Casting Into History: Friends, A Dream and a Journey

By Tony Kuzemchak and Bill Smith

Have you ever wondered about doing something and the challenge of accomplishing it?

This is a true story about two friends who decided to do just that.

Would it be possible to fish all five Great Lakes in one day?

This book describes the perseverance that they needed in order to attempt to accomplish their journey.

The adversities that they faced were never planned for, as it is with all stumbling blocks. They had to overcome each obstacle, racing against the clock, to try and achieve their goal.

As each chapter unfolds, they describe their amazing and thrilling experiences along the way of their attempt to make history. Would it really be possible to complete the journey that they set out to do?

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Dec 1, 2015
• ISBN: 9781483559803

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Copyright Page

Country of Publication - United States of America

Language - English

Authors - Tony Kuzemchak and Bill Smith

Editors - Edit 911

ISBN# - 9781483559803

Cover Design - Book Baby Publishing

Publishing - Book Baby Publishing

Date of Publication - 2015

Acknowledgements

Thanks to our Lord Jesus for helping us through this, and all of Life’s Journeys.

Thanks to our wonderful wives and families for putting up with us in all of our many travels and escapades throughout the years.

We would especially like to let our wives Deb and Carole, and our families, know how much we appreciate their help, support and advice, that they gave us throughout the process of writing this book.

Thanks to Cabela’s for permission in using their name in our writings.

Finally, our appreciation goes out to our Editors and Publishers for their exceptionally fine job they provided us in the completing of our first E-Book.

Table of Contents

Chapter One : The Dream

Chapter Two : Planning

Chapter Three : Let’s do it !

Chapter Four : Lake Superior #1

Chapter Five : Lake Huron #2

Chapter Six : Lake Michigan #3

Chapter Seven : Lake Erie #4

Chapter Eight : Lake Ontario #5

Chapter Nine : Journey Completed

Chapter One

The Dream

It all started about 20 years back when they went salmon fishing at Olcott, New York, at Lake Ontario. When traveling back home to Brimfield, Ohio, on Interstate 90 in western Pennsylvania, Tony said to Bill, Do you want to stop at Conneaut and get Lake Erie before we get home? Bill said, But what for? Bill was argumentative due to the fact that he was tired after he had slept in the back of Tony’s pickup truck, cuddled around a spare tire and miscellaneous other items on this fishing trip, but they had had a great time. For two people who were sort of like the Odd Couple, they always got along well and had an outstanding and fun relationship. That way we can say we fished two Great Lakes in one day, exclaimed Tony. Well, both of them were very tired, but after a lot of complaining, Bill finally said yes, and they headed to Conneaut (a little northeastern town on the south shore of Lake Erie) to do just that. And thus was the premise for this incredible journey.

So, around January of 2014, they were sitting at work during break time, laughing and talking about fishing and the day how that they fished two Great Lakes in one day. Bill said, I wonder if anyone has fished all five Greats in one day?

Then their eyes lit up, and Tony said, I wonder if it can be done? Has anyone ever done this before? All five in one day?

They thought that it would be quite a challenge and could possibly make history. There was nothing on

Reviews for Casting Into History

[Theresa Czaruk Stotler · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The innate sense of humor of the authors, a genuine reflection of their accomplishments.