Team 57 Legacy Continues - No Family Left Behind - UPDATED!!

[NachoFish]

I put a lot of thought into how Team 57 could pull off a charity event. One that would start a tradition, allow our members to do what they do best, and one that our members could be proud of. I asked all of you for your help, made some phone calls, and WE, as a team, made that happen! This really couldn't have been accomplished without a "team" effort. Thank you, thank you, thank you to all the Team 57 members for making this our best event ever. Not only did we have 200 members show up we went above and beyond with 204 people checked in and enjoying the day with us. Great Job...You all make this possible!

Grab a cup of coffee, or a beer, because I have a few people to thank before I can get to all the pictures of this incredible day. One I will never forget.

The first call I made was to Craig Elliott of Santa Ana River Lakes. Discussed with him what I had in mind and the ball was set in motion. From that very first call Craig worked hard with me to make this become a reality. Sending out emails and posting up flyers. Setting out collection boxes at SARL and Corona Lakes and even offering discount coupons to anyone that made a donation prior to the event. Thank you Craig and and everyone at SARL and Corona for all your help and your continued support of Team 57 over the years. This was a great experience and couldn't have been pulled off so smoothly without all of your hard work. Everything was was set up when we arrived and having that bbq lunch for our hungry members was the icing on the cake.

Craig, you are truly one of the most patient, nicest, selfless people I've ever known. You have been very supportive of me personally these last couple of months and that is something I will always be grateful for. You spent the ENTIRE day of the event walking or driving the lake. Talking with the Team 57 members and even helped people get on some fish. You MC'd our raffle and even donated some pontoon and boat rentals as raffle prizes. I look forward to working with you on future events and I'm very proud to call you my friend.

SCCA and Amaysing Fishing - The next call I made was to Keith from SCCA to see if he wanted to pair up and help put this event together. I didn't even have to explain all the details.....Keith wanted to be part of it. Before I knew it Willy from Amaysing Fishing contacted me and had made a flyer and had already started collecting donations for the event. Thank you Keith, Willy and your entire group. Always willing to step up and help out. The amount of food and clothing you donated left me speechless. I wish I had had more time Sunday to spend talking with you all but I'm sure this won't be the last time we meet up. The gift basket SCCA donated is always a favorite with the members and was packed FULL of great things. Amaysing fishing also went above and beyond with their raffle donations: Amaysing rod holders, t-shirts, and xxx blood dip bait. Kudos!

Erica (Tater) - Thank you for taking all the suggestions and doing the research to help find the organization that we could do this event for. Doing all that leg work helped out immensely. Thank you for also freezing your butt off while helping me check in members and hand out shirts.

Rich (Sansou) Thank you for hanging out and helping me with the straggler check ins while I ran back and forth to the lake. Thank you especially for letting one of the Eli Home families use one of your set ups. Very cool sir! Thank you for all your sound advice and good ideas. This event would not have come to pass without you and I bouncing ideas off each other.

Greg Madrigal: Thank you Greg for keeping me laughing all day, helping with the raffle, and running down my phone battery because you are now addicted to the fishing game on my phone. I always have a great time hanging out with you.

Patrick (Troutman65): Thank you Patrick for donating knife sets for our raffle. It is greatly appreciated.

Mark (Hometown): Thank you Mark for the raffle donations. I know there was a nice fishing rod and something else. Sorry....I'm getting old but thank you very much!

Craig called me the night before the event and let me know that some of the families from the Eli Home would be coming to our event. He asked if I could get in contact with a couple of the 57 guys and ask them if they could take these families under their wing and help get their kids on some fish. Right away I spoke with Dr. Hook, Pontoon, and CatchThatTrout. They all agreed and definitely didn't let me down. There were 2 Mom's I especially remember. Marta had a young son and daughter and was looking forward to spending the day watching her kids learn to fish. I jumped in her car and drove her straight over to where Tony (CatchThatTrout), his grandson Isiah, and Simone were fishing and he was more than happy to help her two kids, Edu and Nikki. Before long Isiah had a new friend and the kids were catching fish.
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Tony (CatchThatTrout): Tony, thank you so very much for everything you always do to help out. When the gates opened, you were there to hand out wrist bands and lunch tickets, gave your time graciously to helping out Marta and her children, and did a great job getting the raffle prizes out to be raffled off. You amaze me every time we get together.

Terry (Pontoon): Over this past year you have become one of my best friends. Always willing to help out any way you can and always making sure I am doing ok. There is a reason you are one of the original Legends. There isn't a day that goes by where you don't live up to that title. The next Eli family that showed up had a little trouble finding a spot to fish. I called Terry from the front gate and asked if he could take a Mom and her 3 sons under his wing and teach them how to fish. Terry was more than willing to help out these young boys, Adrian, Marcos, and Jonathan. While in the car with this family on the way back to Chris' Pond I promised the Mom her boys would catch fish. Pontoon, along with help from Trollmeister and Flyngby, didn't let me down. Flyingby was the first to get a bite on his pole and handed it off to Adrian. The smile on his face made my whole day. Soon, his 2 brothers followed suit. By the way........these boys cleaned up at the raffle. Terry, good things happen to good people and I truly believe karma paid you back today. Pontoon was the winner of our 50/50 raffle sponsored by Lip RipperZ. $290.50 winning ticket. Congrats Pontoon!!
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Steve (Flyngby): Steve, thank you for being the "official" Team 57 photographer for the day and helping Pontoon with the 3 boys so they could each pull in a fish.
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Trolly: Thank you for always keeping us entertained. Thank you for breakfast early that morning. Thank you for running around in your clown head and making us all laugh. Thank you for helping to teach those boys to fish. You are one of a kind and I'm so glad I know you.


Once the event was announced and set in motion I had sponsors contacting ME wanting to help out and donate to the raffle. They either read about it here on FNN or spoke with Craig at the lake and he told them about it. I was thinking, this just keeps getting better. I would like to thank the following sponsors for their help and support - putting smiles on lots of members faces:

Fishing Legend: Kerry, thank you for the fish hook removers, decals, and t-shirts and for also driving me back and forth to the front gate. Sorry your wife was not feeling well and I hope to meet her real soon!

Big Fish Tackle: Donated 13, very nice, trout rods. Thank you Bobby!

AVITS: Thank you Daniel for donating free computer services to anyone who donated 10 or more items to the Eli Home. Several certificates were handed out and I'm sure you're going to be pretty busy. Looking forward to seeing you at the next event!

Phenix Custom Rods: Thank you Robert and everyone at Phenix for the 3 beautiful rods with carrying cases. I saw everyone drooling when those were pulled out for the raffle. I was kind of amazed you could pack so much into that smart car of yours......pretty cool! :Big Grin:

Bite On Garlic: Thank you for the 20 bottles donated to our raffle and several other bottles that were handed out. Definitely a favorite around the lake on Sunday.

Wingnut Pug: Thank you for the blue tooth headsets you donated. Does your Dad know you keep sneaking these out of the house?

Bob Sands Tackle: Thank you for your continued support of Team 57

The Tradition: Thank you very much Jimmy and Phil for the 2 passes you donated for your boat. I really need to bring the kids and make it out their with you guys one of these days.

Parchers Resort: Thank you Jared for all the encouraging words and the free boat rental certificate to be used at South Lake. Looking forward to seeing you in June.

Turner's Outdoors: Thank you so much for the 5 certificates to be raffled for a free rod and reel combo.

B & B Tackle: Thank you Bob. Not only for the custom wrapped rods but for always being there to lend a hand. Every time I turned around you were asking me if you could help with anything. Thank you keeping updated on the Dana's tree. I will get out there soon to visit it.

Rooster: Thank you Rob for donating the Rod Hogg pole holders with trays. Thank you also for helping to set up the raffle table and guarding the raffle tickets.

Hitts0n: Thank you for donating the head lamps and picking up the Tradition passes from Jimmy and bringing them to the event. I really appreciate all you do. Congrats again on your WON fame.

Lip RipperZ: Literally hundreds of packs of Lip RipperZ donated to our event. Bryan......When you and I came up with the idea of Lip RipperZ sponsoring the 50/50 raffle, I didn't realize how huge it was going to be. Collecting as much as we did and you making sure you spent time talking to each and every member we came across while walking the lake. You are one of the coolest guys I've ever met. Thank you for helping Craig and I with the raffle and being so hands on all day. I forgive you for thinking my 28 YEAR OLD brother was my son. Hopefully your truck started ok after the event. I was having remorse about putting the sugar in your gas tank but I think I got most of it out! Kidding!!! I'm really looking forward to working with you in the future. Thanks to Bryan, Team 57 collected $581.00. Half of which, $290.50 was donated to The Eli Home and the other half went to one lucky winner.........but more on that later!

The Eli Home: Thank you to Lisa Gin, Kim Tulleners, and Lorri Galloway. From 1st contact you made this very easy for our 'family' to help your families. Lisa was in constant contact with anything I needed. Answering questions and making sure we had the truck to collect the donations. It was so nice to meet all three of you. Lorri Galloway is not only the Executive Director of The Eli Home, she is also a Council Member for the City of Anaheim. She presented Craig (Santa Ana River Lakes), and myself (Team 57) with certificates thanking all of us for giving generously to individuals and families in need. The pleasure was all ours Lorri and looking forward to helping you again!
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Jeff (Webmaster): Thank you Jeff for putting up with all my PM's and hosting Team 57 on FNN. It is truly appreciated.

Arthur (Wingnut): Arthur, your friendship, support, and advice is priceless and it can't be put into words how truly grateful I am to have you as my friend. Helping me every step of the way, keeping Team 57 alive and thriving. You have been my rock and I will always cherish everything you have done for not only the kids and I, but all Team 57 members. You are amazing.......even though you won't let me in SWAT.

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Got there just after 4 AM and started checking people in.
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I swear Greg, you're really not on the list!
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The amount of donations brought in was jaw dropping
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Craig and Willy from Amaysing Fishing chatting while waiting for the gates to open
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SARL promised to stock extra fish for our event and that they did. We all witnessed even more, nice looking fish put into the lake while we all watched. As they say, proof is in the pudding. Or something like that. :Smile:
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Trolly, is this how you do this?
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Ummmm.....Wingnut........we usually eat the fish AFTER the event!
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Conejo Kid schooling his uncle on how to bait his hook.
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Fat Tony and Lucky Luis
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Collecting for the 50/50 raffle
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SWAT invades our event!
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Time for lunch and the raffles!
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If you are wondering why we all have an "O" face it's because Craig told us to say "Eli Home" and then snapped the picture. Thanks Craig!
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Some relaxing girl talk at the end of a long day......
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Thanks for reading and participating. Dana would be amazed and proud of what we accomplished and all the help we gave these families. That is what Dana was all about. Giving generously and helping others. I am honored and proud to continue in his footsteps. The next event is already in the works and will be announced very soon. Thanks to you, families in need will now have more of the help they need.

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[Wingnut]

Wow, now that's what I call a party! :Big Grin:

Donna, you put your heart & soul into this one and it shows. Like I said to you towards the end of the event when you asked me if I thought Dana would have been proud of us. “No, not us… Dana is proud of YOU. Somewhere he is smilling and a bit jealous too.” Because you’ve outdone the Godfather himself! I’ve done very little since the inception of this event… I pretty much just showed up fashionably late and mingled. :Envious: You did the bulk of the work from beginning to end and no doubt deserves all the credit for a job well done! :Applause:

I cannot individually thank everybody that showed up, participated, donated and/or helped out with the event. There are simply just too many of you. But know that you are the fuel that runs the Team 57 engine and we could not have done it without ALL of you. Coming out in force to support a noble cause speaks volumes about the character of Team 57 and its members. This is indeed what it’s all about.

It was great walking the shores of the event and meeting all the members and shaking their hands. From the “Legendary” members to the newest ones that showed up to this event, we thank you for your dedication, your support and most of all, for your friendship. Until we meet again…

Team 57 Rock!

Arthur (Wingnut) :Cool:

[Fat Tony]

It was such a joy and privilege to take part in this event.Im so proud to be a part of Team 57,to enjoy good people and do good things for others.It was such a good time.I didn't catch a fish but I don't mind at all, it was'nt about that for me.It felt good giving to those in need.I had a great time seeing you all again and meeting new friends.Thank you Donna for all the hard work,like wingnut said YOU and TEAM 57 ROCK :Big Smile: :Dancing Banana:

[Big Daddy]

Great job Donna and All, what a great turn out and thanks for all the pictures you guy's really made some familys very happy on this day.

A lot of people,
A lot of fish,
A lot of Donations,
A lot of smiles,
A lot of laughter,
A lot of hard work,
Priceless

Go "Team 57"

[Troutman65]

Donna, Dana would of been proud. The event was great . Really nice to be able to help out the Eli Home with the can food drive . Thanks for putting it together. Looking forward to the next one . Thanks to everyone who helped out to make this event possible.

[ghetto dad]

VERY VERY nice report D!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Excellent pics as well....those donations are unbelievable, props to all the people that donated....sorry I could not attend...maybe next one...

Looks like a great time was had by all....

[CatchthatTrout]

Donna,

It was such a wonderful day to be a Team 57 member.
I want to first and foremost thank all of Team 57, their family & friends for the donations to helping such a special cause.
Thank you for thinking of and honoring me with the opportunity to host Marta and her beautiful kids. It was a blessing to see Edu jump in and land his first fish ever. I was able to give him a brand new rod/reel that Fisherman57 had given to us at a raffle, so we passed on his joy to another child.

[Hometown]

WOW what a great event and great time had I myself didnt catch a fish but thats fine with me as it wasnt about catching fish but helping others in a time of need.Donna enough cant be said about all you have done Im 150% possitive Dana is proud of all you have done and being the anchor that keeps TEAM 57 FROM GOING ADRIFT THANKYOU.And I would like to thanks Sann Anna river lakes for hosting the event you guys were great.Last but not least the TEAM 57 FAMILY I think we can all be proud of what we did for some less fortunate than us.I cant wait to hear whats next.PEACE Mark AKA :HOMETOWN:

[Rooster]

It doesn't get any better then this in my eyes. Best time i have had in years. Thanks so much to all the sponsers and great members we have here at Team 57. I always wear all my 57 gear proud but after a event like this its now reached a all time high.

Donna, i am so dang proud of you

[Daryl]

Fantastic write up! Donna, you went above and beyond with this one; THANK YOU!

That was a phenomenal cause.

Thank you to all the sponsors of this event, including SARL and its staff. Craig, thanks for the update on what is happening relative to EIR. Everyone should be aware of this and if you're able to, donate. http://www.savecalfishing.org/

[murrieta angler]

Hello donna,
You did a very great job with this event!
When I found out what the charity would be, there was no way I could not be a part of it.
I would like to thank everyone involved, from the sponsors to the participants and everyone behind the scenes.
I had a blast watching everyone catch fish and enjoyed meeting more Team 57 members.
Thanks again for a good time,
Robert
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[Josh]

It was an excellent day. Thanks to everyone who made it happen. Took the wife and a friend of ours out and even though we got skunked it was still a great day and for a great cause. Look forward to more events in the future.

[Señor.Chilax]

Way to go on a very successful event Donna! I've never seen anything like it, there were so many people there for a good cause. Many of them weren't even fishing. I got there late and drove around the lake a few times before settling in with Rooster, Hitts, Mondo and Troutman65(It was nice meeting you, congrats on your raffle winning!) 2Quick was killing down the shore from us. It's always nice to hang out with some Team57 members. And again, thank you Donna for keeping Team57 strong and alive!

[fishincrave]

Just wanted to say congratulations to all that was involved for this event from Dona to Santa Ana river lakes and in between .
this was a Great Team 57 event as always for a great cause Dana would have been proud of all of you.
I had a great time as always before and during this event, fishing wasn't the best but that was secondary to why we were there .
It was also great to see all of the team 57 members again .

[CASTAWAY]

I would like to thank everyone who was involve in putting this event together. All the sponsors. SARL for lunch. It was nice meeting some old familiar faces and some new.:Cool: Hope to see you all at the next event. Hopefully it's at Corona Lake. I didn't catch a fish but left the event happy.... Thank you.

[troutdog]

Another successful Team57 event in the books, this one perhaps bigger than the rest I have attended and all for a GREAT cause. My gf and I were proud to be a part of this Donna. Thanks to you, Arthur and all that helped make it possible...you guys rock! Sarl did a great job as host, looking forward to another Corona event!


TD

[TroutOnly]

TERRY YOURE MAN HELPING THOSE KIDS AND YOURE GOOD DEED WAS PAYED BACK BRFORE THE DAY WAS IVER,,LOL,,ART I LIKE THAT ONE YOU GOT BUT IT LOOKED A LITTLE SKINNY,,,,,,I HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MANY BEAUTIFULL BIG CAUGHT AT A PAY LAKE WHAT JUST HAPPENED AT THE SANT ANA TEAM 57 EVENT,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,t/o, I WISHED I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE BUT I WAS AT DVL ON A GUIDE TRIP,,,,,

[BIGRED KILLA]

Looks like another fun Team 57 Event with some very nice trout landed by all. Thanks for the pics and report




Bigred

[flyngby]

Thanks Donna, and all of the already mentioned folks that supported and attended this Great Event!

With each event I attend, I get to witness how a truly awesome and diverse groups of fishing folks can come together an be one! Freshwater river or lake, Saltwater surf or harbor, whether their specialty is trout, catfish, bass, sunfish, tuna, marlin, halibut, surf perch it did not matter!

As I walked around the lake on Sunday intruding on everyone's fishing space trying to capture memories for all to enjoy into the future, I was able to see first hand folks having a great time and sharing information and of course telling that "FISH STORY" It was great to put faces with names for the first time and to meet all of the newer members as well as future members!

Look forward to the next one!

[apfish1969]

donna thank you for great time that you provide for everyone and the name of phenix and myself adrian
i congralute you for been such beautiful person. phenix and myself were looking forward to attend to another
event. thank you and god bless you and your family and people around you.

[5150fishn]

Sounds like it was a great event. I was truly bummed that I couldn't make this event but maybe the next one. Great pics and report. Events like this make you proud to wear that Team 57 gear for all to see. It is amazing when a group of people can come together for a great cause and Team 57 represented! Nice job too all involved with this special day.

[doctorhook]

Thank you Donna,Arthur and all the sponsors for this great event for a great cause, and also thank you SARL for hosting another team-57 event.
I am looking foward for the next event at corona lake.

[PONTOON]

Donna,

I am very blessed to also call you one of my Best Friends! I remember being with you during a very rough time for all of us and encouraging you to stay strong and also reminding you that the spirit of Team 57 was watching over you. What I witnessed Sunday was nothing short of phenomenal. You told me that you wanted to keep Team 57 going and it was through your courage and your dedication to the Team 57 motto "Family, Friends, Fun and Fishing" that you proved to all of us that Team 57 will live on!
Donna, I commend you for taking an idea, collecting the ideas and suggestions of Team 57 members along with their willingness to help out in one way or another to pull off one of the best Team 57 events ever. I know in my heart Dana was very proud of you.:Thumbs Up::Thumbs Up:

When you called me to ask if I would help out with one of the families from the Eli Home I couldn't have been more proud to be included with Dr Hook and my Dear Friend CatchThatTrout to help any one of these children to have a very memorable day.
I had the pleasure to be a part of Adrian, Marcos and Jonathan catching their first fish and a few more. I will not take all the credit because as you mentioned earlier it was definitely a team effort between Flyngby, Trollmeister and myself. It touched my heart in a special way to see these boys smiling and waiting in anticipation of the next yell of "Hookup!". Seeing these boys smiling was all I really needed but the one thing that will be etched in my memory was as we were parting ways. All three boys and their Mother shook my hand and said two wonderful words, Thank you.
I am so glad that this family has been able to find help from the Eli Home and to the Mother of Adrian, Marcos and Jonathan, you are raising three fine young men. They were a joy to be with.

I also need to say thanks to one of our Team 57 members, the Father of Tony Nguyen who is pictured in the pictures Craig posted holding a trout almost as big as he is. Please forgive me for not remembering your screen name but I need to mention that I really appreciated the loan of the rod holders and I have them for you. Please shoot me a pm and I'll make sure to return them to you. Thanks again for your generosity.

To Craig Elliott and the S.A.R.L. Staff, thank you for your generosity and opening up your arms to Team 57 and the Eli Home. It was truly a very memorable day.

[Trout Nine]

WOW! What a great event for a good cause it just keep getting better
every time. Thanks again for this wonderful event see ya at the next 1

[Greg Madrigal]

I made sure to get up early (actually, I barely slept at all) for this one. I had my canned goods ready since last Wednesday. I rolled up at 4:30 surprised to be about #50th in line! I was also surprised to see Donna and her crew already signing in everyone, along with Craig Elliott, Tony, and others! Donna, I DID RSVP, SWEAR! LOL! I'm glad you guys liked the doughnuts too-I figured you'd be hungry at that cold early hour.
Nice sunrise!
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My fishin’ spot

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Terry(Pontoon), you're such a class act (how is it possible that u and Trolly are BFF's? LOL!!!!)I enjoyed hanging out with you from the parking line to the lakeshore all day. It was my pleasure. I loved watching you hand off the fish to the kids. Remember that Fatty the one biy landed? Whoa! Good thing Trolly was nowhere near that thing! He was like 3 for 6 on the netting! LOL!! Oh, and terry, watch out for that conduit sticking outta the ground-ya don’t wanna trip on it a SIXTH time! LOL!!

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Trolly, thanks for the coffe and sandwich-Ur a lifesaver. You are the most entertaining guy I know! Who brings an antique clown head to a fishing event? ONLY TROLLMEISTER! LOL!

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Ok, so picture this........A SEA of Team 57 gear COMPLETELY surrounding the whole of Chris's Pond! WOW! It was so friggin cool! There were more Team 57 members than I can ever remember at any other event! What a great cause to support too! Here are some of the boys from the Eli Home:

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Thanks to all who participated. Its always so cool to meet up w/everyone. Bones, UR Baaaaaddddd. Wingy, it was fun hanging out at your car during lunch. You are a class act, and Dana would b proud of what you have done to help make Team 57 more successful than ever! We missed Wingnutpug tho. 

A shout out to all my friends who helped make this day so special: Hitts, Tak, G’ma & G’pa fish, Koshaw, Murrietta Angler, T-Man 65, SCCA members (who are always cool as cucumbers), Catchthattrout, Sansou, Bulletsfull & Tater, Hometown, Dr. Hook(Art), Fat Tony, Lucky Luis, Bones, trout 9,and Mr. Chilax. Y’all made the day special. Sorry if I forgot anyone.

Craig Elliot of SARL, It was great spending time with you and shooting the bull lakeside. You are a great guy, and I’m glad I got a chance to meet you. Thanks for the outstanding lunch and a great day on the water.

I got 1 nice tailwalker for a photo op in my latest net.

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Donna, you are so awesome, and thanks for getting me addicted to that dumb fishing game on your phone. LOL! (But I did catch a 451lb Marlin!:) What a fantastic report too! Seriously, I know it took you hours just to put that together, let alone the event itself.
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To sum up this day, I overheard Wingnut and Donna talking at some point. I'll paraphrase: Donna: "I hope Dana would be proud of me." Wingnut: "Are you kidding? He's jealous, and pissed! (because it was such a success!)" LOL!

Tight lines until next time!
PS. What the heck was this????? Trollie’s kid??????
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[PONTOON]

Greg, I saw this picture today and almost blew coffee all over my boss's computer screen!
I'll have you know I did trip over it for the seventh time as I was packing up to leave. Had the cones been a little larger and the proper caution tape been in place I still would have tripped over it!:Envious:
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Yes, I do remember the fatty you are talking about. As soon as I saw it I could only think to myself, "damn, I hope my knots hold!"
Like I said I couldn't think of too much else when I saw the size of that fish. I just wanted that young man to land it!

I feel bad now because I should have mentioned that you were there cheering those boys on as much as any of us and it was you that yelled "Don't let Trolly have the net" and took over the net duty.:LOL:
Greg, you are a class act and thanks for helping out and it was definitely cool to spend the day shooting the bull with you.

[Granny Fish]

Donna, you put in the time and it paid off! We had a blast mingling with all the old and new members and we especially enjoyed being part of the Eli House food drive. We got skunked but seen lots of happy anglers out there catching. I didn't show up to fish anyway. Thank you to SARL and to all the sponsors for making this a great event.

[NachoFish]

Thank you everyone for all the kind words and support. Like I've said many times, I couldn't do it without each and every one of you. Looking forward to doing it again!

D

[blackwater]

Donna, Arthur was telling me how hard you worked on the event and I want to congratulate you on a job well done. What a fantastic charity event, great job to all those involved. :Big Grin:

Art, I think Donna earned her SWAT stripes, don't you? :Wink:

Team 57 forever!

[bsp]

Donna, thank you so much for a fantastic event. It was fun meeting some new members, putting a face to some names, hanging out with SWAT and a few other guys I hadn't seen a while, and even catching a few trout. I haven't managed to make an event before this, and definitely regret that now. I'll be sure to show up again in the future. The cause was great too, and I'm glad I could help out.

Thanks to SARL too for having us!

SWAT, always great seeing you guys again, and all the trash talking that goes on. We definitely had prime seating for lunch, and the lakeside walk proved to be enlightening as to some of your guys'... opinions. :ROFL: Can't wait to hit the surf with you guys soon!

[Mondo21]

I had not been fishing for a while. I decided to go to this event, the night before I said I really didn't feel like going. I kept thinking about the Families that was less fortunate and needed Team 57
help. So I told Hitts that I would go and bring the can goods we took out the cabinet the night before. We got to Corona at about 5:15am. Saw Donna at the Tent to our left. Hitts got out and delivered
the canned goods to Donna,got our arm bands and we were on our way. I started feeling great when I seen people, I hadn't seen or fished with in a long time. The Event was memorible,great job Donna and Company!
I'm so happy I went and got to fish with Family, that's how I feel when I fish with Team 57 Members. Thanks everyone who I fished with. Cindy

[Hitts0n]

I agree with all the great comments above....lol
Cant wait for the next event.Donna thank you for the kind words!
Im already thinking ahead with you.....:Cool:

[bones]

Boy oHHHHH Boy........What a great day!
Sorry for not chiming in sooner Donna but I'm sure Arthur has filled you in a bit on my current situation. Havn't had time to even think about fishing to be honest. I just put the brakes on my life to take a breath and then remembered the warm feeling of that day. I honestly can ALWAYS feel the big guys presence at these Team 57 events and am honored to be a part of such an event. Donna .....You are truely a special lady and Dana would be very proud of your dedication,spirit and strength.....Don't ever change......God did a good job when it came to your heart!
I wish you and your children a very happy holiday season. I know it has to be hard but he is smiling my dear....and very proud. Take care and god bless.......

Mike

[sansou]

Bump it back to the top for such a great event!

Thanks Donna for putting this all together. Next year, bigger and better!!

[NachoFish]

I wanted to share some cards and letters that were sent to Team 57 by the families we helped with our canned food drive event. I've said it many times.....Each and every one of you are what makes Team 57 so great. There are new ideas and events that we'll be posting up starting this week. If you aren't already signed up for the Team 57 newsletter, go to http://team57fishing.com/events.html and get signed up. You will be the first to know about ALL upcoming specials, events, and gatherings.

Here's the numbers:

Team 57 members donated 2,000 items, 3,000 lbs of food valued at over $2,500! AMAZING!!! :EyePop:

Thank you again to everyone that participated and supported our cause. I'm really looking forward to doing it again next year and BEATING our numbers from this year!

Here are the Thank You cards the kids and their mothers from the Eli Home sent to us. Pontoon, Trolly, Flyngby, CatchThatTrout - Thank you again for taking these little guys under your wing and showing them the ropes.

Hope you can read these ok - My scanner is not the greatest.
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[Hitts0n]

Cool signatures!

[dfisher]

pictures tell it all... wish I could of made it out. Good times.

[PONTOON]

That is awesome!:Thumbs Up::Thumbs Up:

I will not soon forget the looks on the kids faces when they reeled in their first fish. Makes me feel reel good right now.

Thank you for sharing Donna.......Team 57 Rocks!:Cool:

[Native Gal]

How cool is that! Team 57 representing and showing the love......Dana is smiling fo' sho'.
Thanks for sharing the cards Donna.

NG

[sapdawg11]

"Thank you for teaching us how to fish" "...memories we will hold dear to our hearts..." "Thank you all the fun and jokes..." Unbelievable. Truly what life is all about. Thanks for sharing Donna!

[troutdog]

THAT is awesome, thanks for sharing.....kudos to Team57 for making such a huge impact in the community!


TD

[Troutman65]

Very Cool Team57 could do that and make a differance .Thanks for the update Donna :Cool:

[Trout-Chaser]

I wanted to share some cards and letters that were sent to Team 57 by the families we helped with our canned food drive event. I've said it many times.....Each and every one of you are what makes Team 57 so great. There are new ideas and events that we'll be posting up starting this week. If you aren't already signed up for the Team 57 newsletter, go to http://team57fishing.com/events.html and get signed up. You will be the first to know about ALL upcoming specials, events, and gatherings.

Here's the numbers:

Team 57 members donated 2,000 items, 3,000 lbs of food valued at over $2,500! AMAZING!!! :EyePop:

Thank you again to everyone that participated and supported our cause. I'm really looking forward to doing it again next year and BEATING our numbers from this year!

Here are the Thank You cards the kids and their mothers from the Eli Home sent to us. Pontoon, Trolly, Flyngby, CatchThatTrout - Thank you again for taking these little guys under your wing and showing them the ropes.

Hope you can read these ok - My scanner is not the greatest.
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Awwwwwwwww! That is sooooo awesome! WTG Donna & all of Team 57! What a fantastic and loving thing you all did--and the Lord smiled and let yu catch fish, too, I see!