a big high five to don blizzard,rick bomba,gboutdoors,red,john, fisheye awsome show!! was good to meet you all!!to those that couldnt make it THE FOOD WAS OUT OF THIS WORLD!! for this kind of party, and the prize table,wait till you see pics!!what a good time!wish you all could of been there!!:happy:

Yes, thank all those people and all the others that made this night out a good time had by all. It was good to see familiar faces and met new faces as well. That video presentation was outstanding Fisheye. Most of all, thanks to JohnR for the site who it would not all be possible without him:)

Had a great time - good to see the familiar faces and putting the names to new ones. :D

I dunno about you, but I had to change my underwear after watching Fish_Eye's most excellent video presentation. :smash:

Thanks again to JohnR for a wonderful evening!

p.s. Wonder how ChrisL fared getting across the street. :laughs: :laughs: :laughs:

Great time and food and lots of fish stories:D :D and lalk about dessert. Nice cake ALR thanks.

And what about ALL those raffle items. A big thanks to all that gave even if I didn't win the msba membership.

And by the way the four cruisers at the hotel at 12:30 were not there for CHRIS L. :smash: :smash: :smash: but it must have been some great after party party.

7 thumbs up guys n gals! What a most excellent night! Let's do it again!

Mr Laptew you are a master....I can't stop thinkin about them bait balls...if I had my boat right now i'd be sittin in it and casting in my front yard :D

God I need to fish :smash:

I was an awsome time. GB, Don, Rick, John, Mike Laptew, Red, Jenn , And Katie all did an awsome job. Saltheart the rod is a real work of art. Those fish on the butt wrap are beautiful. Thank you very mmuch, I can't wait to use it. Time for me to go house hunting .

Big Thumbs up to everyone that made last night simply Awesome!!
Great food!! Great People!! Great time!!
I sure hope this becomes an annual occassion?:D

It was nice to put the faces to the names on the board!

Great presentation Fisheye!!!!!


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Russ

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John and bloocrab


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Saltheart won the cartoon :)


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It always amazes me to see something turn out awesome from a bunch of crusty, cabin fever'd fisherpeople. All i can say is what a blast!

thanks to everyone:D

That was a truly great time! Thanks everyone for spending the evening with us & for pitching in!

Big thanks to the hall & door crew for running the event: GB, Don Blizard, Rick Bomba (and relations :eek5: :p ), ALR, and the door crew of Red, Katie (who made out like a bandit) and Jenn!

Thanks for the card & dinner for me & the wife too - toally unexpected :btu: !

I'll have more to say later but right now but somebody's sick at the house again :rollem:

Think if she smiled any more her face would crack!!!!

Good to see everyone I know and some new faces as well, thanks to everyone to making it happen. Glad to see a big turnout for a great cause, next time I'll have the wife buy the raffle tickets thou:).

Guys,
Wow, I had a lot of fun; somehow I didn't end up eating, so I'm very hungry right now.
Thanks for putting up with my rapping brother, he always seems to commandeer the party.
I'll see everybody soon.
Thanks Again for a Great Time,
Rick

Wish I coulda been there. Looks like it was a lot of fun!!

Hey...under the "Raffle" table...is that a box of Pampers I see. Extras for BM??? :D

Hey who was that guy that kept throwin the rubber? He hit weewee up the side of the head, last I heard he was callin his lawyer an grumblin somethin bout owning a bait business? :D

Smokey , David and I had a great time. Good to see everyone in person. Food was excellent and so much of it we could have had another dinner today for everyone. Raffle was great. We all did well. Smokey had 4 winning tickets! David got a rod blank and I won the Bloocrab cartoon. :)

Mike L put on an excellent show. Fluke footage was awesome.

Thanks to everyone who worked hard to pull this off. What a big event all done with donations of work and food and prizes. I never heard of anywhere else pulling off a night like this all on donations. Great bunch of people.

It was a great event. Like someone said, nice to put some faces with screen-names....

Great job all who did the food stuff.

Hope you enjoyed my pan cookie dessert..;)

Great raffle, but I got a skunk...:smash: :af:
Had my eye on that nice rod too...Oh well..

Had a great time.
Great video presentation....

Is it spring yet!!!!!!

alls I can say is.......

WOW!!

We didn't get a chance to talk....but you did some GREAT craftsmanship on that baby.....

...I've got more to say but it'll have to wait till later - but for now....thanks again John for the great gift!!!

Pictures don't even come close to the workmanship done by PASNGAS on 'my' rod ;

I didn't even want to discredit it with this picture....

was nice to see U Guys and Gals.
Had a Ball

I second Bob Thomas... It sure does look / sound like you all had a great time! Wish the wife and I could have been there as well!

Looking forward to more pics and comments!

Cheers,
Rob

ALL RIGHTY THEN! :happy:

Fisheye's view gave me plenty to re-think when casting this spring! ( I keep hearing this voice saying "You're killing me!" when I replay the shad and silversides video in my head. At least I'm not alone missin' fishin')

Thanks to all that chipped in. Great night. Great food.Was drooling over some of those raffle rods......

JohnR, since I have documented all the uh, experience with dat reel, you want me to make sure it's OK?

Whoever got the S A Kilbourne print, I saw one of his prints offered online at $550.00. This is a repro, but you can find out more about him with a search online. I just forget the name of the book with his collections.

GS, I can't wait to throw the black 9s and the bubblegum!!!!

GB, we'll talk about May.

Best to all,

Ross

PS. What's all dis chit about global warming anyway?

Just got in Great time , if anything tooo short, met people yet didn,t get to meet many that had I hoped to
great work to the crew/////////////

PS ChrisL made it across the street safely !!!

I left the bar after 12;30 & there was still one member there with his beautiful wife, no name thou ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,MILO

Gwen & John ==ENJOY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111











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What an AMAZING evening!!!

Thanks to all who gave so much to make this such a tremendous success!

We must make this an annual event!... As this event was a great release for many like myself who cannot wait to pound the surf this spring!

It was great to have met so many wonderful people who I really look forward to getting out on the water with this year!

Saltheart is back this season, and many who were there have such a gleam of expectation in their eyes for what looks to be an incredible year for EVERYONE on this site!

And Fisheye's presentation was breathtaking!...

What more can be said outside of the fact that this was an amazing time spent with a bunch of amazing people!!!

As far as the thread that spoke of respect for fishermen...

One merely needs to attend one of these events to understand the breadth of that statement!!!

Thank you ALL so much!!!

Great time. Awesome food and the best raffle table I've seen in a while. It was great to meet some new people too.

Food was awesome, and the fish-eye show was OUTSTANDING!! I didn't win any wood in the raffle, but that made up for it! It was a great evening with a group of great people. Truly AMAZING what everybody did to help out :D

PS - I done burned the crust on the apple pies, my wife's repuation is now tarnished :( :smash:

We'll give you a shot at redemption by bringing more to the next gathering!!!

hehehehehehehehe! :hihi:

The pies were great!...

Thank you so much for bringing the screen!

And for your help with the certificate!

And everything else!

Don

Thanks all, had a good time, nice to meet all the people hubby keeps talking about. Great group of people need to do it again.
milo's wife:laughs: PS CLAMMA WHEN I THROW HUBBY BACK FOR NEW I'LL CAST FOR YOU:D

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Hey who was that guy that kept throwin the rubber? He hit weewee up the side of the head, last I heard he was callin his lawyer an grumblin somethin bout owning a bait business? :D

It's all fun and games until you put an eye out with a pack of pink paddletales. ;) :laughs: :p By the way Bob - THANKS FOR WAKING ME UP! :cool: :smash:

i want to know van.is this chocalate chip cookie cake,your creation yours my wife is raving over it and wants this recipe it is awsome!! ok now for part 2 of this awsome weekend im off to the boat show yea!! i got two of those 3.00 addmission tickets if anyone wants to go! let me know within the hour if you see this !!:happy: 1 508 320 4175 cell

By the way...I hope I'm not outta place saying this but just wanted to say that Saltheart looked TERRIFIC! Way to go Mike! :btu:

WOW, what can one say to what has already been said.
had a great time, met new faces,the food the raffle the video. simply put incredible. hats off to those that made this happen. great bunch of guys and gals.
ps. clamdigger
the lighthouse pics are awesome.my wife and i loves em.:happy:

Mrs Milo when you deside to release your CATCH, no need to cast , consider me caught & I.ll be yours !!!!!!!!!!!!!!


;) ;) ;) ;) :D :D

I had a great time with my buds, great food! And the entertainment was fun ( talking to Chris, nice flip by some guy who thought he won something and OH Gs takeing out a table with a pack of his baits, they are deadly!)

like bud8fan said,GREAT FOOD,GREAT PEOPLE GREAT TIME. this was a fantistic show of support for john and this site.Many thanks to all those that help put lastnight together.

It was great to have met few new people and touch base with others, got more out of Fisheyes video presention second time around. I give Stainless Props to all those who worked hard to make last night such a successful one!:claps::claps::claps::claps:

AWESOME time last nite guys,nice to see some old and new faces,FOOD was great,thanx Rick for slappin it all together.Show was great also ,and the prizes were sweet...I won the hodgeman korkers but they might be a little too big,does anyone know who sells these things so I can maybe exchange them for another size.I have a size 10 wading boot and XL sandals are too big.THANX GUYS and see ya soon ONLY 2 MORE MONTHS CLAMMA :af: NOW I have to go get an EAR RING YA KILLIN ME:smash:

Yea Milo , But what a way to go !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

Okay 1st of all I need to thank Goose,JohnR,Specialist, A BIG BIG THANKS FOR THE GREAT STUFF YOU GUYS GAVE ME.and anyone i forgot i am very sorry.

And your Very welcome guys for helping with the raffle. I had a great time I'll say right now that the raffle is my job at all times now... lol But you can't give me all the credit give Jenn some credit too, if she hadn't helped me i'd still be counting tickets right now.. lol..


Well i do have to say it was a Spectacular time for me last nite i had a great time... But one thing i didn't really get to try was the "Smoked Turkey" my dad made. I got a burnt wing that dad stole from me.. :af: lol :laughs:

The food was great! The setup for the food was great! Oh yea who was that guy who was rappin about fish?? lol oh well it was most likely a once in a life time for me to see that. :)


Oh well.


That's All i have to say for now.:) :) :)

Tootles..

Ps.. Please take that picture down of me dad... lol

oh yea did i mention,Nice meeting everyone last nite?

Thanks for the compliment Fishweewee. I feel good too so hopefully no more health problems ! I'm looking forward to fishing again this season. Last season was too short for me. :) You'll have to join us at the Ditch sometime. I know you are well armed in the rod dept now.

There was a street there ? LOL I always make it home in one piece .

I had a great time and thanks to Rick ,John and Greg for a great event . My wife also wants to say thanks . We stopped at the casino on the way home today and Patty and I left 2500 richer for my 3 hour tour .
I wasnt as drink as you thunk I was !

Party after party good thing the cops didnt come back !

Congrats Chris. a spare 2500 will come in handy! :)

Wow what a great time!

Chris,,,congrads! thats cool! (see honey I TOLD you we shoulda followed them...) I still want scrambled eggs though....and bacon...

Katie...got your pm...no problem had fun helping out ....

Capesam.......the rod is beautiful! Thanks again

thanks all for the great food and raffle items

Thanks to Budweiser for making me loosen up a bit..(yeah , online is one thing but I can be so shy in person.....)

Saltheart....for making me anxious!!:D :D ...er...that goes for fisheye too!;)

BM for putting me in the dog house!!!! HA!HA! JUST KIDDING;)

oh the list can go on I suppose...but I will once again thank all and mostly John!!!!;)

Jenn I want bacon and eggs too . pizza would be nice , or is that only on cutty ? evem though they are on my dont eat food list .

All we wanted was some real breakfast not the holiday inn express breakfast . How could anyone be smarter with such a lame breakfast !
Also hit an exacta and a win and 2 place bets on horses saturday for another 400 .:D

Chris -

Don't forget ya owe me $100 that I spotted you last night. ;)

What, you forgot already? :laughs:

no I didnt forget ! Its in the mail ! lol

Glad everyonehad some fun! That's what its all about. Fun & Friends!

(Oh yeh, and fish too)

I think ChrisL might give Iron Mike a run for his money at Coddingtons......:smash:

GREAT TIME , LETS DO IT AGAIN................. CHRISL want to buy some PLUGS...................

Originally posted by fishweewee
It's all fun and games until you put an eye out with a pack of pink paddletales. ;) :laughs: :p By the way Bob - THANKS FOR WAKING ME UP! :cool: :smash:

Those weren't Ledge Runners Ben, that's why they only caught an eye:), sorry the wind from BM, Habs and Tattos table must of caused a sudden downdraft.

What a WONDERFUL SURPRISE!!!

John, I really wish you wouldn’t have, but I’m incredibly HONORED that you did. Saturday night - StripedBass.com (John) presented me with a verrrry dangerous weapon. :)..thats all I'm saying for now
...so............WATCH OUT!!

..got there a bit late, but just in time for the fish-porn :) .Great show Laptew, as always - thanks for teasing me with the details of your trip..

Don- good job teaming up with GB...greg can be hard to handle, not to mention he set me up - :happy: ...as a matter of fact, Good job to all who showed their support by showing up and sharing in the food and laughter. It was great meeting some new people too -
...wish I would have met more...good to know what a Beetle looks like though ;)

Fishpoopoo.....FINALLY! ...let's go watch the sunset sometime :o
Slip, its always a pleasure to be in your company
Bazza . .. sorry I wouldn't trade ya ;)...that thing is schweeet!
Red - Katie .. . .see you in God's country
ChrisL...glad to see you finally removed the hair from your ears...1/2 hr. to the cape..:D
Tattoo is STILL a punk-daddy!-
Clamma . .. .what can I say?...your the flame that won't go out, keep the fires burnin baby!!
Goose - thanks for giving me the wrong tickets :D
Jenn's twin showed up....the shy one :p HI JENN!!
BM . .. . your my hero too http://www.stripersonline.com/ubb547/smilies/heart.gif
Milo...I've seen you 2 manny times
Habs...keep me updated on that thingy-majinghy
joeAngler..:(..sorry I didn't make it for that beer...my BAD...next time - no scroo-in around..
Krispy..last time I saw you, we were in a nappy place...:happy:
caught theSpecialist sneaking out the door with a schweeeet rod too...

HI Ross..."don't be a stranger"....it was great to see you guys again. I know I spoke with a few others, I didn't think to read name tags :smash: ...sorry...the beeers do damage-

...Saltheart, I'm glad you like the picture...Mr.Macey...was here-there-everywhere...Van at the door with Goose right?...nice grinder. Ok, I've dragged on long enough.

...one last thankyou to S-B & Co. and JohnR for a job well done -

If we met, and I missed ya......knock me over the head will ya :smash:

Bloo you almost got it too. Now stop wasting time, get some more works of art up there. :D

So Bloo - you figure it out yet? Bit of a learning curve, eh :D ?

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone that helped set this night up. Great Job. It was great to put some more names to faces. I wish I could have spent more time getting to meet more people. Great food, and great raffle. I was the lucky recipient of both a beachmaster and a habs custom plug. Thanks. Also, Fisheye, great video. As you would expect from those of us that work the suds, we were a captive audience. The real tribute to your video and narration was keeping the non-fishers focused and interested. My wife enjoyed the show and even said she found it interesting.

Fishsmith, it was good to meet you and Mrs fishsmith.

Again, thanks for a great night

WHO won the Bugger plugs?

WHO won the Bugger plugs?


I ended up with one!!!!:D :D :D me likes....:D :D


crap I gonna have so much good new stuff this year I dont know what I wanna try out first!!!!

Great! There's one, how bout others?

I am thinking of having a little "contest" for fish this year....will forward details Jenn.

pressures on.....:rolleyes: :D im waiting.....:laughs:

nice to see everybody saturday night, as a rookie to saltwater fishing it's nice to meet and talk about fishing with people who love it as much as i do. my wife told me she saw fish in her dreams, i laughed at that one. i got a habs pink & white jointed swimmer,(dont know if i should even open it) 2 plugs by slip(ready to go) year membership msba and all kinds of rubber.
thanks for everything, looking forward to fishing with more of you this year.:D

WHO won the Bugger plugs?

I got one. Its not a floater.

http://www.striped-bass.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=5882

Is that a good or bad thing?:eek:

I got one! :D