Albion Open 2015 Official tourney thread

Quote.....Mendocino Blow Hole..





I was expecting to see a pic of TOTE..

Ariel knows what's up with the blow hole

It was good meeting you and Nick in real life, Annie. Congrats on absolutely crushing it! You did a great job of cleaning house even if you have no sole

  it was good meeting you too Pablito! You're a funny dude. See ya at the next event!

BUt not "HAHA" funny..... 

You better step up your game Rich. Before you know it you won't be the only white trash comedian from Montana on NCKA

as usual I missed it all, but I want to say THANK YOU to Snapperhead for conveying the awards up to Albion in my absence.

Beautiful work, as usual, Sean.

One of the best Tourneys ever, loved every minute and Im proud to be everyones friend!

Great event and great folks.  Was nice getting there on Tue night and having a few extra days to fish and chill.  Been awhile since I got to spend 4 straight days OTW - good for the soul.  Really good to see the number of quality lings, cabs, and especially, reds caught over the weekend. 

Big thanks to Eric/Abdiver, Vic/VWool, Ruben/FishKraft, Greg/Cajun, Martin, and the other folks who stepped-up and kept things rolling smooth - well done fellas!  Congrats to all who placed.

Only snapped 3 pics - here's the big verm caught by David/Tigerfish - congrats.

It was good meeting you and Nick in real life, Annie. Congrats on absolutely crushing it! You did a great job of cleaning house even if you have no sole

  it was good meeting you too Pablito! You're a funny dude. See ya at the next event!

BUt not "HAHA" funny..... 

You better step up your game Rich. Before you know it you won't be the only white trash comedian from Montana on NCKA

I will gladly concede!

Had great time!! still in recovering mode....

Highlights:
Getting back on the kayak and fishing
Seeing all my NCKA fam
BBQ Pork Bellies for 3 straight nights 
Catching lings on a handline 

Wow! What a fun filled weekend my family and I had at Albion. Thanks for a job well done Victor, Eric, Martin, Greg, and Allen for putting on one of my favorite tourney together. There was tons of awesome food to go around to everyone and then some. Love my new burner that I won in the raffle. Thanks to all that gifted my family and I with some Uni and abalone as well as some fish. You know who you are and I am so grateful for that. Congrats to all the winners. Looking forward to seeing you all again soon. Oh and the Shuland, awesome party you guys.

Jedmo

Thanks again ! As expected I had a great time. So many great stories, people and fish. I had a blast fishing and diving Friday and Saturday. Thanks to the Jedmo Fam for feeding my girlfriend and I non stop what a great group to camp next to.

First and foremost- Big Thx to everyone involved in Albion success! We missed Davis family!

Wow...what an amazing trip this year! great to see old friends and meeting new ones!

On behalf of Shulander, I would like to thank everyone for stopping by our camp to share a few good laughs/ drinks/ food and great times! as you know Shulander's we love great food and delish libations...looking forward to the next Albion trip!

Special Shout out to all the SHULANDERS involved  for making AWESOME/ BEST Albion experience ever!

Like we say at Shuland " bring ur appetite/ best food or drink to share/ lets get this party started!!!

mahalo,
Shulanders!
Dennis- aka Old#

I am Shulander.

Shuland rules.Thank you guy's.Great times.

What a great event the Albion Open is.  Thank you Craig and Lynelle for organizing this and thanks to your delegated crew who did an exceptional job running the awards ceremony in your absence. 
I also want to thank all the Shulanders who made Shuland a success.  Everyone pitched in and contributed in some way.  I experienced many exotic dishes that I probably would never have a chance to try.  I witnessed the birth of Roger Shu's  "RSHUshi Bar".  He was making sushi all evening on Saturday.  He had abalone, uni, tobiko, quail eggs, swordfish, wild yellowtail, and Japanese farm raised creamy buttery Hamachi.  Mmmm.  I hope you stopped by to try some.  Next year we'll be back in the D section
I had a great time meeting new people and seeing old friends too.  NCKA people are the best.

Dry Bones
Steve

First and foremost- Big Thx to everyone involved in Albion success! We missed Davis family!

Wow...what an amazing trip this year! great to see old friends and meeting new ones!

On behalf of Shulander, I would like to thank everyone for stopping by our camp to share a few good laughs/ drinks/ food and great times! as you know Shulander's we love great food and delish libations...looking forward to the next Albion trip!

Special Shout out to all the SHULANDERS involved  for making AWESOME/ BEST Albion experience ever!

Like we say at Shuland " bring ur appetite/ best food or drink to share/ lets get this party started!!!

mahalo,
Shulanders!
Dennis- aka Old#

Oh man !!!!! I missed this Shuland thang. Next year I wanna be a Shulander 

Thank you Craig/ Lynnelle and everyone one who volunteered to make this event happen. Your hard work was very much appreciated and me and my family applaud all your efforts!

This was the best Albion I've attended thus far and maybe the best NCKA event I've ever attended. The fishing was great as always. But for me, the gracious and curdious hosts around the campground made this a very special event. The food was off the hook and it was everywhere! I mean, I had to slip out of a few spots cause I just couldn't eat anymore... yellow tail poke, chicharonis, BBQ ribs and pork belly, the sushi bar, jell-o shots... it never ended. But somehow I seemed to wonder back for more. 

It's funny, I have my 14yrold niece here from NH visiting for the summer as a treat for doing well in school. We are doing our best to show her all the different things that our area can bring, events, food, cultural experiences, ect. Her living situation back east is less than ideal with minimal opportunities for real growth. After the event she could not stop talking about how nice everyone was, the food, the open friendship and of course Shuland. She loved it!

Thank you guys!


Mike