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        In case you don't remember, Nick Barr is in your club and I find it to be sad that he is not mentioned and given any recognition in this post. Is it just because he is fishing with a non memeber? He was an instrumental part in the Barr/Chevrier team placing 16th. In an event that is an "OPEN". Nick caught all 3 of our fish on Saturday and I blanked out so don't be thinking karma came anywhere near me on that day. Oh sorry I assume you must be refering to me since I am the only non club member that was fishing with a member. So I will step up and give Nick accolades because he rocked in this tournament. It was Nicks suggestion that we change direction late in the day and go try and supplement our meager stringers on both days with some smallies at a hole he has near the dam. And no, it was not on the road bed with the other 20 to 30 boats that were not far from us. The second day I was a big contributor to the effort but Nick anchored our stong finish by both catching our biggest of 2 largemouth (his weighing 4 pounds 15 ounces vs. mine at 4 pounds 5 ounces) and our needed sixth fish to fill our limit on Sunday. I might add that that sixth fish I put in the live well with about 2 minutes until we had to be in. (Never give up)
     I also do not recall Baker saying he would bring in 50 pounds I do recall him saying that someone would. Someone being defined as a person entered in the tournament which could have been anyone. I and a couple of other folks I know were saying the same thing. So we were wrong shoot us!
      Oh and Russell I enjoyed your presentation and the appreciation expressed to those who make that whole event go well every year. My hats off to you for expressing thanks on the behalf of everyone that has fished in that tournament over the years. You said it well and I appreciate it.
     So my congradulations to all that were in this tourney for it was in no way an easy one. Very, very tough fishing and hard to keep a good atitude when you are seeing so many giant fish and you can't catch them.
     A special thanks out to Nick Barr for giving me the opportunity to fish this OPEN when I did not think I was going to have the opportunity to. I learned some things from you and I hope that you were able to learn something from me.

To everyone that said congradulations to me yesterday I say thank you all. It means a lot coming from a caliber of fisherman such as all of you.........

Well said, BOB. I only have one thing to say, SLOW DOWN! ha If I had air brakes I would have used them. Great job, great minds think alike and aren't afraid to change.

I also want to thank the unknown boater who gave us the great idea behind our pre-fishing technique.

Well done Bob(McLoven).

Daryl

Those Largies seemed to be either cruising or tucked up in the trees....the 5 lber we had, the whole boat was engulfed in a tree...A BIG thanks to Mark for leaning out with my 8 foot stowmaster, I thought he was about to fall right in the water!!!

Team Vicodin....I think you should get the boat wrapped by a pharmacuitical company!!!!.......maybe WONDERFOAM??????  HAHA

One of the best thing's that happened over the weekend?  Learning to adjust, which of course, we did not do a good enough job of.  We were on fish, just like everyone else, but should have spent much less time waiting for the bite.  Congrats to everyone that fished, and finished high in the standings.  Thanks to the O'Day's, Jesse for the grub and to my fishing bud's.   The BEST thing was simply seeing my fishing family again this year.  Nice to see everyone survived winter well!  Had a few laughs and just enjoyed the week-end for what it was.