RodBenders Multi Species Fishing League
Brainerd, Minnesota
4th Annual Tyler Magnan Memorial Tournament 2010
AUGUST 7, 2010 - MISSISSIPPI RIVER, BRAINERD MN
Why we hold this tournament! Tyler was a member of the RodBenders Fishing Club. He thoroughly enjoyed fishing on the Mississippi River and that is why we hold this tournament here.
Tyler Magnan - 1985-2006
Tyler Timothy Magnan was born Sept. 10, 1985, in Lewiston, Maine, to Tim and Monique (Roy) Magnan. Tyler moved with his family to the Brainerd area in 1987. He graduated from Brainerd High School in 2004, and worked for Lind Construction. He was very proud of his accomplishments. He lived life to the fullest, enjoying many outdoor activities. Fishing was his passion and he especially enjoyed teaching others to fish. He volunteered at Camp Confidence in the "Fishing Has No Boundaries" program as well as in other programs taking children and disabled individuals fishing. Although his life was short, he made a lasting impression. He will be so greatly missed by those who knew and loved him. (From the Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
If you are interested in making a donation for our raffle this year, please contact Mike Guin @ 218-330-8691.
1st Annual Group Picture!
2007 Tyler Magnan Memorial Tournament
On August 18, 2007 we had a wonderful day for this event. We had a little bit of rain, but nothing to worry about. We had 23 boats show up showing a tremendous support for this event. We were able to raise approximately $1300 to be donated to Fishing Has No Boundaries in Memory of Tyler Magnan.
We had the pleasure of having Gander Mountain donate all of the hats that all teams were able to wear for this tournament and we had numerous donations from local companies for raffle tickets and 100% of the money that was made from selling of tickets was also donated. We had numerous companies, S&W Bait, Vacationland, Billy Bones Raceway, TJ's Log Cabin, Reed's Sporting Goods, Grandview Lodge, Brainerd Car Wash, Earnies on Gull, Gull Lake Ice House Rentals, North Central Raceway, Landsburg Nursery, Acorn Nursery, Tastefully Simple (Trish Dosh), and many, many more.
We hope that these venders will be able to contribute again in 2008! Thank you so much!
ARTICLE IN THE BRAINERD DAILY DISPATCH
Memorial fishing tournament promotes good cause
The first Tyler Magnan Memorial Tournament, sponsored by RodBenders Fishing Club of Brainerd, was Saturday, Aug. 18, on the Mississippi River in Brainerd. The event netted more than $1,000 for Fishing Has No Boundaries, a Camp Confidence event that offers people with disabiilties the opportunity to fish for a day.
Tyler, my neighbor for most of his 21 years, died last December when his ATV went through the ice on Round Lake. He was a diehard fisherman, hunter and outdoorsman all his life, and he participated in RodBenders fishing tournaments each summer.
He fished many RodBender tournaments with his mom. Then he paired with his girlfriend, Beth, while his parents, Tim and Monique, fished together.
He also volunteered to take people with disabilities fishing each summer with Fishing Has No Boundaries at Camp Confidence.
It never mattered whether it was hot or cold, windy or calm, rainy or clear; no type of weather could keep Tyler off the lakes.
"He was a great fisherman and a great guy and I'm sure he's smiling down on us," Mike Guin of the RodBenders Fishing Club said about Tyler at the memorial fishing tournament picnic at the park in Merrifield.
Those of us who knew Tyler know how true those words are.
The memorial fishing tournament attracted 22 boats of two anglers each. At the picnic after the tournament, plaques and prize money were awarded to the top three places, and prize money was awarded to the fourth- and fifth-place finishers, as well as for the largest northern, walleye and bass caught. Tyler's grandpa, George Magnan, donated prize money for the top two co-ed teams.
Many area businesses donated food and raffle prizes. All money raised from the sale of $1 raffle tickets went to Fishing Has No Boundaries in memory of Tyler. Raffle ticket sales raised about $1,300 for the event.
The grand prize was an Abu Garcia fishing pole, and a young boy claimed the prize.
How appropriate. Perhaps he will follow in Tyler's fishing footsteps.
NANCY VOGT is editor of the Lake Country Echo in Pequot Lakes.