We had another great event this weekend October 10 and 11th in Alabama. We had 26 boats with 31 veterans and family attend in Athens, Alabama. We couldn’t ask for a more beautiful day to be on the water. At the end of the day, everyone was able to wrangle in some fish. There was a total of 1500 pounds of fish caught and released. We ate some delicious food during the event. Thanks to our cooks, Larry, Paul, Joe, and Scott. Thank you to the Fitzsimmons and Lynch Family Companies for donating the pork and brisket. All the veterans were given Patriot rods from Catch the Fever Rods and reels and tackle bags from Bottom Dwellers Tackle. Thank you to all the rest of our sponsors and volunteers. We wouldn’t be able to make this happen without your support. Thank you to all the veterans and family members who were able to attend. We look forward to putting on another event in the Spring 2026.
Boaters and Veterans at weigh in after a day on the water.
We just finished our second major event of the year in Rogersville, Alabama. We were honored to have 19 veterans participate in our friendly catfishing competition. Each veteran was taken out by 19 volunteer boaters who graciously gave their time and showed our veterans how to catch trophy catfish. Our veterans and our boaters came from all over the US. We were blessed with great weather and had a great time on the water. Everyone was able to catch fish with the majority catching their personal best in this event. Our banquet was held at The Cotton Gin where our veterans were treated to some great food and drinks. The atmosphere was filled with stories, laughter and comradery. New friendships were made and several boaters and veterans are planning to fish together again. Austin Williams, a talented young man who wanted to show his gratitude for our military performed for our guests on Friday night. Our event was a success with the hard work of our PCF family, volunteers and sponsors. Each veteran was given a rod, reel and gift bag full of goodies.
Huge thank you to the following businesses and sponsors.
Catch The Fever for rods
Bottom Dwellers for terminal tackle
SeaArk Boats
Gateway Tire and Service Center
Hiller Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical
Altria Group, Inc.
Hooker’s Terminal Tackle
Reservoir International
Innovative Energy Solutions & Services, Inc.
Ron Presley
Spread ‘Em Planer Boards
Barbara Campbell
The Cotton Gin at Roberson Farms
Reel ‘Em Up Tackle
Yammer and Sons Bait Company
Thank you to all those that volunteered…there are too many names to mention.
We had a great time at Catapoolooza 2021 in Pigeon Forge, TN this past Friday, May 21 & Saturday, May 22. We met alot of good people who came to our booth and showed interest in what our organization does for veterans. We would like to thank Scott & Julie Lovelace, Bryan & Melinda Folsom, Roger Breedlove and Michelle Breedlove for their hard work in setting up and managing the booth.
To raise money for our organization we had a raffle with the drawing occurring on Saturday, May 22 at 5:30 pm on Facebook live. Sarah Folsom, the daughter of Melinda and Bryan Folsom drew out the winning names for the raffle items. Congratulations to everyone who won at prize.
While there at the catfish convention, a few of the vendors gave items to enter into the raffle. We are so grateful for their donations that helped our raffle be a great success. Thank you to the following:
Caleb from Catch the Fever donated a Hellcat rod
Matt from Mad Katz donated two patriot rods
Wesley Mann from Spread-Em Planer boards donated two sets of boards
The Cunninghams from The Ultimate Noodle gave two sets to give away
Bryce’s Striper Service donated a fishing trip for either striper or catfishing
Paul Blackwell donated a fishing trip on Santee Cooper
Amy Wilson Payne won the Fish-On one day fishing trip with Paul Blackwell
Congratulations to George Houma for winning the Bryce’s Guide Service fishing trip on the Tennessee River.
Thank you to Ron Presley for his coverage and kind words towards our cause.
Thank you Larry and Joyce Muse.
Thank you to all of you who donated to our website, bought raffle tickets and purchased our t-shirts and stickers. We greatly appreciate your support. Your support as always goes 100% to the veterans.
We had the pleasure of taking out Jordan and his sister Rachel in late April in Alabama. Jordan has taken part in a few of our catfishing adventures. We had a great time on the water and caught some nice fish.
Patriot Catfishing, Inc. held our first major event for disabled veterans in Rogersville, Alabama on March 19-21. We invited 14 disabled veterans and family to enjoy a friendly catfishing competition. These men and women come from all over the country and served in all branches of the armed forces. It was a great honor hosting these great patriots.
We would like to give a huge thanks to these individuals for volunteering their time, boats and equipment: Ryan Lawrence, Cade Daly, Chris Parker, Paul Blackwell, Warren Simmons, Bryan & Melinda, Jason, Mr. John and members of the Cumberland Catman Association who volunteered their boats to take the veterans out on the water.
As we are a non-profit charitable organization, we rely on donations to be able to take veterans out on fishing adventures. We would like to thank all the businesses and individuals who contributed to make this a big success. We cannot thank you enough.
Businesses
VFW 6181 Cheatham County Memorial Post
Innovative Energy Solutions & Services, Inc.
Special Forces Association Chapter 38 Family Fund
Dunlap & Kyle Tire Co. Inc. – Gateway Tire and Service Center
The Journey Home Project
Hunts for Heroes
Individuals
Walter Weakley
Michael Wallace
Eddie and Dawn Huey
Jason Hatter
Timmy Williams
Larry Fulks
Johnny and Margaret Stephens
David Plowman
Eric Hathaway
Kyle Bushman
Michael Cunningham
We would like to thank businesses who helped provide fishing gear for the veterans so they can enjoy fishing when they get home.
Bottom Dwellers Tackle
Mad Katz Gear
Grizzly Gigs
Hookers Terminal Tackle
Yammer and Sons Bait Company
Thank you to Ron Presley of Catfish Now for his publicity and support.
Thank you to the Cotton Gin event center.
Thank you to the Patriot Catfishing team and directors. Eddie Huey for displaying his awesome cooking skills. Regina Breedlove for volunteering her time and helping get things setup. Anyone that we have not mentioned in this post, we thank you.
This event was such a success we will be hosting another in September. Stay tuned for more fishing adventures.
Every Veteran received a rod and reel to enjoy fishing at home.
We had the honor of fishing with Waylon Steinman and family. He is Purple Heart recipient who served in the 5th Special Forces Group. We served together on several combat rotations. We caught his personal best catfish and so did his son.
I first met Jack at a pheasant hunting trip in South Dakota. He served in the 101st Airborne Division and was wounded in Afghanistan. He lost both his legs and sustained severe damage to his right arm. He is an inspiration to me and the reason I started my foundation. He could have gone into a depression and given up on life, but not him. He has a wonderful wife and two great little boys. He is living life to the fullest and I am honored to have met him and consider him family. We have had Jack come down from Minnesota to fish and hunt with us numerous times. Anyone who has met him will find his story inspiring.
