Another year ....Another Tournament....I hope you all had as much fun as we did....
The morning started off with a bit of rain Charles moved the weigh station up to the pierhouse.....but Fred found him to weigh in anyway....
We were ready
Charles and Bill were waiting for the fish to arrive
Lots of familiar faces Elsie with her Granddaughter...Harry with his grandson.... and Emma with her mama Helen
Lots of Husbands and Wives fishing together
Jackie and Virginia....Blair and Margaret....and Bryan and Sabrina
Doug and his Wife ....Joe and his Wife....and the Eastmans
Families spending the Day together
Team Garner
Team Spoon
Gibson Family
Then the night came
Some are fishing..... Some are smiling .....
others are sleeping......
Others trying to find a little quiet time after work....
Some just having a good time
Day 2
Kids having fun....new friends having fun Old friends enjoying the day
James weighing in
Seeing some nice sheepshead......
and a last minute spanish
Kids Catching fish
Emma and Leon both taking pictures
Time for the Raffle
Good crowd for the awards....
The Biggest Winner
Almost all our WINNERS!!
Three generations of winners
As always a big Thank You to the Sponsors who make this day fun with all the door prizes.....and to the fisherman who keep showing back up each year to remind us why we have the Tournament......The Tournaments feel like a big family reunion.....all or most of all our fishing family is present for the weekend....there are a few empty benches where others have left before us.....but so many more young smiling faces that remind us there is so much to look forward to.....
Its the staff that really make so much of this possible....with out their help there is no way to pull it all together.....They put in extra hours before, during and after.....working and collecting donations.....decorating and dedecorating......and cleaning up......here they are....remind them what a great job they have done.....
Clem and Terry See they do work....
Charles and Hope ....and Bill .....some of us look happy to be here.....others have that look....
Jan and Candice.... Some of our hard working crew....
Ed....Spoon.....and Bigun..... What is there to say.....you know how they are.....
Some reason I don't have pictures of the girls in the grill.....but they do the most work trying to keep the customers happy.....and feeding and feeding and feeding so many who show up and spend the weekend with us......Some of the Volunteers I would like to thank .....Thank you Adolfo for all the extra help and muscle getting things set up......Kim for coming in early to help me finish setting up and starting breakfast EARLY.....Jeff and Donnie and Kathy for running the weigh station late at night.....Hope and Trey and Fritz for pitching in when needed.....and Pam who is always willing to lend an extra hand no matter how bad the job is ......And Thanks again to Frank for coming in to help with registration.....Hope this year was fun for you also