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2006 Sportfishing Summit
Member Reception & Dinner
Thursday, October 19

The annual Member Reception & Dinner was held Thursday night. ASA thanks Bass Pro Shops for its generous sponsorship of this event. This event of fun and relaxation is always the most highly attended event of the Summit and is the perfect place to connect with fellow ASA members, friends, spouses and guests. The event began with a reception on the deck overlooking Mission Bay. Attendees were then treated to dinner and live music.

Left to right: ASA Board Member Jim Lebson, regional sales manager/Legal Affairs, G. Loomis; ASA Board Member Bob Eakes, president, Red Drum Tackle Shop, Inc.; and Phil Morlock, director, Environmental Affairs, Shimano American Corporation enjoyed the sunset during the Member Reception & Dinner.

ASA Board Member Darrell Lowrance, president, Lowrance Electronics, Inc. and Ben Moore, vice president, Boater’s World Marine Centers at the Member Reception & Dinner.

Chris Chaffin, vice president, PR/Conservation, The Outdoor Channel and his wife, Suzy, at the Member Reception & Dinner. ASA thanks The Outdoor Channel for their sponsorship of the Hospitality Suite at the 2006 Sportfishing Summit.

Rob Southwick, president, Southwick Associates; Steve Ferrara, Operations director, Shimano American Corporation; and Eric Schwaab, resource director, Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies, converse during Thursday’s Member Reception & Dinner.

Judi McGee, executive vice president, Sales & Marketing, CAGI Fish Call; ASA Board of Directors Chairman Randy Lemcke, vice president, Plano Molding Company; and Ron Sargent, president, CAGI Fish Call. This was the first time CAGI had attended the Summit. CAGI was one of the ICAST 2006 New Product Showcase award recipients.

Janet Doyle, general manager, European Fishing Tackle Trade Association, the European counterpart of ASA and Chris Horton, Conservation director, BASS/ESPN Outdoors. ASA thanks BASS/ESPN Outdoors for its generous sponsorship of Thursday’s Networking Lunch.

At the Member Reception & Dinner, ASA president Mike Nussman presented Dave Pfeiffer, president, Shimano American Corporation, with a certificate of appreciation for his service as ASA’s Board of Directors Chairman. The certificate was signed by the members of the Board who served during Pfeiffer’s tenure. Pfeiffer, formerly Executive Vice President for Shimano American Corporation, moved into his new role as President at the beginning of December. Kozo Shimano, the former President, is now a Vice President for corporate advocacy and public relations. Pfeiffer joined Shimano in 1988.

Bart Hall, president, ASA/Fred Hall & Associates; Mike Nussman, ASA president and CEO; and Dave Pfeiffer, president, Shimano American Corporation. Pfeiffer served as ASA’s Chairman of the Board from 2004 to 2006.

Ronald Dunlap, assistant director, Watershed, Fish & Air, USDA Forest Service; Robert Diebel, National Instream Flow coordinator, USDA Forest Service; and Chris Horton, Conservation director, BASS/ESPN Outdoors at the Member Reception & Dinner.

Jack Young and Dosh McClendon, co-presidents of Pacific Products, and ASA’s Chairman of the Board Randy Lemcke, vice president, Plano Molding Company. Randy’s two-year term as Chairman began at the 2006 Sportfishing Summit.		ASA Board Member Gary Zurn, executive vice president, Big Rock Sports, and his wife, Ruth, with Terry Pederson, vice president of Sales, Daiwa Corporation, at Thursday evening’s Member Reception and Dinner.

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