BML Report post Posted August 21, 2013 Man what a ride this tourney ended up being! About an hour before our launch time the winds kicked up and it got wicked out there! 30-4mph sustained winds generated 4-5 foot waves on the lake. We couldn't get our boats on the water until almost 11:30! Once we launched it was a mad scramble to find the best water and the fish. A quick 5 hours later we were all back at the weigh in talking about how awful the fishing was. Haha. It only took 148 pounds of fish to win and only 66 pounds for 3rd place! All in all, despite the weather, everyone had a kick arse time. We raised a little over $4700 that goes directly to the families of the fallen heroes. Here's a few pics: Sweet banner from Hitagap Signs. Mark does amazing work! First place team Second place team Third place team I was fortunate enough to win the bow combo package raffle!! And here's the whole crew with our take for the night. A lucky feller, and really cool guy, named Randy from Mayor won the fully loaded Carbon Element. From what my buddy told me his dad was pretty dang excited!!!! Thank you again to all who participated from volunteers to shooter to sponsors and everyone in between. We couldn't have done all this without you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Seldom Drawn Report post Posted August 22, 2013 Blake,That's awesome what you guys all did for the family's, and for all the sponsors who stepped up. Nice!Thanks to all of you. Seldom Drawn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BML Report post Posted August 22, 2013 Thanks guys. I've never attempted organizing anything like this before. I did have a ton of help from my girlfriend Kaela and good friends Deason and Ashley. It was challenging to say the least. I learned a ton and will for sure change it up for next year. What made this event so great is the overwhelming support from everyone involved. All the teams were in the second I told them of my plans to make it a fundraiser. The Sponsors stepped up huge and donated a ton of stuff. We had a giant table of free stuff and and 30 or 40 items that we raffled off after the shoot as well. A special thanks has to go out to Bull Basin Archery in Flagstaff. Junior went above and beyond when he donated a FULLY LOADED Hoyt Carbon Element with arrows and a case. He also made a quick call to Hoyt and a fully loaded Hoyt Ruckus was in our hands in a week. Also thank you to PSE in Tucson who donated a PSE Barracuda bowfishing bow, and Catalina Marina in Tucson who donated a fully loaded G5 Torch ladies bow. There were so many sponsors who donated I can't even remember the final count and we appreciate it more than you all know! This will be an annual event for us as long as we can possibly continue it so look for the 2nd Annual Granite Mountain IHC Benefit Bowfishing Tournament early next Spring! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
