Darbonne Gathering

What a great time we had at our annual crappie.com gathering this past wknd! We had over 50 people come out to fellowship and enjoy some great food and talk crappie fishing! We had members from Michigan..Indiana..Tennesee come! I would like to thank the sponsors of our 2018 Louisiana Crappie.com gathering..without yall there wouldn't be anything to give back to the crappie fishermen and fisherwomen! I had a great time visiting with each and everyone of you! It can be stressful at times getting everything prepared but I am honored to do it in the end! Thank you to my father Warren Maxwell (Maxwell328) for all the help..I truly appreciate everything you do! Thank you Ed Moes (Slab) for creating a great website for us crappie fishermen! I will see yall next year Nov 7..8..9 2019 at the same place Lake Darbonne State Park!

Our 2018 sponsors...

Crappie.com (Slab)
B'n'M Poles
Southern Crappie Rods (Ed Duke)
Armstrong Cricket Farm
Power Crappie..Todd Huckabee Rods (Ken Roberson)
Steve Dana (Tree Thumper rod by BnM & ProFormula)
MidSouth Tackle (Phyllis Hudson)
Charlie Brewer's Slider Tackle Co. (Caroline Brewer-Calton)
Honey Hole Tackle (David Owen)
John Godwin Duck Commander
DriftMaster Rod Holders
MudHole Crappie Jigs (Rob Johnson)
Crappie G jigs (Greg Davis)
Leonard Woodall hair jigs
Parker Bait Company (Jayme Parker)
S & R crappie jigs (Shane Meeks)(Randy Meeks)
Skinzit
Dwyane Dubard homemade jellies

Thank yall very much!!

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I just want to say thanks to all that helped put this gathering together, Spot and myself shore had a good time. I hope to see everyone next year, Thanks Again.

What does SPOT think about his Apple Fruity Snacks -- bet that boy never had one

Thanks to everybody who attends and helps out. What a great bunch of people. I will add one thing to Juicy's post and that is we had some from Mississippi. LOL!!! Here is the list of all who attended that put their names on the list. If your name is not listed its because it wasn't on the sign in sheet. Let us know so we can add it. Also, next year we will be meeting in the Group Camp. Next years Gathering will be November 7,8,9, 2019. See ya there!!!

1. Chuck Stansbury-Crappienator
2. Buster Flowers
3. Carolyn Flowers
4. Joey Flowers
5. Kevin Flowers
6. Chad Goodwin-Thumpbuster
7. Tom Lipe-Tman53
8. Shelby Lipe-MsTman
9. Larry Nichols
10. Bruce Breazeale-Prefers Shiners
11. Eugene Collins-PawPaw Gene
12. Linda Collins-Sacalait Linda
13. Bud Wilson-PawPaw Bud
14.Jimmy Watt-20Watt
15. 5Watt
16. 10Watt
17. Dwayne Dubbard-Shadow
18. Randy Hulin
19. Johnny Williams
20. Leonard Woodall
21. Larry Ponder
22. Sonya Ponder
23. Carson Grey-Carson27
24. Shane Meeks-Smilely318
25. Randy Meeks
26. "X"-Billbob
27. "X"-D
28. G.S.
29. Cajun Dave
30. Chip-Skippa Chippa
31. George McKinney-RMGeorge
32. Steve Newsom
33. Steve Ash-Just Steve
34. Jerry Stiffler-Spartannation
35. Jeff Bottum-VBottom
36. Randy B.-StrykerTN
37. Xander Edwards
38. David Bartlett-IronMade
39. Joshua Maxwell-Juicy
40. Justin Maxwell-Duckcomando
41. Warren Maxwell-Maxwell328

Thank you to all the sponsors. One other one I would like to thank is Tanya Schneider, owner of Courageous Coffee in Portland, Mi. She donated some of her gourmet roasted coffee to the event and even customized the bags for us.

Louisiana CDC... Thank you for your hospitality.. it was great putting faces to the names.. The food was outstanding...the fishing fun. Got to visit with some old friends and make new. It was an honor to attend your event and I hope some of you get a chance to come North and fish with us sometime.

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Had a blast


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Hope I’m off for next years gathering. This year was great.

Great time, great people, great food! I enjoyed every minute!


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A huge THANK YOU to all the maxwells for hosting this event! I really enjoy the get together!

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Good to see old and new friends again.
We fished Sunday till 4:00 and did a lot better.

A big thanks to Mrs Bonnie for all her help and great cooking!

I was lucky enough to get a bag of Courageous Coffee and let me tell you it is GOOD. I usually don't drink dark roast because it smell and taste burnt. This coffee is different, it smells great when you open the bag, no burnt smell. It taste great once brewed, again no burnt taste. It leave a good lasting taste on your tongue with no bitterness. I'm having a cup right now and it taste great. Thanks for the donation of the bags of coffee.
"gene"

Who donated that coffee? Was there anywhere you can buy it on the tag of the bag?

About the coffee......watch this video by her daughter on how courageous coffee came to be!


https://youtu.be/T49pLiR-YDs

Look up Courageouscoffee.com
“gene”


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I brought it down with me. Tanya is my niece and donated the coffee plus made us those custom bags, "D'arbonne Dark Roast" and "Black Bayou Breakfast Blend". I like the dark roast better, too, but the light roast is good, too. More money than Maxwell House but it's like comparing stew meat to prime rib.

Thanks for the info.