2019 Fish-N-Friends Toys for Tots Tournament
Toys for Tots began in LA 1947 by Marine Corp Reserve officer Maj Bill Hendricks. At that beginning the Reserve unit collected and distributed 5000 toys. After the Commandant of the Marine Corp saw that the LA Reserve unit was successful, he directed all Marine Corp Reserve units to implement a Toys for Tots program. This action transformed the program into a National campaign. We at Nanticoke Bass Club and our tournament sponsors are proud to be associated with this charity,
Our 2019 Tournament took place on the Pocomoke River in Snow Hill Maryland with 65 Anglers from 18 different TBF and Bass Nation clubs from Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania participating. Many of the anglers that participated in the Tournament served in the Armed Services and all branches were represented. Over 115 toys managed to fill the bed of the Fisher Architecture pickup. The toys were picked up by Andy Bouma, Lower Eastern Shore Toys for Tots Coordinator. Andy has been our contact person at Toys for Tots for the last 9 years the Tournament has been held. Each year the tournament brings together the fishing community in a competitive fun way to support this program and in our way support our troops and our local area. The support for this year’s tournament included sponsors Fisher Architecture, Fabian Rodriguez, Vaughan Baits, PJ’s Handyman Services, BNB Custom Rods, Big Mouth Lures, Accu-Cull, Ferguson Enterprises and Nanticoke Bass Club.
On one of the hottest days so far this year the anglers still produced over 110 fish totaling 190.33 pounds. The fish were only a part of the day’s activities. The comradery was the biggest talk next to the support for Toys for Tots that occurred on this July 6th day. Seeing all these people come together for one cause and have a good time is the main reason Nanticoke Bass Club holds this activity each year. The Nanticoke Bass Club would like to thank all those that participated that made this activity a huge success. Congratulations to those top finishers.
For full results pictures of the winners and the event CLICK HERE
