Fellow team members, first I would like to thank you all for the invitation to join you in this challenging event. I am honoured, and to show my appreciation I would welcome you to tap into my huge wealth of fishing knowledge. Unfortunately I left all my precious fishing gear to a friend in South Africa plus all my fishing trophies & photos. Luckily New Zealand give you the opportunity to start a fresh:-)

I am looking forward to the competition. I would appreciate it if you could by the ticket online - give me a call with you bank account and I'll transfer the money to you ("Just another medium pacer").

Some suggestions for our team name:

• The Huge Ninety Mile Snappers
• The Keen Mean Snapper Machine (KMSM)
  
• The Mad Fishermen
• The Elusive Snapper Trappers

This is in no particular order.

PS: I believe in beginners luck.

Greetings
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