Bring your checkbooks, we need to raise alot of money!!!! We are all going to let the money flow freely to ensure the future of the striped bass and delta fishery.
STRIPERFEST 2007
The 11th Annual Dan Blanton Bulletin Board BBQ and Striperfest is coming Saturday November 3 at Sugar Barge!!
This is an event that’s grown every year, and this year will be the best ever! Food, cocktails, camaraderie, and raising money for stripers, what could be better?!
This is the most important striped bass conservation fundraising event on the West Coast. Now, more than ever, we need to step up and raise funds to help fight for our beloved striped bass…we must give back and invest in the future of the fishery!!
If anyone would like to donate a prize, please email me or Dan Blanton
You may purchase tickets for offsite participation by mailing a check made payable to NCCFFF to my address (email me to get the address). I will personally write your name on every ticket you purchase, so that we’ll know you won and put your prize aside. It’s worked great in the past!! Lots of big ticket items have been awarded to offsite participants.
$20 - single ticket
$100 - 6 tickets
$200 - 15 tickets
$500 - 40 tickets
Striperfest is a key fundraiser for California Striped bass conservation, and this great board community is the backbone for its continued success. Your participation is important and very appreciated…
2007 Striperfest Prize list (in no particular order):
Striper Anodized Abel Super 8 Fly Reel – donated by Abel Reels
Redington 890-4 CPS fly rod – donated by Redington
Sage 890-4 Xi2 fly rod – donated by Sage
TFO Fly Rod of Choice – donated by TFO
A half dozen Rio shooting heads and fly lines (delta striper appropriate) – donated by RIO
Sage Rod of Choice – donated by Kiene’s Fly Shop
Echo 9' 12-wt. fly rod – donated by Fly Fishing Specialties
two pair Guideline glasses and two pair bi-focals – donated by Guideline EyeGear
TFO 9wt. Pro and TFO 375 reel – donated by Fishabout
4 subscripton certificates to Sport Fishing magazine - – donated by Publisher
4 subscripton certificates to Fly Fishing in Salt Waters magazine – donated by Publisher
30# Boga Grip – donated by Eastaboga Tackle
Sea Level Tempest III Gold Fly Reel and 6 pairs of sun gloves – donated by Sea Level Fly Fishing
Full day guided trip on the delta – donated by Jerry Neuberger
4 Rigged’N’Ready Rod Bags – donated by Dan Blanton
$150 Gift Certificate to FishFirst! – donated by Leo Siren and Doug Lovell
California Guide Book and ½ day Surf Zone guide trip – donated by Ken Hanley
50 passes to the ISE Shows – donated by ISE
Leather Fish Sculpture – donated by Lance Bowen
5 Mangrove Hip Shooters – donated by Stan Pleskunas
6 Ron Dong Crease Flies – donated by Ron Dong
4 subscripton certificates to American Angler – donated by Publisher
4 subscripton certificates to Fly Tyer – donated by Publisher
Tibor Everglades QC Fly Reel – donated by Tibor
One day of Islamorada Tarpon Fishing for One angler during primetime (May-June), donated by Michael Rosa
Gary Borger Pro Series rod; 9 wt, Gary Borger Pro-Series fly reel: 9-10 wt, SST dubbing, Flash Material Sampler – donated by Targus
Saltwater Fly Box-with large EC-413 Clousers, Top Water Fly Box-with Gurglers & Sub-Zero Poppers, Streamer Fly Box-with sampler of baby tarpon flies, and Fly Paper - donated by Lee Haskin
9 weight Albright XX rod and a fly line, donated by Albright Tackle
8 weight Cam Sigler fly rod, donated by Cam Sigler
Selection of Livermore Valley Wines – donated by Corey Cate
Medium Boat Bag and Extream Jacket – donated by Simms, John Sherman, Jamie Lyle
Auto-inflating PFD – donated by Marcus S.
Auto–inflating PFD – donated by Jim Novak
30# Boga Grip and a box of flies – donated by Fly Fishing Specialties
Cellphone/VHF Radio dry bags, Scotty fly rod-float tube rod holders and plier sheaths, donated by Perry C.
Assorted Fly Rods (Sage, TFO, and others) – donated by Dan Blanton
2 Fly-Casting Systems Manuals and Knot Video sets – donated by Bill Nash
Teeny Fly Lines – donated by Jim Teeny
Striper Fly Lines – donated by Robert Johnson, Jr.
Original Watercolor Painting – donated by Wayman Lee
$300 Gift Certificate – donated by California Fly Shop
Delta Bass and Striper Fishing DVDs – donated by Kevin Doran – Delta Adventures Guide Service
******Special Note: In years’past we’ve had many great prizes donated by individuals, I’m hoping we out do that effort once again this year!! If you have some unused gear lying around, rods, reels, artwork, unused flies, etc…. it would be awesome to donate them!! You get the full retail value of the item as a tax write-off too!!!
And much more will be coming, please contact me if you’d like to donate a prize!!!
See you at the ‘fest!
Marcus
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