Of the city, it seems like.
I was in Fond du
Lac County.
Yeah, the less the requirements to
be a local.
I came from a small town where it's
like, if you weren't born there,
you'd never get like...
Where at?
Lodi? Yep, I know where it is.
Yeah, it was like, there were people
that lived there for 50 years, but
they weren't born there to graduate,
so they were never a local, so it's
fun.
It's like you gotta get to a bigger
city.
You're good?
All right, so I guess, tell
me a little bit about your
involvement with fishing, has no
boundaries, and while I weekended,
how that all comes together.
Fishing Has No Boundaries I started
on the board about three years ago
a couple of their board members
asked me to join with my
Working at the Ark Fond du Lac and
then also knowing that I had a child
with autism and then this
year I'm junior co-chair
for a walleye weekend So I
get to drive around in a nice fancy
car and do whatever it
needs to be done and everything So
just drive around see what people
need and help out wherever it needs
possible
the mission of fishing has no
boundaries and especially in
connection to an event like this
where you've got so many people
coming in
The mission for Fishing Has No
Boundaries is to give opportunities
for people with disabilities to get
out there and be able to fish,
in essence, in a nutshell.
So we try to give them opportunities
and chances to go
out fishing.
We do two events, one
in the summer and one in winter,
during ice fishing season to
get there and do what they need to
do and have fun.
One of the things about, we're
focused on walleye, but it's fishing
in general, is that, you know,
for some people they would look at
it like, we gotta have a lot of
money, gotta have a boat, you gotta
have big motor and a trailer and a
truck and free time, but there's
also, there's other ways to get
access to fishing.
Oh yeah, absolutely, because with
our summer event, we are
always looking for boat captains
that have pontoon boats,
some that have fishing boats,
whatever, but it's even nicer if
they have a pontoon boat because our
members with disabilities sometimes
feel more comfortable on the bigger
boats to go out fishing and
everything.
And, uh, what did- are you a
fisherman yourself? No, I-
No, I am not.
I am NOT a fisherman by chance,
but I don't mind going out there and
helping out if need be.
So talk to me a little about the
importance of Walleye Weekend in
Fond du Lac. Why is it Walleye,
first of all, and how does that
people...
I think because of the
lake, and then when
they started it over 40 years
ago, this event, they wanted to
grow this tournament,
the Mercury Bowl tournament and
everything. I think it's key for
the community in a sense that it
gives us a sense of something,
a sense of pride of something
happening in our town and
everything, so I think its great to
have and I'm happy
to be a part of it and everything so
it's...
Now, do you?
Um, yes, I do.
What's your opinion on fish in
general, is it walleye premium or
where does that fit in with that?
To me, it's right in the middle.
I'm a big, probably perched guy,
more perched than anything, so.
That's a good choice, too.
Alright, can I get you to say and
spell your name and give your title
for this event?
My name is Grant Monroe, spelled
G-R-A-N-T-M-O-N
R-O E, and I am junior
co-chair for Wally Weekend and I
work at the Arc Fond du Lac.
Alright, thank you so much.
I really appreciate it.
Thank you. Thank you guys.