It was my considerable privilege today to be asked to introduce Wally13 and Old Salt for their CanoeCopia presentation, "How to Plan a Fishing-Oriented Canoe Trip."  Frankly, I still can't get over just how good their presentation was!  The guys did a phenomenal job providing attendees with loads of invaluable trip-planning tips and solid resource information that the crowd could walk away with. 

They didn't give the crowd fish , they taught them HOW to plan to fish... where to start & how to do-it-yourself. 

They pointed to all the websites, magazines and resources that one could ever conceivably need in order to plan a trip of a lifetime.  Despite all the years I have been at it, I found out there was a load I didn't know... so I was taking notes along with most of everybody else!  An especially nice touch was their choice to liberally sprinkle fabulous big fish pics between each slide of learning points. 

This program was exactly the sort of presentation I hope to see when I attend Copia.  In fact, it was among the finest I have EVER seen at the show.  I will be absolutely shocked if they are not asked to return to do it all again next year.  Our Rutabaga host came up to me after the program raving about the excellence of their program.   The fine ovation the guys received when they finished was very well deserved.

Wally13 and Old Salt not only did good today, they absolutely nailed it. 

I look forward to seeing how these two fellas are going to top this performance next year.  What a truly EXCELLENT job!

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Jimbo   8-)