HEMET: Fishing tournament comes to Little Lake

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HEMET: Fishing tournament comes to Little Lake



Anthony Marquez, of Hemet, fishes at Little Lake, an irrigation
reservior east of Hemet, in this photo from 2011. Little Lake will be
the site of a fishing tournament on Feb. 23.

THE CATCH TOUR



February 12, 2013; 11:08 AM


The Catch Tour will present a fishing tournament at Lake Hemet on
Feb. 23 to promote the sport of fishing among children and families.
The event will take place at the Little Lake at Lake Hemet, rain or shine, organizers said.
The
organization’s goals include protecting fish and conserving fisheries
as well as encouraging children to get outside and away from televisions
and computers.
Entry fees are $40 per team of two to three members, with a $10 fee for additional members.
First
place prize is a $50 Turners gift card, an assortment of line and
lures, a free day pass to Little Lake and a subscription for one year to
Western outdoor news.
Second place team wins a $25 gift card,
assortment of line and lures, a free day pass to Little lake, and the
one-year subscription to Western outdoor news.
Third place wins a
$10 gift card and the other prizes. Fourth and fifth place winners
receive the line and lures assortment, day pass and subscription.
Every team receives a raffle ticket, with prizes to be announced. Raffle tickets also can be purchased for various prizes.
Entry fees must be received by Feb. 15, or pay a $5 late fee.
Fees
go toward TheCatchTour.com Fishing Tournament prizes and charity. No
refunds will be offered and T-shirts are limited to the first 100
entrants.
Proceeds benefit the U.S. Coast Guard.
Visit http://psilures.com/catch_tour to register.

[fisherofmen]

thats good stuff right there. good to see that article in the paper. im sure that will attract a lot of people

[Oatums]

Couple weekend away, this should be fun.

[Here Fishy Fishy]

Good luck Guys, hope the kids all catch some fish, show the adults up.

[Hunt and Fish]

Going to get some new line put on the reels this week. Can't wait for my little one to catch some fish. And to meet guys that I see on here

[Mikey]

[size=20]We are excited to announce The the first Tournament February 23, 2013 at the Little Lake in Hemet, CA. Was Amazing and we would like to Thank everyone involved.
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[size=20][size=14]To list out everything my take a while, so in short here it goes. The Catch Tour would like to thank all 17 teams that showed up and entered. The next Thank you goes to Little Lake and the Volunteers, without the help of all of them and the support from friends and family this wonderful event could not have happened. Our last Thank you goes to the sponsors:
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[size=20][size=14]Turners Outdoors, Western Outdoor News, Furniture 4 me, The Long Fin tackle shop, Little Lake, Paradise Dental Supplies, MOJO lures, Premier Service Bank, Seagar Line, PSI Lures, Big 5 sporting goods, Starbucks Coffee and Rosa's Cafe and tortilla factory.
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[size=20][size=14]The day started out a little chill in the air, calm and peaceful. The teams and familys started showing up and we ran through the line of handing out release forms and bags of goodies, coffe and hot choclate with donuts made everyone's morning better. With all running smooth the air horns went off and fishing began at 8 am. Fishing started off a little slow but all in all it ended pretty well. 40 plus fish caught for the tournament. The first place winning team was the Rodriguez Family. (we will be adding the others shortly 2nd -10th place)[/size][/size]
[size=20][size=14]Lunch was service and energy recharged, fishing was called at 1 pm. With all the teams weighed and the prized handed out we stared the raffles, The Action Shot camera kit went to Gerry, Tackle packs and western outdoor news raffles went to Gerry, Paul, Jermery, Again ill have to get the list out to finish these winners names.[/size][/size]
[size=20][size=14]Well more to come later today, check back for more about this wonderful Tournament!
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