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5th Annual Redneck Fishing Tournament : Five years ago a redneck came to Bath, Illinois... Billy-Bob Jones had heard about a tavern on a boat in Bath and that sounded like something he should see for himself. While he was sitting on the back balcony he saw a boat coming down the Bath Chute and as it got closer he noticed that there were fish flying all around the boat. He had never seen such a thing and decided he wanted to catch one of those amazing flying fish. He asked one of the local rivermen to take him for a ride to get a closer look. Sure enough, there they were flying all around him as they headed away from the bank. He saw a dip-net lying on the bottom of the boat, picked it up and ... well, as they say... the rest is history. Every year since, Billy-Bob Jones has returned to Bath and The Boat Tavern with more and more of his friends to see who can catch the most flying fish.
 
   They come from all over the country and the world, this year, from Washington State to the State of Virginia, they all meet in Bath, Illinois to have a lot of fun for two days and they are not alone, each year more and more local, national, and world-wide media follow them here. Even reporters from shows like the CBS Evening News and News Channel 20 have been kissed on the cheek by these amazing flying fish. This year National Geographic and the Discovery Channel were among the media present to capture the fun and festivities of The 5th Annual Redneck Fishing Tournament and it was as much fun as you can imagine, but Betty DeFord and her friends are already working on next years party, so for more information contact her at 309-546-2545.
 
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5th Annual Redneck Fishing Tournament

Ted Connolly

Five years ago a redneck came to Bath, Illinois... Billy-Bob Jones had ...

Updated: Jul 11, 2009 11:29pm PST

Raleigh Photography - "The Girls from Ames" by Jeffrey Zaslow : http://www.girlsfromames.com/

3 of the Ames Girls in a personal appearance at The Storyteller's Bookstore of Wake Forest -  www.storystorewf.com

Diana, Angela and Karen were there, as were their daughters!

Take a look at another story by John Lynner Peterson!

http://johnlynnerpeterson.com/gallery/6050053_SrGWu

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Raleigh Photography - "The Girls from...

Global-Village-Studio

http://www.girlsfromames.com/ 3 of the Ames Girls in a personal appea ...

Updated: Jul 01, 2009 5:37am PST

HHS Class of 1979 Reunion Gallery 2 : There are more photos at this gallery:    http://tedconnolly.smugmug.com/gallery/8721161_9ibwP

HHS Class of 1979 Reunion Gallery 2

Ted Connolly

There are more photos at this gallery: http://tedconnolly.smugmug.co ...

Updated: Jun 30, 2009 4:32pm PST

Memorial Day 2009 : BE SURE AND CHECK THE NEW LOW PRINT PRICES FOR THESE PREMIUM PROFESSIONAL GRADE PRINTS.

Memorial Day 2009

Ted Connolly

BE SURE AND CHECK THE NEW LOW PRINT PRICES FOR THESE PREMIUM PROFESSIO ...

Updated: May 25, 2009 1:28pm PST

Carnival Faces 2009 :

Carnival Faces 2009

Ted Connolly

Updated: May 16, 2009 11:13pm PST

The Art of Misty Long :

The Art of Misty Long

Ted Connolly

Updated: May 13, 2009 9:03pm PST

HHS Spring Art Fair 5-7-2009 :

HHS Spring Art Fair 5-7-2009

Ted Connolly

Updated: May 07, 2009 8:38pm PST

HHS 2009 Spring Concert 5-4-2009 :

HHS 2009 Spring Concert 5-4-2009

Ted Connolly

Updated: May 05, 2009 9:00am PST

62644.com May, 2009 Photographs :

62644.com May, 2009 Photographs

Ted Connolly

Updated: May 01, 2009 9:03am PST

HHS Track 4-21-2009 Photos by Tim Oest :

HHS Track 4-21-2009 Photos by Tim Oest

Ted Connolly

Updated: Apr 22, 2009 8:31am PST