Fellow fisherman needs help

Last weekend during the BWS tournament on the Potomac River, friend and fellow angler, Lenny Baird was in a pretty bad boating accident. He was not severely injured, but pretty banged up. He will be out of work however, for 6-8 weeks and could use some extra cash to get he and his family through. We at Va-outdoors.com are auctioning off quite a few hunting & fishing trips, outdoor related items, lures,tackle, etc.to help Lenny out. Please go to www.va-outdoors.com to bid on some really cool things, so Lenny can get back to work and fishing with us. Thanks.

Battle of the Border

Lee and I (Team Dirt), fished the Battle of the Border on the Potomac River on Saturday. This tournament pitted the VA boys against the MD boys. VA came out on top with a total of 265 lbs. over MD's 142 lbs. All had a great time A total of $1300 was donated to the VA side's State Park (Leesylvania).
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VAO Forum Supporters Tx

Lee and I fished the VAO Forum Supporters Tournament yesterday and came in 2nd with 13.07 lbs. Lee had a real nice fish at 5.26 lbs. For more info go to http://va-outdoors.com/

"Team Dirt"

Exciting Events in September

There are two very exciting events to be held in our Virginia waters this September. The first one on September 4th, pits the Virginia bass fishing teams against the Maryland bass fishing teams for the Potomac River Title.

Potomac River Battle of the border Invitational
Sept 4, 2010 @ Leesylvania State Park

• Va Team Captain-Tank Mosley-540.429.0278
• MD team captain-Jason berry-240.682.4480
• Team tournament format
• 5 fish limit-12 inch Length Limit
• Launch is @ First light
• $100 entry/$25 of entry donated to winning side’s state Park/$10 Big fish automatic
• 1st place/2nd place big fish
• Spot paid for every 5 boats
• State Park Winning side is determined by average combined bag weight.
• All boats expected to have all safety items and working live wells
• Cash only
• 100% percent payout less tourney fees and trophy costs
• Can also contact Kris Johnson 804.761.3131 or email-vahotchile@hotmail.com

The second one is an event I have fished ever since it began several years ago. The Wounded Warriors Tournament at Lake Anna on September 25th is an outstaanding way to show your support of our troops.

2010 Fall Bass Classic for the Wounded Warriors
Time: September 25, 2010 from 5am to 4pm
Location: Anna Point Marina Lake Anna, Virgina
City/Town: Mineral
Website or Map: http://ww.annapoint.com
Phone: 775-313-3640
Event Type: wounded, heroes
Organized By: Ken Kirk

Lee's First Snakehead

Lee and I fished the VAO "Dog Days Duel" on the Potomac River yesterday and he caught his first snakehead. This one is not very big (3.18 lbs), but big enough to win the snakehead sidepot.

St. Judes Tx on the Potomac River

Region 9 and Russ Shetley held their St. Judes Tx yesterday out of LSP and had the biggest turnout they have ever had with 51 boats. What a worthy cause. The representative from St. Jude's stated that 1.2 million dollars is spent daily, to keep up with everything that they do to help the kids and families. Hats off to them. Russ handed them a check for $5100 from this TX alone. Proud to be associated with such a great group of guys that contribute to these events.
Now, for the fishing. Lee and I went back down to Arkindale where we had been on a group of fish last week and the fish were there, but all were
14"-15" fish....no big uns. Fished there until about 10AM, then ran to Chickamuxen and caught the same size. Went back to Arkindale for the incoming tide and same ol, same ol. We caught over 20 fish with 85% of them on the frog. Weighed in 9.79 lbs.
VAO had quite a showing with over 5 teams. Wayne, G, Squire, Mike, Tank, JJ,Jr., Cash, Bfelts, myself and Lee. If I forgot some one, sorry bout that. Congrats to Tank and his partner for a fifth place finish with 14+ lbs. and Squire / Mike for a third place with 16+ lbs. Way to represent guys. First place had over 20 lbs.
BTW....did I say it was HOT yesterday.