Mastercatters 2 Wounded Warrior Event

well it is that time of year again and i cannot wait , it is time for the annul Mastercatters2 Wounded Warrior Event  down in Hopewell Va on OCTOBER 20 TH 2012   fishing on the Mighty James River . This event is very near and dear to my heart even more so after 2011  i lost a childhood Friend Sgt. Sean T. Callahan aka Cali  he was killed in the line of duty in April of 2011  after this tragic loss this event has meant even more than it has in the past not that is was not important to me before but it just mean so so much more to me.

    At last years event i had the pleasure to be Captain Archie Golds first mate aboard the Night Stalker we had "Bama" and Sgt Zach along for the ride and these guys were just a joy to be around to say the least . the first fish of the day Bama hooked up with a 34 lb James river blue cat when he picked the rod up i thought it was going to pull him over the stern of the boat he did great fighting the fish a little while goes by and I'm told by my cousin Robby that the boat he was first mating on Jason's Team Mojo boat that they had just put a monster 80 lb giant in the boat i was stoked to hear that .


    about an hour or so passed and Sgt Zach reeled in a nice stiper pushing the 5 lb mark a couple minutes goes by when i look back and Zach looked like a pro i see him setting the hook with no one looking i asked you gottem ? he replied yea he don't feel to big , the fish was coming right to the boat when all of a sudden straight to the bottom it went i yelled up to Capt Archie i think we got a good fish  i was behind Zach guiding him while he was walking backwards so we could try and land the fish when all of a sudden the beast came to the top of the water Zach started to shake AKA Cat fever lol  i told him don't look at the fish just keep doing what your doing and fight him i ran to the stern of the boat with the net after a 5 - 10 minute fight i get the fish in the net as i was lifting it of the side i pulled it over and yelled theres a 50+ lbr baby high fives and hugs all around !

  a short while later we made our way back to Hopewell Marina  to meet up with the rest of the crew i was anxious to see the beast of an 80 lbr and WOW we kept Sgt Zach's 53 lbr to bring back to the ramp for pictures with Jason and Robs and 63 years young Mr Tony's 80 lbr all fish were released alive and well to fight again another day   


after pictures we went up the hill for a  HUGE cookout with our new Friends it was a hell of a time and each event is very special in its own way but this one was bitter sweet for me cause it wasn't to long after i lost my Friend Sean i was thinking about him all day long and shared stories about him  MISS YOU BRO  " ALWAYS BESIDE YOU "   

GOD BLESS OUR TROOP'S AND CANT WAIT TO MEET THESE HERO'S THIS WEEKEND