I would like to thank the guys at Adventure Sports/Kayak City for donating 2 cool Jr PFD's and a couple Rod leashes to the 2015 JAOTY.

Thanks for supporting our Jr's

Hey,

OneF has donated a prize for he Jr's and I need to see about getting it from Ukiah to the Awards Ceremony.

Can anyone help make this happen.

I would like to start this post out by saying thank you to all the parents who took the time to take their kids out and get them on the  water and the opportunity to catch a fish. Good job to all of you.

There was a total of 26 Juniors signed up for the Junior Anglers and out of that 19 of the kids posted at least 1 fish. We had 5 Junior Divers and 3 of them posted up catches. Great job to all of you Juniors.

But in the end the could be only one Junior Angler of the Year and for 2015 that would be the one and only MightyQuinn (Quinn), AVQ (Aiden) was a close second, & Cochino (Kristopher) rounded out the top three. Great job young men i truly enjoyed seeing the amazing fish you've posted through out the year.

Our Top Spot on the Junior Driver of the Year for 2015 went to Cochino (Kristopher) who owned the Jr. Diver competition this year. In Second Place was Silent Hunter (Noah), & in Third Place was my very own daughter Skylar (Savannah). I am so proud of all of you. Diving is a whole other beast and to see these juniors getting underwater is truly amazing. Keep it up!!!

I look forward to seeing how these kids progress over the years and become the future of the sports.

This year California Canoe & Kayak was the main sponsor for the Nor Cal Kayak Anglers (NCKA) - Junior Angler/Diver of the Year program. CCK has donated a Hobie Sport Mirage Drive Kayak and I am looking forward to the Awards Ceremony to give this awesome kayak to one lucky kid. The kayak will not just be a stock kayak it will be rigged with YakAttack, Scotty, & a Lowarance Elite 3x.

I have several other cool prizes for the kids that will be given away at the Awards Ceremony.

Check out the new Nike Rider shoes. Haha J/K but I'm sure some of you guys would buy and wear these bad boys

So I have been kicking around how to put this out there. I didn't just want to rant but make this somewhat constructive and it needs to be said.

We have a lot of new people on here and they need to understand how we do things.  The first thing is that if you bring someone to an event you are responsible for them and their actions directly reflect on you. When we are at events it's totally chill and we (for the most part) get along or just stay away from people we don't want to hang out with. We don't come into these events with an aggressive mindset. We are pretty much one big dysfunctional family of like minded individuals who just want to have a good time.

With this being said


This last weekend at OC there were a group of us hanging out around the fire chilling, eating, drinking, & cutting it up. There was a newer member I hadn't met before and his buddy who were hanging out with us. When they arrived I noticed them polishing off a 5th of whiskey. Well the new guys were getting some flak for just being new guys and were taking it pretty good. But tensions did seem to rise early and they were diffused and we continued to chill.

So as the night progressed I got up to toss some wood on the fire and give FM1 a little brotherly hug. Well the friend kinda grabbed me from the back and I got him off then turned around to find him holding a knife in an attack position about a foot or so from me. This wasn't a friendly playful type of situation. This wasn't a little pocket knife this was 6+" hunting knife. Once I saw this I told the guy "what the fuck you doing? we're just chilling here" turned around grabbed Amy and headed to the trailer extracting myself from a situation that was not going to end well for anyone.  I have no clue what happened after that.

This has had me pissed off ever since and has no place at any NCKA event. I can keep going but this is just pissing me off even more writing this.

Keep your friends in check!

Link to register
http://www.calkayakreservations.com/rsv/dspClndr.cfm?varClassID=493

October 4, 2015

Enrollment: $119.00

If you want to catch fish on the ocean and be safe doing so, you first need to learn some basic skills including paddle strokes, self and assisted rescues. This could be the most important class you'll ever take! Learn how to launch and land your kayak safely, paddle efficiently, and how to sort yourself or a buddy out in the event of a capsize. We'll discuss how to carry your fishing gear safely, sea conditions and risk assessment and what to do in the event of an emergency. This class is suitable for paddle or pedal driven fishing kayaks.
Class duration: 9:00am - 4:00pm
10% off with your own kayak! Enter this coupon code when signing up ONLY if you are bringing your own kayak:
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The Amy's and Jim's will be heading up to Bowman this Friday. Dry coming and hopefully some productive fishing.

Short notice but if you wanna come up to camp, fish, & chill come on up. Will be camping on the east end of the lake.