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I hope to make it

I will try to check it out. I remember Carl talking about him.

Don't forget to go............

I went.

I should preface this in saying that I am not a CCA member and it was my first meeting attended........

If you're a NoVA CCA member reading this......this is an outsider's first impression (right or wrong, good and bad) of your meetings.

The meeting was not run well and was not organized.  The "introduction" of Mike as the speaker was not enthusiastic and low-key.  Mike did OK for not really preparing for the talk, and he was not real forthcoming; he did answer questions, but kept to the very basics.  Folks that have never fished that area of the river learned a few pointers.  Didn't help that some know-it-all $#@& kept interjecting his "experiences" and having his cell phone go off at least 2 different times while Mike was talking.  For me, it was a complete bust and disappointing; others that were unfamiliar with Fletcher's may have been tickled to death.  Mike is a great guy, but I don't think he had any previous experience as a public speaker......he was not very comfortable....not his fault.  I've learned more in 30 seconds pulled up to Mike on the river, than the hour that went by last night.

Had several people come up to me before and after the meeting and said, "You're Curly!" or "You must be Curly!"....   Quite a few lurkers from NoVA CCA on this forum.

Did talk with George Allen and Bob Forbes before and after the meeting. It was nice to bump into them there.

Missed it. Came home from work and crashed.

Pacemaker wrote:

Thanks for your input......I may have not been as critical the  first time out but that's life..............

Didn't really mean to come across as "critical"....sorry about that, but it was my honest first impression of CCA.  Maybe my expectations were set too high?  Like I said, Mike did OK under the circumstances.  My comments were intended as constructive........I may go again sometime .

Pacemaker wrote:

Curly wrote:

Quite a few lurkers from NoVA CCA on this forum.

Why always lurrkers? Some of these guys are members and post at times

I asked who they were on the forum, since they recognized me from pics on Pacemakerfishing, and several said that they did not "post" on this forum.  I think "Aches n Pains" was the only poster I saw there.  I'm pretty sure Bob Forbes (really great guy that I've fished with) told me he does not post here.  In this case, "lurkers" was not meant in a negative context.......Maybe I should just keep my comments to myself, since they appear to be coming across poorly .

Pacemaker wrote:

Maybe we should come up with a new word....."lurker" seems to always have a negative connotation behind it, at least to me.

"Spectators"

Reading the posts on the web site can be very entertaining (This one for instance) There is not always a need to chime in.

I like "spectators" too and I see the point about posting. I know a lot of folks who like to read and not post. Some only go fishing when I take them so I know they are not "taking" info...they are simply being entertained (to Jeff's point).

My only concern is chasing someone away from the Forum, especially the younger crowd.