Monday, September 3, 2012

And The Winner Is...

Alright guys, the moment y'all have been waiting for is finally here...the winners of the 1st Annual TLTFF Carp Week Photo Contest are:

Best Picture: This was amazingly difficult. Actually, it was the reason we had to delay posting the results by a few hours...

1st Place- Won a Combo set of Goat Head Gear's Sole Spikes, a pair of Dizm Polarized Sunglasses, and a Fishpond Hat.

Chris Cutler with this beautiful B&W shot of this Mirror Carp


Runner Up- Tied. Each won an Orvis Carp Sticker and some KAVU stickers.

Jordan Carter and Nolan Majcher with these great tail shots.



Biggest Carp:

1st Place- Won a pair of Dizm Polarized Sunglasses and a Fishpond Hat.

Mike Bailey with his 70lb Siamese Carp.


Runner Up- Won an Orvis Carp Sticker and some KAVU stickers.

Lee Novotny had this bad boy to show off. (Is it just me or did that carp's dad mate with a Steelhead?)



Prettiest Carp:

1st Place- Won a pair of Dizm Polarized Sunglasses and a Howler Bros Tee Shirt.

Lee Novotny with this absolutely gorgeous Carp, something AD Maddox needs to paint!


Runner Up- Won an Orvis Carp Sticker and some KAVU stickers.

KC Badger with this Yellow Koi.



Ugliest Carp:

1st Place- Won a dozen flies from AZ Wanderings and a Fishpond Hat.

KC Badger who sent in this nasty Grass Carp in the picture he called "Carp Gun".


Runner Up- Won an Orvis Carp Sticker and some KAVU stickers.

Chris Cutler with this "ugly" Mirror Carp.


*A category we decided to add last minute because we got so many pictures that fit into this category is:

Best Release: Women dominated this category. Lets face it, women are just a little more gentle...and photogenic!

1st Place- Won a dozen flies of her choice from the Recycled Fish online fly shop and a Cheeky Fly Fishing can hugger.

Amanda Fowler with this gorgeous action shot.


Runner Up- Won an Orvis Carp Sticker and some KAVU stickers.

Amber Payliss with this amazingly scenic release.


Thanks to everyone who participated in this years contest! We had an amazing turnout with over 100 photos submitted! Thanks to our amazing sponsors for contributing such radical prizes! Make sure you check them all out, regardless of if you won or not, and try out some of their rad products!

If you won, email us at tightlinedtalesofaflyfisherman@gmail.com to claim your prize.

Boom...Morgan, Zach, and Luis

3 comments:

  1. Thanks!!! It's been great to follow along all the carp week stuff you have been doing. It seems to be that fly carping is something that is here to stay, with good reason too. I can't wait to get out after some more.

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  2. You guys did a quality thing, much appreciated!

    Gregg

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  3. Thanks guys, appreciate the love, as always, our readers are great and help make this happen!

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