25th Annual East Bay Anglers Expo - Mike Laptew & Crazy Alberto

[JohnR]

Ian, good to see you & your son there. Glad you hit the prize. And no, I will not shake your hand

[Crafty Angler]

Mike and the Crazy One put on a great show - as always, a big thumbs up to those guys......and thanks for getting the blood going on a frigid afternoon

Good motivation to start the new year and go through my checklist for the coming season

I'm anxious to get the DVD Mike has coming out in February - the footage of the albies cruising in formation in slo-mo was incredible

Ran into - JohnR, Johnny Habs Jr who I heard is gonna have his website active pretty soon......and Uncle Pt Jude Joe who was getting blitzed at the Pt Jude table......and the rest of the Usual Suspects, too

Sat through the seminar with piemma and picked up an excellent autographed print from Alberto - yup, it was a great afternoon...

[piemma]

Originally Posted by Crafty Angler

Mike and the Crazy One put on a great show - as always, a big thumbs up to those guys......and thanks for getting the blood going on a frigid afternoon
I'm anxious to get the DVD Mike has coming out in February - the footage of the albies cruising in formation in slo-mo was incredible

Ran into - JohnR, Johnny Habs Jr who I heard is gonna have his website active pretty soon......and Uncle Pt Jude Joe who was getting blitzed at the Pt Jude table......and the rest of the Usual Suspects, too

Sat through the seminar with piemma and picked up an excellent autographed print from Alberto - yup, it was a great afternoon...

Good time Chuck. Good meeting Mac also. Real gentleman.

[JohnR]

Yes, good time had by all - thanks to EBA and Will Barbeau for putting this all together

[Crazy Alberto]

Good morning JohnR and the rest to the Striped-bass clan… I just want to say that I had a great time and it is always a pleasure to shoot the breeze with my old buddies (and meet a few new friends). Laptew’s presentation was great and I am also glad I had the opportunity to display the new Tactical Anglers clips.

All in all, thank you Will Barbeau for having me.

“Crazy” Alberto
Nonstopfisher@optonline.net

[Crafty Angler]

Originally Posted by piemma

Good time Chuck. Good meeting Mac also. Real gentleman.

Yeah, he is, Paul

In fact, if I know I'm going to be out in public I'll give Mac a shout so he can walk in first as a decoy...

Originally Posted by Crazy Alberto

... I am also glad I had the opportunity to display the new Tactical Anglers clips...

Hey, I've got mine and they look real good - can't wait to try 'em...

Once again, obrigado for everything, amigo...I'll be in touch soon...

[MikeToole]

Originally Posted by JohnR

Yes, good time had by all - thanks to EBA and Will Barbeau for putting this all together

First time I ever saw someone take the time to send a thank you note with the tickets.

The stage set up was great and how fast they handled the door prizes at the end.

[quick decision]

Originally Posted by piemma

Good time Chuck. Good meeting Mac also. Real gentleman.

Sorry I missed you guys.

[mag minnow]

Flea Market...eehhh I was looking for a reel but it was not to be. Mike and Alberto Yah! I don't know the secret S-B handshake so couldn't tell who was there or not...

First time seeng Mike L's work. I enjoyed it. I would think even a non-fisher would have too.

[piemma]

Originally Posted by quick decision

Sorry I missed you guys.

Same her Ian. I didn't even know you were there until I checked the Board this morning. I left the house early yesterday for some errands before the show.

Next time for sure and this coming Fall either The Block or Montauk and we'll drag Chuck with us.

[Crafty Angler]

Originally Posted by piemma

Next time for sure and this coming Fall either The Block or Montauk and we'll drag Chuck with us.

Hey, sounds good to me...

I've made up my mind, I'm gonna be fully prepared for greatness this year...

[Fish_Eye]

I want to thank everyone who attended the EBA show and I'm glad to hear I got a little blood pumping with some of the underwater footage.

I was a little under the weather myself, especially after a marathon three days of editing with practically no sleep...I hope I sounded enthusiastic about the material I was sharing.

I know I was a little heavy handed on the underwater footage of stripers and tog, but more times than not this season I was underwater chasing fish or trying to record what the bottom structure looked like. I figured you could always see rods bent over any Sunday morning on ESPN, but getting to see the fish we care about swimming around the spots we fish is a tad more interesting....at least that's my take on it. I know someone I can spend a day with and show you what it looks like to land 800 pounds of bass...but I think that after four or five fish that gets a little old. I'm still working on getting a fish to eat in front of the camera -- I'll take footage of a lure, chunk, eel, whatever -- and next year is the year for that. My goal is also to film the largest bass ever recorded and I'm pretty confident I'll be able to make that happen. I'll also be on the hunt for tuna underwater.

I'm making a major investment in new technology and my new camera will be able to record high definition images in moonlight. I promise you topside and underwater images the likes of which have never been recorded. You have to keep raising the bar each year.

Who knows, 2012 might be 3-D for a real immersive experience.

Thanks again for coming and sorry if I didn't get a chance to say hello, or you found me in a corner with that far away look in my eyes -- I could have been sleeping.

Those of you who missed the show can catch me and Crazy Al at the Worcester Show in February for a totally different Advanced Saltwater Seminar series with Capt. Blain Anderson, Capt. Jim White, Capt. Dave Chieffo with a serious agenda of hard core tips and techniques...I'll keep you posted.

Mike