2007 FOWA Excellence in Craft
Award Winners (Articles written in 2006)

Category

Place/Winner

 1 - Magazine Feature
 Judge: Alexia Retallack, OWAC
 Sponsor: Ande, Inc.

1st Jimmy Jacobs, Game Animals and Rabies
2nd David Brown, Kissimmee Chain of Lakes
3rd David Brown, Deep in the heart of Cajun Country.
HM Jimmy Jacobs, Florida’s Prince of the Fields

 2 - Newspaper Feature
 Judge: Gary Graham, OWAC
 Sponsor: Triple Fish Line

1st David Brown, Finding Redfish
2nd Benjamin Dyall, Weekend Warrior
3rd Mike Holliday, No Jack Left Behind
HM Benjamin Dyall, Downtown Poons

 3 - Article Series
 Judge: Alexia Retallack, OWAC
 Sponsor: Yamaha

1st Robert Fulton, In Search of the Ivory Bill
2nd Robert Fulton, Rehabilitating the Raptors
3rd David Brown, Feathered Freinds - Fly Fishing
HM Mike Dewitt, Adventures on the Florida Trail

 4 - Outdoor Column
 Judge: Rick Martin, OWAC
 Sponsor: Fish Harder Companies

1st Mike Holliday, Fishing and the Fashion Bazaar
2nd Del Milligan, Slimy Eels, Visions of Stripers
3rd Mike Holliday, Let’s Revisit, OK - I’ll admit it, Billfish & Big Money
HM ???, A Smart, Fine Dog

 5 - Photography  
 Judge: Gary Graham, OWAC
 Sponsor: Berkley

1st Mike Holliday, Bow to the King
2nd Joanne Williams, Barred Owl and Chick
3rd Logan Fowler, Tiny Green Frog
HM Benjamin Dyall, Super Sailfish

 6 - Photojournalism
 Judge: Rick Martin, OWAC
 Sponsor: Daiwa

1st Benjamin Dyall, Abaco Ghosts
2nd Larry Larsen, Panama’s Populous Plumage
3rd Kelly Braden, Vietnam in a New Light

 7 - Electronic Media
 Judge: Craig Hanson, OWAC

1st Ray Boone, One Good Shot - Texas Whitetail Mr. Whitetail #13-06
2nd Ray Boone, One Good Shot - Whitetail Special #12-06
3rd Ray Boone, Ray Boone Kansas Whitetails

 8 - Book
 Judge: Rick Martin, OWAC

1st Pat Ford, The Best Fly Fishing Trips
2nd, Robert Fulton, Swamp Drifter
3rd, Steve Raymond, Too Dead to Die: Memoir of Bataan and Beyond

 9 - How-to Story
 Judge: Jack Holder, OWAC
 Sponsor: Mercury Marine

1st Tommy Thompson, Scouting for Scallops
2nd Bill Lindsey, See Your Way Clear
3rd Tommy Thompson, Green Grass and High Tide
HM Larry Larsen, Perfect pitches

 10 - Travel/Destination Story
 Judge: C. Boyd Pfeiffer
 Sponsor: The Coleman Co.

1st David Brown, South American Ecotourism
2nd John Kumiski, Don’t That Jacksonville Piggyback
3rd Pat Ford, Bonkers for Bermuda
HM Tommy Thompson, Time to Join the Circus

11 - Conservation Story
 Judge: Carrie Wilson, OWAC
 Sponsor: Taylor County Guides Association

1st Terry Tomalin, Grouper is on Everyone’s Lips
2nd Benjamin Dyall, Dolphin Tagging Study
3rd Jimmy Jacobs, Florida’s Prince of the Fields
HM Frank Morello, Lake Trafford

 12 - Family Participation
 Judge: Jack Holder, OWAC
 Sponsor: Woodies Rattlers

1st Terry Tomalin, Fun Times with a Wild Bunch
2nd Mike Holliday, Fishin’ Disney
3rd RG Schmidt, Workshops
HM Terry Tomalin, Father, Son Keep Their Past Afloat

 13 - Special Communication
 Judge: Dusan Smetana

1st David Brown, Pro-Line Boats 2007 Catalog
2nd Ray Boone, Muzzy Products - Bad to the Bone Bucks
3rd Joanne Williams, Five Brochures
HM Sandra Friend, text of Florida Hiking Trails

 14 - Humor
 Judge: Mike Marsh
 Sponsor: TTI-Blakemore Industries

1st Robert Fulton, Waitin’ on FEMA and the Skeeters
2nd Tom Johnson, The Fish-TV Schedule
3rd Tom Johnson, A Letter from Momma Redfish
HM Mike Holliday, 2006 Resolutions

15 - Website
 Judge: Gary Graham, OWAC
 Sponsor: Yamaha

1st Joanne Williams, www.natureandwildlife.com
2nd Peggy Goldberg, www.GoldenImages-photo-scuba.com
3rd Ray Boone, www.worldofhunting.com
HM Larry Larsen, www.larsenoutdoors.com