NorCal Kayak Anglers
General => General Talk => Topic started by: mooch on March 02, 2008, 08:04:01 PM
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Great times, great food, great company = a beautiful day indeed :smt007
some pics...
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Ben & family from Monterey...
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Capt. Tom from Half Moon Bay (retired party boat captain) hand carved this GWS from a red abalone shell. This was awarded to Sean White / Scwafish for his efforts against the MLPA.
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Here's another one that was presented to Dan 964 also known as "shark attack Dan"....
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...also wanted to say thanks to:
Frank for taking over the lumpia frying duties...and the clean up crew after all was said and done - Adam,Bill,Martin and John. :smt008
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Really Glad I made the trip after being up for 2 days,
Kind of felt like a Nice Dream :sleepy2:
Hope I did not say anything too silly to anyone, I was only working on 1/4 thrusters.....
Nice to see "Everybody" again and looking forward to this year.
Big Congrats to all the winners and the Recognition for Sean and Insane was Very Well Deserved :smt023
Nice to Finally Meet " HydroSpider " & " Otobepeligic " :smt006
Thanks Moochie for making this another top notch NCKA Event...
Going to be a Great Year!!!!
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I'm really glad to have made it out, having missed the last two years of awards. It was a really great time, and of course, the grub and grog were fantastic. Would liked to have mingled around and met everyone but with the great turnout, it was tough to catch up with everyone.
Congrats to all the AOTY winners and participants and to Aquan for the great raffle! I got a kickass paddle jacket!! Some of those handcrafted prizes were REALLY awesome!
Thanks Bill for the great forum (and the ride home) :smt001.
Can't wait to fish with you all in '08.
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Sounds like a fun time had by all. Sorry I had to miss it. :smt011 Thankfully we won our soccer game otherwise it would have been a double bummer.
Thanks to Martin for picking up my gear. Lots of cool little goodies. Not sure if the soap thing is a gimmick. Look forward to hitting some water with you and many other NCKAers this year.
Michael
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:smt010 I am so so so sad that I had to miss it... :smt010
I even started work early but it went too long (left Marysville at 1:30) :smt013 & the wind was pushing my little car w/ scupper like carzy..., so I had to bail.
Ashley even made an awesome chicken pasta salad too... :smt009
looks like you guys had a great turn out... I'm so jealous... :smt011
so did I get the goodies too? please, say yes, somebody!?
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Here are my pictorial contributions. Mickfish and Hydrospider...sorry I never got around to saying hello.
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More pictures
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More pictures
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And more pictures. Had a great time. Burned out a bit at the end.
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It was an awesome time and absolutely great to see everyone there.
Congratulations to all of the winners and sponsors. Special thanks to Aquan for allowing us to have the schindig there!
Those plaques and drawings were beautiful...we sure do have some great artists in our family.
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Thanks a ton for the incredible prints and the sweet necklace...really thoughtful. I am off to a MLPA overnighter this morning! Really nice to see the crew. Aquan is a beautiful shop.
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Here are the rest of the pictures.
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Thanks again everyone! It was a blast as usual. Hojo you got way to many pictures of me :smt044
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Just want to make it EZ for newbies to recognize you in the future.
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Great report! :smt002 Wish I could've been there. One of these days... :smt001
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First of all...
THANKS to Bill and Mooch for setting up the awards potluck
THANKS to Aquan for the venue
THANKS to everyone who came, helped out, and contributed to the awesome potluck
THANKS to SCAllen, Mike Mowrey/Ocean Kayak, and Okuma for all the cool raffle prizes
THANKS to Sean "Piscean" for the beautiful awards plaques and to Amadeo "AB10" for awesome tribute paintings/prizes.
THANKS to Hobie Fishing, Great White Kayak Co., Walton's Pond, Wind Toys, and other 2008 AOTY goodie bag sponsors for delivering the goods in time.
CONGRATS to the other winners and honorees. I'm humbled to be in your company.
It was great to meet new members and many old friends for the first time this year.
I can't believe we had that much fun without being on the water, paddling and fishing.
Mooch, Hojoman... nice photo coverage of the event for those who couldn't attend.
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Looks and sounds like everyone had a good time. It makes almost sad that I moved away.
Brian
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Looks and sounds like everyone had a good time. It makes almost sad that I moved away.
Brian
I feel ya bruddah. Looks fun!
Z
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It was another great get together! My thanks to all involved. I don't think I've been part of another group that enjoys each others company as much, despite really not seeing each other that often, like long lost friends. My wife even commented on that fact.
To quote Freddie, "These are the day's". Especially after looking at "Hojomans" DVD book. The friendships and memories of good times spent on the water and "talking story" are irreplaceable...here's to many more!
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Good to see everybody, Congratulations to the Winners and Thanks to the Sponsor's the Setup and clean up crew. My wife made a comment also on the way home she said Hey I could camp with these guys which is pretty good cause she barely tolerates Camping with me. :smt001
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Pretty awesome stuff going on here. Another great get together. Especially liked how all the kids were playing together so nicely. I know my boys tore Aquan up... I'm wondering if we'll be invited back next time.
Mooch... I hope there wasn't too much damage done to the store. I know my boys loved playing hide and go seek in the shop... but, not in the boats. Thanks again for everything...
Freddie
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ChuckE....
Looks like your Avitar is too Small for all your Awards :smt002
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Congratulations-
To all the winners and participants in the AOTY contest. Your participation make events like this possable.
An extra slap on the back for ChuckE for his first place finish, Good Job!
See y'all on the water.
Jack
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Man, I am so pissed off about missing this event! My son got sick on Friday and it hit me hard on Sat night. Was literally in bed from Sat night to this afternoon. And I never get sick.
So, needless to say, I'm super bummed. Please post more pics so I can feel like I was there in attendance!!!
And since I wasn't there to say it myself, Congrats to Chuck! You are a fish magnet dude. Also Congrats to all of the other winners. And also the contributors; some of those awards are amazing! And to Aquan, looks like a top notch event. But, I wouldn't expect anything less from this community of great anglers.
PK
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Few more pics
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A GREAT EVENT for sure!.....& we didn't even FISH! :smt003
Thanks to ALL that Chuck had thanked! :smt004
First of all...
THANKS to Bill and Mooch for setting up the awards potluck
THANKS to Aquan for the venue
THANKS to everyone who came, helped out, and contributed to the awesome potluck
THANKS to SCAllen, Mike Mowrey/Ocean Kayak, and Okuma for all the cool raffle prizes
THANKS to Sean "Piscean" for the beautiful awards plaques and to Amadeo "AB10" for awesome tribute paintings/prizes.
THANKS to Hobie Fishing, Great White Kayak Co., Walton's Pond, Wind Toys, and other 2008 AOTY goodie bag sponsors for delivering the goods in time.
Mooch, Hojoman... nice photo coverage of the event for those who couldn't attend.
Got to rub elbows with old&new brothers&sisters. (children included).....the food was like always..a variety of GOOD TASTY FUN!....getting the last longsleeve Okuma shirt in the raffle=priceless!!....got to "praise&bow'd-down" to the SturgeonGoddessMelissa!(where's the pic Frank?).....and even made a few $$ out of hatchback in the parking lot.
Everyones' ARTWORK is SO SWEET and personal.
.....your real name AND handle on the plaques.
.....the HAND CARVED Sharks were distributed to the appropriate personnel.
.....BEAUTIFUL hand-paintings of local fish.
.....the donated gifts are useful & will get used accordingly.
I know my boys tore Aquan up... I'm wondering if we'll be invited back next time.
Mooch... I hope there wasn't too much damage done to the store. I know my boys loved playing hide and go seek in the shop.
Freddie
after our history......Bill, we better start looking for a new venue/location for next years ceremonies
Mooch~ looks like we'll be fishing on the weekends again....sooner than I thought :smt002
Thanks to all who brought food and stuff like that!
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after our history......Bill, we better start looking for a new venue/location for next years ceremonies
Mooch~ looks like we'll be fishing on the weekends again....sooner than I thought
You're saying what I was afraid to :smt005
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after our history......Bill, we better start looking for a new venue/location for next years ceremonies
Mooch~ looks like we'll be fishing on the weekends again....sooner than I thought
You're saying what I was afraid to :smt005
too funny :smt003
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...you know I was against this *change* from the begining :smt010
&UknowI'mJUSTfoolinAROUNDwitCHA! :smt008 butImisYA' :smt004
a couple of overview shots....and the last one is ChampChuckE getting delivered to the podium on the MoochMobile!
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Congratulations to all the winners and a big THANKS to everyone who worked so hard on this event. Can't say it enough: What a GREAT group of people! And, Shannon, I look forward to "yakking" with you again when you join us camping! :smt002
Janice aka "Big J"
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Congrats to all the winners!!!