Tom knew the police chief would be on duty. Then Tom asked the officer to radio his dispatch and have them telephone the Boca Raton police station. He was suspicious and things started to look bad for Tom and his friends. ![]() The police officer was not accustomed to boys like Tom with so much sophisticated fishing hardware in their possession at such an early hour. He tells a story of a night when he and his friends almost got arrested for fishing at four in the morning from a bridge in Boynton Beach. When he was only 14, Tom already had a city-wide reputation for being an avid fisherman. ![]() He became a small part of the fishing industry a few years later working at the local bait and tackle store he’s been teaching the rest of us how to fish ever since. Tom started fishing with his family in Boca Raton in 1959 at age 11. Tom Greene has a passion for fishing and he’s shared that passion with thousands of fisherman in the 58 years since he “caught” his first fish. But he caught amazing fish and gave Tom the $3,000 plus a $2,000 tip. Tom made the customer catch his own bait and fish from a bridge in the middle of the night. In 1978, a business man paid Tom $1000 per day for three days of fishing. They called Tom Greene (owner of Lighthouse Point’s Custom Rod & Reel) because they had learned about no one better at casting a rod and reel than him. For more information visit or contact Becky Lysengen by phone at 95 or by email at the early 1980’s, NASA had devised a safety technique to retrieve astronauts should they become untethered during space walks outside the space shuttle. Registration begins at 11:30 and ends at noon. The family sports day will take place from 1 to 3pm in Frank McDonough Park. The Keeper’s Day evening celebration will take place at Dan Witt Park between 6 and 9pm with a concert by Big City Dawgs, food vendors and fireworks. 11 from 11am to 1pm and will include a car show, bounce houses and entertainment. The Keeper’s Day daytime celebration at Frank McDonough Park will take place on Saturday Feb. ![]() The parade route will be closed for 20-minute intervals between 10 and 11am. 24th Street) and head north to Frank McDonough Park. The parade will begin at 10am at First Presbyterian Church of Pompano Beach (N.E. Call Becky Lysengen at 95 with any questions SATURDAY Feb. This year’s Keeper Honorees are The Kniskern Family of KMC Marine, The Ganter Family of Seafood World and Tom Greene of Custom Rod and Reel. 10 at 6pm is the Kickoff Dinner at the Lighthouse Point Yacht Club. The theme for the 2017 Keeper Days Weekend is “Lighthouse Point What a Catch A Fisherman’s Paradise”įriday Feb.
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