Wounded Warrior Raffle

 Ken changed the name of the shop just a little by adding the word “field” however, in the past year and a half the biggest changes can be seen when you walk through the door. 

 Ken had a vision of what he wanted the shop to look like and so the transformation began.  Today the store is a show place.  The new overhead lighting makes the waxed tile floors sparkle.  All the old peg board walls and gondolas have been replaced by birch slatewall wall panels, gondolas, and display towers giving the store a fresh, clean, modern look. 

 The first floor is a fisherman’s paradise filled with products for the novice to the seasoned professional angler.  With the help of Frank Moricci, the tournament bass angler will find everything he needs from the largest selection of hanging Kietech products, Yamamoto baits, Power baits, DUO hard baits, Megabass, Rapala, Spro, Lucky Craft and so much more.  

  The back of the first floor has all your boating needs . . . new Min Kota trolling motors, batteries, oil, and all the supplies you need to keep your boat up and running smoothly. 

 For the hunters among us the second floor has an outstanding selection of compound bows, crossbows, long guns, shotguns and hand guns as well as hunting clothes and boots.

 I have been dealing with Ken since he took over Frank’s.  He was more than happy to allow me to post our schedule and hand out our business cards to any and all bass anglers to walk into the shop.  At the beginning of the season I spoke with Ken about supporting our end of the year fall classic with a small donation.  He said he would give it some thought and get back to me.  About six weeks later I was back in the store picking up some supplies when Ken approached me and said he had something for the Northeast Classic.  He reached behind the counter and handed me a rod that he had custom made by Dango Rods . . . a prize worth so much more than I ever expected. 

 He suggested that I raffle it off and use the money to offset the expenses of running our two classics this year.  Great idea . . . at least it was until I saw the American Flag above the reel seat 

 . . . at that point I had a change of heart.  Instead of selfishly adding the money raised from the raffle to the treasury of Northeast, I decided to donate whatever we raise to our Wounded Warriors and their families for the sacrifices they have made to protect our freedom and our way of life.  It’s the right thing to do.

There will be only 100 tickets printed for this raffle.  Each ticket for this handmade rod will cost $10.00.  If we sell all 100 tickets I will be able to present a check for $1000.00 to our Wounded Warriors on behalf of the members of Northeast.