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Title: 2nd annual Trophy Hunter steelhead derby-Jan.20/08
Post by: lucky on January 20, 2008, 05:09:28 PM
Just a brief report, hopefully Rick will fill in the details when he gets home if hes not too tired.

There was some good food, good friends, and a few lucky anglers had some good fishing, all the while raising some money for a worthy cause.

The river was in great shape and you couldnt have asked for better weather,there were 6 fish weighed in today with the biggest weighing in at 13lb 5oz. "those of you who guessed six contact Rod for prize pickup ;D"

(http://thumb0.webshots.net/t/24/665/9/53/26/2757953260099123620flmGyW_th.jpg) (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2757953260099123620flmGyW)
leaderboard

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the fish

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the prizes

A big thanks to Rick for all the time and effort needed to put together another excellent event!


Title: Re: 2nd annual Trophy Hunter steelhead derby-Jan.20/08
Post by: GillNet420 on January 20, 2008, 05:13:54 PM
Of all the goodies on the prize table there...what was the 1st Place Prize? (Just curious)
Title: Re: 2nd annual Trophy Hunter steelhead derby-Jan.20/08
Post by: Float Drowner on January 20, 2008, 05:14:59 PM
Any idea of the number of wild fish released today by derby participants?
Title: Re: 2nd annual Trophy Hunter steelhead derby-Jan.20/08
Post by: Rodney on January 20, 2008, 05:18:32 PM
How many people participated/how much money was raised? :)

"those of you who guessed six contact Rod for prize pickup ;D"

:o

I'm prized out. ;D

Nosey, so close, but third place is still very good. All that training during the week paid off. ;)
Title: Re: 2nd annual Trophy Hunter steelhead derby-Jan.20/08
Post by: TrophyHunter on January 20, 2008, 05:39:22 PM
   Just a quick reply while I am still conscious..  ;D... We had a good turnout, almost 70 anglers, 6 fish weighed in and a ton of great food !!
was really nice to see how many people are willing to come out and donate to a great cause, it is nice to think that we as fisherpeople can still make a difference no matter how big it may be ..

  A big thanx goes out to those who volunteered their time to help me make this event a success.. you know who you are :)
it was very nice to meet with Frank Kwak of the SDA, I was happy to present to him $1425.00 !!

  Thank you very much to all those individuals and companies that provided the prizes for our derby, without you days like this would not be possible

there is much more to say but right now I need to get some rest ;)

what a great day we had'

cheers TH
Title: Re: 2nd annual Trophy Hunter steelhead derby-Jan.20/08
Post by: chris gadsden on January 20, 2008, 05:40:23 PM
Did you get one again this year?
Title: Re: 2nd annual Trophy Hunter steelhead derby-Jan.20/08
Post by: TrophyHunter on January 20, 2008, 05:43:41 PM
Did you get one again this year?

Nope :) if I had I would have released it back ... wouldn't look good to enter fish two years running ;) that plus the fact that I only got to fish for 1/2 an hour lol
TH
Title: Re: 2nd annual Trophy Hunter steelhead derby-Jan.20/08
Post by: Rodney on January 20, 2008, 05:48:30 PM
Congratulations Rick and everyone else for running yet another successful derby. :) Email me pics at info@fishingwithrod.com if you want to add them to the album that I've set up and post them here.
Title: Re: 2nd annual Trophy Hunter steelhead derby-Jan.20/08
Post by: chris gadsden on January 20, 2008, 05:50:46 PM
Thanks to you and all the anglers that were so generous in the donation to the SDA, the money I am sure will be put to good use.

Next year maybe have the derby in February and then I may not have my annual January cold. :-\

Good work once again by all that took part and to those that donated so many prizes. ;D ;D
Title: Re: 2nd annual Trophy Hunter steelhead derby-Jan.20/08
Post by: Rodney on January 20, 2008, 06:15:12 PM
Some pics have been uploaded, these ones so far are all taken by Lucky.

http://www.fishingwithrod.com/member/gallery/2008-steelhead-derby
Title: Re: 2nd annual Trophy Hunter steelhead derby-Jan.20/08
Post by: milo on January 20, 2008, 06:58:46 PM
HEEEY!  ;D

I said it was going to be six, based on my observations of the river conditions yesterday, and I was right!
What do I win? 8)

Maybe I should become a political advisor or something... :D
Title: Re: 2nd annual Trophy Hunter steelhead derby-Jan.20/08
Post by: THE_ROE_SLINGER on January 20, 2008, 07:29:05 PM
Sounds like the derby went well!  I wish i could of made it!...dam hockey! 6 steelies is not bad at all!
Title: Re: 2nd annual Trophy Hunter steelhead derby-Jan.20/08
Post by: Xgolfman on January 20, 2008, 07:36:12 PM
Think a BIG thanks needs to go to the Lady's that helped...set up, cooked and brought the food etc. Behind the scene but much appreciated by all us frozen anglers...
Title: Re: 2nd annual Trophy Hunter steelhead derby-Jan.20/08
Post by: Athezone on January 20, 2008, 07:42:08 PM
I would just like to thank everyone involved for another great outing and a good donation to a very worthy cause. An extra special thanks is definitely in order for Rick and all the special women who brought everything together and made it work so well. Thank You. It was a very fun day and I can't wait to do it again next year.  :D
Title: Re: 2nd annual Trophy Hunter steelhead derby-Jan.20/08
Post by: searun17 on January 20, 2008, 08:09:50 PM
Yep,well done Rick and friends,and a very big thanks,cant Wait till next year.
Title: Re: 2nd annual Trophy Hunter steelhead derby-Jan.20/08
Post by: allwaysfishin on January 20, 2008, 09:04:58 PM
yup... big pat on the back due to Rick and all the folks who worked to put this together. Had a great time today fishin with guys i don't get to see enough... good laughs.... no fish for me hehehe but still a very fun day. I will gladly contribute on the prize end for this event again next year.... and i'll try to come through on the chilli next time.... sorry folks.
Thanx again Rick and Crew  ;D
Title: Re: 2nd annual Trophy Hunter steelhead derby-Jan.20/08
Post by: Big Steel on January 20, 2008, 09:19:01 PM
Just wanted to say thanks to Rick and his much better half, along with all the folks that helped put this together.  Was a great day out on the river and a great bunch of people at the ceremony.  Again thanks to everyone involved for the great cause.  Was also nice seeing a lot of people again I hadn't seen for a while.

Any idea of the number of wild fish released today by derby participants?
Don't know how many wilds were caught, I released 1 about 7-8 lbs.  Didn't see anything else were I was other than a guy that looked like he had one on for a moment across the river just after first light. :)
Title: Re: 2nd annual Trophy Hunter steelhead derby-Jan.20/08
Post by: younggun on January 21, 2008, 12:22:21 AM
good to hear it went well, i hope i can get out to it next year, reason for not goin was dad tore a back muscle and i had no one to go with. Prizes looked awsome, and all fish entered were nice fish. Seems like this will be a tradition for years to come. Congrats to everyone, especially the guys who released fish.
Title: Re: 2nd annual Trophy Hunter steelhead derby-Jan.20/08
Post by: THE_ROE_SLINGER on January 21, 2008, 01:01:25 AM
tough luck younggun!...Im sure they were dissapointed u never showed up!
Title: Re: 2nd annual Trophy Hunter steelhead derby-Jan.20/08
Post by: TrophyHunter on January 21, 2008, 10:46:04 AM
Here are a few more pics that were taken on Sunday, I can't add pics to the page setup by Rodney, maybe he can move these pics there for me
TH
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Title: Re: 2nd annual Trophy Hunter steelhead derby-Jan.20/08
Post by: Nicole on January 21, 2008, 11:08:33 AM
Thanks Rick, your better half, and everyone else who help put this much needed event together... A very worthy cause!

It was nice meeting you all, we were fishing right until 2pm so we were a bit late... We fished hard with both fly and gear, we hit 7 runs all together, and it was just not meant to be... I didn't even see a fish caught by anyone Sunday.

I thought it would be in the bag, but instead I spent two days being skunked, that's steelheading!

Cheers,
Nicole
Title: Re: 2nd annual Trophy Hunter steelhead derby-Jan.20/08
Post by: Novabonker on January 21, 2008, 01:24:55 PM
Stupid kid having a birthday party....... >:( :'( ;)
Title: Re: 2nd annual Trophy Hunter steelhead derby-Jan.20/08
Post by: dennyman on January 21, 2008, 05:57:56 PM
Thanks to Rick and all the others for putting the derby together.  Fished the derby with EZ Rolling, but we did not connect with any fish yesterday. And Nicole I am pretty sure we saw you, as we were also hard at it trying to find the elusive cold hard steel. All in all a fun time, looking forward to next year's derby.
Title: Re: 2nd annual Trophy Hunter steelhead derby-Jan.20/08
Post by: nosey on January 22, 2008, 04:14:35 PM
Yup thx to Rick and the girls too, I had a excellent time and got some good pics that I'll send in after I return from Chetwynd. Sunday was actually my last official day of fishing for the next three weeks and I'm already going through withdrawal.