I must say that the Interclub challenge was a huge success and it was something to sing about.
Next year I would like to introduce the BIGGEST GOOSE AWARD, tongue in cheek and
only for fun. I have heard some stories and would like some input into the BIGGEST GOOSE AWARD.
• Was it my wife who came from St Clair via the Upper Colo taking 3 hours to arrive instead of 1 hour???
• Was it poor Rod Lamb who was in a rush to untangle his very, very expensive fly rod from around the tip but snapped his rod instead. If only he was 3 foot taller it would not of happened.
• Was it poor Elise who tried to jump onto the beach but instead took a massive face plant eating sand. The silence was deafening until she got up erupting in laughter, nobody else could hold back after that. Great attitude Elise.
• Was it our devine president who had one leg in the boat and one out chasing my lure. It was a very prolonged fall down producing my biggest strike for the weekend. What a splash & I claimed my biggest other species.
• What about Dave and Adam that father and son team in the beautiful blue savage, maybe not a goose just unlucky but I will share a laugh at their expense. The poor bugger hit a wasp nest with their aerial upsetting the poor insects. One stung Dave on the chest and another stung him only 50mm from the groin. A swelling he did not need.
• Poor young Mark Wilbow thought he was on but could only produce a piece of rope 300mm long, but I will give him this it was 25 mm thick and much thicker than anything I got. Except Tony I didn’t call him thick just unlucky.
• Was it the small oxy accetylene explosion Saturday evening setting some grass and bulrushes alight. Whilst putting out the flames with my bare hands and asking for some help Elise came running to help me. Had one shoe off but her laughter was putting me off as my bare hands were starting to hurt because of the molten plastic garbage bag. Fancy that. Thanks to Grant our new fire warden we can blow up more stuff in the future.
• Or was it poor Allen Cleary who did not come up ACES when his beautiful weapon was on tow with no fuel. Only sick mates would publish such a photo. See photo enclosed. “NO” Allen E means EMPTY not EXPENSIVE. Love your new toy.
To everybody behind the scenes too many to list, Pam, so much small detail I had no idea. Teddy for his dirt without this beautiful site this could not have happened. Mack the quiet achiever and Point 5.
Because I can, all the committee you know who you are, a weekend Elise and I will cherish.
Rod Hardiman
P.S. I dig my new shirt.
