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| Please show your support for Veterans by attending the Milwaukee Musky Expo (MME) on Fri night, Feb 14, and visit the Operation Muskie auction.
This year Operation Muskie teamed up with the MME and will be hosting a live auction at the show on Friday night, February 14th. The live auction items will be lures, rods, novelty, custom items and a whole lot more. It's going to be a GREAT night. John Gillespie will be the auctioneer. There will be many Operation Muskie guides and Veterans that participated in Operation Muskie. The guides will share fishing technique and the Veterans will share their memories from Operation Muskie.
We are requesting your support. This is Operation Muskie's primary fund raising event for the year. Please join in for a great night of camaraderie, fishing stories, and most of all, to support our Veterans.
100% of the money raised by Operation Muskie fund raising will help take these vets out on an all-paid trip excursion of a lifetime – a peaceful place where memories and friendships are made.
Operation Muskie's motto is "putting thanks into action." Each year, many of us volunteer our time and equipment, and take 20 US armed forces veterans to Lake of the Woods for a week trip. In June 2013, we completed our 6th annual OM trip and have, over the years, provided 120 veterans with some tremendous memories and gratitude for their service. During OM 2014, we'll take care of our 121-140 Veterans. To learn more about Operation Musky, please visit, www.operationmuskie.com. You can also find us on Facebook, Operation Muskie (Non-Profit Organization). Click "Like" and scroll through this past year's event.
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Location: Land of the Musky | Just a quick reminder for everyone. Please make sure you visit the Operation Musky booth and pick up a Camo-D SuperD lure. Both 5oz and 8oz sizes will be in the booth. They will have 300 lure available for a suggested donation of $15/lure. Hope to raise $4500 at the show. 100% of the proceeds will be kept by the OM group. Very cool looking lures.
Don't forget to bid on one of the first Tackle Industries rods. We are donating a few things but the coolest is a one of a kind prototype TI rod we made 5 years ago when we decided to get into rods. I will also have a few early numbered, signed and dated SuperD lures if any of you collect lures.
Talked with a few other vendors in the last few weeks and WOW! Some real cool items are coming for this auction. IMO there will be no lack of funds for this years event for the Veterans.
See you there,
James
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Is it going to be done at the same location as the Swap Meet? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | At the show. The swap is back to a 'swap and social', should be a great time! |
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| The Operation Muskie auction will be on the seminar stage Friday night at 6. We are looking forward to a big crowd and having a lot of fun with the auction. There will be some great specialty items and combinations of items up for auction, as well as prints, collectable stuff, one-of-a-kind commemorative items and much more. The more people we get there the better.
Thanks guys,
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Location: McGuire AFB, NJ | Had a chance to see James's Camo-D's at the Chicago show they came out great! |
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| This is a great excuse to spend time at the MME on Valentine's day… just tell the wife, girlfriend… going to support V day… "veterans"! |
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Location: MN | sounds great. In addition, where is the location of the swap meet? |
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| Only 2 more weeks! Please attend the Milwaukee Muskie Expo on Fri night and support the Operation Muskie auction. It will be a great night with 100% of proceeds going to support our Veterans.
There will be many Operation Muskie guides and Veterans that supported in previous events to tell great stories. Auctioneer is John Gillespie. Guaranteed to be a GREAT night!
Plus an extra bonus… perfect excuse to visit the show on Feb 14…. |
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| Many thanks to Tackle Industries. James donated 300 Regular SuperD and Mag Super D in a new very cool camo color. These will be available at the Operation Muskie booth for a requested donation of $15-20 / each. Some of these lures will also be in the auction on Fri night.
Please support Vets and take home a great camo lure! |
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| Sounds like a great time!
Thanks James for your donations and Operation Muskie for their Veterans support!! |
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| There will 6 guides that guided for Operation Muskie the last 6 years. They have some great stories to share between auction lots.
There will also be quite a few Veterans to share their experiences.
Come on out Fri night, have a great night of camaraderie, and support our Vets! |
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Location: Warroad, Mn | Wish I was able to be there. Sounds like a great time! Please support our Vets! Doug Johnson
Edited by dougj 2/11/2014 6:13 PM
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Location: McGuire AFB, NJ | Sneak Peak!!!!!
Llungen Lures team up with Just-Encase and will be auctioning off this custom box filled to the BRIM with Llungen Spinnerbaits & Bucktails. The box will include:
3-DC-10's
3-DC-9's
3-DC-8's
3-Tandem Nutbusters
3-Magnum Nutbusters
3-Nutbuster Jr's
5-S-8's
Over $400.00 worth of baits will be included for the lucky winner of this awesome box. Our little way of "putting thanks into action!"
Chris, Cari, Matt & the great folks from Just-Encase
Edited by AFchris 2/12/2014 5:37 PM
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| Incredible donation Chris and Bob, thank you!
I look forward to a great auction and can't wait to see you guys down in Milwaukee.
Paul |
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Location: Land of the Musky | What was the grand total? Great event by the OM group and Doug with the Musky Expo!!!
James
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| I was there with a couple of friends for the entire auction. Sorry I can't answer on the total but I can say it was a great time and the bidding action seemed good; to me at least.
I'd like to say thanks to everyone involved. John Gillespie did a nice job as auctioneer and showed some great video footage of the Vets fishing at Walsh's.
Thanks to all the vendors for the incredible donations. My buddies and I were happy to do a small part with a few purchases.
And a special thank you to all Veterans for your service. To those veterans that were there; it was an honor and humbling to be in your presence.
Thank you all.
Talmooner
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| I talked to the OM guys on Saturday, and I know it they said it was over $5000. I want to say closer to $5500, but I'm not 100% for sure. |
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| Total raised was just over $5000!
Thanks to everyone… John G for doing an awesome job as the auctioneer, vendors & individuals for gracious donations, participants for attending and buying lots, OM guides & staff for running the event… and special thanks to Doug R and the Expo for hosting the event and Steve W and MuskieFIRST for their continued support.
This was a HUGE team effort… thanks again for supporting our Veterans!!! |
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Location: McGuire AFB, NJ | Outstanding! Job well done everyone. It was great to see so many supporters.
Chris |
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| Thats great! when is the on line auction this year. I got outbid last year, but seeing as how i got to go it was ok!!! this year i am going to get some things!! |
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| I expect online live auction will be mid April. Standby for exact date & time. |
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Location: Land of the Musky | OpMuskie - 2/19/2014 5:44 PM
I expect online live auction will be mid April. Standby for exact date & time.
Count me in! |
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| Want to give a special thanks to JustEncase and Llungen Lures for the incredible box and lures combo.
They are absolutely fantastic.
And also a big thank you to whomever donated the Lakewood boxes filled with lures.
My buddy got the Lakewood Monster and I was fortunate enough to get the JustEncase and the smaller Lakewood.
What a treasure trove.
Thanks to all.
Talmooner |
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