It's 5:05Am Oregon Inlet. Just got the boat launched and waiting for the Charter boys to make their 0530 run through the cut channel. Here they come...get in line behind about 10 big ass carolina customs running balls out through the sound....Otter, Don, Mike and Brian Steadman are in the pit discussing the days plan while I Follow the GPS to our spot for the day..nice temp break with a defined blue/green water break we found on our sea temp service. Baits are rigged and poles are placed so we can deploy quickly when the time comes.

Get to our spot at 0700 and there are signs of life all around..Tuna busting bait going crazy...but we wait. oh yes we wait until 0730...this is tournament fishing so we have too !...

Radio crackles...all boats in Oregon Inlet Tuna Round up , this is the committee boat..lines in lines in lines in !......

here we go...don, mike, brian and Otter get everything out in short order...I adjust speed and trim to get the baits running just right...I'm adjust my furuno fish finder when I hear...pop, pop. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ, two on two on....I keep the boat going at 6 knots....POP , Flatline goes...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, Otter, Mike and Don get on a rod.....Steady and I clear the lines we've got three nice fish on....I yell...who's closest ???, Mike is...OK, we work his fish first...Otter and Don are going to have to hang on and work around the boat until we land the first fish.....5 minutes later steel meets Yellow Fin Tuna...nic 50# fish in the box...Otter is closer than don so we work his fish....10 minutes and steel meets fish again...this time a nice 80 pounder goes where fish go to die on Still Think'n...the COFFIN !

Don's turn...I look at his 50Wide spooled to the max with 80# Ande and see that he's 3/4 of the way into the Reel.....OK Don go up to the front we're gonna have to chase this one...1 hour later we've finally got the Spro inline swivel on the reel...50 feet to go...don works the fish with the Braid fighting belt and harness...he's whining a little bit about being tired...Shut up and fish Don !>.....Otter calls out....oh shit..I've got Color and it's a big one.....I holler out..OK Mike get the other Gaff we gonna have to double Gaff this one....Brian Steadman works the leader....everybody has a job on my boat when we're Tournament fishing....the guys keep giving me information ...what the fish is doing, how close, getting close to the engines turn left....OK I'm gonna take a shot hollers Otter.....GOT HIM....MIke sticks steel in him also...hoist about a 250# Big-Eye Tuna in the boat.....

RRRRRRRIIIIIIINNNNNNGGGGG, RRRIIINNNGGG..what the, who the....oh crap it's time to get up...where the hell am I....oh yea...Georgia...dam....

Bob

You're scaring me buddy!! I can picture Bob drifting off during the big meeting in Atlanta then jumping up screaming " CRANK!!! CRANK!!! RIGHT LONG! HE'S ON THE RIGHT LONG!!!....ahhh....never mind." Another career shot to hell...

Sleeping in your cubicle? OK - Nap time over. Wake up and get back to work.

Good dream though. I have them a lot.

Thats a great Dream Bob!!!! Maybe nexts weekend ???

Our trip to OI got cancelled

Hope to see the crew out their.

Tony, Ned says Hello

Don

Was the cancelled trip today? Was the reason wind/sea conditions? Thanks

That's descriptive writing at it's finest. You should publish a book. lmao

Wierdo!

I had a dream last night.

I was on my way to go fishing with these 2 guys. For some reason, they took me skydiving instead. I was freaking out.

I could not tell if I knew the guys or if they were just another weirdo fisherman I met on the internet.

AWESOME!!! Brings the blood to the boiling point!!!

Wait a minute .... Eric we met on the internet ....

[quote=Donna Sea,Apr 21 2007, 08:43 PM][quote=peejcj8,Apr 20 2007, 12:06 PM]I had a dream last night.

I was on my way to go fishing with these 2 guys.  For some reason, they took me skydiving instead.  I was freaking out.

I could not tell if I knew the guys or if they were just another weirdo fisherman I met on the internet.
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Wait a minute .... Eric we met on the internet ....

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The jury is still out.

uhhh....Somethings missing..... Your 3xl ???? Damn ! Did i get kicked off the team already !

of course your not off the team...This tournament was filled last year after we finished the first OI,,Tuna Roundup......are you still working Saturdays ?....Bob

I hope thats the way it goes Bob. Training starts soon!! Can't wait!!