49th Annual Chaska Fire Dept. Fishing Contest

[fireman182]

Good morning everyone! Well, our fishing contest is going to be held this coming Sunday, February 12th 2:00-4:00 w/ Terri Trane from the "Morning Show". One catch, it's going to be at the fire station due to really thin ice on Fireman's pond in Chaska. We will still be giving away all our prizes for the "fisherman" category and the "need not be present" category along with a bunch of small door prizes. To win one of the 10 "fisherman" prizes you must be present for the raffle. Here they are: 1. Aqua-Vu SV Camera, 2. Vexilar FL18, 3. 8" StrikeMaster Lazer power auger, 4. Vexilar FL8, 5. Frabil Venture ice shelter, 6. Rapala cordless fille knife, 7. Ice fishing tackle pack, 8. Rod/Spinning reel combo, 9. Croxton pond bag w/2 rod/reel combos, 10. Rod/Spinning reel combo. Also, prizes given away for the "need not be present to win" are: 1. $500.00 cash, 2. $500 travel gift certificate, 3. 2-$50 gift certificates & $150 cash 4. $225 gift certificates 5. $200 shopping spree 6. $200 gift certificate

There will also be bucket raffles for a Queen size sleep number bed, a grill, a 27" T.V., and 8" Eskimo Auger.

We will also be selling refreshments, hamburgers, hot dogs, treats for the kids. To keep people busy during the raffle of door prizes, we will have our famous minnow races. It's been a blast the previous years we've had it indoors due to ice conditions. Bring the family out for a couple hours.

[hoggsback]

Sounds fun, I'll have to bring the kids along. Where is the fire department located?

[fireman182]

It is 285 Engler Boulevard. 2 Blocks west of 41 on top of the hill in Chaska. Parking will be at the Middle School west, which is on the N.E. corner of 41 and Engler. We will have buses running back and forth from the lot to the station. Or, it's just 2 1/2 block walk to the west.

[Andrew Erickson]

I went and it was so much better then the one on Lake Ann.We mostly caught alot of little perch but it was still fun

[fireman182]

It should be a great time again this year, even though it's at the fire station. We're trying to get some games set up for the kids to play and keep them busy while the raffles are going on. Even with this cold weather, there just isn't enough time to put the ice on the lake that we need. Just last week we had two open holes in the ice and only an average of 6 inches across the lake. With the number of holes and people usually at the contest, we have a 16 inch minimum just to be safe.

[bassman186]

I'll be there. Too bad about the ice conditions!

Still gonna be a great time

~Matt Jung

[MINNKOTA]

Was looking forward to taking the kids to their 1st ever chaska fireman fishing contest on the pond. But they will have fun at the fire hall.

Minnkota