Driftless Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 A REAL incident. The names have been changed and story modified.It was Fall 2004 and The Harry Worm Chapter of the Worm Dunkers Limited were making plans for their annual Creek Spring Festival. I wasnot a member of their organization but I liked helping with anything trout related in the area.The Creek Spring Festival was sponsored each year by the Harry Worm Chapter. There were casting demonstrations and bucket raffles donated pieces of fishing gear and some donated guided trips. I usually donated a trip to good causes.One of my friends I made during my guiding days was a retired Green Bay Packer. He played in the Ice Bowl and Super Bowl I & II. I will call him Bob Lineman. Bob Lineman told me he was interested in helping the Harry Worm Chapter out. Bob was going to donate his time and 300 photos of him from the Glory Days. He was going to appear at the Creek Spring Festival to help out the Worm Dunkers Limited.I thought this was a great idea. Bob got about 10 dollars minimum for his autograph and at such a Festival there would be many generous people. Bob's generous donation would be given to the chapter for stream habitat improvement. This was basically a 3,000 dollar donation and the news that he was there would increase the typical turn out and the sale of bucket raffle tickets would be 4 fold and the Creek Spring Festival would be a SMASHING success I called the president of the Harry Worm Chapter. I told Fritz Davidson the President about the generous donation. He was all pumped up about the donation. He said he would bring it up in the general membership meeting.The night of the meeting came up and Fritz called me. He wanted some more details about the donation. He asked me what type of angler Bob Lineman was. I told him Bob was a fly angler.The next day Fritz called me and told me that the vote went to closed session and the board members voted 3-2 to reject the donation. The reasoning Fritz gave me on the phone was the Harry Worm Chapter didn't want ALL of the masses coming to their Creek Spring Festival. It would have become a ZOO and they did not want that. Fritz told me that he was one of the 2 to vote for the donation.One month later I met Fritz Davidson on stream. I had heard he quit his president job of the Harry Worm Chapter. I asked him about it. He told me their board of seniors in the chapter were too tunnel visioned and that the REAL reason they declined the donation was because Bob Lineman was a fly angler..............................................................................................What do you think of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatuplund Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 The fly angler I can accept, but a Packer? ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
so haaad Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Sounds like that group may have MN relatives living near the Winnebago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driftless Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 story modifiedkeep that in mind.A little reversal action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatuplund Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Figured you were having a little fun with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngie22 Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 never really understood the fued down there, kind of funny... To each his own keep it legal, and all is good; IMO. Myself, I would love to Fly fish. can't afford another niched to invest in. Someday... Till then, I;ll be tossing raps, and blowin' up crawlers. Good story, I liked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Se Mn FishSlayer Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 What are you trying to get at by posting this story? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driftless Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 wanted see what the reaction of the shoe being on the other persons foot would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insufishentfunds* Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 That Harry Worm Chapter sounds like a good group of guys. I may have to look them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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