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Recycled Fish “On Ice” 2009
By FishRecycler | January 16, 2009
Reports from this year’s events, a schedule on those still to come, and much more when you click the header above or “Read the Rest of this Entry” below.
NEW EVENTS ADDED TO THE SCHEDULE JAN 15 – SEE THE UPDATED SCHEDULE BELOW!
In 2008 Recycled Fish went face-to-face on frozen lakes with thousands of the most dedicated people in the angling world. Thousands more watched our viral “Ice Fishing 101” video online. This year, the “On Ice” tour is back with new stops and new videos!
ON THE ICE, Recycled Fish hosts an angler hospitality station with Grabber Warmers, a Coleman Pro Cat heater Handwarming Station, free hot chocolate, and Folgers Coffee Singles. Plus, our guests take the Sportsman’s Stewardship Pledge to join Recycled Fish and advance the Stewardship Ethic.
AT LARGE SCALE EVENTS, we distribute bags which are used to transport fish submerged in water to the weigh-ins. Some of these events have over 10,000 contestants, providing a great opportunity to spread the word on a big scale. Bags that aren’t used for fish transport are used for lake cleanup, enlisting every angler as a custodian of the lake.
WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Up to 85% fish survival rates are achieved, and education around fish handling will have powerful positive ripple effects.
EVENT PHOTOS are taken of anglers at the events, then those guests get a card directing them to our Online Photo Gallery to download their photo. Once here, guests learn more about a lifestyle of stewardship.
WE’RE BACK FOR MORE!
We’re on hard water in 2009 at the following events, and we hope you’ll join us!
Dec 5 – St. Paul Ice Show St. Paul, MN Indoor Ice Show – Booth
Dec 6 – St. Paul Ice Show St. Paul, MN Indoor Ice Show – Booth
Dec 7 – St. Paul Ice Show St. Paul, MN Indoor Ice Show – Booth
Dec 12 – Bass Pro Shops Council Bluffs, IA Ice Weekend Event with pond
Dec 13 – Bass Pro Shops Council Bluffs, IA Ice Weekend Event with pond
Dec 14 – Bass Pro Shops Council Bluffs, IA Ice Weekend Event with pond
Harbor View Tourny Spirit Lake, IA Hospitality, Photos & Pre-Party
Jan 4 – Harbor View Tourny Spirit Lake, IA Hospitality Station & Photos
See our report and photos from the Harbor View event here.
Jan 10 – Mobridge Tournament Mobridge, SD Hospitality Station & Photos
See our report and photos from Mobridge here.
Jan 17 – Poygan Fisheree, Wisconsin
Jan 24 – Brainerd Jaycees Brainerd, MN C&R Support, Photos, Lake Cleanup
Jan 31 – Lake Manawa Derby
Council Bluffs, IA
7AM – 3PM
Our complete event report and photos from Lake Manawa Winterfest are now online HERE.
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Jan 31 – Iowa Sportsman Presents: Recycled Fish “On Ice” Winter Games Ice Bash Des Moines, IA
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5PM – 7PM
Joeseppe’s (At Scornovacca’s Pizza)
1930 SE 14th St. / Des Moines, Iowa
FREE EVENT
Ice Fishing Seminars from Ice Team PowerStick Rod Woten
Door Prizes, Silent Auction
Rules meeting for the Des Moines Winter Games Ice Derby
Stewardship “On Ice” seminar including Catch – Photo – Release “On Ice” from Teeg Stouffer
Feb 1 – DSM Winter Games Des Moines, IA Hospitality Station & Photos
** Des Moines Winter Games Ice Derby Photos Online Now **
See an extensive event report and highlight photos here
Feb 1 Bonus Event – Fountain Lake Ice Fishing Contest
Albert Lea, MN
Noon – 2PM
(507) 552-1214 for more info
Wisconsin Super Weekend!
Feb 6 – IceShanty.com Banquet
Feb 7 – Pelican Lake Pelican Lake, WI Hospitality, Photos & More
Feb 7 – Shawano Lake Shawano Lake, WI Hospitality, Photos & More
Feb 8 – NAIFC / Delavan Delevan Lake, WI Hospitality Station & Photos
Feb 21 – Bass Lake Ice Fishing Contest
Somerset County (New Richmond / Hudson) Wisconsin
Over $50,000 in prizes including a new Dodge Ram 4×4 pickup grand prize
$25 per hole – benefits youth athletics
Feb 21 – Tartan High School’s “Fishing For a Cure”
Lake Demontreville
Lake Elmo, MN
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
$5 Entry Fee
Mar 7 – True Ice Champship Waubay, SD Hospitality, Photos & Pre-Party
Mar 8 – True Ice Champship Waubay, SD Hospitality Station & Photos
(See a recap of last year’s True Ice Championship here!)
* Schedule is subject to change – stay tuned for new event announcements and updates
Recycled Fish is proud to announce that the Angler Hospitality Station at these events will once again be furnished by Coleman.
Ice Fishing 101 & Ice Fishing 201
New to ice fishing? Learn the basics by watching our Ice Fishing 101 video below.
Ice Team Power Sticks Don Cox & Dave Fehlhafer join Iowa Great Lakes guide Ryan Hale to take you to the next step with Ice Fishing 201.
$5 Saves 25 Fish
When Recycled Fish treads on frozen lakes this winter for the Recycled Fish “On Ice” tour, we’ll hand out plastic bags that anglers use to bring fish to weigh-ins at tournaments and derbies.
We use our “water on a stick” device to fill the bags, so that fish can be brought to weigh ins submerged in water. This means healthy, live fish to release back to the lake – and it reinforces the importance of good fish handling as a component of catch and release, establishing a stewardship mindset.
Bags that aren’t used for fish transportation are used to enlist every angler on the lake as a custodian, and massive lake cleanup efforts ensue when anglers are properly equipped.
A donation of just $5 funds a couple dozen bags – enough to ensure that 25 fish stay swimming in a lake, or 25 gallons of trash stay out of it.
No matter how you slice it, it means great things for the image of anglers, the quality of our fisheries, and the experience we’ll all have on the water this winter or next spring.
Partners in Stewardship
The Recycled Fish “On Ice” tour would be impossible without the help of these great sponsors. Be sure to remember them when you hit the hard water.
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