FLW Tragedy
 

Yes,I plan on going Charles,I have to check the website to see when it
starts.I will mail you my cell # so we can hook up.
Charles Summers wrote in message
...
You going to be there Joe? So far my Sunday is still free. What time?

--
Charles B. Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com


"BassMr" wrote in message
link.net...
Their magazine is good too Charles and at the tournament site you can
join
the FLW for $15.00 a yr. and get a free hat and magazine subscription.I
was
on Old Hickory Tuesday and talked to some of the guys at the ramp,they
all
were complaining of the "no bite syndrome" and from how we did I could
feel
their pain.We fished for 6 hours and had 2 keepers,both on a jig and
pig,and
we threw the box at them.I am going back tomorrow and try a jigging
spoon
deep over some schools of fish,thats the one thing we did not try.
Drive on over here on Sunday and catch the seminar,last year they were
giving away lots of soft plastic sample bags and such.
Charles Summers wrote in message
...
I was looking for more information on the Old Hickory FLW tour on
their
site, but got side tracked by the "Co-Angler Clinic". I must say...
that's
a
pretty good site with lots of good information.

Guess I better get back to work now! LOL


"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Copied this from the FLW Site:

02.Mar.2004



Tony Strickland of Orlando, Fla., passed away Saturday evening
following
a
boating accident on Lake Eustis that occurred during the BFL Gator
Division
tournament on the Harris Chain of Lakes in Tavares, Fla.

According to Deputy Bud Anthony with the Lake County Sheriff's
office,
Strickland and co-angler Rikk Stout of Minford, Ohio, were ejected
from
their boat following a collision with a wave that caused damage to
Strickland's vessel.

Strickland and Stout were wearing personal floatation devices at the
time
of
the accident and Strickland's ignition shutoff lanyard appears to
have
functioned properly, according to Deputy Anthony, who examined the
boat.
The
21-foot Triton powered by a 225 Mercury outboard sustained damage to
its
starboard side but remained afloat and upright.

Deputy Anthony was attending the weigh-in at Hickory Point Landing
and
began
a search for Strickland and Stout at the tournament director's
request
when
the pair failed to check in.

At approximately 5:15 p.m. the Lake County Sheriff's Department
received
a
call reporting the damaged boat floating against a seawall on the
south
end
of Lake Eustis. Deputy Anthony was just minutes from the location
and
was
the first to arrive on the scene. Upon finding the boat empty,
Anthony
radioed dispatch, and a helicopter joined the search. Two additional
marine
units and a dive team were also alerted and placed en route.

About 15 minutes later, John Killory, who was out for a boat ride
with
his
family, saw Stout and pulled him into his boat, Deputy Anthony said.
Killory
then called a marine deputy via cell phone. The deputy relayed
Killory's
location to dispatch, directing the helicopter and Deputy Anthony to
the
scene.

The time of Stout's rescue was approximately 5:40 p.m. Within
minutes,
the
helicopter located Strickland and directed rescuers to him, Deputy
Anthony
said. Strickland and Stout were then transported by ambulance to
Florida
Hospital Waterman in Tavares, according to Deputy Anthony.

Stout was treated and released from the hospital that evening.
Strickland,
unfortunately, passed away. A specific cause of death has not been
released
at this time, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission,
which has jurisdiction over boating accidents, is conducting its
investigation.

Tony Strickland will be greatly missed by the entire FLW Outdoors
family.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.

A visitation is scheduled for noon Saturday, March 6, with a funeral
service
at 2 p.m. at Deltona Memorial Funeral Home, 1295 Saxon Blvd. in
Orange
City,
Fla. People interested in making a contribution in Tony's memory can
send
donations to the Teen Sportfishing Association, which Tony founded
in
2001
to help teach teens about fishing and boating. Memorials may be sent
to
the
following address:

Teen Sportfishing Association
C/O Nancy Strickland
769 Barger Drive
Deltona, Fla. 32738


Warren