Shanty Shakedown

Sat Nov 01 2025 at 09:00 am to 05:00 pm UTC-04:00

VFW 9885 "Bova" | Westland

Michigan Operation Freedom Outdoors
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Shanty Shakedown
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🎣 SHANTY SHAKEDOWN 🎣
Ice Fishing Gear Swap & Concert
πŸ“ Bova VFW –6440 N Hix Rd, Westland, MI 48185
πŸ“… Saturday, November 1st
πŸ•˜ Setup: 9am | Runs till 5pm
11am Kickoff announcements at the pavilion.
❄️ Event Highlights ❄️
Free for veterans. $5 donation for civilians.
Set up your gear like you’re on the ice!
Drive up and drop your gear at your assigned location.
Trade & sell equipment from your spot. Meet your fellow hard water enthusiasts
🍲 Chili & Cornbread provided
πŸ† Best Ice Shanty Setup wins a prize
🎁 Donation Bucket Giveaway – toss in a lure, line, or reel. Anything you can part with (one lucky angler takes it home!)
Come support VFW 9885 "Bova" with a day full of fun. They have an amazing property and they've given us full use.
Shake that shanty out and get your Setups ready for season! We want to see rattle reels, tip ups, dead stick mounts. How you set your floor, your electronics, And the old school bare bones Setups with everything in-between.
**register to [email protected] with your name, contact, and gear you'll be setting up.
--- The VFW does have a cash bar and a full kitchen.
πŸ”₯ Stay Warm – Outdoor event with bonfires & heaters blazing (you’re ice anglers anyway πŸ˜‰)
🎢 Concert at 4pm The Outlaw Ways
(running till the cops are called!)
$10 donation for the band is appreciated.
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