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Travel Bug Dog Tag Zachary the Purple Zonker (TB3E3Y2)

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Owner:
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Released:
Friday, June 4, 2010
Origin:
South Carolina, United States
Recently Spotted:
In Bowen Ridge Cache

This is not collectible.

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Current Goal

My goal is to carry the Project Healing Waters message to flyfishermen in all 50 states. Please check the websites then send me along. I have a long journey.

 

About This Item

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THE TAG IS A DUPLEBUG TAG, SINCE THE ORIGINAL WAS LOST.
This is a second life for Zachary the Purple Zonker.  This time it is a laminated business card with the tracking code displayed prominently on the face of the card and a message on the back.  In the first life, this travel bug was a piece of paper inside a film canister, yellow body, blue top, attached to an actual TB.  It went missing in 2011, so I recalled it to recreate it and start over.  I guess there is some slim chance that the original might show up.

Dan Byford of Colorado came up with the design for the Purple Zonker in 1974. It is one of the modern American Rabbit-lure patterns taken from the original Rabbit flies introduced from New Zealand.  The Zonker is used for all species of trout as well as large and small-mouth Bass. It can be used in either lakes or streams.

Zachary is one of twelve characters created by artist Kirk Werner for three books designed to introduce kids to fly fishing.  I have created a Trackable for each.  If you would like to see them all, here are the trackable item numbers: TB3E3X5, TB3E3Y2, TB3E3X7, TB3F6AD, TB3F69B, TB3F6AW, TB3F69V, TB3F69Z, TB3F6AV, TB3F6A3, TB3F6A5, TB3F6A0.  You can copy/save the image from the site.

Please send Zachary along. He has a long journey.

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Tracking History (19199mi) View Map

Discovered It 9/15/2018 The Boss Queens WV discovered it West Virginia   Visit Log

saw this last month (8/25/18)at my cito event. I'm lazy just now logging it. thank you for sending it out in to the world

Dropped Off 9/14/2018 arealwhit placed it in Bowen Ridge Cache West Virginia - 1,573.05 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/14/2018 arealwhit took it to Polly Want a Cache? West Virginia - 155.76 miles  Visit Log
Visited 8/18/2018 arealwhit took it to Glaciers Movement and Deposit of Rocks Ohio - 65.64 miles  Visit Log
Visited 8/10/2018 arealwhit took it to The West Virginia Folklife Center West Virginia - 256.87 miles  Visit Log
Visited 7/31/2018 arealwhit took it to Carni Challenge Trail: Secure Ontario's Borders Ontario, Canada - 3,024.8 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/29/2018 arealwhit retrieved it from Waterfall Travel Bug Lodge Alaska   Visit Log

Happy to move this one along.

Dropped Off 7/28/2018 N.E.L.S placed it in Waterfall Travel Bug Lodge Alaska - .11 miles  Visit Log
Visited 7/28/2018 N.E.L.S took it to The Beginning or End? - Seward Highway Cache Tour Alaska - 2,093.95 miles  Visit Log
Visited 7/28/2018 N.E.L.S took it to Zudy's Ultimate View Alaska - .16 miles  Visit Log
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