THANK YOU ANGLERS FOR YOUR AWESOME COMPLIANCE WITH THIS EVENT!
NOT A SINGLE RULE VIOLATION...NOT A SHORT FISH...NOT A LATE PENALTY...NOTHING!!!!
178 ANGLERS ROCKED' THEIR WAY IN SNOW,RAIN, & BURR CHILLY COLD ~ WITH A CONTINUED SMILE!
CHECK OUT ALL THE LINKS BELOW FOR CHAT ON OGF ABOUT THE NEWS, PICS, STATS AND...
THERE IS SOME INCREDIBLE NEWS POSTED BELOW. IT IS NOT...I REPEAT NOT, WHAT I EVER WANTED POWERHOUSE TO BE REMEMEBERED BY...BUT THE TRUTH...THE FULL FACTS OF MY AND MY TEAMS' ENTIRE NERVE RACKING WEEKEND NEEDS TO BE TOLD...AND IT'S A DOOSEY.
WE WANT TO ASSURE ALL ANGLERS, AND YOU WILL HEAR AND SEE HOW, WE RUN THE BEST SHOW AROUND, CATER TO THE FISHERPEOPLE AND WILL NEVER...LET EVEN THE WORST SITUATION INTERFERE WITH OUR DETERMINED EFFORTS.
WITH THE EVENT COMPLETE, MY JOB IS DONE. IT IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF WHERE IT BELONGS...
THE ANGLERS WHO MAKE THINGS WHAT THEY ARE, & DETERMINE WHAT WILL BE...
RORY FRANKS ~ DIRECTOR
BOTTOM LEFT: Ed Lewalk & Chris Minick (boat check) Dave Bayus & Todd Johnson (registration and tech support)
Steve Jacobs (registration and field angler assistant) Danielle Gentille (weight slips)
TOP LEFT: Deena Franks (wife of a director, endless support) Paul Jonela (craft man/scales tub)
Jon Jonela (fish caretaker/engineer) Kennyken Begue (co-director)
NOT PICTURED: Laura Begue (board numbers) Omar Adrias (stats) Douglas Starkey (bonus pics)
Jerry Jacobs (anlger assistant) Joe Engler (consultant) Rory & Ryan Franks (fatherless kids) 178 anglers (perfect)
