MDRA Awards Party for 1999 Trophies, Flags, and FOM & COM winners!
	Party at Del Rey Lots of club members attended. The  staff had to set up an extra table.		Home Page Halibut Derby Yahoo Club page
		Cocktails and talk left to right, Vic, Tom Raftican the President of United Anglers, Carl, and Richard chat about fishing.
	Jan FOM Young Matthew Napolitano was the Jan FOM with a 10.375# Halibut on 20 pound line.
		COM for January Vic Jedlicka earned the Catch of the Month for a 187 Marlin in Cabo.
	FOM Feb Richard Lohmeyer had a 14.8 # halibut on 10 # line.
		Harold Cabrera FOM March Wins the derby and was selected FOM and earns a Button.	Halibut Derby Are You in Yet? Enter here!
	David Nipolitano FOM  April with a 30.2# halibut on 12
		First Tuna for Lambert Brothers Carl and 'Non Taxing' got the first Tuna Flag when Keith landed a nice button Yellowfin Tuna. It was 55 lb on 30# line.
	FOM June Carl later submitted an 18 Lb Albacore that he landed  on 6 tread linen.		Yes Linen. Old style stuff.
		Allen won one too!	Actually he cleaned up!
			...more in the works...

Prizes

FOM = Fish of the Month

Local fish as ruled by the Club book.  Also similar rules and the same boundary as the Southwest Anglers Button Awards system.

COM = Catch of the Month

For those who travel.  Any IGFA gamefish, anywhere in the world, using IGFA rules.  If notable and deserving recognition.