Owen Strong Raffle / Seminar
 

Coming up this weekend - let's be there to support Owen

I'll have an updated list of the raffle/auction items coming this afternoon. Let's just say it's pretty damn impressive!

Toby, I have someplace to be in the morning and it is a long drive for me, what time would I have to get there by to buy raffle tickets?

raffle starts 3:30 or so depending on when the speakers finish.

Bruce, We were trying to come up w/a way to sell raffle tickets to people not attending but logistically it will be tough. I might do it here for a few people but let's wait until the raffle list is finalized. I think participation in the silent auction for people not attending will not be allowed bc of worries about payment as prior charity raffles had issues w/people not paying.

I can't make Saturday for family reasons so I pinged Toby and He sent me the link to the GoFund me page. If you can't make it but want to do something you can donate to Owen at the following link.

https://www.gofundme.com/owens-medical-journey

Here is a link to an update I just wrote on the fundraiser (http://www.thefisherman.com/index.cf...2&ParentCat=19) which also includes a current list of the donation items as copied below.

For pictures of the items, we have been posting on the event page on Facebook which I do not believe you need to be signed up for Facebook in order to view. https://www.facebook.com/events/116100922388028/

Figure most, but not all of the high end items will be auction. Mid-range plus a sprinkling of high-end will be what we refer to as "sow raffle items" with a moderate per-ticket price. The average items will be "schoolie raffle items" which come with the lowest cost raffle ticket rate.

• Special darter from Super Strike Lures
• Stormr Surf Top & gloves
• Custom surf belt from Flatlander Surfcasting
• Plug selection from Tank Surfcasting
• 4wt fly rod from Paco's Custom Rods
• Colab plugs from Washed Ashore Plugs & Chris Blouin
• Plug selection from Sunset Plugs
• Plug selection from FJR Plugs
• Lanyard set from Smart Lanyards
• Plug selection from Nubskull lures
• Otter Tails
• Plug selection from Couch's Cedar Works
• 2 surf rods, shirts & stickers from Lamiglas
• A plug selection from The Surfcaster
• Bucktail set from Lucky Bucktails
• Plug selection from Guppy Lures
• Flag Glider from Linesider 69 Plugs
• Set of pencil poppers from MJT Lures
• Star Rods S Series spinning reel
• Plug selection from Winch Custom Plugs
• Plug selection from Tattoo's Tackle
• Pink Crackle Darter from Afterhours Custom Plugs
• Plug selection from Luna Plugs
• Jigs & soft plastics from Joe Baggs Bucktails
• Selection of rattle products from World Record Striper Co.
• Custom Lami 1321m by Billy DeLizio
• Soft Plastics & jig heads from Al Gags Lures
• Gift Certificate for Reel Cast Charters
• 9' Lamiglas Infinity rod
• Set of Habs Sr plugs
• Custom Lamiglas 1201L by Drew Ciok
• LG single Tube & leader wallet by EbbPoint Surf Fishing
• T Bone Needlefish
• Sea bass deep troller, sea bass slim medium troller & prototype darter from Big Water Lures
• Fatty junior from Fatty Lures
• Framed Vito De Vito print
• Signed Flag Danny, Serving Spoon plug & "Solid Gold Danny" by RM Smith Custom Plugs
• Sunset Cannon "Sporty"
• Plug selection from Surf Asylum Lures
• Plug selection & hats from BigFish Bait Co.
• Custom ODM Next1 11' 2-6 rod by Lou's Custom Rods
• Custom Canal Cruiser bike
• 2 tickets for a trip aboard the Black Hawk
• One spot on an "inshore open boat trip" (Quincy Flounder or Westport tog/fluke/sea bass or 4am stripers) aboard Little Sister Charters
• Shield 4000 & 6000 reels
• Custom-wrapped Old School Lami GSB 1321m Conventional in honor of Ezidro "Zeke" Silva
• Signed box set of Frank Daignault books
• 50L Calcutta cooler, bottle & cup set
• Signed copy of bright waters, shining tides by Kib Bramhal
• Signed book set from Charley Soares
• 1/2-day guided fly fishing instruction by land or paddleboard with the Yale Fly Fishing Club
• $100 gift certificate to Red Top Sporting Goods
• Complete Auto Detailing at Suburban Subaru
• Woodburned striped bass from Bold Coast Burns
• Plug set from Mike's Custom Plugs
• 10' Ron Arra rod & Penn 7500 reel
• Super Strike Bunk-O-Lantern darter
• Full-day charter with Newport Sport Fishing Charters
• $200 credit (4 hours labor @ $50/HR) with Frate Electric
• Offshore tuna or shark trip for 2 with Capt. Tom White
• 11-inch walnut & cherry bowl by Chris Groves
• Original water color by David Riina Fine Art

Perfect, thanks Pauly :happy:

What is the schedule for the guest speaker presentations?

DZ

This is our tentative schedule:

1130 Doors Open.
1230 5-10 minute opening video
1245 Jack Sprengel
130 Intermission Green Room
230 Pat Abate and Steve McKenna
330 to close: Main raffle and Auction winners called and announced.

Looks great, sorry I can't be there, headed to the left coast for a conference....

Thanks Toby.
Just a little background about this item: Custom-wrapped Old School Lami GSB 1321m Conventional in honor of Ezidro "Zeke" Silva

Zeke was my long time surfcasting partner until he passed away a few years ago. This rod was his and is used. He built it to his own specs using the original 1321M blank - he customized the blank by cutting it to around 10'6". Zeke always fished conventional with an Ambassador 7000 when plugging and this rod was his Block Island stick. If you like to plug/eel/jig with a conventional this is perfect. To be able to use the same rod that one of the best surfcasters of his era used is special. To be able to donate it to benefit the Owenstrong event is extra special.