Many thanks from the Shark River crew.

[PatrickD]

Chumbucket, ArneP, and I have safely returned to Jersey. Smooth sailing nearly all the way home and we made it back to Chum's house in about 4.5 hours. Sometimes, it takes me nearly that long just to get out of New Jersey!

Thank you all for your warm hospitality. It was great to see a bunch of old friends as well as make a bunch of new ones. I'm still full from all the food () and I even won a couple of plugs in the raffle.

Thank you also for all your generosity in donating plugs for my annual plug auction to benefit the Shark River Surf Anglers' Kid's Trout Tournament. It is a great day for the kids, and we get a lot of satisfaction bringing future generations into the sport we all love so much. I believe that the future of recreational fishing depends on the involvement of today's youth and we simply could not sponsor the event without all the assistance we get from guys like you.

I'm sure that Flaptail was looking down on the events of the day with a great big smile.

Thanks again,

PatrickD aka Digger