Norris pimpin' it hard at the helm of the Freelance on Fox Sports Net.

As some of you may know, Captain Norris Tapp of the Freelance (Davey's Locker, Newport Beach, CA), was hospitalized in March due to intestinal problems. Norris is out of the hospital now and has been making a great recovery from what I hear. Norris has been described as the kind of captain that would take you up to the bridge and explain all the electronics to you, congratulate you after you put a sweet catch on deck, and the first one to slap a perfectly-timed gaff shot into your fish after you spent most of your manly testosterone pulling him off the bottom...

I usually don't say this, but this is a special occassion: let's hope that

the Freelance is packed 10 times this amount on May 7th at 7pm.

Norris has also been instrumental in fighting the bullshit MLPA's and is an avid RSG (Regional Stakeholders Group) member... speaking on several occasions about what areas are important to us as fishermen...

I'm going to try and make this trip and should be there so long as I'm in town, but regardless - I wanted to make everyone aware of it!

Here are the vitals:

Captain Norris Tapp Twilight Trip

Aboard the Freelance, Davey's Locker

Newport Beach, CA

Thursday May 7th, 7pm - 12am (midnight)

$50/Person - all proceeds going to Captain Tapp's recent hospital stay at Hoag Hospital in Newport (and you know that shit costs a grip!)

Important:

Make checks out to Davey's Locker and indicate "Norris Tapp" in the memo line.

Mail the check to:

Davey's Locker

400 Main St.

Newport Beach, CA 92661

** Help out our brother and fellow-fisherman who has stood up for your rights and spent some great times on the water with all of us, and catch some fish in the process!

If you'd like to see the "official" site, click here or call 949-673-1434 for more info.

*** On a sidenote, if you'd like to join the fight for our right to fish in California and keep areas of interest open, you can find some great resources (including templates in MS-Word .doc format) by clicking here... oh, and for you fearless kayak bastards, go here.

For a more recent mid-April update on what's happening and where we are with this challenge, visit this BloodyDecks post (BD always coming through with the latest and greatest - it's truly our voice).