Casting for Kids

Appalachian Wireless raises thousands for Casting for Kids
Details>>> https://www.wymt.com/2026/08/19/appalachian-wireless-gives-thousands-dollars-casting-kids/

UNBELIEVABLE!!! Nothing but Gratitude 🙌🏻
Record Breaking Year !!!

Huge Shout out to Appalachian Wireless Team!!
We are so very Blessed for this partnership and this makes the Biggest Check in the History of Casting for Kids !!!
Appalachian Wireless has been there from Day #1 with helping us promote around the country with Live Facebook Feed on all our Tournaments using our personal Appalachian Wireless phones.
Thank you so very much to Mike Johnson , and all of the Appalachian Wireless TEAM and Special Thank you to Brandon Branham and Kristin Mulcahy!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you to all the amazing Sponsors who Donated to the Golf Scramble and all the fine folks who played in this Special Event!!
Come join us December 5th, 2026 10:00 am as we Deliver a Big Check to Shriners Children's Lexington!!!

$37,274 FOR THE KIDS. 🎣❤️

That's not just a big check. That's a BIG impact.

Today, Appalachian Wireless proudly presented $37,274 to Casting for Kids—funds raised through our 19th Annual Charity Golf Scramble and made possible by an incredible group of sponsors, businesses, teams, players, and partners who believe in giving back just as much as we do.

Casting for Kids has turned a love of fishing into a mission that brings more than 1,800 children and their families together for a day centered on inclusion, encouragement, memories, and HOPE.

And today, we got to be a small part of helping that mission cast an even wider net.
$37,274 raised.
1,800+ kids impacted.
One community showing what happens when we come together.

To everyone who helped us make this possible—take a look at that check. You helped put that number there.

Now THAT is something worth celebrating. 🎣❤️

We are Appalachian Wireless!

Casting for Kids Classic 2026
October 17/18 2026
Lake Chickamauga
Presented by
Fish Dayton, TN "fishdayton.com"
Special Thank you to Rhea County Tourism and Chamber!

Congratulations to all the Anglers who Qualified for our Awesome Classic this Fall !
🎣Be Proud of making this cut out of 342 Boats / 684 🎣Total Anglers Fished our Adult side what a run!!👏🏻

Below is a list of Important info and most Important Thank you to each and every one of you all for making this year so Special of helping us Raise money to our #1 Mission Shriners Children's Lexington!! 👏🏻

🚨Please message us as Early as possible if you can’t make Classic so we will move down list!

🎣40,000.00 Total purse Payout Based on our 100 Boat Qualifying Group listed below.
🎣We will go on down the List of Anglers in rotation if Anglers can’t make coming to Classic.
🎣September 1,2026 opens online registration
Casting4kids.net
🎣We Lowered the Entry to 400.00 due to our vote at both Events. We were close to a tie so to be fair we split the entry cost to help all of our Anglers with Travel and Fuel.
🚨Deadline for Entries to be paid in FULL for Classic
September 18 , 2026
🚨OFFLIMITS September 19, Through October 17/18 during Tournament.
Any and All Anglers who participate in Casting for Kids Classic on Lake Chickamauga Will NOT be allowed to take any Info during the Off Limits period from any person outside of Casting for Kids Partner or fellow Angler by word of mouth , Text , Message, Online Info in any form other than water level of lake
🚨Weigh In will be at Dayton TN
🚨Blast Off and Check In will be at Bluewater each day!
🚨Pre - Tournament meeting will be held at the Dayton Church of GOD Friday October 16,2026 4:30pm

🚨Hole sitting from Another Boat or Following another outside party Angler Boat will result in Disqualification during Offlimits and during Tournament.
Polygraph Question
🚨NO Guides Allowed on Chickamauga with Any and All Anglers from September 19, 2026 through the end of Tournament October 17/18 , 2026.
🚨Yes you can Fish /Practice all the time period of Offlimits up until October 16, 2026 4:00 pm
🚨Polygraph will be given Sunday after Tournament ends Allow Time for Tests plan accordingly.
🚨100 Boats will Fish on Saturday October 17,2026
Top 25 Boats will Go out on Championship Sunday October 18,2026
🚨Yes you can change partner out but they must have Fished Yatesville & Paintsville Lakes or Lake Cumberland 2026

🎣Special Thank you to Wiedas Marine for being our Boat Dealership Sponsor and helping with Contingency!

Phoenix Boats Contingency 8000.00
ICON Contingency 10,000.00
Skeeter Boats Contingency 10,000.00

Casting for KIDS Payout based on our 100 boat field

1st Place - 17,000.00
2nd Place -4000.00
3rd Place - 3000.00
4th Place - 1800.00
5th Place - 1500.00
6th Place - 1000.00
7th Place - 900.00
8th Place - 850.00
9th Place - 800.00
10th Place - 750.00
11th Place - 700.00
12th Place Through 19th Place 650.00
20-25 Places 500.00

Thank you for Fishing !
Be Safe Good Luck
God Bless

Chris Ferguson
Co - Founder / Chairman/Tournament Director

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Thank you very much Peoples Bank - Prestonsburg, KY and Paintsville KY Branches !!
We Sincerely Appreciate your Support through many years helping our community with Supporting Casting with KIDS at Paintsville Lake state park and Especially helping our mission Shriners Children's Lexington!!
Thank you Again to the Amazing Team at Peoples Bank !👏🏻👏🏻

Peoples Bank Casting for Kids Officials with Peoples Bank presented a $3,000 check to representatives of the annual Casting for Kids fishing tournament. The event is held in June at Paintsville Lake.