The Ward Melville High School Fishing Club will host the 11th Annual Saltwater Fishing Expo and Fundraiser on Saturday March 2nd, 2024!!
LOCATION
Ward Melville High School
380 Old Town Rd
East Setauket NY 11733
(primary entrance on SOUTH side of building)
Doors open to the public @ 8:30 AM
Our sponsors for this event: The Fisherman Magazine , Surfcasters Journal, Captree Bait & Tackle, Chatter Lures and Van Staal
This event is FREE to the public!
200+ Vendors and over 300 tables put in our gymnasium, cafeteria and main entrance hallways. This is by far Long Island’s PREMIER fishing expo! Around 80 different raffles, 100% of the proceeds from the raffles go directly to support the Ward Melville High School Fishing Club in doing every activity that the club does. Follow us on Instagram @patriotsfishing!!
FOOD TRUCKS
FREE SHUTTLE to/from satellite parking lot
There will be a free shuttle bus starting at 10 AM and running till 3 pm this bus will bring you back and forth from Arrowhead Elementary School on Arrowhead Rd (located at 62 Arrowhead Lane East Setauket, just north of Nesconset Hwy/Rte 347 and is off of Old Town Road) to the main entrance. We know when our lot gets full that parking is difficult but we would like to remind you that you can park at then elementary school on Norwood Ave (which is in walking distance) and would ask you not to park in the funeral home or Jewish center parking lots. Thank you.
HUNGER FREE HEARTS of NY
This year, THe Ward Melville HS Fishing Club is partnering up with Hunger Free Hearts of NY. This is a student run nonprofit organization with the goal of bringing food to people in need.
At this years show, bring in a non perishable item with you and recieve a raffle ticket for a raffle AT THE BOOTH OF HUNGER FREE HEARTS. These will be fishing related raffles as one donation basket will be made up of Ward Melville HS Fishing Club apparel and the other raffle basket will be comprised of fishing gear.
Hunger Free Hearts will be situated at the entrance to the show, by the auditorium doors.
SHOW MAP and DIRECTORY
SEMINAR SCHEDULE
Special Demonstration
MARK SEDOTTI – Contributing Editor for the Saltwater Fly Fishing Magazine
Fly Casting Demonstration 12:45 pm
Immediately following his soft plastic seminar, Mark Sedotti will be hosting a demonstrtation on fly casting on the back field, behind the school.
Participating Vendors:
These will be updated to reflect out current vendor list as of 2/26/24
CUSTOM RODS / ROD MANUFACTORERS
Al Goldberg Custom Rods
Century Rods
Chunkz Customs
Dark Matter Rods
Eastern Rodworks
Fish Reaper Custom Rods and Tackle
Joeys Custom Rods
JS Rods USA
Knot Your Rods and Plastics LLC
Mike Chow Custom Rods Rods
GW Custom Rods
ODM Rods
St Croix Rods
Steve Petri
CUSTOM LURES, JIGS, TEASERS
3D Fishing Products
Al Gags Custom Lures
All Pro Fishing Tackle
Backwater Baits
Blue Frog Bucktails
Chatter Lures
Con Man Tackle
East Coast Bucktails
Fight Lure Co.
Game On Lures
Harvey’s Killer Teasers
JoeBaggs Tackle
Lizzy Lures
Mikes Jigs
Nicole’s Custom Bucktails and Teasers
North Atlantic Jigs and Tackle
Point Hooker Bucktails
Premium Bucktails
S&S Bucktails
Salvos Custom Lures
Taylor’s Teasers
The Worm Bar Co
Tom’s Teasers (ReelTeaser)
PLUG BUILDERS
Black Label Plugs
Grey Harbor Lures
High Hook Lures
Lights Out Lures
Madd Mantis Tackle Works
MilkMan Lures
MX Plugs
Northbar Tackle
Personal Best Lures
RB Plug Works
SikTackle
Swagg_Custom Tackle
Stryker Custom Flies & Lures
Tight Liner Lures
Zinger Baits
CHARTER / GUIDE SERVICES
Against The Wind Fishing
Bill Wetzel – NYS Guide and Host of Surf Rats Ball
Black Bottom Fishing
Capt Paul Reppinger
Captains Table Charters
Catching Dreams Charters, Inc.
Chauncy Charters
Corazon Fishing
Get Tight Sportfishing
Hammer Time Charters
Hooks and Brooks Guide Service
John Skinner
Lost Time Charters
Miss Beryl Charters
Miss Marie Charters
Monkfish Charters
Moondance Charters
Mystique Sport Fishing
North Island Fly and Light Tackle
Northport Charters
One More Cast Charters
Sea Rogue Charters
Skippy Charters
Someday Came Fishing Charters
TailWrapped Sportfishing Charters
Tanaku Lodge
Tom Schlichter – Outdoor Tom Enterprises Inc
PARTY BOATS
Ebb Tide Fishing
Fishy Business
GypSea Charters
Orient Star IV
Rosie Fishing
Shinnecock Star
Sound Bound Charters
FLEA MARKET STYLE VENDORS
Al’s Tackle
Another Man’s Treasure Inc.
BigRiggs Fishing Tackle
Bill Smith
Bob Hart
Bruno Panacciuli
Chris Brooks
Ed McNamara
Fishy Business Tackle
FTW Tackle Company
George Zillini and Frank Demario
Jeff Schwager
Jerry’s Treasures
Jimmy Romano
Laura Guerrera
Mark Yetman
Old Man Salt
Shadman Tackle Co
Tackle Box Fishing Co
Timothy Winter
Uncle G’s Tackle Co
TACKLE SHOPS
Bernies Bait and Tackle
Captree B&T
Franks Live Bait & Tackle
Great South Bay Bait & Tackle
J & H Tackle
J&J Sports Inc
Miller Place B&T
Montauk Anglers Club & Marina
Palegic Outfitters
Paulies of Montauk
Pells Bait & Tackle
Ralphs Fishing Station
River Bay Outfitters
Smith Point Bait
Saltwaters Bait and Tackle
Tight Lines tackle Inc
Small Businesses
All American Tackle Company
BP Custom Rod Racks
Buy Tuna Candy
CM Tackle
Cool Gear Fishing Montauk
Costa Rica Dream Planner
DEKit Tristate
Del Cat LLC-Lok Knobs
DELCO Tackle
Fat Cow Fishing
Fin N Feather
Fishin Time Co
Gear Up Surfbags
Glen Luckey
Hampton Navigation
Hobie Eyewear
Inception Tackle
Jetsom Salvage Co
LIBBA Accessories
Lisa French – author
Long Island Aluminum Boat Company
Lure Walker Fishing Company
M&G Marine Corp
Middle Ground Outfitters
NJ Tackle
River Sage Outdoors
Sea Tow of Port Jefferson
Seaborn Marina
Seacurities Systems of NY
Seaspike Marine
Scuttlebutt Tackle
Signal 11 Lures
Smooch And Release
South Shore Marine Supply
Stick Em Up Designs
tackle zoom
Tattooed Craftswomen
The Rad Lanyard
The Surfcaster
Turtle Cove Tackle
Uncle Charlies Bait & tackle
Van Staal
XRack
Zbelt Surfcasting
Apparel
Carleton Clothing
Jig’em Up Inc
Keepers Only Co
NOREAST’R USA
NYCE Fishing
Salt Mafia
SD Apparel
Set The Hook
Suzee Q T Shirts
Marine Photography/Art
Jim Levison Photos
Long Island Creations
Fish Guy Photos
Scales and Tails Prints
Organizations
A-Team Fishing
Art Flick Chapter of Trout Unlimited
Atlantis Anglers Association
Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program
Costal Steward Long Island
East Coast Hookers
Fishing The Atlantic
Fresh Water Anglers of Long Island
Huntington Anglers Club
KFA-NY (Kayak Fishing Assn of NY)
Korkers/MSA
Lady Reelers
LIBBA (Long Island Beach Buggy Association)
Long Island Fly Rodders
Montauk Surfcasters Alliance
Montauk Surfcasters Association
North fork Captains Association
NY Coliation for Recreational Fishing
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
New York State DEC – APAIS
North Brookhaven Sport Fisherman Club
Port Jefferson Coast Guard Auxillary
Publications
Surfcaster’s Journal
The Fisherman Magazine
Please email wmhsfishingclub@gmail.com for more information
Raffles announced and displayed during the month of February through the club Instagram account…follow @patriotsfishing and here….
RAFFLES
All winners are posted to our Instagram account @patriotsfishing this website will be updated shortly
FREE RAFFLE FOR ACTIVE MILITARY / VETERANS
Custom Fish Reaper Military Themed Spinning Rod
As a small token of our appreciation for your service, this raffle is free for 1 entry for any active or retired military veteran that attends our show. Please visit the PATRIOT LEAGUE (school club that supports our veterans) in the commons, near the raffles to submit your raffle ticket and take a look at the rod you may win. A valid ID showing military affiliation needs to be presented to receive your FREE ticket.
Winners will be contacted by 3/6 throughout the course of the day. DO NOT CALL THE SCHOOL, they do not have the procedure on how we are distributing the raffles nor do they have the raffles at this time. Winning raffle tickets will hear when and where to pick up the raffles from the club advisor, Bob Wilson.
Thank you all for the support of our show and our club
****************TAKE A PEEK****************
Since we do not charge admission to enter the show, the club raises funds through the selling of raffle tickets. All raffles are fishing related. We offer half day and full day fishing trips with some of the best charter boats, party boat captains and guides. You will also see custom rods and various reels in the raffle as well as fishing artwork, custom lures or all types and other assorted gear.
We will try to list and display all raffles during the month of February.
Be assured, there will be a large assortment of raffles to win while you support the club.
Thank you.
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