2015 D'Arbonne pictures

Just a few to remember what is was all about. No group shot as the group was too large for the confined quarters we were in.

What a more beautiful way to start the day.

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End the day.

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Finish the day with friendship, food and prizes.

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A few random shots.

The cooking crew

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Eating it up.

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fellowship

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Doc's lovely family, Mother, daughters and wife.

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Santa was good this year.

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Thanks to all who came, helped and all the sponsors and their wonderful gifts.
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I wanted to get a couple specklebelly , but this is what we got! Looks like y'all had a blast ate great and caught some nice fish! Door prizes galore!

Thanks Gene - great pictures! You folks keep them coming.

Looks like a good time had by all. Good pictures.

Great pics, thanks for sharing, looks like everyone had some good fun. I guess no-one got any Crappie.com knives or calendars though. I'll have to check with the USPS again!

I GOT MINE SLAB!! :) Thank you very much! I'll have to post my pictures in a bit. They're still on the camera!

Nice Pics PPG. Who caught the fish? Who won the big fish pot?

Hard to believe it's already over, after we look forward to it for 12 months. I had a great time, even if we didn't catch a lot of fish. Sometimes that's just the way it goes. But the quality fellowship we enjoyed was amazing. Thank you all that shared your food, drinks, cooking skills, and equipment. Special thanks to Mark for grabbing the reigns again this year and running with it, and his crew at cabin #9 for opening the doors to the gang. Without anymore chitter chatter...here are the pictures I took this weekend.

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RM George and Bill
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Mark and his father (I don't know about you, but he sort of reminds me of Wally Marshall :) )
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Big John may not have been quite ready to quit for the day. lol
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Park resident that wasn't shy at all. I saw 7 over the weekend.
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Posing for pics
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Dwyane and Devin, Official scale operators. Thx Dwyane for leading this piece!
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John's big fish
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Visiting at the ramp
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KingCrappie (Josh) had a nice one! I believe he won the pot Friday.
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Despite a lot of folks not catching well, there were some fish pulled out Friday. Here's a portion.
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...to be continued....

Mark giving a Skinzit demo. That's a pretty awesome tool!
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Mr. Weldon working on fish
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Beastmode... :)
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Back at the cabin....

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Conversations were going on everywhere as members caught up since the last visit, and swapped stories of their day
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I believe this is Cyberwolf and is sweet wife
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Mark and Ms. Luvtofish (Ms Bonnie) She caught some nice ones Saturday
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more of the gang
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Pastor said grace before we started dinner. (I just held up the camera and took some pics with my eyes closed.)
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Let the feast begin
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to be continued....

Locals
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Old eagle nest
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My BIL Walter fished with me Saturday
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The tail end of a beautiful day
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Looks like a boat dealership when everyone was coming in
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My catch on Saturday
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Greenshiner and RMGeorge working the fryers
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Dwyane working on fresh shrimp!
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Buster and his sons working with Ms Bonnie on hushpuppies
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A couple of the happiest guys I've met. Nice young men.
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Good pic of some of the guys, including the infamous "D". It was Juicey's birthday as well so we all sang a little later. Happy birthday to ya!
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Brandon (Treefrog) may have been saying to Larry (Fish on line) "it was THIS big when it spit the hook"...not sure, but I think it's suspect....
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Just in case you weren't sure who we were:
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Kids made new friends and hung out together
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Great picture of some sweet ladies
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Rick (luvtofish) and "D"
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So full, it was hard to get in
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Oh boy....THE FOOD!
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May be the closest to a group shot that I took...we were about to start drawing for door prizes.
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Mark leading for us
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And after the clean up, it was time to head off to bed. I think everyone had a full day. My BIL dozed off sitting up on the couch, and I remember babbling to my wife on the phone trying to tell her about the day, but I'm not sure it all made sense as my eyes were closed and I was struggling to remain awake. hahaha

Again, thanks to everyone. Thank you Slab for the special gifts you shared with us! They were very nice, and I'm taking a calendar to work. I may have a question about the cover. ;)

Forgot to mention that we enjoyed having George and his son Michael who drove down from Ohio just for this event. I don't believe I have a picture of them, but hope you had a good time and have a safe trip home. Nice meeting you both!

Excellent! Thanks, really enjoyed those.

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Great pics, thanks for sharing, looks like everyone had some good fun. I guess no-one got any Crappie.com knives or calendars though. I'll have to check with the USPS again!

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USPS did okay. Knives and calendars were given out. Along with a thousand door prizes. Thanks to the guys for putting on a great camp and especially working so hard. A good time was had by all. Sorry, but we did not have a camera that would fit everyone. It was a bunch of big people. I mean a big bunch of people. rotfl

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Forgot to mention that we enjoyed having George and his son Michael who drove down from Ohio just for this event. I don't believe I have a picture of them, but hope you had a good time and have a safe trip home. Nice meeting you both!

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The only pic I saw of him was his back. He was wearing the MIA/POW shirt. Scott it was awesome to meet you. Met so many people and all were great. You guys put on a camp that certainly is what all C.c camps should strive to be. Doc, great job!!! Man the food was tremendous in flavor and amounts. Great thanks to the cooks. Also want to thank my road mate, Bruce. Bruce, you inspire me every time I'm lucky enough to be with you. Brandon, I hope you got some rest and Josh I really enjoyed meeting you and wish you the best. Thanks for bringing that special guy over saturday. And I got to meet Cajun Dave!!!
And I would like to say that I am the reason the guys caught fish. They went to the opposite end of the lake from me both days. LOL :biggrinHad a wonderful time. Thanks "D"

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Great pics, thanks for sharing, looks like everyone had some good fun. I guess no-one got any Crappie.com knives or calendars though. I'll have to check with the USPS again!

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oh yeah, they did. i handed out the knives thursdayand friday and all the calendars got picked up last night. they were both a big hit.

doc :)

Great pics and for sure was a good time! But gotta ask, did ya'll let D fish?

Once again looks like y'all had a super camp, great prizes, good food and most of all lots of smiles! :ThumbsUp

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Great pics and for sure was a good time! But gotta ask, did ya'll let D fish?

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Yes we did, we just waited to see which way he went and we went the opposite direction! We all know that the crappie are scared to death of the mighty D and will run from him so who ever wasn't close to him was bound to catch fish! :Rofl
l Look mad in that last picture, I wasn't mad must have just been really tired! After all I won that 10 foot rod I have been after for the last 2 years! Thanks to all that donated to the event. I even got to meet Mr. Godwin from Duck Dynasty Saturday night, he wasn't there long but at least I got to tell him hi and speak a little crappie fishing with him.

Great pictures Gene and Scott and pawpaw gene, that fish picture looks mighty familar! lol

Looks like a good time was had by all!!

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Yes we did, we just waited to see which way he went and we went the opposite direction! We all know that the crappie are scared to death of the mighty D and will run from him so who ever wasn't close to him was bound to catch fish! :Rofl
l Look mad in that last picture, I wasn't mad must have just been really tired! After all I won that 10 foot rod I have been after for the last 2 years! Thanks to all that donated to the event. I even got to meet Mr. Godwin from Duck Dynasty Saturday night, he wasn't there long but at least I got to tell him hi and speak a little crappie fishing with him.

Great pictures Gene and Scott and pawpaw gene, that fish picture looks mighty familar! lol

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Glad to hear the Cajun ingenuity pulled through:yikes:Rofl:Rofl:biggrin:highfive:cheers2

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Yes we did, we just waited to see which way he went and we went the opposite direction! We all know that the crappie are scared to death of the mighty D and will run from him so who ever wasn't close to him was bound to catch fish!

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course, that left me fishless since I was in the boat with him......and I mean one fish.....and it was a "goo"......

Goo? Ain't that a Port Allen Sac a lait?:yikes You probably ruined his whole outlook:Rofl:Rofl

He give up bass fishin when he found out all them 8lb'rs was really choupique:Rofl:yikes:biggrin least that is what his wife told us at Talquin:yikes:Rofl:highfive:cheers2

That looks like a lot of fun and knowledge there.

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course, that left me fishless since I was in the boat with him......and I mean one fish.....and it was a "goo"......

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Um, sorry Bruce. lol

Had a blast yall!
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HS,I brought my boat this time and what shadow said was true. They bit on the opposite end of the lake both days. Nobody called to tell Bruce and I. I did catch 4 and a goo. And sold a rod rack for creekslick. Also got to watch Godwin in action in his camo wrapped boat.Talked to him later. Nice guy and said Uncle Si is not acting on the show, he's really just like that. lol. We may have some pictures on one of the threads. And by the way, my wife would have no clue what a choupique is.:Rofl

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We may have some pictures on one of the threads.

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sorry bout that.....forgot I had them on my phone.....had to go get a trailer tire before the rain gets here (don't like to get my boat wet).....off to picadilly now to eat (I am a bachelor this week, Didi in DC).....post pictures later.....

Great photos, Oh Horror!!!! There was a shot of all the Ladies wrapped up watching the game, all huddled up in blankets. I stopped and asked are you all staying warm? they all smiled and said oh yes.... I looked at the lady on the middle of the couch and said --- that looks just like the Bankie all my Weenie Dogs sleep in---- The Blanket shot to her nose for a good Whiff--- I know she will be looking for me next year