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Calling all youngsters who want to catch fish and win prizes at the same time!
The 19th Annual Steve McCadams’ “Casting For A Cure” Kids Fishing Rodeo returns to McKenzie’s City Park Lake on Saturday, June 8 for a fun-filled morning where even little fish bring on big smiles.
Girls and boys ages 15 and under are invited to participate in the free event to benefit the American Cancer Society. Each year McCadams teams up with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, McKenzie City Parks and Recreation, Relay For Life volunteers and others to host the big event and it is fast approaching.
Over 5,000 kids from several states have been introduced to the great sport of fishing since the rodeo’s conception at Carroll Lake some 19 years ago.
Special plaques and bicycles will be awarded to kids catching the most and biggest fish in four separate age brackets. Age brackets will be 5 and under, 6-9, 11-12, and 13-15 years of age.
“Returning to my hometown and hosting this rodeo is my favorite fishing day each year,” said McCadams, nationally known outdoorsman who lends his name to the event. “Thanks to the help of a tugging catfish, lots of volunteers and donations, the festivity will build some self-esteem in these future fishermen as they fight fish and cancer at the same time.”