2009 RAFFLE SUPPORTER WINNERS ANNOUNCED

By: Lynn W. Burry, NEITA President

Saturday morning, June 6, 2009 was a great morning. We held our annual “Youth Day Fishing Event.” Twenty-four kids gave the trout the old what-fore. Although the catch was slow the fun was fast paced. After we held the event drawing where every kid came away a winner, we held our annual fund raising raffle drawing.  

Here are the results from that drawing. 

1^st prize is a Fenwick HMG 5 ½ foot light action rod and Pflueger Supreme ultra light reel donated by the Bait and Hook Store in Fort Wayne. Cory Briner is the lucky winner. 

2^nd prize is a fishing related print created by well-known artist Rod Crossman. Jay DeVoss will enjoy this print for years. 

3^rd prize is a guided walk in fishing trip for two with all the extras provided by a NEITA patron goes to Dale Fulkerson. Dale will not need to worry about flies or going hungry on this trip. 

4^th prize is a tackle pack provided by Tri-States Bait and tackle of Fremont. Mike Shaver will be able to put this to good use. 

5^th prize of a G Loomis Venture Fly Reel donated by a NEITA patron will be enjoyed by Joe Geisler. Joe is also a fly fisherman. Talk about fitting the prize to the winner. 

6^th prize of a $50.00 gift certificate from The Angler in Helmer will be put to good use by Brad Chowning. 

7^th prize of a $50.00 gift certificate at Gander Mountain and donated by a NEITA patron, will be enjoyed by Richard Koester. Richard is a long time NEITA member.

 8^th prize of a dozen Lunker Licker Lures, also donated by a NEITA patron will go to Jay DeVoss. Jay hit the jack-pot by winning two of the prizes offered this year. If I could only do so good on the trout. 

9th prize of a fly box full of flies tied and donated by the members of The Three Rivers Fly Fisherman’s club of Fort Wayne goes to Kevin Degitz.  

Our special thanks to everyone that donated one of the prizes we were able to give away as a token of appreciation to all of you that donated your hard earned dollars to assist us in achieving our goals. The lucky nine will be contacted shortly to arrange for delivery of your prize. Enjoy! I hope to see you on the water. “May the inside of your waders (or boats) always be dry.”