2005 Hell Divers Spearfishing Rodeo

I realize that most of the members on this site are from out-of-town but I wanted to post this anyway.

POST ONE
Here it comes, again! Man this is gonna be good, we’re gonna party till ya gotta get a blow torch and a putty knife to scrape the debris off your forehead the next morning!

This is the 42nd Annual Hell Divers Spearfishing Rodeo. It is held annually on the first full weekend of the month of June. This year it will start on Thursday, June 2, 2005 and will conclude on Sunday, June 5, 2005. The weigh-in and awards ceremony are held at the peninsula at the Kenner Boat Launch in Kenner, Louisiana at Williams Blvd and Lake Pontchartrain. It is open to all waters and to every diver, male or female, adults and juniors alike. Bluewater free divers, skin divers and scuba divers are all welcome and will compete in separate categories.

There are twelve scuba and skin diver categories (Amberjack, Barracuda, Cobia, Grouper, Jack Crevalle, Mangrove Snapper, Miscellaneous, Red Snapper, Triggerfish, Sheepshead, Stingray and Spadefish) and four bluewater categories (Yellowfin Tuna, Wahoo, Dolphin and Miscellaneous.) King and Queen Trophies, Best Boat, Best Club, Best Junior and also an aggregate Sheepshead trophy (heaviest five fish.) The scales are open until 2:00 p.m. Sunday and some divers will actually shoot their sheepshead that morning in Lake Pontchartrain.

We will have concessions and beer and a live band as well as games for the kids. The prices are reasonable and will include a Rodeo T-shirt. More information will be coming out soon.

Oh, yeah! I forgot to mention the prize table. Last year was our first year with a prize table. We had almost five thousand dollars worth of dive gear up for grabs. Many of your favorite gear manufacturers showed great faith in our ability to help them grow our sport. Together we were able to entice over 20% more divers to participate in 2004 than had in the prior year. We are hoping for more of the same. We had over 100 other divers join the 33 members of the Hell Divers to make it our best year ever. We are hoping you can join us this year.

www.helldivers.org


Until then, safe hunting.

Sincerely

Steve Zelenka
Hell Diver
Rodeo Chairman

POST TWO
Update on the 2005 Hell Divers Spearfishing Rodeo. We are within 30 days. Time to start preparing.

Following is a list of the Sponsors who have joined us to make this a banner year for the home team: THEY SUPPORT US; WE SUPPORT THEM!

RODEO PRIZE SPONSORS


A.B. Biller Company www.abbiller.com
Academy Sports www.academy.com
Adventure Quest 504-887-3483
Aimrite Spearguns www.wongspearguns.com
Al Copeland Investments, Inc. 504-834-0114
Armor Products, LLC www.armorbags.com
Atomic Aquatics www.atomicaquatics.com
Capt. Chad Carney www.mobilescuba.com
Chag’s Sporting Goods www.chags.com
Dive Rite www.diverite.com
Dive Skins www.diveskin.net
East Coast Plastics/Roll Control www.ecpdb.com
E-Searider www.e-searider.com
Florida Freedivers www.flfreedivers.com
Fold Spear www.foldspear.com
Headhunter Spearfishing www.headhunterspearfishing.com
Hooters Restaurants www.hooters.com
Houma Watersports 985-879-2900
Hughco Sales Company www.hughco.com
Income Tax Returns 504-488-8446
JBL Enterprises, Inc. www.jblspearguns.com
John Schmidt’s “Fishing Jugs” 727-403-6281
Keys Mobile Diver www.keysmobilediving.com
Mr. Allen Patrick, Author actadvent@aol.com
Ocean Master, Inc. www.oceanmaster.com
Offshore Hunter www.offshorehunter.com
Omer Diving/TechnoSport www.omerdiving.com
Pelican Products, Inc. www.pelican.com
Picasso America www.picassoamerica.com
PrincetonTec www.princetontec.com
Riffe Spearguns www.speargun.com
Rock Star Energy Drinks www.rockstar69.com
Southern Delta Catering 504-473-4740
Spearboard.com www.spearboard.com
Spearfishing Magazine www.spearfishingmagazine.com
Spearfishing Specialties www.slinginsteel.com
SpearFishingGear.Com www.spearfishinggear.com
Temento’s, Inc. 504-347-5402
Unified Marine www.seasense.com
Wong Spearguns www.wongspearguns.com
Xtreme Fishing Charters www.xtremefishingcharters.com
Zeagle Systems, Inc. www.zeagle.com


PLEASE LOOK FOR THESE MANUFACTURERS AT YOUR LOCAL DIVE SHOP.
THEY SUPPORT US, WE SUPPORT THEM!

We will have Jambalaya and beverages available, a live band (turned up really fricking loud), raffles, door prizes, hot chicks and dead fish.

Bring the shorties if you have to, we will have the infamous Triggerfish Toss and some other games available to occupy their time.

Don't forget your sunscreen.

Zz

Attached are some photos from last year.

Here's a couple more

And a few more

I forgot about the Tshirt design/Rodeo poster

ROCK BOTTOM:

I forgot about the Tshirt design/Rodeo poster

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awesome design... would there be anyway to get a shirt?? Or they for entrants/club members only?

Check out the website www.helldivers.org after May 22nd. I believe they are $20 each.

Zz

I'll see all you coonasses at the HDR!

Chad

It's getting closer. Time to check the rig and sharpen the tip. I'm gonna fill up the big cooler.

Zz

I want to go but I am not spearfishing yet. Hell I haven't even made a rig dive yet.