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Paul Eason shows off his winning bass at the 2010 Dr. Bill Shelton’s Totally Awesome Fishing Adventure.

Set for April 30

Thur., March 17, 2011

LUFKIN , TEXAS (March 16, 2011)…Start practicing your cast, it’s time for the 18th Annual Dr. Bill Shelton’s Totally Awesome Fishing Adventure on Lake Sam Rayburn. This year’s tournament will be held Saturday, April 30 at Cassels-Boykin Park . All tournament proceeds benefit indigent cancer patients at the Arthur Temple Sr. Regional Cancer Center .

Fishermen and women can start looking for registration forms soon. Registration forms will be available online at www.memorialhealth.org as well as at Memorial Health System of East Texas, the Arthur Temple Sr. Regional Cancer Center , Loving Toyota Scion in Lufkin , Bass Strike Tackle in Zavalla or by calling Lindsey Mott at 936-639-7613. Fishermen also can register at Cassels-Boykin from Noon to 8 p.m., Friday, April 29, and 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. the morning of the tournament. The entry fee is $200 per team, one or two-person teams. There is a five-fish limit with culling allowed. Weigh in for all fishermen will start at 1 p.m. and end promptly at 3 p.m. at Cassels-Boykin Park , Saturday, April 30.

The fishing tournament began in 1993 by the late Dr. Bill Shelton, a former Lufkin Radiation Oncologist. While caring for patients at the Arthur Temple Sr. Regional Cancer Center , Dr. Shelton saw a need to help indigent cancer patients who did not have the resources to purchase medications or to even travel to the center for treatment. Over the years, the fishing tournament has raised thousands of dollars to help these patients.

For a list of rules and regulations, visit the Memorial Health System of East Texas website at www.memorialhealth.org. For more information, please call Lindsey Mott at (936) 639-7613.