Five people from east Texas took a few ideas
and added a lot of hard work then coupled that
with a great bunch of people from Columbia Lakes
Resorts to try and put on a shin-dig that everyone
would enjoy. Then they invited a bunch of gas passers
and past gassers along with a group of good lookin’
ladies from all the forty eight and an island out in the
Pacific come and join in. And guess what happened?
I arrived on Wed. afternoon and the fun had already
started. By Friday, the area looked like a pasture with
a swarm of blow-flies moving from one cow paddy to
another. (That’s Texas talk again!) Below, you will find
a bunch of pictures that will give you an idea that we
really didn’t have much fun. By Saturday night, we
all had bloodshot eyes , two tired feet, a belly full of
good food, two hands full of blistered fingers and a
head full of memories that we won’t ever forget.
Again, Thanks to the “East Texas Five” for fabulous
week and personally, to Robin Summerland for an
overnight stay at the “El Rancho Robin” so I could
wind down before getting home.
(NAMES ADDED SO JOHN ELDER WON'T COMPLAIN!)
HERE IS A VIEW OF THE CABIN AREA WHERE THE RICH PEOPLE STAYED!
ORCA'S HOME BASE
LETS GO FISHIN'!
MILT'S FISHIN' HOLE!
SOME OF THE ANGLERS SHOWING THEIR SKILLS (FROM A DISTANCE)
RETURNING HOME
THIS IS WHAT IS CALLED "MISSING THE BOAT" JOHN GLAND IS EITHER CRYING OR TIEING FLIES. I COULDN'T TELL!
NOW THE LIEING STARTS!
THE LANGLEY SIMINAR TABLE. HOST WERE COLBY SORRELLS, NELLO ARMSTRONG WITH THE HELP OF ALAN BARACCO
SIMINAR LISTERNERS. FRONT ROW, RICHARD HARVEY, LORRAINE LAWRENCE, KEN DAVIDSON, THE BEELERS, JR AND SR.
SECOND ROW, BILL MUTH AND PHIL WHITE. ( I CAN'T SEE ANY MORE WELL ENOUGH)
DAH, YA LOOKIN AT ME!
JIM SCHOTTENHAM AFTER A NIGHT OF BEER, BILLINGWORTHS AND BABBLE!
BRIAN FUNAI PREPARING FOE A BIRDS NEST
JIM MADDEN IN THE CASTING CONTEST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THAT DARN SOUTH BEND REEL. (THE BLUE SHIRT IS CARL SCHULTZ'S BETTER SIDE!)
HE HASN'T FIGURED IT OUT YET AND THE JUDGES, LORRINE "EL" LAWRENCE AND JIM SCHOTTENHAM ARE GETTING INPATIENT.
THE CHEERING CROWD! (THERE HANDS WERE SORE FROM CLAPPING BY NOW!)
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A CASTING CONTEST IS NEAR THE TARGETS.
SOMEBODY IS HAVING A TEXAS STYLE BAR-B-QUE.
ANY TIME THERE IS A PICK-UP TRUCK, A GROUP OF PEOPLE, A COOLER AND ANDY FOSTER IN THE SAME AREA, THERE MUST BE BEER INVOLVED!
YELP! (THAT'S TEXAS TALK AGAIN) YOU COOK A HOG AND THE PIGS GATHER!
DAVE ERICKSON CHECKING THE LENGTH OF THE NOODLES WHILE ALAN BARACCO'S LOVELY WIFE IS GETTING HER SHARE BEFORE JACK BRIGHT, AT THE END OF THE TABLE , GETS OVER TO THAT SIDE..
THAT'S TOM HARGROVE IN THE WHITE SHIRT, HARVEY MUSSELMAN IN THE MIDDLE AND KEN DAVIDSON TASTING THE SOUP
THIS IS LENNY SAWISCH HEADING STRAIGHT FOR THE MEAT!
PHIL WHITE, ROGER SCHULZ AND DAVE ERICKSON DISCUSSING THE STOCK MARKET.
LAURIE BINGHAM AND TOM HARGROVE TRYING TO RUN ME OFF.
THE GREAT DISPLAY OF MIESSELBACH ITEMS BY BILL LAND AND JOHN GLAND (A WINNER)
WARREN PLATTE'S TALBOTS. NAW, HE DON'T HAVE MUCH! (ANOTHER WINNER)
SORRY, I DON'T KNOW WHO OWNED THE NEW YORK BALL HANDLES.
THIS IS A COLLECTION BY OUR GREAT SHOW HOST, TOM EDISON.
SOME OF RICHARD LODGE'S SKELTON FLY REELS AND PILFERED SIGNS!
JIM SCHOTTENHAM'S DISPLAY. (A WINNER)
ONE OF JIM'S REELS
ANYONE WANT TO BUY SOME REELS?
ANOTHER UNKNOWN DISPLAY. SORRY!
AN OVERVIEW OF THE MAIN ROOM WITH NELLO IN THE FORGROUND THINKING.
DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THIS IS BUT IT CAUGHT MY EYE.
THE NEXT THREE PICTURES ARE OF LAURIE BINGHAMS "FOR SALE" ITEMS.
SOME MORE REELS
IDENTIFY ME!
GEORGE IS SURE PROUD OF HIS HEDDON REELS AND HE SHOULD BE.
PHIL WHITE AND JOHN GLAND TRYING TO DECIDE WHETHER TO FISH OR CUT BAIT!
PHIL WHITE'S "GLIDE REEL".
LENNY SAWISCH'S PERSONAL FISHING ROD. (JUST KIDDING)
DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THIS IS OR WHO OWNED IT.
JACK BRIGHT IN THE CENTER LOOKIN' FOR A BARGIN AT AN AUCTION.
i DON'T REMEMBER WHO WON WHAT SO YOU WILL HAVE OT WAIT TILL THE "REEL NEWS" COMES OUT TO SEE WHAT PLACE THEY WERE IN BUT -----
JIM SCHOTTENHAM RECIEVING HIS AWARD.
JOHN GLAND AND BILL LAND RECIEVEING THEIRS.
WARREN PLATTE ALSO RECIEVED ONE BUT HE HAD ALREADY HEADED FOR THE HIGH COUNTRY AND NO PICTURE WAS AVAIABLE.
THESE NEXT PICTURES WERE SENT TO MY BY RICHARD LODGE, OUR NEW EDITOR-IN-CHIEF. SEEMS THAT RICHARD DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO POST PICTURES AND WE ELECTED HIS AS THE EDITOR OF OUR NEWS LETTER? 'DUH"
SINCE HE TOOK THE PICTURES, YOU CAN'T BLAME ME FOR THE GREAT QUALITY!
PHIL "THE OLD GEEZER" WHITE AND HIS WIFE, MARLYN "THE RUBBER REEL LADY"
BRIAN FUNIA SHOWING HIS CASTING EXPERTISE.
A GREAT PICTURE OF DAN BASORE.
AND BILL MUTH WITH A TEXAN 'HAWG"
THIS IS THE BOYS WARMIN' UP THE REELS FOR THE CASTING CONTEST.
WELP, (THAT TEXAS TALK AGAIN!) That is just a taste of what went on at the convention. It will take everyone a month to get the "BS" off of their boots and that *D.A.M. reel* 'TWANG" out of their language but I assure you, It was well worth it.
Better start packing for Albany.
Harvey
jester 
cool-thumb yay-banana USA Nice pics Harve,now when you see Ken Davidson from Delaware, tell him I will be in his neck of the woods in JUNE! also ask if hes driving? he owes me a visit! I see Carls back side in Blue, and Brian , That looks like a line on a pole vaulting pole! TOOO BOG or is he trying to cast home? Jime needs a ZEBCO theydont backlash! ha ha , Those Langleys are realy nice, think I will throw mine out and keep that pic! As for those water skies they call boats hmmmnnn! I thought they fished from shore? Is this a new allowede way in the Contest? LOOK OUT as I will bring My Bayliner next year, Yes thats my kind of Fishing hole , lots of fisher folks NO FISH? show us the fish! I see the ORCA banner made it ok (Thanks Bill Peters for geting it down there) As for LL where are her fish? Also harvy how about some more shots of the tables with those fabulous wonderfull reels? When Is the Stu Lawson REEL TOSS? and Harvy It would be nice if the whole gang got into a pic and let one of the Lodge folks take the pic! And my friend just for old times sake you and Phil have one took and put it on the site. I feel bad not being there however just seeing all you ORCANs enjoying yourselfs makes me happy for you! Now I got to load up the printer to make copies of those pics! John,next year! I trust you too will be able to make it! Your Lake Erie Conection in OHIO Col. M. lorens aka SWIM JIG 
USA Ok when is the date? seems as if the reel is out of the tackle box! NEW YORK? well just maybe I can plan it with my Vermont Vacation HMMNN! what is the city in NEW YORK? dont keep me in wonderment, can I bring the Bay Liner? will we be near a fishing spot without aligators etc? Anyway I will take some tables at least 3 of them! I am not going to plan any grads or wedings, birthdays or other things its THINK REELS and a REEL REPAIR Siminar again! Life is nice! SEE you all in NEW YORK, or VERMONT ? for the fishing contest! FUN FUN FUN AND trades? Your Ohio Conection on Lake ERIE Col. M. lorens aka SWIM JIG 
