All Losers (and Winners): won a variety of fabulously cheap AGFD sissy baits. Astoundingly, some folks did NOT claim these prizes!
Farthest Distance Traveled: Skunked (Tucson) -- won a Bass fishing book and Ish Monroe autographed videotape on surface fishing techniques. Ish donated his autograph last week just for the Classic, but I had to buy the tape!
Respected Organizer: Ned02 – won an AGFD coffee cup
Biggest Suck-up: Spiderman -- won a Gay Blade. This was the biggest runaway-winner category, although gotfish! (who did!) made an heroic catch-up attempt at the weigh-in.
Youngest Angler: cute 2-3-4 yr old youngster (Brendan?) – won a Plano box with lures and a sharp knife (gotta start ‘em young)
Oldest Angler: Da (378 yrs young, in dog years) – won a commemorative T-shirt, softplastics (c.f. of the silicone variety) techniques magazine, Crack Crème.
Biggest Non-LM/SM: somebody, but darned if I remember who it was or what his fish weighed! -- won 1st choice of one (1) of some classy/semi-classy lures (e.g. Rick Clunn Rio Rico, Lobina Suave, Lucky Craft Pointer 78, SPRO Prime Minnow 45) – I also forgot which one he chose! 2nd place fish -- Samario’s 11 oz walleye.
Total Weight LM and/or SM: Da 16.8 lb -- won a Bass Pro Shops IBC IM8 6'6" one-piece trigger rod 8-14 lb for ¼ - ⅝ oz lures (New in Plastic Wrapper). The other “Top Three” weights of the day were: Slotking 13.1 lb; Gambler 11.5 lb; Ned02 9.0 lb; Toad 5.6 lb; Spiderman 4.4 lb; Samario 4.2 lb.
Biggest LM or SM (weight not length): Da 9.5 lb -- won a Shimano Curado 200 (New in Box). The other Biggest LM/SM were: Gambler 5.0 lb; Spiderman 4.4 lb; Ned02 3.7 lb; Toad 3.6 lb; Samario 3.6 lb.
Worst Whining Angler Performance: DivineDanielle (by her own choice!) – won a Golden Rule, compass, something else
Up for Grabs: fishing line (12 spools), anchor light (new, works), digital scale, other crapola
Spirit of the Lake Award: Spiderman – won a Shimano Chronarch Superfree Magnesium (box only); NGEWP can cooler; Ziplock bag of gravel; and something he might be wearing the next time you see him – The Pink Thong!!
Totally Skunked Anglers (who at least acknowledged the truth!): Mrs. Spiderman,
DivineDanielle, Little Anthony, Delw, GaryC.
Most Distasteful Post-Classic Post: 2fastnaz – lamenting the cracked nipple on his heater hose that kept him out of the Classic. Boy, that sounds nasty. Maybe Da will share his Crack Crème with 2fastnaz!! Privately, I hope. 2fastnaz -- sorry that you missed the day, and even sorrier that none of those motorists who passed you by on the highway stopped to help. Next time -- wear a pink thong!
Late Ruling from Judges: although you will note above that East-siders won most of the prizes (OK, damn near all of them – thank god for DivineDanielle’s whining ability!), in a startling move the Team Category prize has been awarded to the West-siders. The ruling did not affect the other Categories. The East-siders were disqualified from the Team Category because, well, because Delw and I felt like we needed it more than they did. So did our sponsor – Del-Mart, Inc. – where winning by cheating ain’t cheating.
It seemed like a good time was had by all, so it was indeed good fishing.
Thx to all for participating (or trying to – 2fastnaz), Terry
Farthest Distance Traveled: Skunked (Tucson) -- won a Bass fishing book and Ish Monroe autographed videotape on surface fishing techniques. Ish donated his autograph last week just for the Classic, but I had to buy the tape!
Respected Organizer: Ned02 – won an AGFD coffee cup
Biggest Suck-up: Spiderman -- won a Gay Blade. This was the biggest runaway-winner category, although gotfish! (who did!) made an heroic catch-up attempt at the weigh-in.
Youngest Angler: cute 2-3-4 yr old youngster (Brendan?) – won a Plano box with lures and a sharp knife (gotta start ‘em young)
Oldest Angler: Da (378 yrs young, in dog years) – won a commemorative T-shirt, softplastics (c.f. of the silicone variety) techniques magazine, Crack Crème.
Biggest Non-LM/SM: somebody, but darned if I remember who it was or what his fish weighed! -- won 1st choice of one (1) of some classy/semi-classy lures (e.g. Rick Clunn Rio Rico, Lobina Suave, Lucky Craft Pointer 78, SPRO Prime Minnow 45) – I also forgot which one he chose! 2nd place fish -- Samario’s 11 oz walleye.
Total Weight LM and/or SM: Da 16.8 lb -- won a Bass Pro Shops IBC IM8 6'6" one-piece trigger rod 8-14 lb for ¼ - ⅝ oz lures (New in Plastic Wrapper). The other “Top Three” weights of the day were: Slotking 13.1 lb; Gambler 11.5 lb; Ned02 9.0 lb; Toad 5.6 lb; Spiderman 4.4 lb; Samario 4.2 lb.
Biggest LM or SM (weight not length): Da 9.5 lb -- won a Shimano Curado 200 (New in Box). The other Biggest LM/SM were: Gambler 5.0 lb; Spiderman 4.4 lb; Ned02 3.7 lb; Toad 3.6 lb; Samario 3.6 lb.
Worst Whining Angler Performance: DivineDanielle (by her own choice!) – won a Golden Rule, compass, something else
Up for Grabs: fishing line (12 spools), anchor light (new, works), digital scale, other crapola
Spirit of the Lake Award: Spiderman – won a Shimano Chronarch Superfree Magnesium (box only); NGEWP can cooler; Ziplock bag of gravel; and something he might be wearing the next time you see him – The Pink Thong!!
Totally Skunked Anglers (who at least acknowledged the truth!): Mrs. Spiderman,
DivineDanielle, Little Anthony, Delw, GaryC.
Most Distasteful Post-Classic Post: 2fastnaz – lamenting the cracked nipple on his heater hose that kept him out of the Classic. Boy, that sounds nasty. Maybe Da will share his Crack Crème with 2fastnaz!! Privately, I hope. 2fastnaz -- sorry that you missed the day, and even sorrier that none of those motorists who passed you by on the highway stopped to help. Next time -- wear a pink thong!
Late Ruling from Judges: although you will note above that East-siders won most of the prizes (OK, damn near all of them – thank god for DivineDanielle’s whining ability!), in a startling move the Team Category prize has been awarded to the West-siders. The ruling did not affect the other Categories. The East-siders were disqualified from the Team Category because, well, because Delw and I felt like we needed it more than they did. So did our sponsor – Del-Mart, Inc. – where winning by cheating ain’t cheating.
It seemed like a good time was had by all, so it was indeed good fishing.
Thx to all for participating (or trying to – 2fastnaz), Terry
