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BAMC
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Rods for BAMC
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I am going to Brooks Army Medical Center next Tuesday to present 20 wounded soldiers custom fishing rods, anyone that would like to go just let me know. Pat
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RFS Poster
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I did this a year ago or so and lost it (on my hard drive) I just recently found it and wanted to post it up to see what y'all thought...it is intended to be a poster... Terry
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Donation from John
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I thought I would post a few pics of all of the stuff that John gave us. The first couple of pictures is my shop before I moved everything in. The next few are of the truck and traler still loaded. Then the blanks put into rod racks and leaning against the wall. Thread Guides If everything was added up includ...
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Mr. John Blair
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I would like to tell you all about John Blair. He is a member that lives in Rio Hondo, Texas. He called me a few days ago and told me that he wanted to donate his entire rodshop to me for the RFS program. I went yesterday and loaded a truck and trailer with all the stuff he gave me. I received a power wrapper, 4 ha...
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Pictures
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The first picture is of Gunnery Sgt. Quinnon Duke and PFC. Danny Vera. Second is Sgt. Charles Sandoval and PFC. Vera. The Tuna mount with the winner(I didn't get his Name) with the Marines Randy Search with the raffle rod. I am glad he won it. Doc's booth The Bullard booth Our booth The rest are just a few o...
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Pictures from WCCRTS
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I am going to try to do this so that you can understand it a little.
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wccrts
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One more day and I will be headed west. I am really excited about going to the show. This is a big shot in the arm for our RFS program. I am very much humbled by all of the support our program has received. I hope to meet all the big guys of rodbuilding and of course accept all the donations I have been promised....
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The West Coast Raffle Rod
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Well things continue to cook with the West Coast Boys. They started a fund drive to get Pat to the West Coast Rod show on Oct 2/3rd. Silvia put up a donation page on the RFS Site she is working on, heres the link... http://www.rodbuilding.us/donations.html I couldn't thank Silvia enough for what she i...
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Rod Donation For Pct. 6 Constable Turnage
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Well on very short notice and some quick emails I ended up picking up a rod from Terry on Monday for a benefit dinner being held for Pct. 6 Harris County Constable Turnage. Officer Turnage was severly injured as he was just getting of his shift as a motorcycle officer here in Harris Co. He was struck by a dr...
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Everyone needs to check this out!
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There are some major things going on with the club right now on a different forum. I dont normally point things like this out because politics dont belong here. But what is happening here is turning out to be a major turn (for the better) for the club and RFS. I am sure everyone knows that Raymond Adams has...
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Operation Military Embrace
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Jerry Reid of Operation Military Embrace has contacted me to see if we could provide some rods for them to present to injured soldiers on December 6th and 7th. They load up their big trucks with gifts and have a Christmas party for all of the wounded soldiers. Jerry asked if we had some military themed or...
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Major Jason Lewallen
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I had the pleasure of presenting a rod to my SIL, Major Jason Lewallen, last Saturday when He was honored by the Brazoria County Cavalry. Jason is a West Point graduate and a career soldier. He has served in Bosnia and Iraq as well as Korea and England. He is highly decorated in both conflicts. He will be l...
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Pictures
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I think I have figured it out. Pat
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Rods for solders
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I can donate time and thread epoxy and grips and butt caps. I just need guides and blank. Paul
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Image for USMC RFS
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Ran across this image that would be a great decal or weave for a USMC theme rod. Thought I'd share.
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Charlie Garrison
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I received a very generous donation from Charlie Garrison of Charlie's Custom Rods. He donated 9 reelseats, several guides and a few tip tops. I really appreciate Charlie's support. Pat
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Military Emblems, insignias, & logos
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I've always just taken for granted that replicating military insignias, unit emblems, logos, & such for placing on fishing tackle (or anything else for that matter) would not get me or the client in any "hot water" with the Government/Military. However, being the cautious person...
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hay guys check this out
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http://www.coastalfishing.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2362&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
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Lions come through again.
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I was invited to the West Columbia Lions club meeting tonight for their annual charitable donations night. I was presented with a check for $150 for RFS. This is two years in a row that we have received a donation from them. They fed my wife and me and we met some new people and saw some old friends. Had a goo...
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A matched set
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Today I received a beautiful pair of matching stand-up rods from Randy Search (Zombie). These rods are built on Pac Bay 50 lb class blanks with chrome turbo guides with blue inserts, blue reelseat, blue grips and gimbel, Beautiful marbeling at the butt and under the guide wraps, and custom decals. Th...
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Kay Bailey Hutchison
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I have so great news.... I was speaking with Terry J. and Pat about how I want to help with "Rods for Soldiers".....So I wrote a letter to US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison explaining to her about our club and the "Rods for Soldiers" program that our club is running. I received a call...
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Blanks for RFS program
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Pat, I am getting ready for the fishing show in March and have another assortment of blanks for you and RFS when I am done. PM me your phone number and when I get done inventoring everything, I can get ahold of you.
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RFS
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I have a 6' split handle spinnerbait pitchin rod that I can donate for RFS if you would like to have it. All I have to do is put the finish on it. It really wasn't built for beauty but for fishability. It feels like its not there,.. very lite in the hand, like most tournament rods. Lots of backbone with a medi...
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FlyFishTexas
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Anyone here going to Flyfish Texason March 7th in Athens?
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I'm back
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OK folks I have done a lot of soul searching and praying. Most of all I have been listening to my wife giving me hell for quitting on my soldiers. She is right, I will not quit on my guys. I will run the RFS program to the best of my ability. I would like to have a co-director to help me and help oversee the financ...
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RFS
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Guys This is not up for discussion. I am not going to be incharge of RFS, I will not accept a position with TRB. This program and this club is too important for me to be causing controversie. JUst choose someone else and I will turn over all of my files and money. Pat
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Financial report for RFS
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So far we have built 43 rods for soldiers most going to take a soldier fishing and fishing for heroes. Five rods have gone to Operation Military Embrace as fundraiser rods so that they can purchase PX type items which are taken to Brooks Army Medical Center. The wounded soldiers are allowed to pick out w...
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Rods for Soldiers Update/Status?
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Pat- Can you give us a brief update on Rods for Soldiers? At the FTU gathering, we discussed wanting to see more of the tangible results of this... maybe pictures of the recipients getting their rods? I know there's alot of enthusiasm about this that we can tap into. If you could get us up to date on the sta...
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Operation Military Embrace
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www.operationmilitaryembrace.com I found this on a bumper sticker today and contacted them. I talked to Jerry Reed and asked him if we could help. Jerry Reed is the President. He told me that they do a PX day once a month where they take all kinds of items from clothes ,snacks, toili...
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