Week 4 Hackensack Fishing Contest

by Bill Kennedy

How do you wash the entire fishing pier at once? Invite 177 kids and their families to come and show their fishing skills at your contest!

Take a look at the photos on Facebook, the entire fishing pier desk was under water at one time. No persons or pier were harmed in this process.

The fishing was happening though, with so much activity, there was a constant hum of noise from the fun happening. Our Grand Champion of the day was also the 0-5 year old Most Fish Winner, and the most appropriately dressed fisherman in his Red, White and Blue flag clothing and PFD. So cute!

A few big fish were caught this week that was nice to see, and some fisher persons were catching so many small fish. The Age 10-15 group caught over half their fish amongst three contestants.

Finally, 400 hot dogs were cooked and served, so nobody went home hungry! Special thank you to all our volunteers, and especially Jdee and Gary Reuter who heard we needed help at the weighing and measuring station and jumped in to help. They did a fantastic job.

The hot dog sponsor this week was Gallery of Homes Realty (galleryofhomesmn.com) with Dan Pflugshaupt and his crew serving. Thank you for handling so many hot dogs this week.

The dates for this year are every Tuesday through Aug. 13 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Be early to register before it starts. We look forward to seeing everyone that can make it.

Visit our Facebook page to view the weekly photos. You can search Facebook for “Hackensack Children’s Fishing Contest” and click on the Photo Album link on Facebook. Once on the photos page, you can select Album and go to the week you would like to look at.

If you are interested in helping as a volunteer or in sponsoring our contest next year, contact me at 218.838.9468 or hackcfc@gmail.com