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Bucket One
07-21-2006, 10:11 PM
I don't even know where to start. This has got to be the biggest award that I've ever got. All I can start to say is WOW!!!!!

The stories are endless that we could tell of this adventure that we just had.

I would like to give a huge thanks to a few people. When I first got down to miami on saturday evening JC and his wife Anna hooked me up with a place to stay and then we did a little spearing just south of the zone on sunday. Emil showed up to do some spearing with us and he wanted to show me how he draw's those south florida fish into him. It appears that a newport cig will throw the sent off you to distract a fish long enough to shot. :D
Myself and JC got a twim pair or 14 lb kingfish and Emil picked up a few hogs and margates for a good little dinner. I also showed them what the meaning of Red Tide means. ;)

I would also like to thank Jason W for putting me up for the rest of the week and being a awesome captain and host.

The tourney was a blast and there are so many stories to tell I just don't know where to even begin. Well except that a bull shark took 21 points from me and hurt my point total. :mad:

Here are a few pics of the three of us with the Churchill trophy. :thumps:

Bucket One
07-21-2006, 10:16 PM
Here are the 2nd and 3rd place teams.
The first picture is the 2nd place team and the next picture is the 3rd place team. These guys were less then one point from 2nd and 3rd place teams.

Bucket One
07-21-2006, 10:21 PM
Here is a picture with former national champions Scott Turgeon and Andrew Geist with there team partner Fabricio Bueno. It was really good to see these guys again and have dinner at the same table as them. It was also really cool to finally meet Angelos (frogman) who drove the boat for them.

Bucket One
07-21-2006, 10:24 PM
Here is John Bettua aka BAB breaking it down on the dance floor right before the salsa dancing got going. :eek:

richhermes
07-21-2006, 10:24 PM
Congrats Ritchie! F-ing AWESOME!

Bucket One
07-21-2006, 10:26 PM
Here's Speedy after a few to many drinks enjoying his center peice prize from the table that he won. :D

Spear One
07-21-2006, 10:27 PM
Man, what an incredible accomplishment. Congrats!

Mobile Diver
07-21-2006, 11:04 PM
Great goin' Ritchie. National champ - what an accompishment! :thumps: :thumps: :thumps:

Wil
07-21-2006, 11:14 PM
congrats Ritchie. looks like a good time was had by all.

Nikki
07-22-2006, 07:07 AM
Congrats Ritchie - that is AWESOME!

rsmithsss
07-22-2006, 07:14 AM
That's one big a$$ trophy. Congats!

peterv
07-22-2006, 11:28 AM
Big congratulations, Ritchie ! Well done.

Now that you're a famous California Team champion are you gonna wear a purple speedo & hang out with movie stars and BillMac ?

jeepshapes
07-22-2006, 04:37 PM
congrats

f94gator
07-22-2006, 08:02 PM
Good job, man. Congrats!

Im1chunkymunky
07-22-2006, 08:11 PM
what a great team!

Spearooo
07-22-2006, 08:25 PM
The Champ and I...
Having fun before the tourneyinstead of putting in looking time. :lol:

normanhghntr
07-22-2006, 10:02 PM
SWEEEEEEEEET WAY to go brother!!! you guys rock!!!!! :thumps: :thumps:

titaniumdiver
07-23-2006, 03:57 AM
Congrats Buckket!

blueh2oboy
07-23-2006, 05:58 PM
I am really upset at not getting any props for Team Poonfinder! You all were misnamed!! Congrats! I am so stoked for you guys and so jealous at the same time. YOu really stepped up and dove the tourney in a way that they were meant to, with very little planning and only your diving skills to count on. Way to go guys. Iøm really proud of you all!
CK

HeadHunter
07-24-2006, 06:46 AM
Awesome! Congrats to all you guys. Hey RZ, hows it feel to be the "old man" on a team for once? LOL. National Champs...wow!

dagodiver
07-24-2006, 07:04 AM
Very Very cool.!
Congrats.!

Dago.

Jaizzen
07-24-2006, 07:55 PM
Congrats to the winning team! Thats a kick ass lokking trophy!!!!!!!

Jason

chasintail
07-24-2006, 10:13 PM
Fu*king awesome brother.The Red Tide flowed into Nationals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!! :toast: :toast: I hope you didn't frighten Brando the way we did at HD.


Red Tide Dive Team International Biatches!

chasintail
07-24-2006, 10:22 PM
John,
Way to kick ass brother!

kmoose
07-25-2006, 08:10 AM
Great job guys. I've got to say though I'm not real suprized. :thumps:

Big Perm
07-25-2006, 08:28 AM
Big congrats to all of you. That is one thing you will be proud of for the rest of your lives. Keep it up!

Bjorn

rbp 4 135
09-16-2006, 02:24 AM
congrats man thats one heck of an achivement, enjoy it!

aaron proffitt
09-16-2006, 07:53 PM
Way to go !! :thumps: :thumps: