Anglers with Attitude

This Fishing Rodeo is the product of  a few great,  fellow charter boat captains offering to help to raise funds for Captain Darryl Couvillion’s deaf son Kyle, who is needing a second cochlear implant. The costly surgery (~$80,000) is not covered by insurance and will consequently leave a significant cost to be covered out of pocket by the family. This surgery will give Kyle a chance to learn to listen, speak and go to school with normal hearing children. 

In the begining...two friends and fellow charter boat skippers offered to donate their trips in an effort to fundraise for Kyle’s surgery.  Within a few days, a total of 20 Venice charter boat captains from a variety of charter boat companies have offered to donate each a charter trip for fundraising efforts.  The amount of support has been a wonderful blessing and thus, a fishing rodeo amongst the finest Venice boat charter captains has been born 

We will be offering chances to win offshore fishing trips for 4 with every raffle ticket purchase of $20.00.  In total, twenty charter trips will be given away.  This is the first tournament of its kind in this area and its is a great opportunity to fish with some of Southern Louisiana's finest captains in one of the country's best fisheries.

We would like to extend very deep heartfelt thanks from the Couvillion Family to the following Venice charter boat captains for their time and donation:

Capt. Rimmer Covington
Capt. Devlin Roussel
Capt. Kevin Beach
Capt. Damon McKnight
Capt. Billy Wells
Capt. Brett Falterman
Capt. Bill Butler
Capt. Mike Ellis
Capt. Scott Avanzino
Capt. Eddie Burger

Capt. Lance Walker
Capt. James Peters
Capt. Jerry Allen
Capt. Troy Wetzel
Capt. Hunter Cabalero
Capt. Andy Cook
Capt. Al Walker
Capt. Peace Marvel
Capt. Kerry Melano Capt. Bill Delabar


The Fishing to Hear Rodeo - - There are a very limited number of $20 raffle tickets for the Inaugural Venice Charterboat Rodeo on May 6th 2007. There will be 20 Charter boats competing in an offshore rodeo style tournament benefiting the New Orleans Oral School; helping deaf children hear through cochlear implant surgery. For more info ask us when you're on the boat or visit http://www.fishingtohear.org - drawing held April 15, 2007

And to all those who will be participating in the raffle.  Once again, thank you from the bottom of our hearts and God Bless!