Prez Tammy Wins Mack Martin Rod Sweepstakes
June 2, 2023
Good food, good friends, perfect weather and one excited lady angler!
Chapter Prez Tammy Hopton held the winning ticket at the Chapter’s annual July 11 family picnic that she won the raffle for Mack Martin’s custom-built Winston 3-weight fly rod!
The rod raffle brought in more than $1,800 to support our programs. That’s a new record. We can’t thank Mack enough for his generosity in crafting and donating such a beautiful trout tickler to our Chapter.
The winning prize consisted of a custom-built Winston AIR Fly Rod – 8′ Length, 4-Piece, 3 Weight with cloth rod sleeve and aluminum rod tube. The rod was made for the Rabun TU #522 Chapter by Mack Martin, Atlanta Fly Fishing School. Included with the rod is a TFO BVK SD 1 Large Arbor Reel, Scientific Anglers 20 lb (100 yards) Dacron Yellow Backing and Royal Wulff “Triangle Taper Plus” TTP3F PLUS IV/Willow Green 90 ft. Fly Line (Taper – 36 ft., Running Line 54 ft.
