ok fellas I won't tell Don how I really feel as it would be long winded beyond belief................I always give him shit about being this transient trout noodler from the mid-west which is in good fun and he knows it.
I can't begin to tell you guys how difficult this tournament is to win. It is really a big deal down here among the guys that fly-fish regularly. To say you have WON will never leave you....................others will not forget.
The fleet of contenders this year:
2011 March Merkin Anglers
Angler Guide
1 Bill Ackourey Luke Kelly
2 Jonathan Ain Doug Kilpatrick
3 Douglas Behrman Kevin Guerin
4 Michael Beltz Jimi McKillip
5 Jim Bouma Greg Poland
6 Chris Buckley Bryan Holeman
7 David Dalu Scott Collins
8 Jay Daly Gabe Nyblad
9 Mike Dawes Don Gable
10 Thomas Del Bosque Emel Smith
11 Jim Hickey Drew Delashmit
12 Richard Hirsch Scott Irvine
13 Mark Hoskin Bob Paulson
14 Edward Kaplan Mike Gorton
15 John Kazanjian Robert Trosset
16 Jim Knowles Peter Heydon
17 Tom Levandoski Chris McCreedy
18 Nathaniel Linville Aaren Snell
19 David Morrissey Tom Kokenge
20 Loren Rea Steve Friedman
21 Alan Rivoir Mike O’Brien
22 Christian Ryan Mike Bartlett
23 Peter Schneirla Andy Thompson
24 Joe Skrumbellos Matt Fitzgerald
25 Mike Ward Justin Rea
26 Stephen Ward Paul Tejer
Well buddy you did it. Could not have happened to a nicer guy who put in his time to win this thing...................
May the rest of your season be as good as the last few days
Congrats again.................hope to see you soon enough
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