THE BIG GIVE AWAY (040712)!!! Hi folks;

Weather today is quite beautiful. T-shirts and shorts are the appropriate wear along with a hat and plenty of sunscreen. Water temperature is 78 degrees and air temp is 85 degrees.

Our group took it easy today with some watching movies, some reading and others preparing tackle. After hors d'oeuvres today we had a get together and everyone left the table with a large armful of gifts.

Winner of a 770XXH Cal-Star rod was Brad Hall
Winner of a Talica 20 Shimano reel was Fred Losey
Winner of a Talica 25 Shimano reel was Movie Man Franco

Special thanks to the Shimano corp for providing reels, Wax-Wings lures, T-shirts, and hats. Thanks to Jerry Brown and Line-One Spectra for Clipperton T-Shirts. Thanks to Owner hooks, for hooks for all passengers. Thank you Blackwater for gifts of 150 pound fluorocarbon, hats, and visors. Thank you Greg Curry, Brad Hall, and Koi Marcucelli for Clipperton T-shirts for all aboard. Thanks to Steve "Movie Man" Franco for gifts for all passengers. Special thanks to Mustad hooks, for hats and shirts, Fisherworks for hats, Kens Custom reels for shirts, Accurate reels for T-shirts.

We finished the afternoon with facts about Clipperton, safety hints, staying hydrated and others important tid-bits. The best part of the afternoon was all of the Clipperton stories that came from each crew member and from each passengers that had been there before. There were some great stories. The R/p crew.

"BeNt RoDs 4 LiFe"