What luck, my boss just left for the rest of the weekend. Soooooo Van is packed and I am off in about 30 min. Yahoo.

19th Annual Clear Lake Invitational at Clear Lake State Park! Just look for the YO-topiamobile (Blue) :7

See everyone there and I hope more then are signed up as of now! Come on guys and gals, two days of fun on one of the ten best BASS Lakes in the Country :9

Drive safe!

John

"When I Grow Up I Want To Be A Kid"

http://www.bassanglerprofiles.com/johnstangle.htm

Yeah, that list is kinda short.
A lot of people have dropped out of the tube/kickboat scene. I wonder what it'd take to bring 'em back? I figured the Opens and Invite would each draw over a hundred anglers by now.

I'm packing as we speak. Should be out of town tomorrow morning around 10 or 11.

Chris

Maybe it is related to the price of gas these days. If some of the people that might have attended had to drive far it could make a difference. It costme $65 to fill my truck up yesterday...

Buzzfish

Yep I think buzzfish hit the nail on the head. I really want to go up and fish this event, but reality struck hard yesterday. I just started my new job about a month ago and finally have to support myself and I was doing the math last night and I just can't do this event at this time. I was totally planning on fishing, but it really came down to my personal financial situation and I just can't do it, it is not the entry fee, the camping(need to buy a tent), the gas to get there, its the whole package and what I'll have left for the rest of october if I don't do well at clear lake. I wish everyone the best up at clearlake and I know I am missing out on hanging out with the gang and the chance at some really cool raffle prizes, I have to say you guys have put together a real quality list of sponsors. Sorry I won't be able to make it, but I'll fish another tourney with you guys in the future(at least when you do your team delta event :7 )

cz

Let's see: approx. 400 miles roundtrip, @ 6mpg (66.67 gallons), @ $3+ per gallon. Geez, that's probably over $200 just for *gas*!!! Not to mention entry fees, food, camping fees, raffle tickets, minimal sleep, the tedium of the roadtrip, a hard couple of days on the water...I just couldn't muster the enthusiasm (getting too old for this stuff!). :+ But I'm really, really, really missing the camaraderie, good times, chance at some good fish, awesome raffle prizes, all that stuff.

I'm hoping next year is a whole different story.

Can't wait to see the results, though -- time for the BnT guys to take it to 'em! }( Let us know how it goes up there, real soon!

- jeff

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Every day Congress convenes, we lose a little more of our LIBERTY!!!

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Me, I shot it to the wind and said to hell with it an drove 6 hours... Yeah about $200 in gas. Then there was camping fee, entry, food, raffle (which I limited myself), Lousy sleep on a crappy cot, and on Top of it all only caught one fish! Oh well I am learning...Just hurts every time I am going to the Wests "Bass Capital", I have the hardest time....I keep tellin my self "Time on the water", "Time on the water"...But the positive, its cool to hang out with you guys and support a sport that I love. Also it was cool to explore and see another part of the lake that I have never seen.
Bryan

I won't even go to what my cost were but not as bad as many.

Actually got to the scales with just under 4 for the first day. Then back to my usualy MR ZERO the second day.

If it was not for Matt Cahill, "I see you catch fish all the time" my under 13's would probably start sounding like storys now!

Yep time on the water, that is what I keep telling myself. Doing great when I pre-fish, even got my PB of 5.8 last the Saturday before the Invitational! Go figure!

Thanks for taking such a long trip, kicking down the cash and hanging out, had a great time with you (and that goes for everyone)!

And Joey Castro, I'm not sure but I think those toys had something to do with something :7

Thanks everyone for such a good time.

John Stangle

"When I Grow Up I Want To Be A Kid"

http://www.bassanglerprofiles.com/johnstangle.htm

Oh... I've got plans for Joey and his toys. :+ }( :+ }( :+