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Wow…. I can’t thank the bidders enough. Also EVERY donation to help make this trip special. I have taken the time to look at every angle I can think of and to see who the winner was.

And after speaking with BOTH of the highest bidders we agreed that FishMTK had won.

Now with that being said the bidding had gone over $1500 which was a mark I set to add another additional day but did not advertise since I wanted guys to bid for the charity, not a fishing trip. Well they bid hard and for the right reasons.

So after speaking with FishMTK I realized I am truly lucky for the type of person he is and look forward to fishing with him on the trip. He has extended an offer that is something that is extremely generous and completely welcomed by all parties involved. He will share this soon. Remember this is HIS TRIP.

Since he is unable to come on Tuesday for the extra day I jumped on the phone and covered even more bases and have secured him lodging for Sat night on the island and he will have his opportunity to fish with Gary Soldati that night.

To accommodate his extra day John at Twin Maples extended an offer and Al Lemire from Lemire’s plugs has once again stepped up and made ANOTHER incredible offer to supply lodging for all the unforeseens that are going on.

Again, I cannot thank all those involved enough. I am truly fortunate to have the friends I do because they are the ones who have come together on this,,,,

Stay Tuned……..

Wow, Congratulation FishMTK (and what a gracious thing to do) and RI Bass. It is all for a great cause and i want to thank everyone who made a donation and bid.

Thanks to everyone for putting this together, now get packing

Wow congrats fishmtk should be one hell of a trip with that crew just stay away from the kitty Kat with them. Great cause
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So my wife told me that she doesn't think that I was this happy the day we got married...clearly not the case (just in case she reads this), but elated I am!

First, I would like to thank to Gattafish and everyone else that made this trip possible for such a great cause. Sounds like most of you picked up on the hints. Since this is such as great cause, I knew it was right to invite RI Bass to join me given his generous donation (and company match). I was even more stoked when he accepted.

I look forward to meeting, learning from and fishing with a great group!

Thanks again!
JC

FishMTK sounds like one classy Dude!!!!

Hope you guys have a great time.

Congratulations to FISHMTK and a great job by GATTAFISH for doing this.

FISHMTK- what is you favorite meal ? (Do you like Italian food ?) you can PM me if you like or post here, b/c the Friday night meal will be based on your likes (dislikes)...and don't worry about the others in the group. I can assure you they won't starve.

And by the way, let me know what your favorite breakfast is also.


Frank

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What a great end to an auction for a great cause. Hey FISHMTK since you are coming on Sat. that is the first night of my week on the Island. You will meet the guys I fish with, hope you have a hood for that wetsuit!:uhuh::shocked:Gary

Congrats to everyone involved! Great job! Enyoy the trip FishMTK.
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Congrats Gents - and Thank You - Worthy cause....

Tom, Greg, and all the others: I know several people who have suffered a TBI, and what you have done here is truly impressive. You should be proud.
And to the winner(s), congrats!
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Wasn't this the night Paul got a 27-30# and you got your hooks straightened...????? :smash::smash:

nope. that night you guys went to the kittens and mike and i got pounded on the south side, then we all went out later and got into some fish.

the next night pete, mike and i never made it out, but noone who did got anything. although i still wish i made it out that night, heard of some decent fish taken at SE on the ferry ride home.

good times either way.

Thanks for refreshing my memory,,,,, LOL.... my mind is a little foggy from all the trips last year.....



I am staying away from the kittens.... except our last night of the trip in July,,,,, Hmmm,,,, Wonder who will be there that night,,,,

Few Changes.....
 

Ok,,, Here’s what we are going to do.

FishMTK has requested that RI Bass come on this trip as well.

And in the words of RI bass “Hell yea I will go”. So it’s a done deal.

And after speaking to both guys there is no question in their generosity and thoughtfulness of each other and for RTHB.

From EVERYONE involved a huge thanks to both guys and from me a personal THANK YOU to them as well.

For Greg… You better run you’re A$$ off.

Now the trip. It was totally obvious they bid for the cause and the bid went over $1000 and then over $1500. So they both will get the additional day PLUS another. I am 100% certain we got some great guys on this trip.

We shifted a couple things to make this work….……

RI Bass will come out on Tues June 12th and stay until Sat. June 16th. FishMTK will come out on Wed June 13th as originally planned and stay until Sunday June 17th. Both guys will enjoy the benefits of the trip

Gary will come on Tues (hopefully early enough to go squiddin) to fish with RI Bass and then return on Sat night to fish with FishMTK. Pat Abate and Dennis Z. will keep their original schedules since they both already have ferry reservations but will plan to fish with both guys…..

John from Twin Maples on Block and Al from Lemire’s Plugs both made offers to do what it takes to accommodate the extras on this… So lets thank them both as well… side note: Fish MTK said he would sleep on the floor so RI Bass could go… Well… again generous offer but, probably the only thing that WILL NOT happen on this trip…….

Now… If anyone has any suggestions or thinks we may have over looked something Please let me know…

Most importantly…… THANK YOU to JohnR and S-B.com for not just allowing this but also being a HUGE supporter of GregW and RTHB

Sincere thanks again…. Tom

Guest Guides & Supporters who helped make this auction happen.

The Lajoie Family (and no Pete .. Text pictures of 30# fish at 2am last night was not funny)
Pat Abate
Dennis Zambrotta
Gary Soldati
Lemire’s Plugs
Twin Maples
The Narragansett Inn
Super Strike
Left Hook Lures – Plug Pack
Surfcasters Journal
Piemma - 2 BI Dannys
Fins32 - 12 tied siwash
JoeBaggs Bucktails - Block Island Bucktail package
The Dad Fisherman - Block Island Needles (Makes sweet needles)
Big Water Lures - Big Water Pikes
Rivers End Tackle - Rigged Eels

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I certainly do hope this epic adventure is well documented.

Great job guys :humpty:

-spence

Way to go, guys! That's a huge donation for a great cause. Kudos to the high bidders and especially to Tom and the BI crew who are hosting and guiding. This is an amazing trip and as Spence said, make sure you document it.

It will be documented - whether it's epic or not depends on the what the striper gods challenge us with.

I'll be sure to write up a story if Tom and others agree to it.

Looking forward to contacting RIBass and FishMTK personally to establish communications.

Thanks Tom and others for coming through big time.

Bravo Zulu!

DZ

Nice work by everyone involved!

Great job to all. Makes this old vet proud to be part of this organization. The only reason I didn't bid was because I can't fish that hard anymore.
The Block, Cutty, Montauk, are places that require a lot of stamina if you are going more than 2 or 3 night straight.
The 2 guys who won are in for the trip of a lifetime
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Congrats to the both of you and get your sleep now. Cause your going to need it. Sun down to sun up. Block island tends to give you 3rd shift hours. :) I know that both of you will enjoy this trip and get into fish. I mean just look at the experience your going to fish with.. Have Fun be safe and land 40lber.

I can't believe the success of this auction. With FishMTK's winning
bid of $1,600 and RIBass's donation of his bid and matching contribution is
another $3,200. Fantastic, it adds up to over $4,800. And for a great cause. Congratulation to everyone... It just goes to show you how the
Boss can pick great people for his website. Johnny R you're the greatest.

Looking forward to this trip. Thanks to all the bidders. Get some rest.

Now for my part of the deal FishMTK, send me a PM with the 12 tail hooks you want, colors, size etc.

Y'know, this is a really cool thing that happened here. Very creative and impressive. An event like this is great for so many reasons, not the least of which will be lifelong memories and new friendships that come about as a result. People who don't fish look at me like I'm from Mars when I tell them fishing changed my life because of the associations and connections I've made with so many outstanding human beings. This event for this cause is a perfect example.

Really well done to all of the creators, guides, donors and bidders. You all deserve 50s and our Vets and those serving deserve more!!

ab

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"RI Bass will come out on Tues June 12th and stay until Sat. June 16th. FishMTK will come out on Wed June 13th as originally planned and stay until Sunday June 17th. Both guys will enjoy the benefits of the trip"

Had to laugh when I read, "Both guys will enjoy the benefits of the trip", this said from a guy that fished Block for three weeks straight last year, every night!! Come on Tom, your going to kick their butt and they should have some warning!!:jump1:

Congrats to all involved

Gary this is their trip....I will let them choose the pace......

I will be sure to save plenty of energy for the following week when I fish with your group..... :devil2:

I just got a message from Steve @ SUPER STRIKE..... He also sent me a picture of the custom needlefish lure donation he is making,,,,, all I can say is "WOW HFS" they look incredible.......

:nopics:

:nopics:

hahaha, tattoobob, i concur. Cough them up :)

I found the pic on Face Book

Thanks TB.. Club meeting tonight and no posting pics from mobile phones.....
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In the works...
 

Talked to Pat Abate last night and he is in for another night since we are taking the TWO top bidders... FishMTK and RI Bass......

Communication has been established, Donations being made, Dinner menus in the works,,,, This thing is going to come fast..... and while on the Island we will fish like machines.... That I promise....

This week will start praying to the "Big Fish Gods" and doing the "bait" dance....

After 2 years with a go pro I might actually have to take this thing out of the box and film something..... We will make sure we document this trip. As well.. The title says it all "ULTIMATE BLOCK ISLAND TRIP"TM & "ULTIMATE BLOCK ISLAND SURFCASTING TRIP"TM ................ Goal,,, "TRIP OF A LIFETIME"TM ,,,,,,,,, Just wait.............

I knew when we put this trip together I would personally look forward to it but I just can't explain HOW MUCH since talking to both guys..... These guys are READY and they are going to bring it.......

As of this date those titles are now TM of Commando Surfcasting and should only be used for charity purposes and never someone trying to imitate this for personal gain......

Big props and honors to all that put this together and to Greg who now needs to set a record time on his run (better him than me, right? :rotf2: )

As Dennis said: BZ :kewl:

Great outcome for a good cause :claps::claps:

Can't stop checking this thread awesome job no one more deserving than OUR troops . With the terrible news about Mr. Tim Coleman I can't help but wonder what this will add to to this epic adventure . Thanks to all .
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Dave.... I will say with respect that we will be fortunate to be in good company. It may be quiet at first but knowing we are absolutely privileged for these guys to come together to do this will truly be special.

I assure you we will stand where the great ones have stood and where battles for big fish have been won and lost.

We will honor their hard work and dream of their successes. Without a doubt we will remain humble and do our best to make them proud.

No matter what the outcome or how many fish we catch this group will be bonded forever by our efforts and the contributions we have made for a great cause, by a great group of friends.

Awesome . I know that our fishing community will truly honor Tim and the Vets on this trip.
We all know Tim will be watching over you guys just make sure you get that camera working and hopefully when you get back we can all be a part of this trip. Thanks to all
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First of all , I can not say thank you enough to everyone, especially Tom for making this happen. This cause means a lot to me and to see so many people get behind it really brings a smile to my face. It is amazing what a community can accomplish. I really appreciate everything, that everyone has done to help out on this.

I am sure the top bidders are in for a true trip of a lifetime. And they should definately heed the advice and rest up. The last time I fished with Tom, we fished Friday to Sunday and slept a total of about three hours.

Not sure if anyone is paying attention but this trip is less than 2 weeks away,,,,,,