This fund raiser is put on by a group of guys on Lake Texoma dedicated to keeping this impoundment one of the best Striped Bass fisheries in the World.
Each year they host an annual Fish Fry to raise money to give to the ODWC. This money is matched by the state 3 to 1 and is 100% designated for Lake Texoma.
This means that for every $1.00 raised turns into $4.00 with the state's matching funds!
The local guys at ODWC use this money to buy equipment used to maintain this great fishing lake and IS GREATLY NEEDED AND Appreciated.
Last year's event was such a success that we've decided to really take advantage of the State's matching funds and do some extra things to raise money.
Below are some of the projects currently under way to put some money into the fund.
Please take some time to check out these links and do whatever you can to help us out.
We have guide trips donated this year by Jeff "JD" Lyle, Ricky Sproat, James Allen, Mike Haddock, and Mark Macnamara. Once a month beginning in April, one of these trips will be made available by the guide. Each raffle ticket will be available for a $5.00 donation, or five tickets for $20.00. Each drawing will be limited to the first 200 entries, and will be conducted on the last day of that month. The ticket drawn will be good for one trip for two people with that guide, to be scheduled at a mutually agreed upon date between the time of the drawing and Dec. 31, 2006. As each monthly raffle approaches, the guide who donated the trip will post who to contact to make your donations, and where to get your tickets. Can you get a trip with more than one of the guides for a mere $5.00 a month donation? If you're lucky enough! Multiple winners are welcome! Maybe someone will hit a "GRAND SLAM"!
2007 Raffle winner was Jim Goodman..Congratulations Jim. (as soon as we go out, I'll post some pictures)
We've already raised over $14,000 dollars as of June 1st. This means a total of $52,000 dollars is already waiting to be donated!
Great job so far, let's keep it going!
One of our goals is to build 2-3 public cleaning stations a year.
With $2,592.00 that was collected (donated) prior to the 2005 fish fry, and the $2,506.00 that was donated at the fish fry (Salsa Purchases, Signature Slab purchases, donations at the sign in table, silent auction sales) we more than met our goatl of $3,500.00 to donate to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife and Conservation for them to purchase this new Yamaha 225 for use on their boat here on Lake Texoma.
With the matching Federal Grant, Sportfish Restoration Funds money at 3 to 1, this made a total of $20,392.00 available to purchase equipment for use on Lake Texoma.
We wish to THANK ALL OF YOU for your participation in this great fund raiser.
In talking to Paul Mauck, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation would like to see enough monies donated to purchase a new, larger boat (to go with the new motor shown above) to be use on Lake Texoma.
Mail checks for donations to (along with a note stating what the donations are from) so he may keep a record of the total donations for this fund raiser:
The local Game Wardens on both the TX. and OK. sides of the lake are not part of the Wildlife and Conservation programs, and therefore do not meet the requirements for the 3 to 1 Federal match on monies donated. We do feel though, that these guys need our support also and therefore we are trying to help them out.
Things we get for them are not bought with any of the matching monies that are donated. These funds are seperate and are needed also. If you would like to help the wardens get equipment that they don't have but need, please let us know if you want all or part of your donation to go towards their fund.
We helped Jay Harvey, (OK. warden) get a VHF radio. and below is a picture of Dale Moses (TX. Warden) with a new GPS sonar unit he needed for his boat.
Guide Trip Raffles
We have guide trips donated this year by Jeff "JD" Lyle, Ricky Sproat, James Allen, Mike Haddock, and Mark Macnamara. Once a month beginning in April, one of these trips will be made available by the guide. Each raffle ticket will be available for a $3.00 donation, or five tickets for $12.00. Each drawing will be limited to the first 200 entries, and will be conducted on the last day of that month. The ticket drawn will be good for one trip for two people with that guide, to be scheduled at a mutually agreed upon date between the time of the drawing and Dec. 31, 2006. As each monthly raffle approaches, the guide who donated the trip will post who to contact to make your donations, and where to get your tickets. Can you get a trip with more than one of the guides for a mere $3.00 a month donation? If you're lucky enough! Multiple winners are welcome! Maybe someone will hit a "GRAND SLAM"!
Below are Tim and Tommie Yeary, the winners of a free trip with me. We went out on August 17th, and caught around 74 fish. Good for them!
Personal @sixoldgeezers.com Email Address
There are currently a limited number of personal email addresses available through the sixoldgeezers.com server. Have you very own yourname@sixoldgeezers.com email address to show your participation in, and support of, the fundraising efforts to maintain and improve Lake Texoma. To get signed up contact Ron "Prunepicker" Ludwig at:
For a donation of $19.95 you will have your own personal sixoldgeezers.com email address for one year from the date of activation. You will be able to renew that same address annually if you choose to keep it year after year.
Six Old Geezer Tee Shirts
There is a selection of tee shirts, long sleeve tees, sweatshirts, and long sleeve mock
t-necks available with this year's graphics front and back. These are produced for this year's fundraiser by Kevin "SignGuy" McNamee at Sign Write Here. He has a limited number of stock items that can be ordered, from which half of the cost will be donated to the Six Old Geezer fund for OKDWC. Check the message board for available stock. You can also get custom colors and sizes by contacting Kevin directly to place your order. $2.50 from each custom order will be donated to the fund. Orders can be shipped directly to you for the cost of shipping, or they may be delivered to the lake at no cost through the "geezer network".
This year's Annual Fishfry Tee shirts will be produced for us by the same good folks that did them last year, Kent and Jerry Hiney at Honeymoon Productions. Orders for these will be taken by email a little later in the year, and they will be available for pickup at the 6th Annual Fishfry on Saturday Oct. 7, 2006
Limited Edition Signature Slabs
This year there will be a limited number of Prunepicker "Signature Slabs" available. The entire run will consist of 150 slabs in the classic chartreuse & white color combination. Each slab will have on one side the "Six Old Geezers" logo and the year - 2006. On the flip side will be Prunepicker's signature, and the individual slab's production number: 1/150, 2/150, 3/150, etc. through 150/150.
The "Premier Slab", number 1/150, will be awarded through a raffle selection. Tickets will be limited to 250, and will be available for a donation of $2.00 each. A donation of $10.00 will get you six tickets. It will be first-come, first-served, and will be done by emailing Prunepicker at: prunepicker@sixoldgeezers.com. He will announce the opening date, with PLENTY of warning on the message board. The drawing will take place, and the "Premier Slab", complete with a presentation case and a Certificate of Authenticity, will be awarded at the 2006 Annual Fishfry. The winner does not need to be present at the drawing, but it is HIGHLY encouraged.
The "Gold Series" Signature Slabs, numbers 2/150 thru 10/150 will be made available by way of a "no holds barred" auction on the message board. They will be offered one at a time between now and the Annual Fishfry at times determined and announced by Prunepicker. Opening bids for these nine slabs will be $10.00 each, and the sky's the limit.
The "Classic" Signature Slabs will be available on a first-come, first-served basis by ordering from Prunepicker at: http://www.sixoldgeezers.com/ad.htm . The minimum donation will be $5.00, and they will be awarded sequentially beginning with number 11/150.
100% of all donations will be contributed to the Six Old Geezers fund for the preservation and improvement of Lake Texoma.
