Wow, duckman, you got the hookup on some great stuff...two of my favorite products. I use enough of them I should buy stock in the company. :) Sorry that you had to go through the chemo stuff too, but glad to hear that your son was able to battle through it and win!

OK, so how about a 2-day "Surf and Turf" type fundraiser? One day of clays, one day of fishing. Separate winners for each day, and one "Iron Man" winner that places highest in both surf and turf? Where would be a good place to do something like this...somewhere with both a nice clay range and a good marina for the weigh-in? Preferrably a place with a pavilion of some sort that we can have for the day for live music, auction, raffle, etc.

Thanks again to everyone who has offered their support. I'll definitely take y'all up on it. ;)

Hey Shad, I'm a member of a non-profit org. Our org puts on benifits for people with medical expenses. All money raised for the patient goes into a account for that patient and medical bills are paid form this account by our org to ensure funds are not misused. Being in this org I have been involved in many fundraisers and I will do everything to help you with yours.

Whatever you decide to do I suggest you have a live auction. This is a great way to make money because all items are donated and once sold are 100% profit. I will do all I can to help with your fundraiser so please keep me posted.

Speckdaddy pretty much sums up why I love Louisiana! Thanks sir, made my night!

thanks finfeatherfur just the way we like ta do it down south, with a lil southern hospitality and love for our brothers. lets help this ol boy out and do whats right guys.i am ready ta help ya shad. just point and click and we will do the rest

my prayers are with you and your family. I will help out any way i can

i don't know how if you are willing to travel but grand isle has ample places to fish and has the sanddollar and bridgeside marinas with plenty of bait and two huge pavillions made just for tournaments and weigh-ins. go on the net and look them up. great accomidations. i am not familiar with the west, so i do not know where there good spots would be.

I know a few prominent businessmen in the lafayette area who i might be able to get some kind of donation from...I'm a college student so i cant give any money but i will be happy to help with whatever i can

Shad, if yall are thinking about doing the "surf and turf" on big lake, the lake charles gun club has 5 stand,rifle range,skeet range. calcasieu point maybe for yalls weigh in. just a suggestion.

shad pm me i talked to my godfather and he said that it would be good also he can get gary rispone involved with it. but before i officially go forward with it i need alot of info from you. like how you want to do it, when. basically i need to know if this is official yet. pm me and i'll give you my number so we can talk about it.

Thanks, duckman...sounds great! I'll give you a shout at the beginning of next week when I am back in Houston and things are back to a normal pace.

alright that will work

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OK, I think we may try to set up two separate events on different weekends. I'm thinking maybe Lake Pontchartrain for the eastsiders and Calcasieu on the west side. Would that make sense? If so, I'll get a poll thread going for each to get the ball rolling.

From what fishin fool said, there is a good gun club in Lake Charles for the west side event, and I'm sure there is a one in New Orleans somewhere as well, right? Maybe do two different surf & turf events?

Like most said on here a skeet shoot or fishing tournament would be the best. I my youngest son that has special needs. He is 6 and still wears diapers and cannot speak. But hey, I would not change nothing about him. Like my wife and I say things could always be worse. Great what you are doing.

yeah guys that sounds good. for all the westsiders you can attend both tournaments the east and west. this is not a east vs. west. we are trying to do it were everyone can be fish in it. but we need to hear from all of you and get the word out about this organization that shadman has put together. the cause is worth it!!

Any input? I'm ready to get rolling on this, but need to find locations (marinas with an area for auctions, gun clubs, etc) and dates that don't conflict with other major events. Thanks in advance!

i can give you the phone number to the Lake Charles Gun Club, if you would need that?

how bout we have a big one in grand isle or cocodrie or somewhere in the middle