Americana Outdoors E-Magazine - February 2018

Withawatertemperaturehoveringinthelow50sandandairtemperaturethatmeasured35de- grees,theteamsworkedtogethertotransferequipmentfromtheLSUboatintotheMcKendree craft. Thefiveanglersthenmadetheirwaytoanearbydock, wheretheLSUteamwasabletocalof- ficialsfromBoatUSforhelpinretrievingtheirboat. Atthesametime, McKinneyandCampbelcon- tactedMcKendreeheadcoachJonRinderertoalerthimtothesituation. “I’mextremelyproudofTrevorandShanefortheiractions,”saidRinderer.“Theyputtheneedsof thosewhoneededasistanceaheadoftheirsandhelpedavertalife-threateningsituation. Itshows thetypeofcharacterandcompasionthatbothTrevorandShanehaveforothers.” Mayardandhisteammateswerealsothankful thatMcKinneyandCampbelwereissuchcloseprox- imity.“We’resoblesedthattheywereinthesameareawherewestartedourday,”saidMayard. “Theystayedandhelped, madesurewehadeverythingoutofourboat, andmadesurewewereable togethelp.Iftheyweren’tthere, wewouldhavebeeninsomebigtrouble.” TheMcKendreebasfishingteamisscheduledtoreturntothewaterMarch6-8attheFLWOpenon KentuckyLake.

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