I will not post all of the pictures I took because I took a million, but a lot of them can be seen at the following link: http://bullshoalsrally.shutterfly.com/action/
Anybody wanting the full size versions in digits, email me (email is in my profile).

So, instead I will post a few pics to kind of layout what we did!

First, we arrived into town and were welcomed by everyone!


We hung out for awhile and told lies about where the fish were. Pictured John Ellington (ky522) and Jim Campbell (Crankb8)



We even had a few Tritons with us in the parking lot!


Some of us went to dinner that evening at Village 78 restaurant! (Joe Murphy (Big Murph) and Roger Rose (rogerrose63) pictured


The next morning we went to the Ranger factory and went for an incredible tour. Steve Smith (first picture) met us at the front and we then hooked up with our guides for a 2 1/2 hour tour of the factory!





It was a wonderful tour, and we met all kinds of great folks that build Ranger boats!


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After the factory tour, we went to the Forrest Wood Sports Gallery which recently opened to the public! I could spend an entire day in this wonderful place! There is enough memorabilia that I will add an extra day in my next trip out there just to visit that place. While we were there, we had an extra special surprise when Forrest and Nina Wood were there to meet us, have lunch, take pictures, sign autographs and spend about 2 1/2 hours with us talking about anything and everything! Forrest even talked to all of us as a group for a few minutes and had some great stories! They had a full catered lunch for us that was really an incredible spread! For me, the time spent at that Sports Gallery with Forrest and Nina was the most magical part of the trip. I felt like a child that had gone to the Wonka Factory! It was incredible!










After the factory, we went to the marina where there were some of the new Ranger boats for us to take out on the lake. We had a Z-21, Z-20, Z-19, and a 188VS. Thanks Ranger Boats and R&H Marine for bringing the new rigs out for us to try! I know which one is on MY list in the future!






After driving new Rangers for a few hours, we went back to BelArco and had our planned dinner, raffle, and pre-tournament meeting! The raffle was incredible. Guys/gals - A lot of the raffle pics didn't turn out real well, but if you want me to send yours anyway, please send me an e-mail. We had incredible support from all of our sponsors, and Ranger Boats surprised us with a "special" Owners Group type package for everyone participating. By special, I mean they had the Ranger hats embroidered with the Rally information. That was really super!






The next day was the tournament, and although not all caught fish, we all had a great time!



Additional tournament pics can be found at: http://www.bbcboards.net...05407

Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end , so we all said our goodbyes, but not before taking a group picture at the weigh-in site!



Once again, a special "thanks" to Ranger Boats, R&H Marine, and to some new great friends, Jim and Betty Poole (pictured below) as well as all of the other sponsors who did such a wonderful job of making this a BBC Rally to remember!