Official Tiki Wrap-up Post

Pics from Sunday.

More Happy Folks.

Hella good time. Couldn't beat the great weather, great food and great friends. Thanks Yakhopper!

The Man, The Myth, The Sledgend!
Always prepared for a dunking. Even during a late night jam. 
It wouldn't be the same without you.

WOW What a different place thaat is from last year! The weather looks better than could ask for and 100 folks??!!  Im really sad to have missed out on this one.  Ya'll sure made some memories out there.. Great report~

Andie and I didn't bring our kayaks, but we still had a fun time with the group. Always a good time with the NCKA people.
Congrats to the winners! The ladies did great! Thank you Eric, FW and all the sponsors.

Al

A few more...

I'll post more + pics later.  Today made me realize how awesome this group is....snip...snip.

I like your photo! Thanks for posting it.

Al

So bummed my fam and I missed this. Were there next year!!!!

Anthony

Got some fresh blood on the deck this evening. Had more bites in the 2 hours out this evening then all weekend at Tiki .
This kayak handles much different than the X-Factor, much faster but has is a little more wobble. Had fun and can't wait till the next journey.

Thank you everyone for the congrats, you all are AMAZING!!! I was so discouraged going out to Tiki because everyone I talked to in Sac said 'there are no stripers at Tiki'. I am really excited that I now have some creditability under my belt with my manager when I talk about kayak fishing. That is probably the best thing about this. 
Thank you Rich (MontanaN8V) for letting us crash at your place much appreciated. Thank you Jeff (IRoeLikeThat) for the boost of confidence the night before saying I would win (I can't believe you predicted that). Thank you Mike (Sledge) for everything you are an awesome man. And thank you everyone else for giving me such a hard time as you came in with your fish.
 Congrats to Ashley (Miss Ash), you did an amazing job out there and I hope you and I can continue to win these events and show the guys us girls are just as good without a female division.
Congrats to David (Tweak) as well for third, you did an amazing job for the first event involving NCKA members that I've seen you at. 

I also want to thank all of our sponsers!
Fisherman's Warehouse
Ocean Kayaks
Ahi / Promar
Fish-On Jigs,
Hook-1 Kayak Fishing Gear,
Uncle Larry's Lures
Okuma
Eagle Claw,
Malone Auto Racks
Western Outdoor News
Lowrance Electronics
Extrasport
Rod Wrap
Culprit Worms
Carlisle Paddles
Pro Cure Scents
Rapala
Coast Distribution
Coca Cola Co.
Luhr Jensen
Flexx-rap
X-Tools
Vicious Fishing Line
Blakemore
Hildebrandt

Jimbo congrats to a well deserved victory as well all others who placed. Sorry I missed this one.

Oh man, where to start!!! 

For starters, a huge thanks to Eric (yakhopper) for making such a long drive and putting soooo much time and energy into making this event possible.

Second, Congrats to Madam Kat and David!

At first I wasn't even sure I wanted to fish this event, but later decided that I better get my money's worth since I bought a fishing license and have only gone fishing once this year.  Never crossed my mind that I would making it in the top 3 with all these amazing fishermen.

Had a wonderful time with some old friends and made some new ones. 

Glen, thanks again for letting me use your fryer.  Without you and your wife, the fried cheesecake would not have been possible.

Ben, I wish you nothing but the best in life and I'm really gonna miss you........you are one of my favorite people.  Glad that I am going to have something to remember you by and I hope that I will see you again.

Last but not least, I wanna thank Naoaki for always being such a great sport and always being so supportive of me.  I'm glad that he is able to take all the shit he gets for me kicking his ass at fishing!

Wow! What an event! It was great to fish and party with so many cool people!
Eric your events have evolved into a kind of traveling fishing party.
Everyone on the road and destined for fun and glory(if you're lucky )
Congrats BTW to those skilled enough to catch target fish, and a huge congrats to the top placers.
YOU ROCK!!!!
Tony - novofish

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