Healing Heroes in Minnesota

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(L to R) Elite pro Todd Faircloth, veterans Jon “Frenchy” French, Dan Berryman, Derek Van Buren, Bubba Dukes, and Elite pro Edwin Evers pose with the stash of goodies given to the veterans participating in this year’s Optima Batteries Healing Heroes in Action Tour event, held on Minnesota’s Gull Lake. This is Evers’ third year coordinating the event. Dukes won a bidding auction on Evers’ Facebook page for the opportunity to fish with a partner against the pros and veterans. (Not pictured: Elite pro Ish Monroe and Dukes’ fishing partner, Clayton Carver.)
(L to R) Elite pro Todd Faircloth, veterans Jon “Frenchy” French, Dan Berryman, Derek Van Buren, Bubba Dukes, and Elite pro Edwin Evers pose with the stash of goodies given to the veterans participating in this year’s Optima Batteries Healing Heroes in Action Tour event, held on Minnesota’s Gull Lake. This is Evers’ third year coordinating the event. Dukes won a bidding auction on Evers’ Facebook page for the opportunity to fish with a partner against the pros and veterans. (Not pictured: Elite pro Ish Monroe and Dukes’ fishing partner, Clayton Carver.)
Evers taught French the finer points of spooling a baitcaster with fluorocarbon.
Evers taught French the finer points of spooling a baitcaster with fluorocarbon.
Followed by an explanation to Berryman about how they’d fish the next morning.
Followed by an explanation to Berryman about how they’d fish the next morning.
Then Evers demonstrated proper baitcaster use to Van Buren.
Then Evers demonstrated proper baitcaster use to Van Buren.
As the sun rose over Gull Lake, Evers made sure everything was set to go.
As the sun rose over Gull Lake, Evers made sure everything was set to go.