I regret that the Spartans, Arnesr & his son, and a few other attendees were not captured on camera when picture-taking time rolled around. They certainly figured into the good time everyone had.  Arnesr, your son is the most mad-dog young fisherman I've met in a long time!  He'll carry his torch for sport-fishing to his grave, I'm thinking!  The kid is a "sponge" for anything to do with angling (alternative lure presentations, gear, etc.).  Holy mackerel!

I extend my apologies where "wrong names" may be associated with the pics ST has posted.  The fault is entirely mine & merely reflects the fact that I didn't get around as much as I would have liked and become better acquainted with folks I didn't know so well.  Also, in some cases, the crowded room as well as the angle and distance of the shot made it difficult to say, with certainty, who exactly is shown in certain pics.  Please feel free to "correct the record" where I may have screwed up. My purpose was to provide ST with a "quick & dirty pairing of faces with names he would know." I didn't really have building THE definitive record of all attendees when I sent him the note.

You get engaged in conversations and, before you know it, an entire evening has slipped by and you haven't really spent time with some of the very guys (and gals) you had most intended to see.  Nor have you met all the folks who happen to be "new" to you.  Hopefully, you do better next year.  That's just the way it is; I remember thinking the same thing the last time I was there.  You know how it is with old dogs....   

Just as others have said, my weekend highlights mostly come from our evening get-togethers.  I attended Copia only through early afternoon on Saturday.  I bought 5 freeze-dried meals, one waterproof pouch to store my navigation electronics (my big ticket item this year at $20), and I attended one seminar (Stu vs. Rob Kesselring).  When my legs started aching from walking around on that hard-ass floor, I decided it was "nap time" (increasingly my favorite time of day as I get older) and retired until evening festivities resumed.  That's about "par" for the Copia course, for me.

MuleLars, Wally13, Old Salt and, their new "right-hand man" & ace-reporter/film maker, mpeebles, are to be congratulated for getting everything set-up and organized.  It was a good time.  Thank you!

Jimbo   8-)