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Old 02-03-2010, 08:16 AM   #11
JohnR
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Great post Chris, and I, on this rare occasion, agree with you 100% with regard to the hows and whys of this award.Someone who simply catches a bunch of stripers doesn't qualify just on their alleged numbers... there's much more to it, IMO.

Seems to me you could apply this reasoning and come up with many different names depending on who you know.

I would apply the above and still come up with Flaptail this year as he embodied all of the above...nice person, angler, and ambassador to the sport just to name a few attributes.
That is where YOU the nominator, can apply your criteria to AOY. For some, it is pure fishing greatness, others responsibility to the fishing community, others may choose other factors. What one person may define as the necessary qualities to "award" are different from others. My only desire is that people make a sincere and deserving recommendation, instead of a gag or farce recommendation.

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Even a monkey could win this award if he had a bucket of eels and a wetsuit....

Add a camera and a keypad and we have an internet hero.
Chris, you forgot to add a boat - you just got a nice one right

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