Fishing for Five

Falls Lake

Van Murray — Mon, 23 May 2011 01:49:42 +0000

Warriors on the Water – First Class Fishing

Van Murray — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:29:24 +0000

I fished the 2010 Warriors on the Water at Jordan Lake on Friday. I attended the Wednesday night meeting which was very well organized at Sports USA on post at Ft. Bragg. Anglers and soldiers got a bag full of baits, shirts, hats, glasses and all kinds of gear. Soldiers got rods and basically everything they needed to fish in the Friday tournament. Food was free and I met my soldier co-angler Scott Smith.

When I got to New Hope Overlook at Jordan Lake, the Warriors on the Water staff checked you in from the truck then the line formed at the ramp. While in line, they had coffee, Krispy Kreme doughnuts and sausage biscuits and gave out bags full of water, Gatorade and snacks. They even had volunteers there to back and park your trailer.

After the national anthem, the US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team jumped from a Twin Otter over the field of 150 boats.

At the end of the day, the weigh-in had a good crowd and they even had volunteers to walk your fish back to the water. Texas Roadhouse catered BBQ plates for anglers and soldiers.

Overall, this event was one of the most well organized, fun and generally satisfying tournaments I have ever fished. We had 11lb 5oz on 3 fish, Scott caught a few fish (even a good striper) and overall, we had a good day. The opportunity to give the soldiers a fun day of fishing is enough for me; Warriors on the Water truly made this a first-class event.

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Wide Open @ Kerr

Van Murray — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:29:02 +0000

Running my buddy Patrick’s Ranger/ProXS at Kerr Lake, NC/VA after catching some stripers in November 2009. Thanks to Jeff Narron, I decided I would try out Vimeo for some of my HD videos. Enjoy.

Welcome

Van Murray — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:42:21 +0000

Welcome to the official Angler Site for Van Murray. I founded Angler Sites (officially launching March 2010) and wanted to create a personal angler site using a blog to showcase some of the functionality.

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Enjoy.

National Bass – Falls Lake

Van Murray — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:44:45 +0000

Matt Deese and I Finished 4th at Falls Lake (National Bass Capital Division) with 21lb 11oz on 5 fish.

National Bass – Jordan Lake

Van Murray — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:43:25 +0000

Matt Deese and I finished 2nd at Jordan Lake (National Bass Capital Division) with 20lbs 7oz on 5 fish.

Lake Seminole Regional

Van Murray — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:46:48 +0000

I fished the Lake Seminole BFL Piedmont Division Regional in October, 2008. We stayed on a houseboat at “The Cove at Trails End”. We stayed for a week and docked the boat right at the “house”. Ended up only catching 2 keepers day 1. Should have stayed in the grass, but we had a good time anyway.

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