Speaking of raffles, whats the deal with that bowl yall raffle off every year at NEC?
Several years ago Rainmaker’s son Aaron donated a ceramic bowl that he made in art class to the NEC raffle. Richard “Dances with Trout” Ross won that prize. Richard found the bowl a useful addition to his tying desk, and in a fit of sheer selfless generosity offered it back up for raffle the following year so that it could serve someone else as well as it served him. Now The Bowl gets a new caretaker each year, with the caretaker job awarded during the Saturday evening NEC raffle. In order to participate in the special Bowl Raffle, you must be a member of FF@ and you must commit to either being at the following year’s NEC or else commit to making sure the bowl shows up at the following year’s NEC. Drinking a ceremonial toast of good scotch from the bowl is optional. 🙂 Previous Bowl Caretakers include Richard Ross (of course), Tyson Reiser, Blair Sharpe, and Ben Benoit.
