First I want to thank Slipknot and Canalman for all of the work they did in helping with the arrangements and working the show - thanks - you two were the cat's ### today
Also big thanks to PNG at the door, Swimmer & SKD for managing the raffle and IFG for the vocal substitution and who could forget Fishpart's son and StriperDan's son for keeping us all on our toes to make sure the Door prizes went off precisely every 60 minutes and to keep on top of the raffle as they did
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Numbskull, Steelhead, and DZ for their presentaions.
CS, Flap & Stifftip, VB, Adam R for bringing their collections. I'm sure I'm probably forgetting someone but I just walked in the door and want to get a big thanks out
Booger, MikeCC, and NJ Tackle (though not in body but in spirit - great door prizes)
Everyone that pitched in here and there,Mac and F18, Link, etc, and all who donated stuff to the raffle and bought tickets and grub.
Now - how did today go? The work you all do is unbelieveable, really. Nothing else I can say, between works of art and works of fishology - this stuff rocks!
The short version is that we had 23 plugs entered in the competition with 5 categories; Best of Show, Best Paint/Finish, Most Classic, Most Original, and Most Likely to Catch a Cow. Everyone had the opportunity to vote for their favorite plugs in each category and the most votes one - with bragging rights and a Certificate for the ManCave each (click on the link to get an idea of the certificates
http://striped-bass.com/images/pf06awards.jpg )
We also took a tally of ALL votes and awarded, by most points, places 1 through 5, prizes of Gift Certificates to Amazon Tools, S-B Sponsors, and for 5th place (and the only actual prize present today) - a box of Twinkies
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And I hope I have the order of all these right because I did not have my camera but the winners, as voted by the attendees, were:
Best of Show: Canalman
Best Paint/Finish: FishingFreak
Most Classic: 3 Way Tie - IFishGibbs, Flaptail, CapeSams (Flap and CS will get their certificated later on)
Most Original: Striperknight
Most Likely to Catch a Cow: Throwing Timber
The points total put the dinero based prizes at:
1st: Canalman
2nd: Striperknight
3rd: FishinFreak
4th: Numbskull
5th: and proud recipient of Twinkies, Throwing Timber
Now with the most classic, we had an unusual 3 way tie - IFG, CS, and Flap - that says something. Also of interest, Numbskull, who did not come in tops overall in one particular category, did tally enough points across the board to be in prize money for the overall - I thought that was pretty cool
So places 1st and 2nd, email me the email address and name you use for Amazon so I can get those email certificates in your name. For 3rd and 4th places, chose one of S-B's sponsors where you want to spend the dough and I'll make arrangements with them. For 5th, I think they have already been eaten.
Hopefully someone can post the pictures from tady - as always, it was an eye opening blast!
Great seeing old freinds and new people for the first time! Great work everyone!!!!