Fishing Tournaments

[OTGBOSTON]

Good luck Gigi! I'm going on a fishing trip this weekend too, though I suspect the conditions will be much different than where you will be fishing. Oh yeah, no $13,000 prize either.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Good Luck Virginia! Don't forget the bait!!!

 

[Hobby Climber]

So V.,

When are you guys gonna invite the Housers down for the fish fry? ...Ya can't say you don't have enough fish!

Just kidding, congrats to you & yours in 11th place!

HC

 

[vharrison]

HC, We will be frying up some Grouper Saturday night, you are welcome to come!

 

[squisher]

Good luck!!

 

[vharrison]

Thanks! Captains meeting in 3 hours for a little fun!

 

[vharrison]

Great News! Not only did we take 1st place,we also took 4th. 5000$ for 1st, 1500$ for 4th, and 3000$ in the Calcuta. The calcuta is a side bet that we took, cost us 250$ to get in. John took 1st with a 46.8lb Bull Dolphin!
We fished 10 hours and spent 1000$ on fuel When he caught the Bull, we were 40 miles off shore.

HECK OF A DAY FISHING!

Pictures to come, but we have an awards ceremony to get to!! HA!!! I am so excited!

 

[MasterBlaster]

Wow, all that money is yours???

 

[sawinredneck]

Congrats!!! Sounds like a fun day!

 

[sotc]

sounds like you covered expenses!!

 

[Paul B]

Wow, way cool! getting paid to catch fishies!!

 

[vharrison]

Wow, all that money is yours???

Nah, we fished it as a team. The first thing that happens is the Captain takes half after we cover our entry fee. We hate that rule , but it is his boat and he puts us on the fish. Then, we as the six anglers on the boat cover our expenses like the charter and the fuel, the tip for the mate and the captain. So, when it was all said and done last night, each angler got $ 500.00 bucks. That is why it is important to get in on the Calcuta side bet, because in the end, that is what we split.

 

[SkwerI]

So basically the boat captain is the one that wins, and the people who come along for the ride and hold the fishing poles get a tiny piece of the action?

 

[vharrison]

We started the day catching some live ballyhoo on the reef for bait. Then the captain ran a LONG way, all the while looking for fish...then he spotted one. We ended up weighing 4 fish which 2 ended up in the top 5.

 

[vharrison]

Here are a few more.

 

[vharrison]

So basically the boat captain is the one that wins, and the people who come along for the ride and hold the fishing poles get a tiny piece of the action?

Well, I can tell you this: Without that captain, we would not have won the tournament. Part of us not winning mo money was the cost of the fuel, we spent $1000.00 on fuel, but again, without running like we did, we would not have won. We did not go out and find a weed line and troll with hopes of catching fish. We found weed lines, sighted the fish and threw to it. Then we ran until we found more weedlines or some type of structure.
It was funny as heck, we were on some schoolly dolphin and the mate looked at me (and I was having fun catching them up) and said "we got to get out of here, these fish don't mean shit to us" So, we fished the tournament with a plan, and the plan worked.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Those fish are some ugly suckers!!!

 

[vharrison]

So basically the boat captain is the one that wins, and the people who come along for the ride and hold the fishing poles get a tiny piece of the action?

Brian, here is another way to look at it. John and I got to fish all day on a 46' Sportfish, win a tournament, take home loads of fish to share, all expenses paid and then at the end of the day...we did not have to clean the boat or clean the fish and we walked with $ 1000.00. That is better than a tiny piece of the action, I think.:what: It was a heck of a day!

 

[vharrison]

Those fish are some ugly suckers!!!

I am surprised you say that, they are beautiful fish. Look at the colors on them when they are alive.

 

[Hobby Climber]

I am surprised you say that, they are beautiful fish. Look at the colors on them when they are alive.

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Maybe this is what Butch was talking about...

 

[vharrison]

Now that is an ugly fish!

 

[vharrison]

http://www.keynoter.com/articles/2008/05/14/fishing/fish01.txt

John made the local paper! How fun is that?

 

[MasterBlaster]

He's famous!!!

Here's your new desktop, Gigi!

 

[OTGBOSTON]

Good stuff Gigi!

Do you think you can get Habitat for Humanity to build me a house in the Keys???

 

[vharrison]

There is an open application period every couple of years.

Now, for you viewing pleasure

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=468dyqeY8-8

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