Super Big Bass Drawing!

Winners Announced –

This past weekend at the Auburn Hills Bass Pro Shops NBAA held its annual Super Big Bass drawings. This is the contest where one lucky team will win a new quad from Arctic Cat. Along with the Super Big Bass drawings, Angler of the Year drawings were also done and dozens of NBAA members walked away winners.

The special drawings started at 4:00 pm at the aquarium inside of Bass Pro Shops. After the special sponsor drawings it was time for the big draw, the reason why everyone was at Bass Pro Shops. Who would be the 2008 Super Big Bass Grand Prize Winner of the new Arctic Cat Quad? The entries were mixed up and the winner was drawn, Kevin Keen and Nick Adkins were the lucky winners of the Super Big Bass Grand Prize for 2008. Kevin and Nick fish in Shawn Green’s division 15 near Battle Creek, Michigan.

Super Big Bass Winners:

1. Quad – Kevin Keen/Nick Adkins
2. $500 – Paul Mitchell/Mike Bradner
3. $250 – Matt Monroe/Luke Gritter
4. $100 & 2 Minn Kota Battery Chargers – Steve Tobacco/Mike Kowalewski
5. $100 & Aqua Vu Camera – Scott Davis/Chuck Nearpass
6. $100 & Special Gamma Line Prize Pack – Doug Spoelstra/Chris Leonard
7. $100 & 2 WaveSpin Reels – Walt Frarey/Butch Seegraves
8. $100 & MIS Race Tickets – Brad Thorntony/Ed Barhorst
9. $100 & Bass Pro Gift Cards & Sponsor Prize Pack – Gregg Sandborn/Rodney Bennett
10. 2 – Humminbird Graphs – Mark Semple/Alex Cataldo

Other special drawings included the Angler of the Year award drawings and the crowning of the NBAA overall angler of the year. On hand for his second consecutive NBAA overall Angler of the Year title was Mark Semple. The NBAA overall angler of the year title has been re-named recently in dedication of the passing of Scott Dye. The title for this special award is now called - The Scott Dye Overall Angler of the Year Award.

Angler of the Year award winners:

• Scott Dye Overall Angler of the Year – Mark Semple
• AAIP – Doug Scott
• Eagle Claw – Andrew Solomon
• Aqua-Vu – Jim Baker
• Auto Value – Cam Marple
• Combat Fishing – Buddy Pearson
• Nitro Gravy – Jason Wilbur
• Humminbird – Pete Lusis
• Minn Kota – Derrek Zbed
• Poor Boys Baits – Cam Marple & John Gore
• Save Phace – Aaron Feeback
• Scent-Lok – Gary Mainstone

Congratulations, to all of our Super Big Bass and Angler of the Year winners in 2008 and again a special thank you to Bass Pro Shops for hosting this great event.

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