Reel News

Richard Lodge · Post by **Richard Lodge** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:28 pm

After delays with the printer and the post office, the July Reel News finally went on the mail truck today.

With luck, some of you will find the magazine in your mailboxes later this week. Thanks for your patience with this first issue under the new regime

Stay cool!
Richard

Post by **Brian F.** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:47 pm

Hmm, I don't see the weekly container ship on the horizon yet - mail guys must be on summer vacation. Looking forward to the issue Richard!

Richard Lodge · Post by **Richard Lodge** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:55 pm

I'm wringing my hands a bit over this but yes, the July issue is in the hands of the post office and should arrive any day. I hope ORCAns post a note when their copies arrive in various parts of the country. And check out Brian's great story from the convention in Texas!
Next issue will be out mid-September.
Anyone interested in writing a short story about the NFLCC convention, with a photo or two? Let me know.
Deadline for columns and stories will be Aug. 15.
Thanks for your patience!

Jim Schottenham · Post by **Jim Schottenham** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:27 pm

It's here in NY! Great job Richard, and thanks Brian for a great article on the 2005 Texas event. I can tell you there won't be any gators roaming the grounds at Ft. William Henry, but there is a Frankenstein wandering the streets of the Lake George to get people into the House of Wax! In the words of Count Floyd, "Scary stuff kids, Ooooo"

So Richard, just what is in that pipe?

Jim S

Russ · Post by **Russ** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:38 pm

Got mine up here in Canada yesterday, good job.

Tony Malatesta · Post by **Tony Malatesta** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 8:10 pm

You guys are on the ball. Recieved mine in Ontario last Friday. Thank's! yay-banana Canadian

Len Sawisch · Post by **Len Sawisch** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:14 pm

Mine made it to Michigan - just spent an extra hour in the "reading room" on my initial skim-through:

Loved seeing my picture in there (didn't the rest of you all?)
Brian is even nicer in person than he seems in writing (is that possible?)
Stu cracks me up - casting enhancement with crossbow technology - and trust me, he's serious! (He no doubt got the idea from Phil's 2002 Ugly Reel toss prototype Snoopy with the 8 inch rocket pack!)
I've owned both of those Ocean City baitcasters, Phil, and if you had gotten off the Lake a few years earlier, I would have known to keep'm!
And by the way, Bill may have had the biggest bass in the Fishing Contest and the largest documented channel bass, but I had a pretty cool fishing hat (like from Cabela's!) AND I caught a fish after Schottenham finally gave me one of those wacky hooks!

Just my way of proving to Carl that I can read and that I get a lot out of the reel News. I have always appreciated how wickedly dedicated Phil and the Rubber Reel Lady were to consistently serve us up a quality rag (I still have visions of that poor little dog dragging a sled full of Reelnews to the Washington post office the year Idaho froze over). Which brings me to say - Good Job Richard - just out of the shoot and lookin' O-Kay! All transitions have their bumps and you have some mighty big hip waders to fill, so you deserve to sit back and enjoy that first pipe load to yourself - after that, "chew got to chair, man!"

Is this mike on?

cws/carl schultz · Post by **cws/carl schultz** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:22 pm

tell the truth len you know you had brandon read it to you[while on the throne yet] RICHARD excellent issue now just need color

Reelman · Post by **Reelman** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 3:52 pm

jump Made it today in North East Pennsylvania.

Merv

Reel Geezer · Post by **Reel Geezer** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 4:07 pm

Amazing - the stagecoach made it to Idaho.

That's a mighty fine issue Richard, and a great presentation of the ORCA Convention by Brian. Thanks guys.

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 6:35 pm

Spiffy, Richard! You done good.

Reached 19083 in Pa. today.

Harvey · Post by **Harvey** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 7:56 pm

MAN, Wish I was HOME!

"H"

SWIM JIG · Post by **SWIM JIG** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:53 pm

USA USA Ok, did the OHIO list get deleated? Ryan And I are waiting for ours! Where is the nearest book store where we can buy a copy!? Your forgoton OHIO CONECTION on Lake ERIE Col. M. Lorens aka SWIM JIG and Ryan aka FROOGY JIG!

Teal · Post by **Teal** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:00 pm

Hey Colonel,

We've been forgotten in Southern Ohio too. No Reel News in sight in Cincinnati. The peanut gallery is getting restless...USPS forgot Ohio?

Dr. Todd E.A. Larson

orourke · Post by **orourke** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:46 pm

Must be the bottom tier of counties in Michigan have been ceded to Ohio for unlike the dwellers of Michigan's capital city I, like Milt, am without the afore said reading material. Must I now cheer for the Buckeyes of Ohio State?

Don Champion · Post by **Don Champion** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 9:11 am

Keep the faith fellows! The USPS does a great job. Every once in a while.

reelland · Post by **reelland** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 11:49 pm

Mine arrived today in Colorado Springs. Great job by all. Brian did about the best ORCA national report I have seen done. I don't think he missed anything. Kudos Richard. Bill Land

SWIM JIG · Post by **SWIM JIG** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:08 am

jester USA I now have it thought out why OHIO Hasent recived it yet, after we were the deciding State in the Presidential Race! ha ha , Get over it up there your Anchor Clanker LOST! Your PROUD OHIO CONECTION on Wonderful Lake ERIE, COL. Milton Lorens aka SWIM JIG and PFC. Ryan Costello, aka FROGY JIG

SWIM JIG · Post by **SWIM JIG** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 12:27 pm

yay-banana USA Issue is done well, and some nice things on the Convention! How come somone didnt get old toothy and make some shoes of IT! ? must get back to reading! Your Ohio Conection On Lake Erie Col. M Lorens aka SWIM JIG & PFC Ryan Costello aka Frogy JIG

gadabout · Post by **gadabout** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 5:47 pm

I just got back from a vacation and found the issue waiting for me when I got home. I managed to quickly look through it before conking out last night. Great job Richard! I found the layout very pleasing and easy to read.

P.S. - I think the volume number/issue number are wrong.

Warren Platt · Post by **Warren Platt** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 1:29 pm

OK, the mail delivered today Monday da 1st, and still don't have mine! Hope the old Geezer posts it on his site so I can read it before it's time for the next one.
Warren

reels4me,member · Post by **reels4me,member** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 1:56 pm

Warren--I`ll rent you mine, only pay on the days in transit, to AND froat$2.00 per day, ought to get a pretty good reel out of that.

Warren Platt · Post by **Warren Platt** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 4:15 pm

It would never get here, then we would both be without!
Warren

Post by **john elder** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 4:19 pm

Hey, Warren...don't feel bad...it hasn't made it to california either...and we're a blue state!

Dale Noll · Post by **Dale Noll** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 10:10 pm

Wow! Reel News made it to Tennessee. Great Job Richard. Thanks for the great effort. Keep up the good work!

Dale.

Reel News - on its way!

Reel News - on its way!

You're my main writer, Brian!

Great Job Richard!!

Me Too!

read no way

hasent made it to OHIO YET!

Me Too.

NOT HERE EITHER

Reel News

got it figgered out!

it got here!!!

RN next? Warren