This Spring, the Gulf Coast Council held a months-long raffle to benefit our education initiatives. It was open to the general public. The drawing was held at the July 16th GCC board meeting (online via Zoom).
The grand prize was a Crescent Kayaks LiteTackle 12. Made in the USA, the LiteTackle 12 is one of the hottest fishing kayaks on the market, with a hull design that offers an optimum blend of speed, stability, and excellent tracking. The winner of the kayak was Jacob Cormier of Richmond, Texas.
The runner-up prize was a Lamson Liquid fly reel of the winner’s choice. The Liquid is pressure-cast overseas, then machine finished in the USA. It features the same sealed conical drag system – built in Idaho – that are featured in their premium reels. The winner of the Lamson Liquid was Darrel Olson of Charleston, South Carolina.
We sold just at 200 tickets, mostly online after the Covid-19 pandemic forced cancellation of several events in the region. We successfully generated more than enough money to cover our education programs through mid-2021.
Again, many thanks to Crescent Kayaks and Lamson for their support of the Gulf Coast Council, and also to Donald Dehm of Floating Feathers Kayak Fly Fishing School for his assistance.
