able to keep track of boaters and numbers of soldiers and contact info.

Boaters can sign up here:
http://[censored]/board/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=80

When signing up for an event, the event name will be WTASF and the name of the lake. Belton Lake is the only lake on there 2 times and if you sign up for Belton It will be assumed for the 31st.

August 9th TASF is open to anyone. $60 entry fee and 2 non perishable food items. $40 from each entry fee will go towards Santa's Workshop program on Ft. Hood. http://www.swsfh.com/AboutUs.htm
The food items will be donated to the organization that provides food baskets to the soldiers of Ft. Hood. $10 from each entry will go to East Texas Christian Bass Anglers www.etcba.com and $5 per entry will go to a local Non Profit group like boyscouts for their efforts to volunteer for clean up and stuff like that. The other $5 will go towards cash prizes. We are trying to raise money for an overall Big Bass prize of $5000 but cannot advertise it until we have it. Our goal is to have 300 boats with 300 non boaters. If this is achieved then we can cut Santa's Workshop a check for $24,000 and collect 1200 food items.

TASF Lake Fork is open to anyone. So far there is a limit of 100 service members for sign up and they are expecting the same number for boaters. This is free and is being put on by the Lindale Bass Club with East Texas Christian Bass Anglers.

If you would like to help with this event please get in contact with them. Here is the link to their event.
http://[censored]/board/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=93

I will post more info and answer any questions you might have. Thanks Mike

I will help on Lville and Ray Bob.

Boston Bob has registered Ray Roberts.
Boston Bob has registered Lewisville.

He will be in charge of them and if you want to help him in any way contact him directly please. I know that this is alot of work for one person to do so I am sure he can use all the help he can get. Thanks Guys Mike

Soldiers: Don't get paired up with that guy in the yellow shirt and Ranger hat - he only catches carp!

Hey Blu- any problems with the Stay N Charge? Get everything okay? Let me know please! Later Mike