What's a FARSMBIBT? I'm glad you asked....it was the First Annual Ron Schara Minnesota Bound Invitational Bass Tournament held August 1-2 on Gull Lake in MN. The event included over 45 professional bass anglers and raised funds for the Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame. On Thursday evening Ron Schara hosted a dinner in honor of the MN hall of famers and the who's who of fishing showed up. They were met by my kids and many others for autographs and photos. Where else can you rub elbows with the likes of the Lindners, Mr. Walleye Gary Roach, Dave Genz and of course, Ron Schara?!!

Here's a nice picture of my boys meeting Gary Roach. And I know you're interested in some inside information so here's a nugget. Gary Roach will be featured on Season 2 of Legends of Rod & Reel.

We had a chance to catch some nice fish on Gull Lake while the tournament was going on. We hung out with Travis Frank from www.trophyencounters.com and caught some nice bass (sorry tournament anglers!) and a bunch of nice blue gills. Great fun was had by all of us! Here's a shot of Aaron with his first blue gill!

You know when you're a member of the MN Fishing HOF like Ron Schara, you can't pass up a chance to fish. He's Ron at the trout pond and in true legend form, he was one of the few to actually catch one!