Last two Oak Orchard Tournaments of 2011

[Paul Czarnecki]

This Sunday September 4th, Oak Orchard will host the 4th Annual Johnny V Memorial Tournament. This tournament is in honor of Captain John Visich who died of cancer 5 years ago.

In keeping with the tradition of this tournament it MUST be fished out of Oak Orchard. We will follow the standard format of bringing ONLY your best three fish in to be weighed.

Weigh in will be at Lake Breeze Marina and you must be in line no later than 3 PM.

Entries are $100 per boat--CASH ONLY-- and are being accepted all week by Capt. Bob Stevens--Sunrise, at Lake Breeze Marina. You MUST be entered by 6:00 AM on Sunday! No exceptions.

10% of the proceeds from this tournament will go to Orleans County Hospice in honor of Capt. John Visich. After that 5 places will be paid cash.

On Tuesday September 6th the Oak will host the 5th Annual One Man Fish Bowl Tournament.

This tournament is just about the most fun you can have by yourself!

Entries are $100 CASH ONLY and will be accepted at Lake Breeze marina by Capt. Bob Stevens (Sunrise) and Capt. Paul Czarnecki (Free Spirit) until 6:00AM Tuesday. Rules for this incredibly fun and innovative tournament are simple.....

--You MUST fish alone. No one else may be on the boat with you and you must fish out of Oak Orchard.

--Communication is MANDATORY--we will designate a radio channel and expect everyone to participate in the banter.

--You can run the allowable number of rods--this year its now THREE.

--You MUST keep the first three fish you land that are over 25 inches. All others may be returned to the water in accordance with NYDEC regulations.

--Fishing ends at 11:30 with weigh in at Lake Breeze marina.

--50/30/20 split between the top three Anglers with the winner hosting lunch for all participants at the Black North immediately following the awards ceremony.

--The winner also gets to keep the Coveted Fish Bowl Trophy for one year after which his name will be permanently enshrined on the trophy.

[518striper]

I actually like the way this is set up. Wish I could fish it.

[final flight]

can the fish bowl be fished out of a 16' boat or is it like the pro-am's

[Paul Czarnecki]

can the fish bowl be fished out of a 16' boat or is it like the pro-am's

You can fish it out of a kayak if you want to. You and your boat---whatever it is. Like I said.....this tournament was set up to be a FUN, end of the season, BASH! Come and enjoy the camraderie.

[final flight]

waves 1 ft. or less i'll see you before 6:00 am GOD bless rollie

[ray koziatek]

buffy ?

[Paul Czarnecki]

buffy ?

Actually Ray.....one of the co-founders of this tournament, Capt. Bob Stevens (Sunrise), fished the Innaugural Tournament "Ray K Style"--in the BUFF! Having to endure the sight of Bob fishing naked all morning caused the rest of the competitors to be off their game and Bob ultimately won that event! A new strategy?

To answer your question Ray.......fish it anyway you want------just FISH IT!

[skipper19]

Ray, if you win I read that the winner "hosts lunch at the BNI", That would be buffet not buffy. Did I understand that statement ..."winner hosts lunch for all the participants"...what does that mean Paul?

Mark

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[ray koziatek]

Its Called "Share the wealth"

Mame could i get a LARGE order of fryies and 30 plates.....

[Paul Czarnecki]

Ray, if you win I read that the winner "hosts lunch at the BNI", That would be buffet not buffy. Did I understand that statement ..."winner hosts lunch for all the participants"...what does that mean Paul?

Mark

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Its just a tradition born out of respect for our fellow competitors. When Bob Stevens won the Innaugural One Man he treated the rest of us (all TWO of us) to lunch at the Black North. I continued the tradition when I won it the following two years--although it was starting to get expensive! Butch Cooley (Pisces) won it last year and we took mercy on him and he bought three large Black North pizzas for the 7 of us that were there. Drinks are on your own but the winner provides lunch! Some traditions just should not be broken.

[skipper19]

Ok I guess pizza is not so expensive..I was imagining 15 or 20 guys sitting down to have the Captains Quartet. It's what I would order...thanks Paul.

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[motoman]

good luck everyone !

[final flight]

2 to 3's from the n.w. i guess i'll go to work. hope everyone has a blast and be safe......GOD bless rollie

[Paul Czarnecki]

Actually Rollie it's supposed to lay down. The front wasnt near as bad as predicted and the forecast is for a pretty mellow day tomorrow.

We will have a captains meeting at Lake Breeze Marina at 6:30AM to discuss rules and stuff. If weather is an issue we will delay a few hours. Our intent is to fish tomorrow.......too many of us are looking forward to it to postpone it like last year. Bring your $100'cash to Lake Breeze by 630 and have some fun!

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[Paul Czarnecki]

Well..... For the second year in a row Mother Nature has forced a postponement of the One Man Fish Bowl Tournament. We will hold the tournament NEXT Tuesday September 13th. We had 8 ready and willing participants for today but the lake is just to rough to fish by yourself. All 8 will be ready to go next Tuesday and I'm very hopeful to pick up several more. The more entries we get the bigger the payouts!

Join us next Tuesday if you can!

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