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12th Annual Rodeo News
The date has been set for Saturday May
1, 2010
The rodeo will be held again this year ar C&M Marina in Lafitte,LA
Fishing
Application
Click above for an application for the fishing rodeo.
Our 11th Annual Rodeo was a
huge success, please consider being a
sponsor this year, we need
corporate support. Special Thanks to our Rodeo Co-Chairman Travis Moore
and his
wife Rose for cooking the food with DJ Berger and his wife. They
did a great job, the
food was sponsored by Petro
Construction Management.
Any companies interested in being a corporate sponsor please contact
any board member. The corporate levels are listed below
Carbon
Steel
|
$100.00
|
2
Full
Entry Fees
|
Chrome
Moly
|
$200.00
|
4
Full
Entry Fees
|
Stainless
Steel
|
$300.00
|
6
Full
Entry Fees
|
Inconel
|
$400.00
|
8
Full
Entry Fees
|
Titanium
|
$500.00
|
10
Full
Entry Fees
|
Special
Thanks to Our 2009 Corporate Sponsors Listed Below
Please Support
Our Sponsors!!
Can
USA
|
Titanium
|
Grand
Isle Ship Yard
|
Titanium
|
Mechanical
Contractors Association
|
Titanium
|
Owensby
& Kritikos Inc.
|
Titanium
|
Petro
Construction Management
|
Titanium
|
Plumbers
& Steamfitters Local 60
|
Titanium
|
AB
Manufacturing
|
Inconel
|
Fairbanks
Inspection
|
Inconel
|
Bruskotter
Consulting Services
|
Stainless
Steel
|
Dynamic
Industries
|
Stainless
Steel
|
Inspection
Specialists
|
Stainless
Steel
|
Lincoln
Electric
|
Stainless
Steel
|
Local
58 Iron Workers
|
Stainless
Steel
|
Boland
|
Chrome
Moly
|
Diamond
Oil Field
|
Chrome
Moly
|
Northrop
Grumann Ship Building
|
Chrome
Moly
|
DeMarco
Welding
|
Carbon
Steel
|
CEI
Fabricators
|
Carbon
Steel
|
Gas
Technology Consultants
|
Carbon
Steel
|
Mike
Skiles
|
Carbon
Steel
|
Quality
Testing
|
Carbon
Steel
|
Steve
Snyder
|
$70.00
|
2009 Rodeo Winners
Redfish Division
Position
|
Fisherman
|
Weight
& Length of Fish
|
First
|
Clayton
Hinup
|
7
lbs. - 26-1/2" long
|
Second
|
Robbie
LaChute
|
6.55
lbs. - 26-1/4 long
|
Third
|
Lloyd
Lemle
|
6.55
lbs. - 25-3/4" long
|
Fourth
|
Philip
Straub
|
6.30
lbs. - 24-3/4" long
|
Calcutta
|
Clayton
Hinyup
|
28.05
lbs.
|
Left to Right: 2nd plasce-Robbie LaChute, 1st place-Clayton Hinyup, 4th
place-Phillip Straub, 3rd place-Lloyd Lemle

2009 Rodeo Winners
Speckle Trout
Division
Position
|
Fisherman
|
Weight
& Length of Fish
|
First
|
Mark
Stein
|
2.25
l;bs. - 18" long
|
Second
|
Mark
Stein
|
2.05
lbs. - 17-1/2" long
|
Third
|
Mark
Stein
|
1.85
lbs. - 16-3/4" long
|
Fourth
|
Mark
Stein
|
1.65
lbs. - 16-1/8 " long
|
Calcutta
|
Mark
Stein
|
9.00
lbs.
|
Left to Right: Mark's son, Mark Stein

2009 Calcuttra Winners
Left to right: Mark's son, Mark Stein (Speckled Trout), Clayton Hinyup
(Redfish), Mark Comeaux (VP-BayOffshore)

Special
Thanks to our 2008 Corporate Sposnors Listed Below
Please Support our Sponsors!!
Audubon
Engineering
|
Titanium
|
| Gas
Technoloy Consultants |
Titanium
|
Petro
Construction Management
|
Titanium
|
Grande Isle Shipyard
|
Titanium
|
Owensby & Kritikos, Inc.
|
Titanium
|
Conoco
Phillips Refinery
|
Titanium
|
Diamond
Oil Field Supply
|
Titanium
|
New
Orleans Pikpe Trades Local 60
|
Titanium
|
Dynamic
Industries
|
Titanium
|
Mechanical
Contractors Association of LA
|
Titanium
|
Can
USA
|
Titanium
|
|
|
|
|
Bruskotter Consulting Services, LLC
|
Stainless Steel
|
Inspection
Specialists Inc.
|
Stainless
Steel
|
Public
belt railroad commision
|
Stainless
Steel
|
Valero
|
Stainless
Steel
|
|
|
Lincoln
Electric
|
Inconel
|
AB
Manufacturing
|
Inconel
|
|
|
Can
USA
|
Chrome
Moly
|
|
|
George
Fairbanks
|
Carbon
Steel
|
Demarco
Welding
|
Carbon
Steel
|
SCS
Entreprises
|
Carbon
Steel
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 Rodeo Winners
Redfish Division
Position
|
Fisherman
|
Weight/Length
of Fish
|
First
|
Bruce
Comeaux
|
7
lbs. - 26" long
|
Second
|
Preston
Mamolo
|
6.5
lbs. - 25.25" long
|
Third
|
Tommy
Nuzzo
|
6
lbs. - 25" long
|
Fourth
|
Kenneth
|
5.5
lbs. - 25" long
|
Calcutta
|
Bruce
Comeaux
|
32.5
lbs.
|
2008 Speckled Trout Division
Position
|
Fisherman
|
Weight/Length
of Fish
|
First
|
Kenny
Sapia
|
2.5
lbs. - 17" long
|
Second
|
Wayne
Guillot
|
2
lbs. - 18" long
|
Third
|
Tim
Clements
|
2
lbs. - 16-78" long
|
Fourth
|
Craig
Collins
|
2
lbs. - 16-1/2" long
|
Calcutta
|
Joe
Tortomase
|
8.0
lbs.
|
Special Thanks to Our 2007 Corporate
Sponsors Listed Below
Please support our sponsors!!
Audubon
Engineering LLC
|
Titanium
|
Conoco
Phillips Refinery
|
Titanium
|
| Dynamic
Industries Inc. |
Titanium
|
| Gas
Technology Consultants |
Titanium
|
| Grand
Isle Shipyards |
Titanium
|
New
Orleans Pipe Trades Local 60
|
Titanium
|
| Owensby
& Kritikos, Inc. |
Titanium
|
Petro
Construction Management
|
Titanium
|
|
Valero
Refinery |
Titanium
|
|
|
| Bruskotter
Consulting Services, LLC |
Stainless
Steel |
Can-USA
|
Stainless
Steel
|
Inspection
Specialists Inc.
|
Stainless
Steel
|
|
|
| AB
Manufacturing |
Chrome-Moly
|
Bay Offshore
|
Chrome-Moly
|
Gonzales
X-Ray
|
Chrome-Moly
|
|
|
| CEI Fabricators |
Carbon Steel |
| DeMarco
Welding Service |
Carbon
Steel |
Furnace & Tube
|
Carbon Steel
|
George Fairbanks
|
Carbon Steel
|
|
Hose
Speciality & Supply Company |
Carbon
Steel |
Lloyd
Lemle
|
Carbon
Steel
|
Matt
Howerton
|
Carbon
Steel
|
Steve
Snyder
|
Carbon
Steel
|
TTim Clements
|
Carbon
Steel
|
2007 Rodeo
Winners
Redfish
Division
Position
|
Fisherman
|
Weight/Length
of Fish
|
First
Place
|
Romeo
Mamolo
|
8.0
lbs-26-1/4" long
|
Second
Place
|
Preston
Mamolo
|
7.8
lbs-26-7/8" long
|
Third
Place
|
Ken
Sapia
|
7.4
lbs.-26-1/2 " long
|
Fourth
Place
|
Mike
Silver
|
7.2
lbs-26-1/4" long
|
Calcutta
|
Romeo
Mamolo
|
35.0
lbs.
|
2007
Speckled Trout Winners
Position
|
Fisherman
|
Weight/Length
of Fish
|
First
|
Kurt
Freeman
|
1.6
lbs. -17-1/4" long
|
Second
|
Ben
McNoil
|
1.4
lbs.-15-1/4" long
|
Third
|
Ron
Crotwell Sr.
|
1.2
lbs-15-3/4" long
|
Fourth
|
Ron
Crotwell Jr.
|
1.2
lbs.-15-1/2" long
|
Calcutta
|
Kurt
Freeman
|
6.4
lbs.
|
2007 Rodeo
Photos
Redfish Winners
Left to Right:
(1st Place-Romeo Mamolo) (2nd Place-Preston Mamolo) (3rd Place-Ken
Sapia) (4th Place-MikeSilver)

2007 Speckled
Trout Winners
Left to Right:
(1st Place-Kurt Freeman) (2nd Place-Ben McNoil) (3rd Place-Ron Crotwell
Sr.) (4th Place-Ron Crotwell Jr.)

2007 Calcutta
Winners
Left to Right"
(Speckled Trout-Kurt Freeman) (Redfish-Romeo Mamolo)

Special
Thanks to our 2006 Corporate Sponsors Listed Below
Please support our Sponsors!!
Audubon
Engineering
|
Titanium
|
Charter
Marine Service
|
Titanium
|
Conoco
Phillips Refinery
|
Titanium
|
Diamond
Oilfield
|
Titanium
|
Dynamic
Industries
|
Titanium
|
Grand
Isle Shipyards
|
Titanium
|
Owensby
& Kritikos, Inc
|
Titanium
|
Valero
Refinery
|
Titanium
|
Gas
Technology Consultants
|
Stainless
Steel
|
|
|
AB
Manufacturing
|
Chrome-Moly
|
Boland
Marine & Manufacturing
|
Chrome-Moly
|
Charlie
Kerner (Mayor of Lafitte)
|
Carbon
Steel
|
DeMarco
Welding Services
|
Carbon
Steel
|
Frank
Hemlet
|
Carbon
Steel
|
Lincoln
Electric
|
Carbon
Steel
|
Paul
C. Hebert
|
Carbon
Steel
|
2006 Rodeo Winners
Redfish Division
Position
|
Fisherman
|
Weight/Length
of Fish
|
First
Place
|
Brian
Scott
|
10.75
lbs. - 25-1/2" long
|
Second
Place
|
Paul
Ranger
|
10.55
lbs. - 25-1/8" long
|
Third
Place
|
Greg
Smith
|
8.65
lbs. - 26-1/2" long
|
Calcutta
|
Paul
Ranger
|
36.45
lbs.
|
2006 Speckled Trout Winners
Position
|
Fisherman
|
Weight/Length
of FIsh
|
First
Place
|
Donald
Gros
|
2.70
lbs. - 20-1/2" long
|
Second
Place
|
Ron
Pamplin
|
2.10
lbs. - 18-1/4" long
|
Third
Place
|
Robert
Pamplin
|
2.05
lbs. - 18-1/4" long
|
Calcutta
|
Robert
Pamplin
|
8.10
lbs.
|
2006 Photo's Below
Redfish Winners
Left to Right: (1st place-Brian Scott), (2nd place-Paul Ranger), (3rd
Place-Greg Smith)

2006 Speckled Trout Winners
Left to Right: (1st Place-Donald Gros), (2nd Place-Ron Pamplin), (3rd
Place-Robert Pamplin)

2006 Calcutta Winners
Left to Right: Redfish Division (Paul Ranger), Speckled Trout Division
(Ron Pamplin) standing with them is Ron's son Robert Pamplin- 3rd place
Speckled Trout Winner

Special
Thanks To Our 2005 Corporate Sponsors Listed Below
Please support
our Corporate Sponsors!
Audubon Engineering
|
Titanium
|
Dynamic Industries
|
Titanium
|
Whitco
Supply
|
Titanium
|
Japala
Gas & Chemical Corp.
|
Titanium
|
Grand
Isle Shipyards
|
Titanium
|
AIRGAS
|
Titanium
|
Conoco
Phillips Refinery
|
Titanium
|
Harris
Calorific, Inc.
|
Stainless
Steel
|
Owensby
& Kritikos, Inc.
|
Stainless
Steel
|
Therma-Dyne
|
Stainless
Steel
|
Diamond
Oilfield
|
Chrome
Moly
|
On
the Half Shell
|
Chrome
Moly
|
Innov-X-Systems
|
Chrome
Moly
|
Furnace
& Tube
|
Carbon
Steel
|
Gas
Technology Consultants
|
Carbon
Steel
|
Industrial
Welding Supply
|
Carbon
Steel
|
DeMarco
Welding
|
Carbon
Steel
|
George
Fairbanks
|
Carbon
Steel
|
Mike
Skiles
|
Carbon
Steel
|
Intek
Corp.
|
Carbon
Steel
|
Paul
& Denise Hebert
|
Carbon
Steel
|
Quality
Testing
|
Carbon
Steel
|
Hebert
Steel
|
Carbon
Steel
|
Orion
Instruments
|
Carbon
Steel
|
CEI
Fabricators
|
Carbon
Steel
|
TNT
Welding Supply
|
Carbon
Steel
|
Guzman
Machine Works
|
Carbon
Steel
|
Gonzales
X-Ray
|
Carbon
Steel
|
2005 Rodeo
Winners
Redfish
Division
Position
|
Fisherman
|
Weight
Of Fish
|
First
Place
|
Derrick
Gros
|
9.35
lbs.-26" long
|
Second
Place
|
Mark
Carte
|
9.10
lbs.-26-1/4" long
|
Third
Place
|
Craig
Collins
|
7.95
lbs.-26-1/8" long
|
Fourth
Place
|
Joe
Tortomase
|
7.75
lbs-26-1/2" Long
|
Fifth
Place
|
Randy
Steverson
|
7.25
lbs.-26-1/4" long
|
Calcutta
|
Tim
Clement
|
37.0
lbs (5) fish limit
|
2005 Rodeo
Winners
Speckled Trout
Division
Position
|
Fisherman
|
Weight
Of Fish
|
First
Place
|
Brandon
Ledet
|
2.75
lbs.-19-1/2" long
|
Second
Place
|
Barry
Plaisance
|
2.35
lbs.-18-1/2" long
|
Third
Place
|
Kyle
Schellhaas
|
1.95
lbs.-17-3/8" long
|
Fourth
Place
|
Randy
Steverson
|
1.85
lbs.-17-1/2" long
|
Fifth
Place
|
Dwayne
New
|
1.75
lbs.-17" long
|
Calcutta
|
Kyle
Schellhaas
|
8.20
(5) fish limit
|
The competition was very tough this year. Thanks to everyone that
came out!!!
2005
Photo's Below
RedFish Winners
Left to Right- 1st Place- Derrick Gros, Second Place-Mark Carte, Third
Place-Craig Collins, Fourth Place-Joe Tortomase and in 5th place-Randy
Steverson

Speckled Trout Winners
Left to Right: 1st Place-Brandon Ledet, 2nd place-Barry Plaisance, 3rd
place-Kyle Schellhaas, 4th place-Randy Steverson and in 5th
place-Dwayne New

Calcutta
Winners
Left to Right- Redfish Division-Tim Clement, Speckled Trout
Division-Kyle Schellhaas

Special Thanks to our 2004
Corporate Sponsors Listed Below
Please support our
Corporate Sponsors!
| Conoco/Phillips
Refinery |
Titanium
|
B& G Crane
|
Titanium
|
Audubon Engineering
|
Stainless Steel
|
Owensby & Kritikos, Inc.
|
Stainless Steel
|
Crown Enterprises
|
Stainless Steel
|
SCS
Enterprises LLC
|
Stainless
Steel
|
Haywilk
Galvanizing
|
Chrome
Molly
|
Grand Isle Shipyard
|
Chrome Molly
|
One
the 1/2 Shell
|
Chrome
Molly
|
TNT
Welding Supply
|
Carbon
Steel
|
George
Fairbanks
|
Carbon
Steel
|
Industrial
Welding X-Ray
|
Carbon
Steel
|
2004 Rodeo
Winners
Redfish
Division
Position
|
Fisherman
|
Weight
of Fish
|
First
Place
|
Ron Crotwell
|
9.30
lbs.
|
Second
Place
|
Norman Gauthreaux
|
8.15
lbs.
|
Third
Place
|
Robby Tullier
|
7.70
lbs.
|
Calcutta
|
Ronald Perez
|
39.05
lbs.
|
2004 Rodeo
Winners
Speckled Trout
Winners
Position
|
Fisherman
|
Weight
of Fish
|
First
Place
|
Randy
Stevenson
|
1.60
lbs-16-3/8" long
|
Second
Place
|
Butsie
Duhon
|
1.60
lbs.-16-1/8" long
|
Third
Place
|
Ronald
Perez
|
1.60
lbs.-15-7/8" long
|
Calcutta
|
Randy
Stevenson
|
9.70
lbs.
|
2004 Fishing
Rodeo Photo's

1st
Place Speckled Trout-1st Place
Speckled Trout Calcutta-Randy Stevenson with Audubon Engineering one of
our Stainless Steel Sponsors

2nd Place Speckled Trout - 2nd Place speckled trout Calcutta-Butsie
Duhon with Houma Industries - Present check is AWS Secretary Paul C.
Hebert

3rd Place Speckled Trout-1st
Place Redfish Calcutta-Ronald
Perez-Presenting his checks is AWS Secretary Paul C. Hebert

Left to Right: AWS Chairman David Foster hands the 1st
Place Redfish check to Ron Crotwell with AIR GAS

Left to Right: Norman Gauthreaux-2nd Place Redfish Winner
accepts his check from AWS Secretary Paul C. Hebert- Norman gave his
check back to the New Orleans Section for the scholarship funds,
Special Thanks to Norman Gauthreaux

Left to Right: Robby Tullier-3rd Place Redfish Winner
accepts his check from AWS Secretary Paul C. Hebert

Vincent
Todaro-2nd Place Redfish
Calcutta, 5th place redfish and Winner of our lotto
tickets-Congratulations to Vincent

AIR GAS Fishing Team-Nice Fish Gentlemen

Winner of this basket full of
goodies donated by Diamond Oil Field Supply, Inc. is Ron Fryou
with A B Manufacturing

Auction Winner of this Pelican
Painting from a Local Artist is Lloyd Lemle with Conoco Phillips one of
our Titanium Sponsors
2004 Donated Raffle Prizes
Companies are listed below
Special Thanks to these companies for their loyal support to our AWS
Section
C&C
Marine & Repair
|
P2S
|
Industrial
Welding Supply
|
Test
Automation &Controls
|
Quest
Tru Tec
|
Mandina's
Inspection
|
Professional
Construction Services
|
Inspection
Specialists, Inc.
|
Brand
Scaffolding
|
A
B Manufacturing, Inc.
|
Diamond
Oilfield Supply
|
Kellogg
Brown & Root
|
Wink
Inc.
|
Team
Industrial Services
|
Aeriform
|
Matrix
Service
|
GroQuip
|
Gulf
Engineering
|
Gas
Technology Consultants
|
Dupont
|
Meadow
Crest Hospital
|
GROTH
|
|
|
Special Thanks to our 2003
Corporate Sponsors Listed Below
Please support our
Corporate Sponsors
Conoco/Phillips
Refinery
|
Titanium
|
Owensby
& Kritikos, Inc.
|
Chrome
Moly
|
Inspection
Specialists, Inc.
|
Stainless
Steel
|
Gulf
Engineering
|
Chrome
Moly |
2003 Rodeo
Winners
Redfish Division
Position
|
Fisherman
|
Weight
Of Fish
|
First Place
|
Blair Duhon
|
8.3 lbs.
|
Second Place
|
Vincent Todaro
Jr.
|
6.9 lbs.
|
Third Place
|
Ken Ashworth
|
6.3 lbs.
|
Fourth Place
|
Butsie Duhon
|
6.1 lbs.
|
Calcutta
|
Vincent Todaro
Jr.
|
27.1 lbs.
|
2003
Speckled Trout Division
Position
|
Fisherman
|
Weight
Of Fish
|
First Place
|
Butsie Duhon
|
3.4 lbs.
|
Second Place
|
Sherman Sanchez
|
2.9 lbs.
|
Third Place (Tie)
|
Blair Duhon
|
2.4 lbs. (18" long)
|
Fourth Place (Tie)
|
Raymond Birdsall
|
2.4 lbs. (18" long)
|
Calcutta
|
Butsie
Duhon
|
11.6 lbs.
|
2003
Fishing Rodeo Photos

Left to Right: Mike Skiles (AWS Rodeo Chairman)
Butsie Duhon 1st Place Speckled Trout also 4th Place Redfish Winner and
Winner of Speckled Trout Calcutta, Blair Duhon-1st Place Redfish with
AWS Rodeo Weight Master Ivy Bernard

Left to Right: Butsie Duhon(Same as Above) Ken
Ashworth-3rd Place Redfish, Vincent Todaro, Jr., 2nd Place Redfish and
Blair Duhon 1st Place Redfish Winner

Left to Right: Mike Skiles (AWS Rodeo Chairman)
Raymond Birdsall & Blair Duhon Both Tied for 3rd/4th Place Speckled
Trout at 2.4 lbs (18" long)

Left to Right: Vincent Todaro Sr. with Mike Skiles
(AWS Rodeo Chairman) and Vincent Todaro Jr. 2nd Place Redfish Winner

1st Titanium Corporate
Sponsor-Conoco/Phillips-Alliance Refinery's "Fishing Team"

2nd Place Speckled Trout Winner at 2.9 lbs Sherman
Sanchez

Official AWS Leader Board at the End of the
Rodeo-C-Way Marina in Laffite

Lloyd Lemle's 6.1 lbs. Speckled Trout from 2001 is still the
record !!!!!!
2002 Rodeo
Winners
Redfish Division
Position
|
Fisherman
|
Weight
of Fish
|
First Place
|
Mark Wilson
|
9.3 lbs.
|
Second Place
|
Bob Ledet
|
7.1 lbs.
|
Third Place
|
Dan Callais
|
6.9 lbs
|
Fourth Place
|
Danny Jones
|
6.7 lbs.
|
Calcutta
|
Mark Wilson
|
26.4 lbs.
|
2002 Speckled Trout Division
Position
|
Fisherman
|
Weight
of Fish
|
First Place
|
James Stodgill
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1.9 lbs.
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Second Place
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Butsie Duhon
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1.7 lbs and 17" long
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Third Place
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Brian Scott
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1.7 lbs. and 17.25" long
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Fourth Place
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James Stodgill
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1.5 lbs
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Calcutta
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Sidney Marshall
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6.1 lbs.
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2001 Rodeo Winners
Redfish
Division
Position
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Fisherman
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Weight
of Fish
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First Place
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Chad Brignac
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7.9 lbs.
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Second Place
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Ron Crotwell
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7.6 lbs. |
Third Place
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Bob Ledet
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7.3 lbs.
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Calcutta
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Richard Lassere
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31.1 lbs.
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2001 Speckled Trout Division
Position
|
Fisherman
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Weight
of Fish
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First Place
|
Lloyd Lemle
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6.1 lbs.
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Second Place
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Richard Lassere
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4.6 lbs.
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Third Place
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Jack Crossland
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4.4 lbs.
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Calcutta
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Justin Kaziszeski
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18.4 lbs.
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2000 Rodeo
Winners
Redfish Division
Position
|
Fisherman
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Weight
of Fish
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First Place
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Ron Crotwell
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11.4 lbs.
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Second Place
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Travis Moore
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7.9 lbs.
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Third Place
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Dwayne New
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7.1 lbs.
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Fourth Place
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Wayne Guilliot
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5.5 lbs.
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Calcutta
|
Ron Crotwell
Ricky Wofford
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35.5 lbs.
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2000
Speckled Trout Division
Position
|
Fisherman
|
Weight
of Fish
|
First Place
|
Julius Rolland
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3.7 lbs.
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Second Place
|
Jason Kauszeski
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3.6 lbs.
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Third Place
|
Larry Dillion
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3.1 lbs.
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Fourth Place
|
Jim Miller
Billy Ledet
|
3.0 lbs
Tie
|
Calcutta
|
Wayne Guilliot
Jim Miller
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13.2 lbs.
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SECOND ANNUAL FISHING RODEO
The Speckled Trout and red fish rodeo was held on May 6,
2000 at
Joshua's Landing in Buras, Louisiana. It was open to the public. A
great time was had by all who attended. Below are some of the photos
taken at the event.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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