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Topic: THANK YOU to our AOTY/DOTY sponsors!!  (Read 5465 times)

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BigJim

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Prizes are starting to come together and roll in for our 2014 Awards Ceremony on 2/7 at Timber Cove!!!

I am super grateful for the continued support of ALL of these sponsors, and for the NCKA members who have helped make the connections/do the leg work to get the prizes.

I would post some pics but have no phone at the moment so my words will have to do.  :smt002

Here is a general list of what we can expect to see at the Awards ceremony:

DOTY:

-BigFish Plaques

-Piscean plaques for 1st-3rd (Huge thanks to Sean who donates his time to create these works of art for us!)
http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?action=profile;u=112

-Hobie Quest13 for DOTY 2015 Nelson Kwok donated by CCK and Rider
http://www.calkayak.com/
http://www.hobiecat.com/paddle/quest-13/

-Neptonics mask/snorkel
http://www.neptonicsystems.com/freedive-mask.php
http://www.neptonicsystems.com/freediving-snorkel.php

-Neptonics 10 inch guage/Ab Grab Bar
http://www.neptonicsystems.com/ab-grab.php
http://www.neptonicsystems.com/abalone-gage.php

-Neptonics rubber belt/mori knife
http://www.neptonicsystems.com/marseille-weight-belts.php
http://www.neptonicsystems.com/knife.php

-Neptonics rigged kelp clip/stringer
http://www.neptonicsystems.com/kelp-clip.php
http://www.neptonicsystems.com/stringers.php

-UK SL4 eLED L1 Light from Austin's Diving Center
http://www.austinsdiving.com/proddetail.php?prod=80102

-Dive knife from Austin's Diving Center
http://www.austinsdiving.com/products.php?cat=303

-Dry bag from Austin's Diving Center
http://www.austinsdiving.com/proddetail.php?prod=085xx&cat=236

-$50 gift certificate from Austin's Diving Center
http://www.austinsdiving.com/giftcertificate.php

-T-shirts and Hot Sauce from Austin's Diving Center

-Freedive Shop Prize TBD
 http://www.freediveshop.com/

-YakAttack VisiPole donated by Headwaters
http://www.headwaterskayak.com/index.html
http://www.yakattack.us/V2FM_FPG_p/v2fm-fpg.htm

-VHF Radio from Kayak Connection
http://www.westmarine.com/buy/standard-horizon--hx290-floating-handheld-vhf-radio--12008231
http://www.kayakconnection.com

-2 GoBro grips
http://gobrogrips.com/products/gobrogrips

-Pacific Nalu Dive Flag Mounts from Bloodbath
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pacific-Nalu-Dive-Co/199571513469093
http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1235

-IceColdChuck Floatlines and weights
http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?action=profile;u=5712

-Speargun donated by Red Triangle Spearfishing
http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=62374.0

-Abscalibur donated by Jeremy
http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=55957.0

-Two prints and 3 hats donated by Amadeo Bachar
http://www.abachar.com/
http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1115

-DFW Fish ID books and Charts etc donated by Matt Michie
http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1874

AOTY:

-BigFish Plaques

--Piscean plaques for 1st-3rd (Huge thanks to Sean who donates his time to create these works of art for us!)
http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?action=profile;u=112

-Ocean Kayak Trident 13 Angler and $100 gift cert for AOTY 2014 Insearchoffish donated by Ocean Kayak And Adventure Sports and Ravensblack!
http://kayakcity.com/
http://www.oceankayak.com/kayaks/angler_kayaks/trident_13_angler/

-Kokatat Tempest Pants/Otter jacket for Second Place Clayman
http://kokatat.com/products/bibs-and-pants/hydrus-3l-tempest-pants-with-socks-men.html
http://kokatat.com/products/jackets/tropos-otter-jacket-men.html

-Locking cable from Headwaters
http://www.headwaterskayak.com/index.html
http://www.lassosecuritycables.com/lock-all_master-cable-lock.php

-VHF Radio from Kayak Connection
http://www.westmarine.com/buy/standard-horizon--hx290-floating-handheld-vhf-radio--12008231
http://www.kayakconnection.com/

-Yak Attack VisiPole from LutherCifers and vwool
http://www.yakattack.us/V2FM_FPG_p/v2fm-fpg.htm

-Yak Attack ZookaTube from LutherCifers and vwool
http://www.yakattack.us/ZT_003_p/zt-003.htm

-2 Yak Attack Gear Tracks from LutherCifers and vwool
http://www.yakattack.us/GTSL90_OR08_p/gtsl90-lm08.htm

-Two prints and 4 hats donated by Amadeo Bachar
http://www.abachar.com/
http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1115

-2 GoBro grips
http://gobrogrips.com/products/gobrogrips

-DFW Fish ID books and Charts etc donated by Matt Michie
http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1874

AOTY and DOTY:

Participation raffle drawing for Hobie Revo13!!
http://www.hobiecat.com/mirage/mirage-revolution-13/

HUGE thanks again to everyone involved in helping get such an awesome array of prizes for the 2014 AOTY and DOTY competitors!!!

 :smt007 :smt007 :smt007 :smt007

I am also beginning working on confirming who wants to be sponsors for AOTY and DOTY 2015 (following up with existing sponsors and looking for new ones). Got confirmation last night that Austin Derry will donate one of his killer prints to DOTY!

http://www.austinderryphotography.com/

If you or anyone you know wants to donate a prize and be a sponsor please just let me or anyone on the AOTY/DOTY committee know.

 :smt006

Sincerely,

Jim
« Last Edit: January 29, 2015, 10:40:46 AM by BigJim »

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~T2B2 2015-1st~
*DOTY: 2012-5th~2014-5th~2015-4th~2016-7th~2017-4th~2018-5th~2019-5th~2020-2nd*


Hojoman

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Will ask someone at Crabfest to bring the calendars


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Thank you very much NCKA's sponsors  :thumleft:
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Sweeeet! BIG thanks to all the sponsors!
I should probably also mention that we are getting a huge discount on the Big Fish plaques this year, thanks for 123 Awards in South SF. Please consider using them for any kind of awards you might need in the future. http://www.123-awards.com/

AND...I am going to see if we can get more AOTY sponsors/prizes in 2015 because it seems like there are way more DOTY prizes (which is cool too; I just want to make sure it's nice & balanced).  :smt008
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BigJim

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Sweeeet! BIG thanks to all the sponsors!
I should probably also mention that we are getting a huge discount on the Big Fish plaques this year, thanks for 123 Awards in South SF. Please consider using them for any kind of awards you might need in the future. http://www.123-awards.com/

AND...I am going to see if we can get more AOTY sponsors/prizes in 2015 because it seems like there are way more DOTY prizes (which is cool too; I just want to make sure it's nice & balanced).  :smt008

+1!!

More AOTY sponsors would be great!!

 :smt006

Sincerely,

Jim

~GS4  2010-1st~
~DOTY 2013-1st~
~T2B2 2015-1st~
*DOTY: 2012-5th~2014-5th~2015-4th~2016-7th~2017-4th~2018-5th~2019-5th~2020-2nd*


RacinRob

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Since I participated in both can I choose from either list?
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2018 AOTY 2nd Place
2017 ARW Halibut 3rd Place
2017 Berryessa Salmon Slam MBF winner
2014 GS8 1st Place AOTD
2014 Trinidad Rockfish Wars 1st Place--- Teamed w/ATD
2014 AOTY 3rd Place-Again
2013 AOTY 3rd Place
2012 Berryessa Salmon Slam  1st Place
2012 Sonoma Slam 1st Place---Teamed w/ATD
2012 TRW 2 1st Place----Teamed w/ATD
2012 PIF Big Salmon Winner
2012 Fresh Kats Series Champion
2012-13-14 Team NCKA Kayak Wars 1st Place Team Overall


BigJim

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Since I participated in both can I choose from either list?

LOL!

No and maybe.

Possibly from both!

You will get a 3rd place Piscean Plaque and first pick from AOTY prize table since 1st place AOTY gets the T13 and 2nd place AOTY gets the Kokatat package.

If there are still prizes on the DOTY table when we get to your DOTY finish place you will get to pick one!

 :smt003

 :smt006

Sincerely,

Jim

ps...

I PMd all DOTY guys and let them know this is how DOTY prize drawing will work:

Quote
If you win a 1st-3rd place plaque or BigFish plaque or the prize Revo13 kayak and you aren't at the ceremony I will hold onto your prize for you and PM you to arrange how to get it to you.

If you are in the top ten and you aren't at the ceremony I will pick a prize from the prize table for you when your name is called and PM you to arrange how to get it to you.

If there are still prizes on the table after we get through the top ten, we will keep calling names (in the order they placed obviously) to come up and pick prizes. If you are not there when your name is called though we will just go to the next name until all the prizes have been taken by people in attendance.

~GS4  2010-1st~
~DOTY 2013-1st~
~T2B2 2015-1st~
*DOTY: 2012-5th~2014-5th~2015-4th~2016-7th~2017-4th~2018-5th~2019-5th~2020-2nd*


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I know. I got that from you. I'm just being a pain. By the way, thatBass you downgraded this year of mine i want to protest the downgrade. That 1/4" cost me second place. ;-)
http://WildernessSystems.com      http://ATPaddles.com
http://ShastaTackle.com               http://MacksLure.com

Wilderness Systems Kayaks Pro Staff           Heroes on the Water Coordinator
Mack's Lure Pro Staff

2018 AOTY 2nd Place
2017 ARW Halibut 3rd Place
2017 Berryessa Salmon Slam MBF winner
2014 GS8 1st Place AOTD
2014 Trinidad Rockfish Wars 1st Place--- Teamed w/ATD
2014 AOTY 3rd Place-Again
2013 AOTY 3rd Place
2012 Berryessa Salmon Slam  1st Place
2012 Sonoma Slam 1st Place---Teamed w/ATD
2012 TRW 2 1st Place----Teamed w/ATD
2012 PIF Big Salmon Winner
2012 Fresh Kats Series Champion
2012-13-14 Team NCKA Kayak Wars 1st Place Team Overall


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Since I participated in both can I choose from either list?
You get nothing and be happy you got that! :smt044


BigJim

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I know. I got that from you. I'm just being a pain. By the way, thatBass you downgraded this year of mine i want to protest the downgrade. That 1/4" cost me second place. ;-)

LOL!!

Which bass? This one?

http://aoty.norcalkayakanglers.com/catches/2994

Looks like 22 to me!

 :smt003

 :smt008

 :smt006

Sincerely,

Jim

~GS4  2010-1st~
~DOTY 2013-1st~
~T2B2 2015-1st~
*DOTY: 2012-5th~2014-5th~2015-4th~2016-7th~2017-4th~2018-5th~2019-5th~2020-2nd*


Derrick A2H

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Its a bummer your fish moved man id be super bummed
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BigJim

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Its a bummer your fish moved man id be super bummed

Looking back through my PMs and on 02/05 we reviewed 4 different pics of that fish and the determination was that all showed it just shy of 22.25.

Bummer for sure but it is what it is.

 :smt006

Sincerely,

Jim




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~DOTY 2013-1st~
~T2B2 2015-1st~
*DOTY: 2012-5th~2014-5th~2015-4th~2016-7th~2017-4th~2018-5th~2019-5th~2020-2nd*


Derrick A2H

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Call it 22.24 rob lol!
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BigJim

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Call it 22.24 rob lol!

LOL! 

Beginning in 2014 AOTY rules were adjusted to require rounding down to nearest quarter inch.

 :smt002

 :smt008

 :smt006

Sincerely,

Jim

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~DOTY 2013-1st~
~T2B2 2015-1st~
*DOTY: 2012-5th~2014-5th~2015-4th~2016-7th~2017-4th~2018-5th~2019-5th~2020-2nd*


BigJim

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Adventure Sports and Ocean Kayak combined for the 2014 AOTY grand prize Trident13 angler. Adventure Sports is now including a $100.00 gift certificate for merchandise at the El Camino store in Sac. So Kevin, show up with the boat and you get to spend a 100 bucks on anything you want in the store.

Very cool!!!!

 :smt007  :smt007 :smt007

THANK YOU Craig, OK and Adventure Sports!!!

 :smt006

Sincerely,

Jim

~GS4  2010-1st~
~DOTY 2013-1st~
~T2B2 2015-1st~
*DOTY: 2012-5th~2014-5th~2015-4th~2016-7th~2017-4th~2018-5th~2019-5th~2020-2nd*