The scouts had a great time at Allen Pond Park in Bowie, MD for the annual Fishing Derby!! It was a beautiful evening for doing just about anything. Especially fishing. The boys had some simple instructions and the lines were dropped in the water at the blow of the start whistle. The scouts used an assortment of baits that ranged from bread to worms to hot dogs!!
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| Allen Pond was a great venue for some fishin! |
Prizes would be awarded for biggest fish, most number of fish and prettiest fish. Just in case you were wondering, this was a catch and release event. We took a few photos for judging and the boys took home their own memories. It will be hard to forget the feeling when they got the first nibble and you hook 'em and brought the fish to shore.
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| Web's showing the younger ones how it is done! |
When the finishing whistle was blown that was time for the scouts to dig into some watermelon and lemonade. The judges tabulated the results and the awards went to:
- Biggest Fish - Gabe Jennier
- Most Fish (5) - Charlie Owens
- Prettiest Fish - Matthew Revell
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| Bunch of clowns! |
Want to extend our thanks to the City of Bowie for the use of Allen Pond park. Thank you also goes to Tom Palus, Stacy Severtsen, Laura Petty and Scott Abramson for helping set up. Lastly and most importantly, a big thank you to Brent Williams for organizing the event and running things.
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| The biggest fish was the only small mouth bass, caught by Gabe! |
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| Will getting his hands slimy. |
