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Baby FMer GetTogether Postponed becuase of inclement weather


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Ya, lets hope we are not walking around in 6" of slushy water. I hear we are going to have a pretty big thaw next week confused.gif. If so, I hope it cools back down to freeze by the 19th.

Other than 30 beg. below, blizzard or 2-3' of snow between now an then, it should be good weather.

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Great Idea!. I would be there with my two boys, but we have a birthday party for my God child! She wouldn't care if we missed it, but my kids mom(aka, the boss, my wife...) definetely would. A happy wife is a happy life!

If it is a success, count me in on the sequel!

Paul

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Hey H2O, from the sounds of things, and all the positive feedback I have received so far, there will most certainly be another event next year. I can understand the circumstance, it would be great if you could join, but ya know.

I am going to try to get an approximate head count in the next week or so, so I can figure out how many dogs and buns we need to get. One of the guys I work with had a great idea to make heating them easier and I think instead of grilling them we will probably boil them with a turkey fryer to be able to cook more than just a few at a time. Should be just like the ball park.

I am really excited for the event and can't wait to see the reaction on kids faces, especially if they catch their first fish out there, which I am sure a lot of them will be doing. That first fish is one for the memory books. I am going to be bringing my camera out there to photograph the event as well, so if people want to get a copy of the photos, all they have to do is ask.

One thing I need to remind people of, if you do not have a fishing license but are planning to bring your kids out, you need to pick one up. Here is a link to the DNR HSOforum for pricing on fishing licenses. DNR Fishing License information Anybody age 16 or older must carry a fishing license with them during the event if they plan to assist in any way the catching of a fish. They are available in a multitude of locations so be sure to bring it with.

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That is what I need to sit down and figure out. I am going to start out a little spreadsheet to get it somewhat figured out I think. It looks like quite a few though. My buddy Travis that I was telling you guys about while we were out on New Year's Eve is going to make the trek up and join us out there as well. He is also part of the big brothers big sisters group in Minneapolis and he is going to bring out his little brother from the group.

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A quick check of the weather on the trusty interweb, is calling for a high of 13-15 for the day. It will be chilly, but the sun is supposed to be shining, and not too much wind. We will be out there for the warmest part of the day. Lets hope they update it with just a bit warmer temp as we get closer to the date. I think about 25 would be perfect, but we get what we get.

Tom

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Count me in for 3-5 people.

I also posted this Sunday, but it had gotten lost, but count me in for a couple packs of dogs and a couple bags of buns. If you need more, let me know. Or if you have a case all ready sitting at home let me know.

Also Tom, if you want to make a post with what would be nice for us to help out with (bring), that would be helpful. I know about rods, tip ups and warming shack (I might have one to bring), but anything else let us know.

Thanks..

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Shackbash, Thanks for your help. I think I have the dogs and buns pretty well taken care of. I counted up all the people and put together a spreadsheet today during some down time and it looks like we have about 60 people confirmed. If we get 50 of those, we would be doing great. I have also planned for additional people to join up and check out what is going on from the area, and planning to bring about 150 dogs and buns out. Call me crazy, but I know most adults and bigger kids will eat two and the little ones will maul one. I made a shopping list and included the other essentials, the paper plates, cups, napkins, chips, juice, milk, water. I am not planning to provide soda, because it is for the kids.

It also sounds like we have a few donations coming from FM sponsors to hand out as door prizes to the kids... Way Cool!!!

I am going to bring out a card table to set food up on and will have a few garbage bags to throw trash in.

I definitely want to give a big thanks out to all the people that are helping out with the get together. It is a pretty good amount of work to get something like this going, but it will be worth it. I even have a few people that have told me they can't make it this year, but to let them know the date for next year as early as possible.

Another note, if you have wheelers or sleds, and are willing to bring them out to cruise to the spot on the lake from the public access, it would help alleviate some parking issues. I know quite a few people that will be bringing them, but not everyone has one. We are getting closer to announcing the exact spot of the get together, and I will get a lake map from the DNR and highlight areas for parking both for those with wheelers and sleds as well as those using the footmobiles.

Tom

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Hey Tom, I have a 5 foot buffet table. Let me know if you want me to bring it to use. It would have more room for everything than a card table. I'll bring my flip over to help with warmups and my auger for the hole drillin'. Let me know what else you need help with.

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Yep.. going to be a blast... I got mad at the weather dude this morning on channel 4.. he has some cold temps in his forcast for that day!.. grrrrrr..

Anyway.. I already have in my hands well over 100 ice jigs from Outdoor Pro-Store to handout to the kiddies.. Jammin Jigs also gave me 20 free Fishing Rods to hand out. Frankies Bait is donating all the bait for the event!... Thanks to them as well... and if you stop by please be sure to thank them as well!

Thansk for all your hard work Tom D!

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We are going to have a blast. I went out this afternoon to check the spot out again...hehe...and we should be able to see some kids catch some fish. I fished for about 30 minutes, got 15 crappies and 2 nice gills. I put them all back with the intention of letting the kids pull them back up the hole. We have a good amount of ice out there, but I am hoping people wont drive out to the spot unless they are on a wheeler or sled. Big vehicles around all the little kids could be dangerous, so I think we can all understand that. I hope we get maybe an inch or two of snow before the get together because it was pretty slick walking out there. The warm temps last weekend melted all the snow and after it got cold again, it all froze up. There is not much for grip out there if you don't have some cleats on your boots.

Deitz, I stopped in and talked to them today after I was on the lake and it sounds like they have some pretty interesting things coming up for kids this year. They are also pretty stoked to be able to help out a bit with bait and such.

Tom

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I also went over to Fast Track this afternoon with Troy McLure, and we picked up a few HSO hats that we have been wanting for a while. I also got one of the beanies with the ice leaders logo on it. I think Hunter is ready to go.

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He likes the Ice Leaders Beanie.

I will email all the guys that are helping out on Monday morning to try to coordinate a meeting place and time for all of us.

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It was cool meeting you at Thorne Bros. on Wednesday evening for the seminar.I am going to say at this time that I am 'tentative' for your event, only because I may have to work that Saturday because of the Monday holiday.I will confirm if I gotta work by tomorrow, or Monday.If I am good to go,are you still looking to have use of a trailer? If so, let me know, and I will hook it up to the wheeler right at the landing.Looks like it will be a fun time.I may even get my teenagers to come along, but that remains to be seen. \:\/ I am glad to help,anyway.

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Hmmmm... I just may slide over your way on Saturday for moral support. grin.gif

No kids here but I have a strong interest in fishing, hope you guys will accept me. ;\) Did I hear there was going to be food?

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Rock, if you can't make it, it wouldn't be a big deal, but would be nice to see you out there. My uncle is bringing his wheeler and trailer out there too, so we probably wouldn't need it, but if you do come out, it might not be a bad idea to bring the wheeler to alleviate parking for those using footmobiles.

Hanson, come on out. I am sure you will be able to catch some fish with us. We are going to have dogs and fixins along with some chips, juice, milk, water. It is always nice to have a few more FM guys out there. We just may have to make a trade, cause I am looking forward to fishing the cool cats for the first time this year.

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Looks like you got it covered with the trailer.That's allright,just looking to pitch in if you needed the help with it.It's still not official yet, but I may be available to stop by next Saturday.If not, have a great time, and I know you all will.Channel 9 just forecasted 5 degress for a high temp next Sat. Yikes! You guys definitely need to bring the Big Buddy heaters on that day!

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I am not liking the cold forecast. Talking with Deitz, we were thinking about postponing the get together til a warmer weekend, but there are a lot of people that are still planning to bring the little ones out. I will be out there no matter what, and I am sure quite a few others will as well. I kinda cheated and brought Hunter out on Saturday to see how he would do out there with the nice weather and all, and he had a blast. He caught his first fish on his rod with a little green genz worm and a little atom noodle. If it is cold, I am pretty sure most will only come out for a little while, and a 2 hour window isn't bad for that. I am getting ready to email all the people helping out to see if we can't figure out a time and place to meet on Saturday. I like Sandmannd's idea of maybe they just blew the call like they did the snow storm last week.

Anyway, here is Hunter with his first fish, and there will be a lot more of these pics to come after the get together. I really had a hard time going out before the get together with him, but we had my dad and uncle begging me to go out with them and they brought the two girls along so he had some other kids to play with.

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That's awesome Tom. Hope we have a good one on Saturday. The only thing that sucks if it's that cold is that we won't get to play on the ice as much. I was talking to Big Wad about bringing my portable so she can keep warm while we fish. Would be nice to be in the 20's so we could all be together on the ice. If you could move things around to postpone, might not be bad. But you never know about weather anyway. Up to you, I'm in either way.

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