Page 2 - Martin Downs Bulletin - May '23

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12th Annual Purse Party from page 1

grossed over $72,000, a true compliment to the history
and following of the event. Proceeds from this event
will fund the museum’s educational community
outreach programs and scholarship fund and new STEM
educational programming for middle school children.
This program allows local teachers to enhance their
current curriculum using a hands-on approach to learning,
free! The traveling mobile museum visits classrooms
throughout the Treasure Coast, Indian River, St. Lucie,
Martin, Okeechobee and Palm Beach counties. The Marti
Huizenga Scholarship program allows access to camp Jennifer Martin, Carol Berardi and Zuzel
enrollment to low income and at-risk youth. Buttafuoco
To date, over 19,000 students have benefitted from the
generosity of past Purse Party attendees!

Paula Chamberlain, Honorable Judge Jennifer Waters, Richard Baron,
Jennifer Trent, Christine Del Vechicio

Marsha Cetta and Jennifer Trent

Emcee T.A. Walker (WPTV), Melissa Dart, Sheila Ingegnoli

Guest Speaker Sam McIntosh and Auctioneer Kyla McAuliffe, Jaime Chamberlin, Lolly Brooks, Ellen Apaliski, Linda
Reid Hartman Sander
Treasure Coast Outdoors
Brandi Pearson, MaryAnn Villalva, Jennifer Atkisson-Lovett

“The Purse Party just gets better and better every
year! This year’s program brought some giggles and Bait And Bonita Showing Up on the flat lines. It helps me keep track of where the baits are
laughter to the room with our guest emcee, T.A. Walker, and keeps them near the surface. I would suggest adding a
and comedian Casey Peruski! Our dedicated committee By Jim Weix stinger hook with wire, as hooking a kingfish is common.
members truly created a phenomenal event. Thank you to Bait is showing up, which Other spots to fish are around the 60-foot wrecks and reefs
the attendees for believing in our mission to bring hands- is great, as weeds can make or the Sand Pile and Pipe Barge. There are also numerous
on educational experiences to all children, regardless of trolling difficult. Mahi is other types of structures and manmade reefs.
their ability to pay!” said Tammy Calabria, executive being caught in 150 to 200 If you want to fish inshore, you can find snook by
director of The Children’s Museum of the Treasure Coast. feet and you will find a few docks and bridges. You can also find them on the north
This event and the great work to follow is a direct blackfin tuna. If you are going side at the St. Lucie Inlet, where waves wash over low
result of the hard work and generous contributions of our to drift fish live bait, Push spots in the rocks.
active volunteer committee and sponsors! Please help us Button Hill or a nice weed Although catching your own live bait is fun, it is never
thank and recognize our main event sponsors: Marsha line is a good place to start. guaranteed. You can often buy it from Bryan and Mike
and Michael Cetta, RE/MAX of Stuart, Colorado Pawn You can fish shallower for of Stuart Live Bait. They are often selling live bait in the
& Jewelry, SLC Commercial Realty & Development, sailfish, but you may have to Manatee Pocket, but they sell out quickly. You can call them
Armellini Express Lines, Inc., and Baron Graphics. deal with a lot of bonita. at (772) 985-0425.
My personal favorite is to drift the Loran Reef starting Editor’s note: Jim Weix is an avid hunter, angler,
Editorial copy appearing herewith is not necessarily the viewpoint of just south of Hobe Sound. I fish with two lines on the bottom, conservationist, as well as an outdoor writer. Jim is
Seabreeze Publications of Central Florida. Most editorial copy is created by using a one-ounce egg slip sinker above the swivel, and a included in the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s Hall of
the homeowners and is edited by their appointed editor.
25-foot leader. Hopefully, you will hook into a mutton or Fame for helping restore thousands of acres of wetlands.
mangrove snapper, a grouper, or a cobia. Jim is a broker associate with The Keyes Company. He
I then fish two flat lines on the surface. I might sound like can be reached at (772) 341-2941 or by email: jimweix@
a bluegill fisherman from Wisconsin, but I like to use a float jimweix.com.

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