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2012 Challenge Circuit Schedule
Chasing the Cure A very, very special request.
Most that have fished Northwest Bass have had a
chance to meet a very special young man, Chase “The Ox” Heaton.
You know him as the dude that checks your
boat live wells prior to blast off, as the dude wearing the red vest on
the point or in the boat time checking your flight returns, and you know
him as that big quiet kid that helps me (actually does most of the work)
set up and tear down tournament headquarters.
But Chase is so much more:
He is a stoic 18 year old fighting to stay
healthy.
Just one week after the 2011 Northwest Bass
Championship Chase was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
Yep, he has cancer and is currently
undergoing chemotherapy here in Spokane.
To date, Chase has undergone five chemo
sessions and is doing as well as can be expected.
His dad says some days are better than
others, but over all Chase has kept an amazingly positive attitude,
adopting the catch phrase “Never Forget, Life is Good”!
Ones mental outlook when faced with the
challenge of cancer is so important.
And Chase is proving to be an inspiration as
well as a “Never Give Up” fighter.
Yet another reason we call him “The Ox” Now for the special request.
Northwest Bass, Nixon’s Marine, Washington State
Federation Nation and the Inland Empire Bass Club (as “the Team”) are
requesting your financial support in an effort to truly make a dream come
true for the entire Heaton family.
Helping to bring this dream to fruit is Jon Stewart, B.A.S.S.
Senior Manager. I am pleased to
announce that Jon has received approval from his management team to give
Chase and his dad (Regan) a VIP weekend at the 2012 Bassmaster Classic!!!
UNBELIVABLE!!!
In short, the deal is as follows:
We, being “the Team,” will need to arrange and pay for travel to
and from Shreveport, Louisiana, and for some meals.
B.A.S.S. will put Chase and Regan up in the host hotel where all
the anglers are staying.
Someone (most of the time it will be Jon Stewart himself or the Louisiana
President, Kevin Gaubert) will pick them up from the airport and take them
to launches, weigh-ins, and any dinners and other functions that they can
squeeze them into. The Ox will
get V.I.P passes allowing him to go back stage, to the service yard,
inside the launch area and much, much more.
While there are still details to work out regarding on site
activities, it sounds as if B.A.S.S. will be rolling out the red carpet!!!
Additionally, if we can send them a day early (media day), Jon
thinks that he can arrange for Chase to hang out with Mike Iaconelli, or
whomever he would like. Again,
all we have to do is get him there and cover some minor meal expenses.
The challenge.
While Chase’s parents have already committed to getting
him to Louisiana come hell or high water, I personally know that funds are
tight. Chase’s chemo sessions
cost nearly $10,000.00 a piece.
Insurance pays around eighty percent of these costs (thank
goodness) but the remaining expenses are being covered by Regan and Jill.
Sooooo, I guess the best way to ask this is the direct
way. Can you and will you help
a great kid, who is in small ways showing us how to be better people,
achieve a dream come true by donating whatever amount you can to the
“Chasing The Cure” effort? All
money received will be used by the family to defray travel costs and
create everlasting memories.
Additionally, for Chase’s part, he will be asked to take on-site photos as
well as provide commentary relative to classic activities as they happen.
This info will be posted to Facebook daily.
As the events unfold, Chase will be our man on the scene!!!
Before I close, I must offer thanks for your dedication to
our sport and thanks in advance for your thoughts and prayers.
If you can help, checks should be written out to Regan and
Jill Heaton and can be sent care of Northwest Bass to P.O. Box 825, Veradale,
Washington 99037. Again, we so
appreciate any help you can provide.
We would also like to thank B.A.S.S. for allowing “The Ox’” to be
so much a part of this special event.
Take good care
Gary Biggest Payday in Northwest Bass History! Congratulations to Don Hogue and Ray Lehrman! 2011 Champions earn nearly $50,000 Payday !!! Click the link below for additional information and to see if you qualified! Banks Lake Qualifier Results
$12,000.00 payday for Dana Steiner and Steve Lacey!
Click the link below for results. Umatilla Qualifier Results Cody King and Brian Hanson have $5,260.00 payday for top finish! Results Now Posted... click link below...it may appear in yellow... Remember to Please Pre-Register.
Thank you to all of you who have been pre-registering! We appreciate your support!
Due to ongoing site safety and logistical concerns, please pre-register for all Northwest Bass Events. In order to encourage pre-registration, we charge an additional on-site registration fee of $20 per team for any registrations received at a tournament site. Please note, pre-registration is not mandatory. You may still register at the tournament, however, you can save $20 and help us out by pre-registering for each tournament. Pre-registration must be received by the Wednesday prior to an event.
We thank all our awesome anglers for your continued support and for making Northwest Bass the best and largest tournament circuit in the Region.
Click the Registration link to the left to print out your pre-registration forms.
We look forward to seeing all of you at the tournaments! Potholes Qualifier Results Congratulations to Jeremy Tripp and Charlie Lynch on their $4,650.00 first place finish! Results Now Posted... click link below...it may appear in yellow...
Lake Washington Qualifier Results Congratulations to Ron Hobbs and Mike Wolsky! Results Now Posted... click link below...it may appear in yellow... Nixon's Moses Lake Invitational Pays out $30,700.00 with top honors going to Chris Treffry and Marc Lippincott! Results Now Posted... click link below...it may appear in yellow... Banks Lake Season Opener Results Biggest qualifier payout in Northwest Bass history!!! Paul Hall and Jarrid Turner earn nearly $12,000.00 payday! Results Now Posted... click link below...it may appear in yellow... Old website... new web editing software...
If you are not using Microsoft Explorer you may be having difficulty seeing page links that have been recently added, as they are showing up in yellow text. We will try to make it clearer where to click until we get this problem solved. Thank you for your patience.
Join us in welcoming Skeeter and Yamaha as our new 2011 Championship Boat Sponsors and win a
2011 Skeeter ZX 200 / Yamaha 200 HP SHO
boat package !
2010 Challenge Circuit Championship
Congratulations to Mark Dawson and Eric Dawson
Seventy Nine boats and two great days of fishing! Results now posted.
What do catching monster Small Mouth and Potholes
Reservoir
have in common? SNIPER LURES!!! SNIPER LURES!!! SNIPER LURES!!! Get them now at the following locations!!!! Wholesale Sports ( Colors for Roosevelt ............ and any place else:
Aquatic Invasive Species Decontamination: Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife require that any anglers’ “boat or trailer that has been in physical contact with any body of water outside Washington State within the last 30 days preceding a contest” must be decontaminated and a decontamination report filled out prior to the competition. |
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