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7 hours ago, Todd Richer_7193 said:
This event amazes me every year! How does someone promote, organize and run a "Non-ice fishing" carp fishing event during the coldest ,darkest and bleakest time of the year and make it
as successful as this event is, it is beyond me ! Yet, year after year... it happens. Talk about a tall order! I know I say it every year but it needs to be said!!!
WELL DONE SIR!!! Thank you Frank! We appreciate all that you do.
CAG
Thank you, Todd. Much appreciated! --Frank
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The FFF 2019 Jerome Adventure Tale Awards
The FFF 2019 Jerome Adventure Tale Award. Many of you have submitted interesting FFF summaries with accompanying photos in the past. In honor of Jerome Moisand's quick wit, photography skills, way with words, and dedication to CAG and FFF, we are, again, including a prize category for the best written summaries with photographs of your 2019 FFF adventure. Those will be judged by a panel consisting of Iain Sorrell, Jerome Moisand and myself. The winner will receive a $25 voucher from Linear Bait Co. and a downloadable, frameable certificate. The second place winner will receive a $15 voucher from Linear Bait Co. and a downloadable, frameable certificate. The third place winner will receive a $10 voucher from Linear Bait Co. and a downloadable, frameable certificate.
Your award certificate can be found below. Click on the certificate to access its full size. Feel free to save and print your certificate for your personal use, or just take a look at it and know that CAG and I appreciate your involvement in the FFF 2019 event.
Once I finalize all results, I will PM you for your email address, so your voucher with Linear can be established. Congratulations! --Frank Rink, FFF 2019 Coordinator
This was a tough one. All three stories are outstanding. There was no unanimous consensus by judges, but our point system had the final results as follows. There are three winners at 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, but all of your stories were outstanding. Thanks for writing them. --Frank
Here are our FFF 2019 "Jerome Adventure Tale" Awards
1st - Chris Harriman
You can read Chris' story here:2nd - Kirk Suedmeyer
You can read Kirk's story here:
3rd - Tim Columbo
You can read Tim's story here:Congratulations!
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The FFF 2019 Scubadoc Mirror Awards
The FFF Scubadoc Mirror Award: Biggest mirror (or leather) carp caught during the FFF (in honor of Dr. Neil Stern). The required picture of the angler holding the fish plus accompanying data (time, weight, angler’s name) must be submitted.
Winners from each Zone (North and South) will receive a $25 voucher from Linear Bait Co. for first, a $15 voucher from Linear Bait Co.for second, a $10 voucher from Linear Bait Co. for third, and a downloadable, frameable certificate.
Your award certificate can be found below. Click on the certificate to access its full size. Feel free to save and print your certificate for your personal use, or just take a look at it and know that CAG and I appreciate your involvement in the FFF 2019 event.
Once I receive information from CAG president Iain Sorrell about how you can access your voucher and make your purchases, I will PM or Facebook Message you with that information. Congratulations! --Frank Rink, FFF 2019 Coordinator
Here are our FFF 2019 Scubadoc Mirror Award Winners
NORTH ZONE
1st - Jacob Ayotte - 7 lbs., 8 oz. - Scubadoc Mirror Award Certificate (Jacob opted not to take the voucher prize, so it goes to the next angler in line.)
2nd - Sean Reed - 7 lbs. 3 oz. - $25 voucher from Linear Bait Co. and Scubadoc Mirror Award Certificate
3rd - Todd Richer - 6 lbs. 7 oz. - $15 voucher from Linear Bait Co. and Scubadoc Mirror Award Certificate
4th - David Dakin - 6 lbs., 2 oz. - $10 voucher from Linear Bait Co. and Scubadoc Mirror Award Certificate
Congratulations!
SOUTH ZONE - No mirror captures
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The FFF 2019 Emperor-Persistence Awards
The FFF Emperor-Persistence Award: Total number of all carp caught by the angler. The required pictures of the angler holding every fish plus accompanying data (angler’s name) must be submitted. Winners from each Zone (North and South) will receive a $25 voucher from Linear Bait Co. for first, a $15 voucher from Linear Bait Co.for second, a $10 voucher from Linear Bait Co. for third, and a downloadable, frameable certificate.
Your award certificate can be found below. Click on the certificate to access its full size. Feel free to save and print your certificate for your personal use, or just take a look at it and know that CAG and I appreciate your involvement in the FFF 2019 event.
Once I receive information from CAG president Iain Sorrell about how you can access your voucher and make your purchases, I will PM or Facebook Message you with that information. Congratulations! --Frank Rink, FFF 2019 Coordinator
Here are our FFF 2019 Emperor-Persistence Award Winners
SOUTH ZONE
1st - Tom Schulten - 19 Carp - $25 voucher from Linear Bait Co. and Emperor-Persistence Award Certificate
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2nd - Frank Aiello - 9 Carp - $15 voucher from Linear Bait Co. and Emperor-Persistence Award Certificate
3rd - Joe Carter - 5 Carp - $10 voucher from Linear Bait Co. and Emperor-Persistence Award Certificate
NORTH ZONE1st - Jacob Ayotte - 10 Carp - Emperor-Persistence Award Certificate (Jacob opted not to take the voucher prize, so it goes to the next angler in line.)
2nd - Dave Pickering - 8 Carp - $25 voucher from Linear Bait Co. and Emperor-Persistence Award Certificate
3rd (tie) - Jeff Conroy - 6 Carp - $12 voucher from Linear Bait Co. and Emperor-Persistence Award Certificate
3rd (tie) - Martin Columbo - 6 Carp - $12 voucher from Linear Bait Co. and Emperor-Persistence Award Certificate
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The FFF 2019 Baby Awards
The FFF Baby Award: Smallest carp caught during the FFF. The required picture of the angler holding the fish plus accompanying data (time, weight, angler’s name) must be submitted. Winners from each Zone (North and South) will receive a $25 voucher from Linear Bait Co. for first, a $15 voucher from Linear Bait Co.for second, a $10 voucher from Linear Bait Co. for third, and a downloadable, frameable certificate.
Your award certificate can be found below. Click on the certificate to access its full size. Feel free to save and print your certificate for your personal use, or just take a look at it and know that CAG and I appreciate your involvement in the FFF 2019 event.
Once I receive information from CAG president Iain Sorrell about how you can access your voucher and make your purchases, I will PM or Facebook Message you with that information. Congratulations! --Frank Rink, FFF 2019 Coordinator
Here are our FFF 2019 Baby Award Winners
NORTH ZONE
1st - Jacob Ayotte - 1 lb., 9 oz. - Baby Award Certificate (Jacob opted not to take the voucher prize, so it goes to the next angler in line.)
2nd - Martin Columbo - 2 lbs., 5 oz. - $25 voucher from Linear Bait Co. and Baby Award Certificate
3rd (tie) - Jimmy Sneed - 2 lbs., 7 oz. - $12 voucher from Linear Bait Co. and Baby Award Certificate
3rd (tie) - Todd Richer - 2 lbs., 7 oz. - $12 voucher from Linear Bait Co. and Baby Award Certificate
SOUTH ZONE
1st - Joe Carter - 8 lbs., 4 oz. - $25 voucher from Linear Bait Co. and Baby Award Certificate
2nd - Chris Vines - 11 lbs., 4 oz. - $15 voucher from Linear Bait Co. and Baby Award Certificate
3rd - Cesar Espinoza - 14 lbs., 8 oz. - $10 voucher from Linear Bait Co. and Baby Award Certificate
Congratulations!
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The FFF 2019 Monster Awards
The FFF Monster Award: Biggest carp caught during the FFF. This category is the "beauty contest" of any First Fishing Folly! The required picture of the angler holding the fish plus accompanying data (time, weight, angler’s name) must be submitted. Winners from each Zone (North and South) will receive a $25 voucher from Linear Bait Co. for first, a $15 voucher from Linear Bait Co. for second, a $10 voucher from Linear Bait Co. for third, and a downloadable, frameable certificate.
Your award certificate can be found below. Click on the certificate to access its full size. Feel free to save and print your certificate for your personal use, or just take a look at it and know that CAG and I appreciate your involvement in the FFF 2019 event.
Once I receive information from CAG president Iain Sorrell about how you can access your voucher and make your purchases, I will PM or Facebook Message you with that information. Congratulations! --Frank Rink, FFF 2019 Coordinator
Here are our FFF 2019 Monster Award Winners
SOUTH ZONE
1st - Cesar Espinoza - 30 lbs., 15 oz. - $25 voucher from Linear Bait Co. and Monster Award Certificate
2nd - Ray Arquette - 22 lbs., 9 oz. - $15 voucher from Linear Bait Co. and Monster Award Certificate
3rd - Chris Vines - 15 lbs., 8 oz. - $10 voucher from Linear Bait Co. and Monster Award Certificate
NORTH ZONE1st - Dave Pickering - 20 lbs., 0 oz. - $25 voucher from Linear Bait Co. and Monster Award Certificate
2nd - Bob Harnish - 18 lbs., 2 oz. - $15 voucher from Linear Bait Co. and Monster Award Certificate
3rd - Richie Eldridge - 17 lbs., 5 oz. - $10 voucher from Linear Bait Co. and Monster Award Certificate
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The FFF 2019 First Carp, Hall of Fame, and Lucky 13 Awards
The FFF First Carp Award, Hall of Fame Awards, and Lucky 13 Awards: First carp of 2019! The time to be recorded is the local time at which the fish is safely in the net. The required picture of the angler holding the fish plus accompanying data (time of catch, angler’s name) must be submitted.The winner will receive a $25 CAG Store voucher and a frameable, online certificate. The second place winner will receive a $15 CAG Store voucher and a frameable, online certificate. The third place winner will receive a $10 CAG Store voucher and a frameable, online certificate.
Those netting a carp prior to 6:00 a.m. on January 1, 2019 will be included in the FFF 2019 Hall of Fame and will receive a certificate.
In addition to the $25, $15, and $10 prizes awarded to the registered anglers catching the first, second, and third carp of the year in North America, those with the 4th through 13th carp will also receive a $10 CAG Store voucher and a related downloadable, Lucky 13 certificate.
Your award certificate can be found below. Click on the certificate to access its full size. Feel free to save and print your certificate for your personal use, or just take a look at it and know that CAG and I appreciate your involvement in the FFF 2019 event.
Once I receive information from CAG president Iain Sorrell about how you can access your voucher and make your purchases, I will PM or Facebook Message you with that information. Congratulations! --Frank Rink, FFF 2019 Coordinator
Here are our FFF 2019 First Carp, Hall of Fame, and Lucky 13 Award Winners
1. Joe Carter - 12:39 a.m. - CAG Store voucher for $25 and Hall of Fame Award Certificate
2. Emilio Montoya - 2:13 a.m. - CAG Store voucher for $15 and Hall of Fame Award Certificate
3. Alex Waite - 4:15 a.m. - CAG Store voucher for $10 and Hall of Fame Award Certificate
4. Martin Columbo - 4:18 a.m. - CAG Store voucher for $10 and Hall of Fame Award Certificate
5. Tim Columbo - 5:40 a.m. - CAG Store voucher for $10 and Hall of Fame Award Certificate
6. Jay Maxson - 5:45 a.m. - CAG Store voucher for $10 and Hall of Fame Award Certificate
7. Bob White - 5:49 a.m. - CAG Store voucher for $10 and Hall of Fame Award Certificate
8. David Dakin - 6:25 a.m. - CAG Store voucher for $10 and Lucky 13 Award Certificate
9. Bob Harnish - 6:30 a.m. - CAG Store voucher for $10 and Lucky 13 Award Certificate
10. Jimmy Sneed - 7:19 a.m. - CAG Store voucher for $10 and Lucky 13 Award Certificate
11. Josh Iverson - 7:25 a.m. - CAG Store voucher for $10 and Lucky 13 Award Certificate
12. Tom Schulten - 7:31 a.m. - CAG Store voucher for $10 and Lucky 13 Award Certificate
13. Ray Arquette - 7:32 a.m. - CAG Store voucher for $10 and Lucky 13 Award Certificate
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The opportunity for FFF 2019 submissions is now closed. Thanks to all who participated or attempted to participate in FFF 2019! Results will be posted within the next 48 hours. Thanks, again, to all who were involved in CAG's First Fishing Folly 2019! --Frank Rink
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The opportunity for FFF 2019 submissions is now closed. Thanks to all who participated or attempted to participate in FFF 2019! Results will be posted within the next 48 hours. Thanks, again, to all who were involved in CAG's First Fishing Folly 2019! --Frank Rink
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The opportunity for FFF 2019 submissions is now closed. Thanks to all who participated or attempted to participate in FFF 2019! Results will be posted within the next 48 hours. Thanks, again, to all who were involved in CAG's First Fishing Folly 2019! --Frank Rink
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You've got less than five minutes to post an FFF 2019 entry!
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We are less than two hours to the deadline for posting an entry in FFF 2019.
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We are less than two hours to the deadline for posting an entry in FFF 2019.
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We are less than two hours to the deadline for posting an entry in FFF 2019. Can you beat Cesar Espinoza's 30-15? We shall see!Manage
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7 hours ago, jacob Ayotte said:
I had a blast fishing this event and sharing my fish however I would like to disqualify myself from any prizes. Thank you to all who help organize this event
Thank you, Jacob, for letting us know. Should any of your entries qualify for a podium finish, we will still recognize you for the place in which you finished but the prize will go to the next angler in line. Thanks. --Frank
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The FFF 2019 Sunrise Awards (plus a Cracker Carp Award)
The FFF 2019 Sunrise Award goes to every FFF 2019 registrant who submits a photograph of the first sunrise of the year or of his swim sometime near sunrise. The primary intention of this category is to share some fabulous January 1 photos with fellow CAG anglers. In fact, if it’s too foggy, cloudy, snowy, or rainy, you can still take a picture at the approximate time of sunrise. The picture may or may not include a fish, but it has to include at least some kind of evidence that the photo is fishing related (pod, rod, scale, angler, footprints, or whatever you deem fishing related). Anyone submitting a sunrise picture earns an FFF 2019 Sunrise downloadable, frameable certificate. After all, you have to be out at sunrise with camera and carp gear for a photo (no small feat in itself). This year's entries were especially varied and showed some outstanding photography at some great venues!
There were some outstanding photos submitted this year that would be in strong contention for best FFF Sunrise photo ever! Well done! We dropped the Snowcarp/Sandcarp/Sculpture award this year (We may have to reinstate it for 2020), but Kirk Suedmeyer's Cracker Carp sculpture also deserves recognition. Well done Kirk!
Your award certificate can be found below. Click on the certificate to access its full size. Feel free to save and print your certificate for your personal use, or just take a look at it and know that CAG and I appreciate your involvement in the FFF 2019 event. Congratulations! --Frank Rink, FFF 2019 Coordinator
Here are our FFF 2019 Sunrise Awards with one "Cracker Carp" Award
Chris Vines
Jeff Conroy
Cristian Torres
Cesar Espinoza
Martin Columbo
Mike Seal
Ray Arquette
Thomas Gotsch
Tim Columbo
Kirk Suedmeyer
Chad Bettisch
Frank Rink
Kirk Suedmeyer (Special Cracker Carp Award)
Thanks and Congratulations to all! -
Frank Rink
Joliet, IL -
Chad Bettisch
Joliet, IL -
This serves as a gentle reminder that every and all entries for FFF 2019 awards must be posted on this thread by 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (that’s Noon Central, 11 AM Mountain, 10 AM Pacific) on Friday, January 4, 2019. That is today!
Award prize donors have been finalized. Once winners are announced, I will be asking for your e-mail addresses for prize distribution.
Huge thanks to CAG for funding the prizes and to CAG President Iain Sorrell for arranging/organizing the prize package!
First Fish and Lucky 13 (13 anglers catching the earliest carp of 2019) award winners and Jerome Adventure Tale (Written and Pictorial Summary of your FFF 2019 Experience) award winners will receive vouchers for CAG Store purchases!
Huge thanks to Linear Bait Co. and Brian Wisnowski for providing vouchers at a highly discounted rate to CAG for FFF 2019 prizes!
Monster (Big Fish) award winners, Emperor Persistence (Most Fish) award winners, Baby (Small Fish) award winners, and Scubadoc Mirror (Big Mirror) award winners will receive vouchers for Linear Bait Co. purchases!
Don't forget that every and all entries for awards must be posted on this thread by 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (that’s Noon Central, 11 AM Mountain, 10 AM Pacific) on Friday, January 4, 2019. That is today!
Best of luck to all! --Frank Rink
Click here to post all FFF 2019 Carp Entries/Captures/Photos
Click here for FFF 2019 Detailed Rules.
Click here for FFF 2019 Contest Categories and Prizes.
Click here to post all FFF 2019 Jerome Adventure Tale Entries
Click here to post all FFF 2019 Sunrise Photos -
This serves as a gentle reminder that every and all entries for FFF 2019 awards must be posted on this thread by 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (that’s Noon Central, 11 AM Mountain, 10 AM Pacific) on Friday, January 4, 2019. That is today!
Award prize donors have been finalized. Once winners are announced, I will be asking for your e-mail addresses for prize distribution.
Huge thanks to CAG for funding the prizes and to CAG President Iain Sorrell for arranging/organizing the prize package!
First Fish and Lucky 13 (13 anglers catching the earliest carp of 2019) award winners and Jerome Adventure Tale (Written and Pictorial Summary of your FFF 2019 Experience) award winners will receive vouchers for CAG Store purchases!
Huge thanks to Linear Bait Co. and Brian Wisnowski for providing vouchers at a highly discounted rate to CAG for FFF 2019 prizes!
Monster (Big Fish) award winners, Emperor Persistence (Most Fish) award winners, Baby (Small Fish) award winners, and Scubadoc Mirror (Big Mirror) award winners will receive vouchers for Linear Bait Co. purchases!
Don't forget that every and all entries for awards must be posted on this thread by 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (that’s Noon Central, 11 AM Mountain, 10 AM Pacific) on Friday, January 4, 2019. That is today!
Best of luck to all! --Frank Rink
Click here to post all FFF 2019 Carp Entries/Captures/Photos
Click here for FFF 2019 Detailed Rules.
Click here for FFF 2019 Contest Categories and Prizes.
Click here to post all FFF 2019 Jerome Adventure Tale Entries
Click here to post all FFF 2019 Sunrise Photos -
This serves as a gentle reminder that every and all entries for FFF 2019 awards must be posted on this thread by 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (that’s Noon Central, 11 AM Mountain, 10 AM Pacific) on Friday, January 4, 2019. That is today!
Award prize donors have been finalized. Once winners are announced, I will be asking for your e-mail addresses for prize distribution.
Huge thanks to CAG for funding the prizes and to CAG President Iain Sorrell for arranging/organizing the prize package!
First Fish and Lucky 13 (13 anglers catching the earliest carp of 2019) and Jerome Adventure Tale (Written and Pictorial Summary of your FFF 2019 Experience) award winners will receive vouchers for CAG Store purchases!
Huge thanks to Linear Bait Co. and Brian Wisnowski for providing vouchers at a highly discounted rate to CAG for FFF 2019 prizes!
Monster (Big Fish) award winners, Emperor Persistence (Most Fish) award winners, Baby (Small Fish) award winners, and Scubadoc Mirror (Big Mirror) award winners will receive vouchers for Linear Bait Co. purchases!
Don't forget that every and all entries for awards must be posted on this thread by 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (that’s Noon Central, 11 AM Mountain, 10 AM Pacific) on Friday, January 4, 2019. That is today!
Best of luck to all! --Frank Rink
Click here to post all FFF 2019 Carp Entries/Captures/Photos
Click here for FFF 2019 Detailed Rules.
Click here for FFF 2019 Contest Categories and Prizes.
Click here to post all FFF 2019 Jerome Adventure Tale Entries
Click here to post all FFF 2019 Sunrise Photos -
Richie Eldridge
17 pounds, 5 ounces
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Richie Eldridge
3 pounds, 0 ounces
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FFF 2019 - Your Winners, Awards, and Prizes
Once the January 4 submission deadline for entries has come and gone, I will begin crunching numbers and post winners, awards, and prizes on this thread. There will be a separate post for each award category in the order as follows:
1. The FFF 2019 Sunrise Awards (Photo taken around sunrise).
2. The FFF 2019 First Carp Awards, Hall of Fame Awards (Catch before 6:00 a.m.), and Lucky 13 Awards (First 13 anglers to catch carp at FFF 2019).
3. The FFF 2019 Monster Awards (Big Fish).
4. The FFF 2019 Baby Awards (Small Fish).
5. The FFF 2019 Emperor Persistence Awards (Most Fish).
6. The FFF 2019 Scubadoc Mirror Awards (Big Mirror).
7. The FFF 2019 Jerome Adventure Tale Awards (Written and Pictorial Summary of your FFF 2019 Experience).
Every and all entry photos and related information must be posted on their designated threads by 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (that’s Noon Central, 11 AM Mountain, 10 AM Pacific) on Friday, January 4, 2019. No exceptions!
In addition, the downloadable, frameable FFF 2019 Certificates of Excellence will be posted on each applicable thread. You can click on the certificate for a larger version for download.
Award prize donors have been finalized. Once winners are announced, I will be asking for your e-mail addresses for prize distribution.
Huge thanks to CAG for funding the prizes and to CAG President Iain Sorrell for arranging/organizing the prize package!
First Fish and Lucky 13 (13 anglers catching the earliest carp of 2019) and Jerome Adventure Tale (Written and Pictorial Summary of your FFF 2019 Experience) award winners will receive vouchers for CAG Store purchases!
Huge thanks to Linear Bait Co. and Brian Wisnowski for providing vouchers at a highly discounted rate to CAG for FFF 2019 prizes!
Monster (Big Fish) award winners, Emperor Persistence (Most Fish) award winners, Baby (Small Fish) award winners, and Scubadoc Mirror (Big Mirror) award winners will receive vouchers for Linear Bait Co. purchases!
Don't forget that every and all entries for awards must be posted on this thread by 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (that’s Noon Central, 11 AM Mountain, 10 AM Pacific) on Friday, January 4, 2019.Thanks. --Dr. Frank Rink, FFF 2019 Organizer
Click here to post all FFF 2019 Carp Entries/Captures/Photos
Click here for FFF 2019 Detailed Rules.
Click here for FFF 2019 Contest Categories and Prizes.
Click here to post all FFF 2019 Jerome Adventure Tale Entries
Click here to post all FFF 2019 Sunrise Photos
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FFF 2019 - Your Winners, Awards, and Prizes
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Thanks, Kirik, for the kind comments. Hope you catch something today. --Frank