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Postby Sonetpro » Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:05 am

Me and my partner and his boy fished the TOBA tournament this weekend. What a blast.
This tourney was a benefit for TOBA. http://www.texasopenbeaches.org/ Protecting our rights to open beach access.
I placed third with a 42" I was beat out by a 42 1/2" and a 43". My partners son took first in the kids division from the sand.
Fishing was tough with 3-4' breakers with 5-6' rollers offshore. If I wasn't in a tourny I probally would not have gone offshore, But with everybody taking to the bay's looking for calm water I knew the big ones were offshore. I also caught a sea turtle and thought he was going to beat me good trying to get hin unhooked.
This was a catch-photo-measure-release tourny so all fish were revived and released to fight another day.

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Postby davel » Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:22 am

Pretty cool!! Thanks for the pics.
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Postby Nobody » Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:38 pm

Steve, that must be a real "RUSH", congrats on your place finish, great looking fish :beer: . I still say you guys are nutz but I also guess I kinda envy ya. Ain't gonna do that kinda stuff but sure admire y'all that do 8) . Looks like a good crowd & a good time being had by all :thumbsup: . See ya in a few weeks :twisted:
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Postby Miriam C. » Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:25 pm

:envious: :clapping hands: Great place to finish! I sure envy you the confidence to do that. Someday we gotta get some Kayaks and check em out.

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Postby SteveH » Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:06 am

Steve, Looks like loads of fun! :thumbsup:
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Postby clkelley564 » Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:34 pm

Great pics!!!
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Postby jdarkoregon » Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:33 pm

Thanks Steve, Looks like great weekend fun, Was that picture of you and the fish done on purpose? You were making a face like the fish?

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Postby SmokeyBob » Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:50 am

Those were some cool pics. Thanks for sharing.
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Postby asianflava » Mon Oct 08, 2007 7:21 pm

Just got back from PINS last night. We just fished the channel near the Jetty. We didn't get much, a decent sheepshead, a few reds around 18-20 the biggest one was 24in. Just pip-squeaks compared to what you guys get.

Fishing is just half the fun, since half the guys who go don't even fish.
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Postby Tcurr » Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:13 pm

Very nice, looks like alot of fun and nice catches.
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Postby sledge » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:19 pm

WOW ........... that looks like a blast. :thumbsup: one question :thinking: what kind of boats are you riding there ??? looks like a WIDE Kayak, I bet a fish that big , would tow you all over the place. BUT, I sure would like to try it someday. :thumbsup:
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Postby Sonetpro » Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:29 pm

sledge wrote:WOW ........... that looks like a blast. :thumbsup: one question :thinking: what kind of boats are you riding there ??? looks like a WIDE Kayak, I bet a fish that big , would tow you all over the place. BUT, I sure would like to try it someday. :thumbsup:

A lot of guy's use the Cobra Fish & Dive.(my next boat) I have a mainstream kingfish and a Malibu Kayaks Pro Explorer. Both of mine are 34" wide.
Yes they will tow you around we call it a Texas sleigh ride. Longest I have been towed was 3 miles by a big shark. When I finally got him to the surface and saw him and he was at least 7-8 foot. snip-snip too big to haul up for pic's.
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