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Topic: SIMPLY FISHING 2015 REPORT?  (Read 48137 times)

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This event is officially IN THE BOOKS!



Ok, here it is a week after the tournament and I finally have few minutes to write a report. Please forgive me for lagging this year but as some of you already know we had a bit of scare on the home front and I’ve been trying to take care of work and the house stuff so Jen can rest and focus on healing. Data recovery was successful and I'll have more photos once Dustin gets his porn off the disc and hands it over, LOL.

WOW! What an awesome event. We had a super great time on the coast at the Simply Fishing Tournament. What a wonderful community of kayak anglers we have here in NorCal. First I have to say thanks to all the wonderful sponsors and donors - Viking Kayaks USA , The Headwaters Kayak Shop, Bending Branches, B2 Squid, Big Hammer, PhatHeadz Jigs,  Pacific Sportsman, United Composites, Seeker Fishing Rods, The New Huck Finn, Tigerfish Sportfishing, EGO Fishing Tools, Pacific Outfitters, Darin Dohi, Ethan Ebersol, Amos Foreman, Annie Nagel, Tim Weaver and of course Craig Davis. And to all who helped pick up the slack that being a one man show created, I thank you from the bottom of my heart - Amos Foreman, DeAmbra Newell, Samantha Elliott, John Havemann and of course the raffle ticked crew, Paloma, Jolie, Crystal, Adrian As well as photographers Sara Wirt and Dustin Sneed.

Tournament morning started early. I found Andy Morales waiting at the check-in for his lure kit and hull inspection at 4:30, ready to kick things off. Thanks to my crew, check-in was a nice steady flow of kayaks and anglers from 4:30 until about 9:00. At this point I ran back up to tourney central, fed my little one some real breakfast (thanks for the donuts you guys, she loved them) and got started setting up the awards tent and tables.

Once the Potluck tables and awards area was ready I headed back down to the weigh in table to find Andy was not only the first one in line in the morning he was also the first one back with fish to weigh, BIG FISH. Quickly word got around and somebody jumped on the radio and let the other competitors know that they had better get serious, Andy has two fish over thirty six inches. As time went on there was a steady stream of competitors heading back in having lost their gear or ready to step up to the weighg-in table. For three solid hours none could best Andy’s two huge lings and it looked like he was about to win his first NCKA kayak fishing tournament.
 
At about 1:30, half an hour before the weigh in deadline, The Ocean Kayak Crew, Erik Sowa and Craig Davis, head up the long hill at the launch and as they turn the corner at the top of the hill I make eye contact with Craig and I can tell he’s got a contender. After a couple of minutes BS’in with the rest of us he uncovers his fish and it’s BIG, just like Andy’s. In fact it looks to be about the same size and you can tell this is gonna be close. At this point I figure it all but over. The wind has picked up and it’s pretty clear that the fishing is over for the day.

So, I grab the EGO balance beam and Andy’s fish, I place his fish on one side. Craig brings his fish over and tries to put it on the other side. We fumble around with the wet and slippery beast for a minute while everybody watches and waits and finally get it on the beam. As I lift he beam I am impressed by the weight of the two fish and just as I get it up to eye level… BAM! The beam gives and both fish tumble to the ground. I was surprised and for a moment a little concerned that the two almost identical fish will get mixed up. Then I remembered that Andy’s fish was a bit paler from being stored for a few hours. We quickly sorted out who’s was who’s and I reached for the digital scale. Andy was up first and as I lift it up I can see the heavy, sagging belly and I think to myself , this could go either way. I hold up the scale and as I look at the read out Luis comes over to film and and I read it out ‘thirteen point seven” then quickly correct myself “thirteen point ZERO seven”. The tension is palpable as I hand Andy his fish and Craig holds his out towards the scale. I place the scale hook under the gill plate and lift, it slips. I place the hook under again and lift. The numbers start flashing and for a second it seemed as if they wouldn’t stop. Then they slowed… and stopped. THIRTEEN POINT FOUR! five ounces bigger, CRAIG WINS AGAIN!

THEN, just as everybody is high fiving and back slapping Craig, congratulating him on his repeat, I hear someone say “is that Naoaki?”. I turn towards the top of the hill and sure enough there’s Naoaki. I see that he is struggling a little and immediately chalk it up to the steep climb from the launch below. I see he has a couple of nice fish hanging on the stringer over his shoulder and I think, those aren’t THAT heavy. Then I see it… between his legs, down near his ankles, something is swinging. I look closer, this thing is HUGE, much bigger than Andy’s or Craig’s and I holler at Craig ‘Craig! Look!, look, between his legs, that’s a tail!”. Craig turns and looks, his eyes get big, REAL BIG. He immediately smiles and takes a step towards Naoaki as if he’s going to congratulate him. Naoaki smiles that broad smile of his that that can only mean pure mischief and starts laughing. It’s not his fish, he heard on the radio that Craig had won and when he saw a guy at the launch with this huge ling he asked if he could carry it up. OMG, totally hysterical, everyone fell apart laughing.

So that’s it, Craig wins again… not quite.

 As you may know each year at the tournament we have a benefit raffle, This year the raffle benefitted friend, angler and note worthy custom rod builder, Brenti Ikari, Owner/Builder at Sato Custom Rods. Lots and lots of great prizes were raffled and the grand prize winner of the Viking Kayaks USA Profish Reload was Mark Lee. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a happier family than his when he won, Congratulations, Mark (and family).

And, thanks to all our wonderful donors and sponsors we raised three thousand four hundred and eighty nine dollars from the raffle. And to top it off our favorite double dipper, Craig Davis, took the five hundred dollar winning check that Dan Arbuckle and the Headwaters Kayak Shop donated, and crossed his own name out and endorsed it over to Brent as well. Making it a total of three thousand nine hundred and eighty nine dollars. WOW Craig, I will never forget that. You’re a class act, brother.
That’s it, another year in the books, Thanks again the sponsors an dparticipants, ruben


BOOM!
Can you believe it? You know you've been lusting after it. Viking Kayaks USA in conjunction with The Headwaters Kayak Shop just dropped their top of the line PROFISH RELOAD model. Check this thing out 14' 9" of kayak fishing prowess. Please take a minute to go over to their FB pages and let them know how much we appreciate their support.

*chill pod not included

The Headwaters Kayak Co. out of Lodi has once again stepped up to make things a little more interesting. Dan, clever man that he is, came up with the idea to stick with the theme of the tournament and keep it simple by offering up cold, hard cash! $500.00 in prize money. Big thanks to these guys for always pitching in for our events.



Big thanks to Craig Davis and Pete Wolf of Big Hammer Swimbaits for supporting us for the third year in a row. This year they've hooked us up with a 6.5" Seniorita swimbait for each and every angler.


Also a HUGE thank you to LaWana and Kelley Schultz of B2Squid.com for once again coming through for our tournament in a big way. This year they've offered up their Triple Glow w/red flake on a 3 oz jig head, check it out.


And, no surprise, my favorite jig maker Andres Davis aka Andy1976 of PatHeadz Jigs has stepped up and custom poured and painted some beautiful two color irons for everyone. WOW!




This years raffle will benefit friend, fellow kayak fisherman and awesome custom rod builder Brent Ikari of Sato Custom Rods. Brent is literally in the battle of his life. He has stage four colon cancer and due to the side effects from chemotherapy has not been able to work for MANY months. All profits from the raffle will go directly to the GoFundMe account that was set up to help with the financial burdens that he is suffering


Bending Branches has once again proven it's commitment to supporting our community by donating the #1 paddle in the county the Angler Pro, a $329.00 value.
And believe it or not they add an Angler Scout to the shipment as well.
When you can, please go over to their Facebook page and give them a like and say thanks.

Big thanks to our own Mike Lavoie aka Wingshooter, owner of Branson Baits and Pro staff for Ego Fishing Gear for once again offering up the goods. He and Ego are donating an S2 net and a set of Lip Grippers


I also wanna say thanks to NCKA rookie of the year (in my book anyway): AnnieAreYouOk. I have yet to see anyone grasp the NCKA spirit as quickly as Annie. The Force is strong in this one. In lieu of buying a truck Annie has offered up her recently "acquired" extedend a bed kayak carrier. Thanks Annie, I wanna be like you when I grow up.
Roll call:


Dan Prather    dans964  XL
Benjamin Yu    bmb 2.0  XL
ALAN LAWSON    ALFREDO  LG
Kevin Hofer    Insearchoffish  XL
Alain Satre    AlsHobieOutback  XXXL
Lloyd Chasey    Kahuna  XL
Andy  gomez    baitnbeer  XXL
Rob  Knoles    RacinRob  XL
Sean  Coggin    Sean coggin  XL
Anthony Drolet    9erfan  XL
Kevin Kelly    Brdopry  LG
Don  Dodge    DonD  XXL
Josh  Quinton    JJQ  XL
mike  augustus    Augie  LG
Tracey Ziomek    SCTrace  SM
Jon Silva      Shoprat  LG
Travis White    Mammoth  XL
Jim Meier    Rockfish  XXL
Russell Martin    Desertdiver  LG
Daniel Puertas    Timberline70  MED
jacob durant    jaked4  XL
Sebastian Kamyshenko    sebast   XL
Nick Chatelain    Nickchat  XL
Annie Nagel    Annieareyouok  MED
coleman cosby    soleman  XL
Mike  Lavoie    WingShooter  XL
Jef Brewer        One FXL
Samantha Elliott    Threemoneyj  SM
John  Meteyer    Threemoneyj  LG
James Pratt    Rider  XXL
cameron cardoza    bwodun  XXL
Eric Roberts    TexasBoy  XL
Marvin Lindsay    BIGMARV1  XXL
Mark Lee    eelkram  XL
Marcos Marroquin    Rockroach  XL
Erik Sowa    Abdiver  XL
Ashley RatcliffeAshLG
Naoaki Ikemiyagi   Uminchu Naoaki  LG
Kyle Monte    Midwest  LG
Brad  McNeil    B-Rad  XL
Gary  Hollinger    Ghan  XL
Tim  Weaver    TW  XXL
timothy billings    Big Tim   XXL
Richard Arevalo    rev  XL
Tommy de Lange    butete   XL
chad  price      chadrock  LG
Allen Leepin    otobepelagic     XL
Raydon Shippey    raydon  LG
Andy  Treweek    NapaAndy   XL
Ray  Brown    Raynman10    XL
Todd  McCoy    Reelmccoy  MED
Luis  Romero    scubaluis   XXL
john  calvert    dogwood   XL
Justin Hayes    napajustin  XL
Vic Donovan    VK  XL
craig davis     ravensblack    LG
Ken Dye   Traildad  XXL
Amos Foreman    SuperVato   XXL
Tony  Novelozo    Novofish  LG
David Rossman    NovatoDave     XL
Kiel Ramos    ReelKnots    XL
Craig  MacDonald    Trianglelaguna     XL
ron bolyard    Dray    XL
Paul Curtis   PablitoPescador     MED
Mike Ambrose   Sonoramike     XL
Jim  Gustin    DrHabanero    XXXL
Kirk  Graebe    LilRiverMan    XL
Gary  Charles    Bull Shark  XL
Erwin  Ocampo   Darius (Burong Isda)  LG
William  Wirt   Sarge    XL
travis  bort    weldhuntfish  LG
Cliff  Owl    Lord Palomar  MED
Don  Dickinson    PescaDONo  LG
Brandi  Easter    Brandi  LG
Curtis  Yip     Curplunkie  MED
Kristopher  Morales    Cochino  MED
Andy  Morales    Fishmaster1  XL
Ricci  Chavez    Fishworks   XL
Bob  Pham    Fahrenheit840  LG
Dennis  Shu   Old#7  XL
Michael  MoltchanoffMickfish  XXL
Charles  BeckCharlesLG
Vern  Von ArxVernVAXXL
Clyde  Bradshaw    ClydeBXXL
robert  sponsellerrobert sponseller  LG
Robert  BrayMatanaska  LG
David  FolkoneczechXL
kietphambluegillXL
JoelDias  Joe'Bronco  MED
Chris StraussBloodyKnucklesMED
Dustin  WeedlunkerdunkerLG
Mel  Camu   FishingAddictXL
Melissa  Jorrisch   MelLingSM
Roman  HuffFishnZombiiLG
DonAnglinDanglinLG
Brian FloodthedudeLG
JohnHavemann    Fisherman XXXL
Jesse  PadronBeerHunterXXL
JohnKeaneBirdXXL
Antonio  Revelo  Cabeza de MartilloXL
« Last Edit: October 03, 2015, 10:33:06 PM by fishkraft »
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Been looking forward to this one all year! Hell yeah!


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awesome graphic Ruben! hope I can make it this year!


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Dope! In this year 4sho!  :smt004


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In...even if I have to drop the kids off at G&Gs house. 

But can I get a doctors note for my shoulder  :smt012 so I may use my propulsion system?   :sex:
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In...even if I have to drop the kids off at G&Gs house. 

But can I get a doctors note for my shoulder  :smt012 so I may use my propulsion system?   :sex:

If you can't paddle, how do you expect to hoist up the big ling?


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Sweet! My cousin's wedding is that day in Monte Rio. Depending on the time, I may just make it! :smt002
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I like the logo and graphics...definitely gonna try to make this years..WTG Rubuen
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I'm in!  PayPal sent. I hope I can fish a little longer this time before I lose all my lures.  :smt044
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Im not seeing the location of this event...?
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Yup! Same plan buddy?
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Been looking forward to this one all year! Hell yeah!

Yup! Same plan buddy?
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