And the Finalists Are ...

  Congratulations to the 2025 NARC Finalists!

1. NAFC-FC BAYOU-STAR FLEURTY GIRL, “Fleurt,” BLF

     Owned by: Mark and Sussie Menzies

     Handled by: Mark Menzies

9. FC-AFC SEASIDE’S MOGAN DAVID, “Mogan,” BLM

      Owned by: Rodger Williams

      Handled by: Rodger Williams

16. FC-AFC BIG RIVER CHARLIE II, “Charlie,” BLM

      Owned by: Jim Rickoff

      Handled by: Jim Rickoff

24. FC-AFC RAZOR’S BUCKSHOT, “Shooter,” BLM

      Owned by: Larry Vaske

      Handled by: Larry Vaske

25. FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE EXPRESS, “Ryan,” BLF

      Owned by: Lauren Hays and Glen Curtis

      Handled by: Lauren Hays

27. FC-AFC WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN QA2, “Wilma,” CLF

      Owned by: Mark Huffman

      Handled by: Mark Huffman

28. FC-AFC DRY CREEKS TRU BLU, “Trudy,” BLF

      Owned by: George and Susan Metka

      Handled by: George Metka

62. FC-AFC BEAVER RUNS ZIG ZAG ZEKE, “Zeke,” BLM

      Owned by: Tom Strickland & Bert and Leigh Windham

      Handled by: Bert Windham

70. AFC R&A’S TAP DANCER, “Katie,” BLF

      Owned by:Rip Shively

      Handled by: Rip Shively

82. FC-AFC LABRADOR SPRINGS BLACK TIE AFFAIR, “Tux,” BLM

     Owned by: Jack Gwaltney Jr, Jack Gwaltney III and Joshua Williams

     Handled by: Jack Gwaltney, III

103. FC-AFC OLLIE OOP, “Ollie,” BLF

     Owned by: John and Mary Stracka

     Handled by: John Stracka

Double Handle 16. FC-AFC BIG RIVER CHARLIE II, “Charlie,” BLM, Jim Rickoff

FC-AFC BIG RIVER CHARLIE II

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Charlie and Jim came to the line at 3:15 pm

RF – Got it clean!

LF – Into the pond to the land and then the channel - 2 loops on the right side of the field and he got it

RR – good start but got very wide right and all the way to the far right shore - had to handle to this bird

LR – Headed out too far left so he was quickly handled and he got it

16. FC-AFC BIG RIVER CHARLIE II, “Charlie,” BLM, Jim Rickoff

Charlie and Jim came to the line at 3:31 pm

F – His line brought him directly to the long flyer fall area and he quickly turned and grabbed his bird

RR – Drove out wide left of the fall area - turned left and made 1 loop farther left and then came all the way back to get his bird!

MR – Perfect line to the fall area - but went over it - then shortly came back to the bird and got it!

16. FC-AFC BIG RIVER CHARLIE II, “Charlie,” BLM, Jim Rickoff

Charlie and Jim came to the line at 11:35 am

Initial line to the bales

2 whistles at the bales - went right of the bale

1 at the 1st point - wide right on point 1

3 at the 2nd point - up onto point 2

1 more at the bird

7 Total

16. FC-AFC BIG RIVER CHARLIE II, “Charlie,” BLM, Jim Rickoff

Charlie and Jim came to the line at 8:08 am

Flyer – Out on to the peninsula - after swimming across the water he got out on a line right of the bird - drove the levee and he got it!

Island – Ran across the hill to the peninsula - rand to the end and out to the island and straight for his bird!

LR – Out across the field - entered the pond by the cattails - swam straight to the bird - Nice job!

16. FC-AFC BIG RIVER CHARLIE II, “Charlie,” BLM, Jim Rickoff

Charlie and Jim came to the line at 6:08 pm

Mark – Very Nice Job

Blind – 

1 whistle at the corner of the pond

1 on the road and he carried this to the blind

2 Total

16. FC-AFC BIG RIVER CHARLIE II, “Charlie,” BLM, Jim Rickoff

Jim and Charlie came to the line at 8:40 am

LF - Took the pond - worked between both hay bales - came down even lower to search - back up and he got it!

SR - Worked deep of the area, but came back down for the bird

LR - Went out under the arc and he got it!

SF - Crossed the pond - worked the area and he located his bird

16. FC-AFC BIG RIVER CHARLIE II, “Charlie,” BLM, Jim Rickoff

Charlie and Jim came to the line at 7:52 am

Initial line brought them to the waters edge

1 whistle to the water

2 at the peninsula

2 at the point

5 in the 3rd water

1 on land to the blind

11 Total

16. FC-AFC BIG RIVER CHARLIE II, “Charlie,” BLM, Jim Rickoff

Charlie and Jim came to the line at 9:46 am

F – Directly to the fall area and his bird!

MR – Into the pond angled left - got out and carried the line through the cove and straight through the gap to his bird.

RR – Down the channel - moved left over the point and back into open water and swam - continued this line to the left of the blind and straight out to his bird for a nice job!

16. FC-AFC BIG RIVER CHARLIE II, “Charlie,” BLM, Jim Rickoff

FC-AFC BIG RIVER CHARLIE II

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Charlie and Jim came to the line at 8:xx am

F – Good line to the fall area, one loop left and back to the bird.

RR – Line was between the bales and the blind, took one loop back and then in to get his bird.

B – 2 casts left to the slot, through the slot and 2 more whistles at the end to get the bird.