Is REC no longer a sponsor of this website? I've been waiting for some components from them and was going to contact them but they're a no show on the left.

[www.rec.com]

They are no longer sponsors here. I do not solicit sponsors nor do I ask why when or if they drop off the list. REC's year just ran out. They did not renew.

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On the topic, I talked to Brad at BC Distributing. He says they're too busy and he doesn't like doing things half way. He wanted to take a few hours of each day if he was to be a sponsor here and do it right, but time doesn't allow him to. That was his reason for letting his lapse. He loves the site and all; just no time to devote to it the way he felt he'd need to.

Being a sponsor doesn't really require "doing" anything. You just have your named added to the list and collect the 1,000 or so additional click-throughs that you get from this site each month. But again, I never solicit sponsors and don't ask why any might not renew. Very few fail to renew, however. In 3 years I think only 5 or 6 have dropped off the list of some 65 or so.

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Speaking of sponsors: Why does Richard's Rod and Reel show up twice on the sponsor list? I know he's an enthusiastic guy, but...

I only show him once on the list. A few were moved around last week to accomodate a new sponsor (Bellinger) and you could be seeing an older cache file. I'm not really sure.

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Hmm... Closed and openned the site, and he's now there only once. At least he's there.