A little history on the coveted Brass Carp trophy.

Christine bought it sans wood base at the Kane county flea market. She thought it would make a great "hood ornament" for her boat. The fact that it was less than comfortable to kneel on got it removed.

Then came the 2004 Wonder Lake shoot and the ensuing trash talk got her to put up the CBC (coveted Brass Carp) as the trophy to the Illinois Bowfisher with (and here is where memory gets sketchy) either the biggest or most carp. Somehow I, with the aid of my daughter Katelyn, won the prize.
Dr Rob asked many times when I was going to give everyone a chance to win the CBC. So last year I put it on the line at Clinton lake with the understanding that whoever won the coveted Brass Carp, would put on a fun shoot the following year with the CBC as the prize. I had a blast watching Illinois Bowfishers do what they do best, shoot the breeze, eat, razz each other, shoot fish, eat and razz some more and just plain have a great time.
I hope a bunch of folks come out to try and take the CBC home to grace their home for a year. And I hope the CBC becomesa tradition andan icon of the fun we have as a group.