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Location: Collegeville Pa | Hi all,
The annual MI50 spring auction supporting musky fishing in Eastern PA is currently ongoing.
http://mi50.com/smf/index.php?board=47.0
Simply put, this auction is AMAZING. Clearly the biggest and best we have ever put together, the list of bait makers, guides and other lots rivals any auction ever assembled. Through the incredible hard work and dedication by auction organizer, Silvia Spitzer, we have assembled a veritable who’s who of custom baits. This year’s auction has baits and trips donated from:
Jeremy Wagner, Tuscarora Tackle
Mark Smith, Smuttly Dog
Brian Soares, BCS Customs
Archie Berkerman, Esox Customs Tackle
Mark Palbicki, Hellkat Shockbaits
Suick Lures
Stan Durst
Musky Tackle Online
Jerry Podmarsky
Fred Pearson, Pearson Plugs
Johnny Dadson, Dadson Blade Baits
Anthony Ashby, Hot Tail Gliders
Mark Wright, Just Wright
Ricky Fitcher, Fitcher and Son
Matt Gillispie
Rob Giberson, Etch Lures
Zach Baker, Baker Baits
Scott Benson, Scott Benson Lures
Crash Mullins, Crash's Guide Service
Spencer Berman, Spencer's Angling Adventures
Larry Jones, Mostly Muskie's Charter Service
Red Childress, Allegheny Guide Service
In addition, the auction will have baits donated from member private collections from the likes of:
Trueglide
Hughes River
Shadillac
John Snow
J. Griffing
All in all, 67 lots of musky fishing magic!
The auction is held each year to help the Penn-Jersey Chapter of Muskies Inc (MI50) raise money to improve the local fishery in South Eastern PA. This is mainly accomplished by purchasing advanced fingerling Muskies (12”-20”) and stocking them into local lakes. Thus far the emphasis has been on Marsh Creek Lake in Chester County where the club has built a viable and flourishing pure bred Musky population. Stocking started in 2005 and we now have fish approaching 45” in the lake. Given the success we have had on this body of water, the club has moved on to other bodies of water while still maintaining the fishery at Marsh Creek. These lakes include Lake Nockamixon, where the club stocked 1200 14-20” Leech Lake advanced yearlings in the fall of 2012, Auburn Dam and Tuscarora Lake. This can only be accomplished by raising as much money as possible through auctions like this,sport show participation, club events such as “guide for a day” and the club’s coop / partnership with Cabela’s and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
For information regarding this awesome initiative, check out these links on Musky First:
http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=69...
http://www.mi50.com/gallery/index.php/MI50-and-Cabelas-Co-Op/#img=3...
http://www.mi50.com/gallery/index.php/MI50-and-Cabelas-Co-Op/#img=7...
http://www.mi50.com/gallery/index.php/MI50-and-Cabelas-Co-Op/#img=1...
http://www.mi50.com/gallery/index.php/MI50-Stocking-Gallery/#&detai...
All rules are posted on the MI50 site. Remember you must be a registered user to bid on any lots.
Thanks again for your support of the Penn-Jersey Chapter of Muskies Inc. We are truly making a difference for musky anglers in Eastern PA. If you have any questions at all, please PM or email me. [email protected]
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MI50 Spring Auction -- Better than ever!