August 8th turned out to be a very cold and blustery day. I almost couldn’t believe that after such warm weather, the day of the event was windy and overcast. It’s better for the fish, I heard again and again. It didn’t seem to hamper the kids at all either. The day started out early, set-up at 5:30 AM and registration beginning at 7:00 AM. The BASS Association volunteers were there, ready to hit the water. At 9:00am, the registered participants had all been assigned to a boat or pontoon and the boats took off. The on- shore volunteers, of which I was one, headed over to the main pavilion to decorate and set up for lunch and the award ceremony.
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