LOCAL TV HOST, FOUNDATION TEAM UP FOR YOUTH ILL NEBRASKA GIRL GETS THRILL ON PACIFIC OCEAN FISHING EXCURSION.Byline: Keith Lair Staff Writer A trip to Cabo San Lucas Cabo San Lucas (popularly known as just Cabo) is a small city at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula at , in the municipality of Los Cabos in the state of Baja California Sur, Mexico. , Mexico, turned out to be Dan Hernandez's most difficult fishing expedition Also known as a "fishing trip." Using the courts to find out information beyond the fair scope of the lawsuit. The loose, vague, unfocused questioning of a witness or the overly broad use of the discovery process. . And his most gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. . The Montebello resident, host of the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, fishing television show ``Sport Fishing With Dan Hernandez,'' took 15-year-old Andrea Milone of Nebraska to the tip of Baja California Baja California, state, Mexico Baja California (Span.: bä`hä kälēfōr`nyä), state (1990 pop. 1,660,855), 27,628 sq mi (71,576 sq km), NW Mexico, on the Baja California peninsula. Mexicali is the capital. to fish the East Cape for striped marlin, sailfish sailfish, common name for a marine game and food fish belonging to the family Istiophoridae and related to the swordfish and the marlin. It is named for its high, wide dorsal fin, colored deep blue with black spots. , swordfish swordfish, large food and game fish, Xiphias gladius, of the warmer Atlantic and Pacific waters, related to the sailfish. It is named for its sharp, broad, elongated upper jaw, which it uses to flail and pierce its prey of smaller fish, rising beneath a school , dorado and tuna.The trip was sponsored by the Hunt of a Lifetime Foundation. Milone, a hemophiliac he·mo·phil·i·ac n. A person who is affected with hemophilia. hemophiliac an animal affected with hemophilia. , is required to take shots every day and medicine three times a week. Her twin brother, Tony, also suffers from the rare blood disorder. Their medication costs $30,000 a week. ``It was pretty intense,'' Hernandez said. ``I have never had pressure like that to catch a fish for someone. We've had to catch specific fish for a show, but this was a lot tougher than I thought it would be.'' But Hernandez came through. Milone, who fishes every day, usually for bass, caught a 200-pound striped marlin, 100-pound sailfish, 35-pound Jack and yellowfin tuna. She nearly hooked a swordfish. ``There is a big difference,'' Milone said of the styles of fishing. ``Catching a 200-pound marlin is a lot harder than a 10-pound bass.'' Milone hooked into the Jack the first day. ``It took me one hour to reel it in,'' she recalled. ``The marlin fought but not as hard. I don't think the Jack knew we had it hooked until it got close to the boat. But when it got to the sailfish, it was breezy. They said it would be hard, but it was not as hard as the marlin.'' Milone's entire family was aboard the boat. It was the first time she had been on the ocean. She did not get seasick, but her brother and mother, Kelly Peterson, did. ``I'm sorry you cannot see it on camera, because we got a shot of the marlin jumping, but the look on her face, to see her smile and glow, it was just a killer,'' Hernandez said. ``We were using bait larger than the fish she usually catches. It was a big difference for her.'' Tina Pattison of Harborcreek, Pa., founded the Hunt for Life Foundation on Aug. 2, 1999, when her 19-year-old son, who suffers from lymphoma, sought a hunting trip from the Make A Wish Foundation. But Pattison was told her son was too old and Make A Wish no longer offered hunts. So she began her own foundation, offering hunting trips for those 21 and under who suffer from terminally ill Terminally Ill When a person is not expected to live more than 12 months. Notes: Any gifts given out by the afflicted person at this time may be considered as a dispersion of the estate rather than a gift. or life-threatening illnesses. When more than 300 guides also began offering fishing trips, she included them, too. Tony Milone convinced the family doctors that he take a break from hospitals and go hunting for black bear in Alaska through the foundation. That set up Andrea's chance to go fishing. ``I go fishing about every day and I thought it would be real different to fish for bigger fish,'' she said. Pattison said the 13th youth had just completed a trip through the foundation. The hunter failed to harvest a black bear in Manitoba, Canada. ``The father said it was the best trip ever because he was with his son for five days and they were totally together,'' Pattison said. Through donations, the foundation paid for the family's trip to Baja. Hotel Palmas Palmas may refer to:
``By far, this will be my favorite episode,'' Hernandez said. ``I was able to spend time with the family and we played in the (hotel) pool. I'm still getting thank-you notes and e-mails from them.'' Peterson, Andrea's mother, said: ``The whole trip was awesome.'' Andrea said Hernandez taught her how to spot and get the hook-up. The trip was part of Hernandez' annual Cabo tournament. Milone won the children's division for her marlin and is having a replica of the fish made. At the tournament, Hernandez raised $2,500, which was donated to Cabo churches for those in need. ``Andrea's story touched me so much that I'm beginning my own youth foundation,'' Hernandez said. ``I spoke at a club at San Gabriel High School San Gabriel High School is a secondary school located at 801 S Ramona St San Gabriel, California, with a ZIP Code 91776. It is a secondary school in the Alhambra Unified School District. last year. We talked about what it was like to go (deep-sea) fishing. But none of them had ever done it. They did not have the money to go.'' Hernandez said once the paperwork is complete, the nonprofit foundation will help Southern California youths who do not have the means to fish the Pacific Ocean. The episode featuring Milone will be shown Saturday at 6:30 a.m. on KDOC KDOC Kansas Department of Corrections Channel 56. |
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